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The goal

 

The goal of PictureRetitle is, while entering picture titles, to make optimal use of picture names previously entered.

 

The means

The unique and powerful dictionary technology with sentence completion.

There are two kinds of dictionaries:

  • The Active dictionary stores picture titles entered while using the program.

  • In the Static dictionary you can store picture titles that were entered previously. A Static dictionary is made by selecting a folder containing pictures. It is just a matter of seconds.

How does it work?

Initially it can be compared with entering a web-address in Windows Explorer. As soon as you start typing, a drop-down list appears showing those entries that match the address you have been typing so far. With every character you add, this list is refreshed.

 

PictureRetitle works in the same fashion. The difference is that with every new word you start within a picture title (and with every character you add to that word), the drop-down list is refreshed with the entries that match the word you typed so far.

 

An example:

Sculpture on the square in front of the St. Sulpice cathedral

You just entered your first picture title called: Sculpture on the square in front of the St. Sulpice cathedral (picture on the left).

 

This long title results into 19 entries that are all accessible with every new word you add to a new title.

 

Apart from all separate words and the full name these entries are:

 

on the square in front of the St. Sulpice cathedral

the square in front of the St. Sulpice cathedral

square in front of the St. Sulpice cathedral

in front of the St. Sulpice cathedral

front of the St. Sulpice cathedral

of the St. Sulpice cathedral

the St. Sulpice cathedral

St. Sulpice cathedral

Sulpice cathedral

The entries in the bold typeface will be used in the following examples.

 

The second picture (shown on the right) you want to call Metro sign near St. Sulpice cathedral.

As soon as you type St, one of the entries shown in the drop-down list is St. Sulpice cathedral. Use the cursor key to select this entry and press the Enter button. Your new title is complete!

 

Metro sign near St. Sulpice cathedral

 

Sometimes you will only need part of an entry - Another  example:

People in front of the Sacre Coeur

 Your third picture title: People in front of the Sacre Coeur.

As soon as you have typed the i from the word in, the drop-down list will show the entry : in front of the St. Sulpice cathedral. Use the cursor key to select this entry and press the Enter button. 

 

Since you only need the fragment in front of the, hit Ctrl+Backspace three times to remove the last three words St. Sulpice cathedral.

Now type Sacre Coeur and also this title is complete. And for next pictures showing this basilica, the fragment Sacre Coeur will be available to you from the dictionaries.

 

How many picture names can the dictionaries hold?
Though this seems like a relevant question, in fact it is not. The 2 dictionaries together can hold 200,000 entries, let's say about 20,000 picture names (depending on the number of words used in the picture titles).

When the dictionaries contain that many entries, you will get too many hits to choose from in your drop-down list. This means more keystrokes to select the entries you need. 

In general, it is best to keep the dictionaries relatively small (between 10,000  and 20,000 entries) to achieve the maximum speed in creating descriptive titles.

When selecting a folder to make a static dictionary of, then choose one containing pictures with words and fragments likely to be re-used for the batch of pictures you are about to rename.

If in  the middle of renaming a batch of pictures, the subject drastically changes, it might be a good idea to clear the Active dictionary and/or to create a new static dictionary.

 

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