15.12.2023 - fotoARRAY V2.5.1 is available now.

fix problem with filter dialog
fix some translation errors

11.12.2023 - fotoARRAY V2.5.0 is available now.

please also see our new feature roadmap https://wpcubed.featureshift.io/fotoarray
click right on a album to open the conext menu. Here you can toggle the "flat" view to see all albums and keywords in a simple top-down lists. (This also shows albums which have been hidden because of wrong parent collection asignment)
database interaction has been improved, this increases the performace of the program significantly
Until further notice fotoARARY does not require activation of purchased licenses. This makes the program independent from our server.
the export to a new catalog functionality has been improved (requires license)

version 2.5 will probably be the last version available for MacOS. Unfortunately, there was too little interest in its development, leading to the decision to focus on Windows which opens up many possibilites for version 3. License purchased now will also quality for Version 3 (for Windows).

2.5.2023 - fotoARRAY V2.4.3 is available now.

fix rare problem with keywords larger than 100 characters
fix problem with copy-from-card function and parameter files in subdirectories.

2.4.2023 - fotoARRAY V2.4.2 is available now.

fix problem with image copy function
in registered version you can press CTRL+F1 to hide/show all panels
several small fixes

17.3.2023 - fotoARRAY V2.4.1 is available now.

fix problem with import after drag&drop of array
fix problem when adding images to an album
in registered version you can use the popup menu of the paperbin to switch mode deleted/hidden/show all

10.3.2023 - fotoARRAY V2.4.0 is available now.

enhanced user interface. The free edition looks much nicer now.
much enhanced image browser window. Use the context menu to import images into current database.
new frame mode selektor. This replaces the context menu and let you easier select modues such as 3:2 etc
improved slideshow mode to work better with images loaded from a path assigned to an album.
several fixes
We have started a poll in the forum to determine the interest in the OSX version of fotoARRAY.

https://www.fotoarray.com/forum/public/d/47-osx-support-required

3.3.2023 - fotoARRAY V2.3.2 is available now.

You may define a variant name (VARNAME) for each image. This base filename (without extension) will be used when fetching an image from an external directory. This avoids complications when multiple images in a project (say album) have the same filename.
fix some translation and stability issues

20.12.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.3.0 is available now.

fotoARRAY now comes with a new image browsing tool which is completely independent on any database. It can open any directory which contains images. To navigate it shows a directory tree. This tree supports the same multi selection logic as the other trees used for albums and keywords. Is is so very easy to browse nested directory structures. The new browser can be started with F4 and is integreated in several menus of fotoARRAY. It will be further improved for more interaction, also for controlled import into the fotoARRAY catalog. To start the browser as main form start fotoARRAY with the command line parameter "fotoARRAY.exe" -browser [path]

28.11.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.2.6 is available now.

fix problems with PDF Export in column mode
fix problems with PDF export
when exporting into a new catalog the JPG+ selection can be used to select the new master files
improved file copy logic (copy from drive, copy to directory)
some improvements in GUI

10.11.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.2.5 is available now.

better selection of external program for CTRL+E and SHIFT+CTRL+E Operation
fix problem with PDF export
the mouse pointer is now hidden when slide show is active
changes to support Affinity Photo 2 as external editor

6.11.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.2.4 is available now.

the drag&drop source button now has a popup menu to select the source type
new hotkey SHIFT+CTRL+E to edit the external file even if not displayed (requires license)
fixes a possible stability issue
improvement to Broadcast to link largeJPEG file
new website layout

2.11.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.2.3 is available now.

it make sense to use a different version of an image for an image file only because it is in an album?

album may have an attached external directory with JPEG representations of the displayed images. You can specify how the images are used:

displayed in grid
used in page export
used in slide show [F1]
used in broadcast, mainly for exported websites
used when files are copied [F6]

external directory can be specified as absolute path, as a relative path to each image and alternatively as relative path to the database directory (the catalog)

command line parameter -share can now used to instantly share a list of files also passed as parameters using fotoARRAY broadcast. This requires the licensed edition.

check for updates. You can select the frequency: Every Day, Week, Month or Never. (The checking procedure only passes the fotoARRAY version number, OS and Language to our server, but no Machine/License ID)

23.10.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.2.2 is available now.

