Issue #61 / Dec 2005

The Linux environment includes some powerful tools for editing, managing, and scanning digital images.

The imgSeek image viewer offers a unique alternative to the non-intuitive norm of searching by filename: you can find an photo based on motif.

Xnview is a handy image viewing and editing tool that is free for private use. We’ll show you around some of the program’s best features.

The Sane interface provides access to image processing devices such as scanners. You can manage your Sane-supported scanner from Linux with the handy XSane front-end.

You can rename and modify JPEG files without touching the graphics by manipulating settings in the file header.

Does Nero meet the challenge of native Open Source Linux CD utilities, or does it just fiddle while it burns?