Phloto for My Photo Flow
a day ago
- #metadata-management
- #photography-workflow
- #web-development
- Describes a personal photography workflow involving capturing RAW files, developing them, converting for the web with WebP, and adding captions/alt-text.
- Highlights issues with previous tools: lack of portability on iPad, metadata loss in software like RAWPower, and inefficient transcoding in Hugo.
- Introduces 'phloto', a custom web-based tool for editing Exif metadata, transcoding images, and filtering metadata, designed for personal use.
- Explains phloto's nondestructive editing approach by reading metadata from multiple file sources and prioritizing the most recent.
- Uses htmx for interactive features like background transcoding and form updates, improving user experience.
- Mentions future improvements like caching for speed, adding indicators for metadata updates, and possible integration or replacement of Hugo.