Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 4th Edition

Phatch Photo Batch Processor

While the GIMP and F-Spot are quite capable in terms of handling the vast majority of your photo-organizing and editing chores, they lack an easy-to-use batch file conversion method that allows you to apply various conversions to a group of files at the same time. For example, let's say you want to convert 100 of your photos so they look like black-and-white snapshots with white borders, are 50 percent smaller than the originals, have a similar thematic filename, and are saved in .tiff rather than .jpg format. Applying all these changes one by one would be excruciating—fortunately, Phatch comes to the rescue! (See Figure 13-9.)

You can download and install Phatch via the Ubuntu Software Center by doing a search for ...