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This program is a front-end for EXIFtool that makes it easy to copy vector paths between JPG files. Just drag-and-drop.
#Do what now?
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Did you know that Photoshop can save a JPEG image with a vector path!? It’s a very old feature from 2004. The trick is to use “Save As” to create the JPG file.
#Why!?
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It’s a fun trick. It allows you to add a mask to an image that normally cannot have one. But it has a problem. “Save As” doesn’t compress JPG files as well as “Save For Web.” Apparently after 20 years Adobe still can’t figure out how to fix it.
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I know this isn’t a big deal in a world with internet connections fast enough to stream video, but I just hate bloated files. If only there was a way to save small files and store a vector path. Well it turns out that EXIFtool can copy path data. So I’ll just save a small JPG file and then add a path to it. An oddly specific solution to an absurdly minor problem… You’re welcome!
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exiftool -config photoshop_paths.config -tagsfromfile SOURCE_FILE -allpaths# -originpathinfo DESTINATION_FILE
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Awesome program, but… do you seriously expect a human being to type all that?? Why would anybody still need to type in commands in the year 2024? The mouse has already been invented. Look, I can see the files. They’re right there!
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In my opinion, no program is ever complete until it has a graphical interface. No exceptions. Without a menu it’s impossible for normal human beings to use it. You would need a programmer to figure it out for you.
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Wait a minute… I’m a programmer!
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I threw this together in one evening.
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You just drag and drop two pictures into my program and it runs the EXIFtool command for you. Sure this only does one thing. But it makes that one thing very easy.
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I’m not saying it’s easy to add a menu for every feature in a program, but it’s always worth it. Because the alternative is awful.
Typing commands in the year 2024