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Get that HDR look in Linux with Qtpfsgui
Before you ask: no, the headline is not a typo - Qtpfsgui is an app for the Linux users in the crowd that brings the oh-so hyper-realistic High Dynamic Range look to images without the need for a larger app like GIMP. However, Qtpfsgui isn't an image editor, per se - it only provides the specific tools for merging different exposures of the same image into an HDR image, so if you were shooting by hand or need to re-align one of your shots for some reason, Qtpfsgui is not the tool for those particular jobs.
Qtpfsgui works with JPEG, TIFF and RAW formats, but be careful if you edit any of these images before bringing them to Qtpfsgui, as it relies on the exposure data in the EXIF tags to properly HDR-ify your images.
Nathan Willis has a nice writeup at Linux.com covering more of what Qtpfsgui is capable of, otherwise you can snag your own copy from its home at SourceForge.
Thanks again FreeRhino
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Subscribe to commentsRacetrack-OwnerMay 24th 2007 9:42PM
Qtpfsgui. And the Linux guys wonder why they haven't stormed the desktop market.
NaserMay 25th 2007 8:42AM
Ok, one question, can anyone tell me how this pronounced?
I for one am not using anything that I can't pronounce :)
NaserMay 25th 2007 8:42AM
Ok, one question, can anyone tell me how this pronounced?
I for one am not using anything that I can't pronounce :)
ShunnabunichMay 25th 2007 2:25PM
Naser: It's pronounced either "kew-tee-pee-eff-ess-gooey" or "I should've sprung for that goddamn Mac instead", depending on your mood. :P
SquidMay 25th 2007 5:43PM
The attitude here just shows how uneducated the average desktop user is. If what sells a product for you is not it's performance or usability but a slick name and marketing campaign, then we are in for a sad future of applications with tons of flash and little substance.
Se7enMay 25th 2007 5:51PM
"The attitude here just shows how uneducated the average desktop user is."
Oh, what elitist bullshit. You think you can only have one or the other? A lot of applications are both useful, and have decent marketing and yes, good and descriptive product names.
JulianMay 25th 2007 7:09PM
Please note one of the primary reasons FLOSS applications generally - not always - have odd/eccentric names is that they don't have the startup capital to register a trademark and/or fight a trademark dispute. It has nothing to do with a lack of marketing ambition per se.
Such names are part of what you must accept if you choose to use open-source applications a lot of the time.
If you want to know the scale of the problem, please refer to Apple's recent trademark of the word 'Numbers' for their up and coming accountancy application. An application with the acronym 'HDR' in it (like 'HDRTouch' or 'LinHDR') would be stepping on a giant's toes.
bumpyMay 25th 2007 7:03PM
"Oh, what elitist bullshit. You think you can only have one or the other?"
Get over yourself. What we have here in fact is one and not the other, and some guy who refuses to use a good product because of the name. Is that stupid or what?
TzafrirMay 25th 2007 7:38PM
I'll happily use it, but how am I suppose to recommend it to my coworkers?
Dave ChartierMay 26th 2007 12:59AM
While I can appreciate having to dance around the behemoths in the software industry, I still don't buy that as an excuse for completely ridiculous names like Qtpfsgui. The Linux industry is OSS, which means these companies wouldn't have much of a reason to go after these apps unless they were directly ripping off the name of a major commercial product. There are a ton of 3rd party Windows and Mac OS X developers who offer all sorts of great software with equally great and relevant product names, many of them commercial software which means *these 3rd parties are making money with their products.* Just look at RapidWeaver for the Mac and all the 'pod' accessories and software available.
It's a tricky situation, sure, but nowhere near an impossible one. Great software can - and arguably should - have a great name.
EricMay 26th 2007 2:10AM
I'm sure its a cool tool and everything, but the cryptic name will only create confused looks, and if someone does decide they like it, they won't be able to remember (or spell) the name to let their friends know.
Even if they did tell their friends, how are they going to google this if they only remember that there is a q and a t in the name?
"Qtpfsgui. And the Linux guys wonder why they haven't stormed the desktop market." Whoever made this seriously needs to do some serious rebranding. At least call it "Joe's cool HDR tool" or something that can be remembered...
Jonathan MasseyMay 26th 2007 12:51PM
it's called qt pfs gui because it's a GUI for PFS that uses QT!!!
bumpyMay 26th 2007 10:33AM
The name is sensible if you examine it. Qt is for Qt4 (a Trolltech product), pfs is the internal file format, and gui should need no explanation.
EricMay 26th 2007 1:52PM
The name is sensible if you have any clue to whatever it is you are talking about. So, Microsoft Word should be renamed "MSDOCWPGUI"? Photoshop "ADBPSDAPP".
Yeah, so refreshingly sensible...
freakcodeMay 26th 2007 5:53PM
Wtf! Use the goddam app and stop picking out the name, stupid users!
freakcodeMay 26th 2007 6:05PM
Ok you can call it "Flidr" (web 2.0-ish) or "PhotoMate" (mac-ish)
Now shutup and go use your Mac.