You can change the layout mode right in the page dialog
the Algorithm of the Column layout mode now better works for page export
Images are centered with column layout mode and if column count = 1
the items in the album treeview now have a context menue to add and remove images to/from albums

7.10.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.2.0 is available now.

is a major update of fotoARRAY.

reviewed a lot of user feedback and ideas to make fotoARRAY even more versatile. Yet the user interface has been streamlined to make it easier to understand.

all dialogs have been checked and most have been updated.

Several stability issues have been fixed.

Choose image source dialog. It is used by page export, broadcast and for slide show)

It is now possible to display the images loaded from an temporary,

external directory. For example if you have just exported images for a

slideshow or photo book.

Powerful page settings dialog

Export prints "PREVIEW" on the pages in unlicensed version

specify desired image width in pixel (requires License)

Export "Pages" as JPEG files (requires License)
Export "Pages" to PDF file (optionally embeds full JPEG data) (requires License)
Specify JPEG size on fotoARRAY Broadcast
fotoARRAY Broadcast updated dialog
Dialog to move image time stamp (requires License)
when the page mode is selected the page number will displayed over the page
drag&drop to albums and keywords is supressed unless you press SHIFT

for easier draging out of the fotoARRAY window

new drag&drop source mode "SHARE" uses image from sub directory _share
enhanced copy from external directories
support for parameter files of latest version of CaptureOne 22 incl LLC files
Press Ctrl+T to toggle visibilitry of top button bar
new automatic loading of previews files from export directory (requires License)
brand new tool to move the time stamp by hours, days, months and years. (requires License)
assign date/time to a set of images with defined m/h/s increment (requires License)

This is useful if you need to assign time stamps to scanned analog images

In Slideshow Mode (F1) a click on right mouse button will change to next image
In Slideshow Mode (F1) a click on middle mouse button will rotate the image by 90 degree.
the file renaming tool now accepts files to be added with drag&drop (use control at top right corner)
the file renaming tool allows to replace a substring in a name with a different one
Improved ROW image alignment algorithm
updated and organized menu.
Select images by codition
incorporate the latest LibRaw to support OM1-Data
possibility to connect to external LibRAW DLL

5.7.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.8 is available now.

Improved ROW image alignment algorithm in the array view.

When you activate the page preview mode the images are now more

evenly distributed on the page. With thge licenses edition you

can export the pages as JPEG images to create a picture book

quickly, i.e. when you need to create a picture book with 1000 images

modified check for colliding names in export F6 - only compares

base name to avoid overwriting when the result JPEG would be

the same.

when editing the time stamp of an image you can only edit the date

and only edit the time. The other part will not be changed.

when editing the time stamp you can also only set the year, month, day, minute and hour by

typing i.e. 2022y to change the year to 2022. Simply type the number

followed by y m d h M s (only "m" is case sensitive)

much enhanced Image export (F6) dialog with improved side car handling
enhanced copy from card dialog and function. Now handles side car files.
improve light theme

In full version:

when editing the time stamp you can also specify an offset

i.e. -2h to reduce the hour by 2, i.e. to correct for time shift.

in full version: Menu "Edit/Select by condition" with sub menu to, among other

possibilities select images which have sidecar JPEG

enhanced parameter copy function (Shift+F6) can now instantly update

the thumbnails 1 and 2

11.6.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.7 is available now.

Assign a color to keywords and album.

It will be displayed on the images as a colored circle in upper left corner

Assign a symbol (emoticon) to keywords and albums.

It will be displayed on the images in upper right corner

It is now possible to sort by multiple fields in a selected order

(Last added sort field comes first)

improves handling of sort drop down
improve idle power consumption and overall application performance
fix problem when assigning new time stamp
if an image has GPS data you can press on ALT+F3 to show the position in web browser

29.5.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.6 is available now.

in the licensed edition you can hide the parent folders of directories (Context menu folders/Extended)
in the licensed edition some Broadcast Themes allow download of archives with the selected images
now you can also import images from a network drive
the import and synchronize dialog has been revised
now you can also select to only add new directories to seed up import.
improved possible duplicate selection (Menue Extras) (compares file name and file size, but not the date)
Images which are marked to be possible duplicates show "[D]" in the file info panel (Ctrl+I)
improved switch to select drag&drop data
In mode THMB now a temporary file is created for drag&drop into most other applications. You can disable this mode using the context menu of the switch

5.5.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.5 is available now.

enhanced file info (Ctrl + I) - now sizable and with album and keyword display
fix problem with thumbnail update when there was a problem with thumbnail database before
improved thumbnail/preview update logic (press F2 to update if you saved file in _final)
improved fotoARRAY broadcast logic to provide images in larger resolution
improved scripted import
export method F6 first checks if destination directory can be created
subdirecory with a direcory name extension .nosynch will not be synchronized
to prevent that a directory is imported when synchronizing subdirectories you can place a file

with the name ".nosynch" in a directory.

