Annotate
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In the photography and digital imaging industry "annotate" typically means to add visible data to an image, like notes or comments, lines and pointers, without modifying the master image itself. It can be very useful to annotate images when teaching students photography, or to share images in a team, e.g. among architects or engineers. Think of annotations as "document mark-ups". | In the photography and digital imaging industry "annotate" typically means to add visible data to an image, like notes or comments, lines and pointers, without modifying the master image itself. It can be very useful to annotate images when teaching students photography, or to share images in a team, e.g. among architects or engineers. Think of annotations as "document mark-ups". | ||
- | [https://www.nikonians.org/annotate Annotate! by Nikonians] ([https://www.nikonians.org/annotate Download the free software here]) is a free program to add comments to images and to automatically email and exchange annotated images in a team collaboration effort. It is currently available for MS Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. A Mac OS X version will be released in 2010. | + | [https://www.nikonians.org/annotate Annotate! by Nikonians] ([https://www.nikonians.org/annotate Download the free software here]) is a free program to add comments to images and to automatically email and exchange annotated images in a team collaboration effort. It is currently available for MS Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. A Mac OS X version will be released in 2010. If you have any questions not answered by this online user guide, please see the [[Annotate FAQ]]. |
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* [[About Annotate!]] | * [[About Annotate!]] | ||
* [[Annotate-How to install]] | * [[Annotate-How to install]] | ||
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* [https://www.nikonians.org/annotate Download Annotate] | * [https://www.nikonians.org/annotate Download Annotate] | ||
* [https://www.nikonians.org/annotate/discuss Discuss Annotate] | * [https://www.nikonians.org/annotate/discuss Discuss Annotate] | ||
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[[Nikonians Photo Glossary]] | [[Nikonians Photo Glossary]] |
Revision as of 12:07, 30 November 2009
In the photography and digital imaging industry "annotate" typically means to add visible data to an image, like notes or comments, lines and pointers, without modifying the master image itself. It can be very useful to annotate images when teaching students photography, or to share images in a team, e.g. among architects or engineers. Think of annotations as "document mark-ups".
Annotate! by Nikonians (Download the free software here) is a free program to add comments to images and to automatically email and exchange annotated images in a team collaboration effort. It is currently available for MS Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. A Mac OS X version will be released in 2010. If you have any questions not answered by this online user guide, please see the Annotate FAQ.
Some characteristics of Annotate!
- Very simple to use
- Community Edition available for free
- Does not destroy the original image - Annotations are stored as a new layer - a "glass sheet" on top of the original image
- No need to draw annotations: Just mark the area and type the text. The layout of the resulting annotations is done automatically.
- Easily capture screenshots and annotate them
- Email annotations to other team members/photographers directly out of the program
- Annotate multiple images
- Export images in various formats
The Annotate Online User Guide consists of these chapters:
- About Annotate!
- Annotate-How to install
- Annotate-How to run
- Annotate-Provide image critique
- Annotate-Create a virtual crop
- Annotate-Tagging people and dogs
- Annotate-Saving and sharing images
- Annotate-Using alternative layouts
- Annotate-Sending images via email
- Annotate-Browsing images
- Annotate-Capture and annotate screenshots
- Annotate-Cropping
- Annotate-Setting preferences
- Annotate-More info and legal statements
- Download Annotate
- Discuss Annotate
- Annotate FAQ