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This feature gives you a way to open and edit a photo in an external program and then bring the changes back into Phototheca automatically in a seamless way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Define a list of external apps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First, you need to specify a list of external apps \u2013 photo editors \u00ad\u2013 that\nyou want Phototheca to be able to use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To define a list of external apps, follow the next steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Select any photo in the Library<\/li>
Click the \u201cOpen In\u201d button on the toolbar and select \u201cAdd\/Remove Program.\u201d The dialog with the list of programs appears<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
3. Click the \u201cAdd\u2026\u201d button and point to an executable file of an external photo editing program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
4. The selected program is added to the list 5. Close the dialog<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Open a photo in an external program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Select a photo, then click the \u201cOpen In\u201d button on the toolbar and a photo will be opened in the external program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
If any changes are made to a photo within the external program, when a photo is saved and you get back to Phototheca, Phototheca will automatically check for changes and import them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will see that the thumbnail of a photo is changed and the metadata is updated as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can set a default program and use the hotkey Ctrl+L for faster access to the action. Use menu item Photos->Set Default Edit Program to set a default program and hit Ctrl+L to edit a photo with that program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This feature gives you a way to open and edit a photo in an external program and then bring the changes back into Phototheca automatically in a seamless way. Define a list of external apps First, you need to specify a list of external apps \u2013 photo editors \u00ad\u2013 that you want Phototheca to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"xadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/lunarship.com\/manual\/author\/xadmin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"This feature gives you a way to open and edit a photo in an external program and then bring the changes back into Phototheca automatically in a seamless way. Define a list of external apps First, you need to specify a list of external apps \u2013 photo editors \u00ad\u2013 that you want Phototheca to be…","yoast_head":"\n
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