6.4.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.4 is available now.

In registered edition: Enhanced function to save an image ID and locate the image later (Shift+F1/Ctrl+F10)
The tool to copy files from card can now start an external application after copying the file. This is perfect for initial culling of image. We recommend the program FastRAWViewer to do this.
external programs can now be started with parameters. Various placeholders are supported.
Use the options dialog to configure the programs.
fix problem with Trashbin Show/Hide
fix problem with image range selection with shift+click
Start_fotoARRAY.EXE can now move the images one folder level up (useful when used with PureRAW)

24.3.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.3 is available now.

Press Ctrl+Q to toggle the position of the image in 16:9 crop mode and, more important,in the Slideshow mode. This helps to use the screen size in the best possible way
In SlideShow Mode (F1) the image context menu (Right Mouse button) is now available.
Actions will only affect the visible image.
In SlideShow Mode (F1) use Ctrl+ Mousewheel to zoom in. Double-click to toogle zooming
Press 'B' while fotoARRAY Broadcast (F9) has been opened and the current image will be available for connected devices. If you are in slide show mode (F1) this also works. This makes it possible to share certain files with your friends, while showing images in the slide show.
enhanced internal non destructive editor (Compare View - F3) with new, larger button bar with actions to copy&paste a settings (development recipe)
Clear the settings.
Undo larger changes such as erase setting, pasting a setting and changes to curve
in fotoARRAY Broadcast you can now select a different port (context menu of symbol)

20.3.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.2 is available now.

It is now possible to use the scripting to import new files from new directories.

This adds a lot to the possibilities for itegration in other programs.

The Setup for Windows now includes a launching executable which makes it possible to execute different scripts within fotoARRAY by calls from other applications. Each copy of the launcher executable uses its own set of parameter. This method works around the problem, that many applications cannot pass other parameters to the called applications other than the name of a file. The launcher exe can optionally can also call another program and pass the image file names.
fixes problem with the filter which was introduced in 2.1.1

18.3.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.1 is available now.

It is now possible to use the star and color bar in the slide show mode (F1)
fix problem that refresh did not respect keyword "AND" Setting
Improved Manual

15.3.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.1.0 is available now.

Updated User interface:

simplyfied layout which allows even faster scrolling and redraw
new buttons on main view which are animated to allow more intuitive usage
removed unnecessery lines and frames which also makes the interface even faster
updated, optional white UI theme
revised hot keys
quick help (Menu Window/help)
revised menu bar (reordered on OSX, scalable on Windows) with additional items
Refresh (F5) now shows progress right in its button
On windows the title bar can be removed to allow nicer screen shots.
the bottom toolbar now better supports different sizes of the main window
if the compare view (F3) is non-modal, it is displayed as top-most window.

New features:

much improved user order support in an album. You can now also use drag&drop to reorder.
fotoARRAY Broadcast to send images to smartphone
fotoARRAY Broadcast to send any file to smartphone ("PickAnyFile" requires license)
use key "B" to add images to the list used by fotoARRAY Broadcast
use fotoARRAY Broadcast to receive files from smartphone ("Upload" requires license)
versatile template system (comparable to a CMS) integrated into fotoARRAY Broadcast which allows the export of HTML Image galleries ("Export" requires license)
export color labels to XMP files
export rating to XMP files
export keywords to XMP files
re-import XMP files (F2)
Image export (F6) can now write XMP files
scripted import can now move files to a dedicated import folder and import in database.
scripted import can now also update color/rating/keywords from XMP files

Bugfixes

"urgency" is now imported from XMP files as color label
It was possible that message windows were displayed behind the main view which blocked the application
assigning a keyword to images with single image view somtimes did not work
selectiong with shift+click sometimes did not work
exception inside fotoARRAY Broadcast

10.3.2022 - fotoARRAY Beta V2.0.9

Broadcast got the ability to save a HTML image gallery.

user can select a gallery template which contains the required HTML, JS and

support files and a theme.xml file which controls the conversion.

feature is only available in the registered version of fotoARRAY.

