PhotoThumb 3.12

The first thing you need to know about the Jarle Aasland-developed application PhotoThumb is what it is and what it can do for you. I will try to provide you with a brief and to the point explanation so that you can better understand the sort of functionality you can expect to get from this application.

The brief explanation is that PhotoThumb is a Windows utility you can use to create high-quality photo thumbnails, medium-sized images and web pages with the click of a button. But that isn’t all this application does. PhotoThumb does a lot more than just create photo thumbnails. Here are the other bits and pieces this application does:

- View images (JPEG, TIFF, PSD and most other common file formats).
- Batch rename images.
- Rotate images.
- Add copyright and other info on images.
- Add file descriptions.
- Sharpen images.
- Use the default CSS templates or create your own
- View EXIF metadata.
- Edit JPEG IPTC info without loss of image quality
- Include EXIF and IPTC info on images and web pages
- Encrypt images
- Change filename and date.
- Upload images and web pages to a remote FTP server.

Before you go get PhotoThumb and put it to the test, take a look at the technical details presented below:

Download – the download weighs in at 1.7KB, which is quite lightweight. At such a lightweight download size it will only take a moment to get the application off the web and onto your computer, even if you are on a less than spectacular internet connection.
Supported OS – according to the developer, at the time of writing this PhotoThumb provides support for Windows 98, NT (4.0), Me, 2000, or XP
Limitations – you can use PhotoThumb free of charge for a trial period of 30 days. Once that trial period is over, you will have to get a license to keep using the application.

Pros

• Lightweight download
• Easy to use
• Create thumbnails easily
• Encrypt photos
• Batch rename images
• Upload images to a FTP server

Cons

• Free to try (30-day trial)

About Jarle Aasland
Details on the software applications offered by Jarle Aasland are available here.

PhotoThumb has been reviewed by George Norman on 14 Jan 2011. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated PhotoThumb 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent