Image in a Hurry 1.0
Fast browsing and export for iPhoto
Image in a Hurry is a fast image browser and export utility for iPhoto. Image in a Hurry can open iPhoto libraries with thousands of images in just seconds and give you quick access to browse, select, resize and recompress your images.
Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or higher and iPhoto 2.0 or higher with the iPhoto database stored in the default location.
Installation:
The program requires no special installation procedures. Just copy the application to a convenient place on your hard disk and run it. I would recommend your Applications folder.
Instructions and Shortcuts:
When the program runs for the first time it will automatically select your "Last Import" folder from iPhoto to display of you have one. The thumbnails are loaded in the background, but you can turn this off in the preferences.

Use any method to select pictures in the first column and move them to the second. Double click an entry to move it, select any number of photos and drag and drop them to the second column. Select them via the arrow keys and hit enter to move the selected photo to the export column.

Select any combination of photos from any number of albums to export. You can select albums from the album popup, by mousing over the popup and moving your scroll wheel or by pressing [COMMAND]-k to bring down the keyboard album selector in alphabetical order. Choose by typing a portion of the name or using the arrow keys and ENTER to select or ESC to exit.

Use the keyboard shortcuts [COMMAND] 1, 2 or 3 to select "Export Full Size", "Resize and Recompress", or "Export Thumbnails". The first and last of these just copy the image or the image thumbnail as created by iPhoto directly to your destination directory without reprocessing it or loosing quality in any way. The middle selection loads the full size image, resize it to your percentage value and recompresses it to your settings.

Use the keyboard shortcuts [COMMAND] 4, 5, or 6 to set the jpeg output quality to low, normal or high. You can set any other jpeg options supported by quick time by using the "Compression Settings" button or using the keyboard shortcut [COMMAND] E to bring it up.

The thumbnails are not loaded in the background if you select the whole iPhoto library to display as this can take a LONG time to finish and use a tremendous amount of memory. However, if you select an image it's thumbnail is still loaded for you to look at.

After doing an export the folder you selected is shown in the finder so that you can quickly grab the files and move them into your email program or photo editor as you like. You can disabled this in the preferences.

If you drag from the thumbnail display in the middle of the program you will get a picture clipping of the full sized image for dropping. This is in Pict format though, so it will likely be much larger than the jpeg file.

To see how big your iPhoto database is and how long it too Image in a Hurry to open and parse it click on the icon in the about box.
Image in a Hurry is Shareware:
Image in a hurry is not freeware. If you decide to keep it you must pay USD $12 for a serial number. The program is not limited in any way prior to your registering, but after a while it will start to ask you politely to register and pay the shareware fee. You can get a serial number immediately at any time by visiting my secure web store.
Contact and Homepage:
The latest version of the program can always be found on it's homepage at:
http://www.sentman.com/imageinahurry/

questions or comments can be relayed directly to me at the email address on my homepage at:
http://www.sentman.com/

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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY James Sentman "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL James Sentman BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.