5.3.2022 - fotoARRAY Beta V2.0.8

The Userinterface has been further enhanced and problems with shortcuts

Ctrl+V) have been fixed.

fotoARRAY Broadcast got the ability to upload images from smartphes to the desctop. Using a sepcial template the user can select files on the mobile device and send it to fotoARRAY.
This feature is only available in the registered version of fotoARRAY.

1.3.2022 - fotoARRAY Beta V2.0.7

The main window of fotoARRAY has been redesigned and modernized.
While the symbols on the buttons were only marginally updated, they have been now implemented as vector graphics. Now scaling of the user interface also scales the buttons without loss in quality.

26.2.2022 - fotoARRAY Beta V2.0.6

show the new fotoARRAY Broadcast. It is a tool implemented into fotoarray to bring your images to your smartphone.

22.2.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.0.5 is now available

the synchronization by loading data from XMP files after pressing the key F2.

20.2.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.0.4 is now available

can press F8 to create or update XMP files to include rating and keyword information. The export has been improved. You can now select from a combo box how color numbers should be converted to color label names. We have included predefined templates for different languages, but by editing the included XML file you can also create new templetes.

16.2.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.0.3 is now available

have optimized the support for color labels which are loaded from XMP side car files. You can press F8 to create or update XMP files to include rating and keyword information.

14.2.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.0.2 is now available

new release fixes some problems with import of images: JPEG files were not imported when they were accompanied by XMP files.

more the synchronization was enhanced. New keywords, rating and color labels are now synchronized. When an external XMP file was changed, the next time when synchronizing, fotoARRAY can detect the change of rating, color or keywords and update the settings in the database. If those values were not change, changes made in fotoARRAY itself should remain.

4.2.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.0.2 is now available

release fixes the problem that a newly created database inherited the "no import" setting of the demo database. It includes some improvements in the UI and translation.

30.1.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.0.1 can be downloaded now

The data base export now skips albums and keywords which are hidden temporarily. This feature makes it easy to create a reduced sub-catalog from some selected albums in the main catalog. The catalog can be given to somebody else an bde viewed with the free-edition of fotoARRAY.
Fix: This edition also solves the problem with message boxes to be inaccessible behind the current window.

26.1.2022 - fotoARRAY V2.0 can be downloaded now

[download](download.html) fotoARRAY to experience your images in a whole new way.

24.1.2022 - The new fotoARRAY support forum goes online

visit [the forum](https://www.fotoarray.com/forum/public/) for further information about fotoARRAY. You may also register as a user there.

22.1.2022 - The new fotoARRAY website goes online

created a fast bootstrap based site. It also includes the new manual in english and german language. You can access the manual from any page using the **Documentation** button in the upper right corner

21.1.2022 - The new fotoARRAY documention has been finished

2.7.2021 - fotoARRAY 1.17 has been released

solves some stability and performance issues

4.4.2021 - fotoARRAY 1.09 has been released

edit module of fotoARRAY now offers much enhanced layer support. The layers are created as needed using mathematical formulas which guarantees smooth transistions. Using control points the center of a layer can be moved, the gradation can be changed and its size or rotation can be modified.

24.10.2020 - I just Imported 1.000.626 Images

now imported a total of 1.000.626 to create a stress test for the data base. I did not have that many images, so I re-imported the same images from a renamed path. Having that many database entries to test, I was able to to improve the database. So the upcoming new version will be even faster than the previous version.

7.4.2020 - Introducing FotoArray Version 1

am really pleased to finally be able to introduce FotoArray photo software. This software has, in certain ways, been a lifetime in the making. Julian Ziersch started taking pictures about the same time he started programming and throughout his life, they have both remained a passion of his. But only recently, when he realized that he had over 300,000 photos did he start dreaming about software that would make it easy and intuitive to locate specific photos, group photos together, assign them key words, import them from wherever they were, view their data and much, much more.

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