Manager Module: Basic Information

The Manager is the foundation for organizing and sorting photos in Zoner Studio. Its other important functions include batch editing, metadata editing, and searching through your archive. The Manager’s top menu sections (available under the Menu button) are organized by what step in the typical photo workflow they represent: Acquire, Edit, Information, Organize, Create, Publish, and View. The section named “Manager Module’s Top Menu” covers these categories’ contents in detail.

The modes in which the Manager can be displayed are shown on the top bar in the middle of the window: Map, Browser, Preview and Full View. To quickly switch to Preview mode, double-click a picture. To quickly switch back, double-click the picture’s preview, or press Enter. To switch from Full View to the Browser, double-click the picture or press Shift+Enter.

The left side of the Manager contains the Navigator, and the right-hand Side Panel shows pictures’ information.

Manager Module’s Top Menu

Acquire

The functions in Acquire are used for acquiring photos, e.g. using devices attached to your PC or other file types.

Import,
Acquire from Scanner,
From Clipboard – the function is active if the user has copied an image or taken a screenshot outside of Zoner Studio. The function opens the Editor module and inserts the image or screenshot into it.
Via Screen Capture – the function allows you to take a screenshot and provides advanced options for saving and capturing.
Acquire Pictures from PDF,
Extract JPEGs from File – the function serves to extract preview JPG files that are stored in RAW files.

Edit

This section offers the selection of photo editing commands that is available in the Manager module. These functions can be used on one photo or in batches. For batch edits, you must select multiple photos before using a function.

Rotation and Flipping,
Enhance,
Effects,
Other,
- Split multipage TIFF,
- Merge multipage TIFF,
- Assign ICC profile,
- Convert to ICC profile,
Crop Video – the function allows you to trim a video and save it as a new file. For more advanced editing and cutting options, the Video module must be used.
Resize,
Content-aware Resize,
AI Resize,
Canvas Size,
Canvas and Borders,
Specific Crop,
Place Text,
Place Image,
AI Remove Background,
Export,
Convert File Format,
Convert to Web JPEG,
Batch Filter,
Apply Batch Filter.

Information

These are functions for editing and finding files based on file metadata.

Manage Information,
- Remove information – removes all metadata from the file (XMP, EXIF, IPTC). The function supports only JPG, TIFF, PNG, HDP, and JXR formats. It cannot be used on RAW files.
- Set date according to EXIF – sets the system creation date to match the capture date recorded in the EXIF data.
- Remove loaded thumbnails – removes the loaded thumbnails from the cache so the program can reload them. This function can be used, for example, if the thumbnails are not displayed correctly.
- Generate lists,
Rating,
Color Label,
GPS,
Develop Module Adjustments,
File Information,
Statistics – the function can be used on a folder or on a selection of multiple photos to display a graph of photographic information and metadata (e.g., aperture, shutter speed, color labels, author...) for the given folder or selection.
Properties – opens the system Properties dialog for the selected file.
Batch Assign Information,
Search and Replace.

Organize

The functions in this section provide tools for better organization of the folder structure on your computer and of files themselves.

New folder – creates a new empty folder.
File – the menu offers options to copy and paste a file, as well as rename, delete, or move it to another location.
Selection,
- Select all – by choosing this option or pressing the shortcut Ctrl+A, all files in the folder can be selected.
- Deselect – by choosing this option or pressing the Esc key, the selection is canceled.
- Invert selection – cancels the selection of all currently marked files and selects all files that were not selected.
- Advanced selection – the function allows you to define detailed parameters to modify the current selection.
- Select portrait pictures – selects all portrait-oriented files in the currently opened folder.
- Select landscape pictures – selects all landscape-oriented files in the currently opened folder.
- Multitiselect – the function allows you to select multiple files using the arrow keys and spacebar, or by clicking on the files (without holding Shift or Ctrl).
Stacking,
Sort Files By,
Quick Search,
Filter,
Search,
Go to Picture in Timeline – the function is available for files in the Catalog. When used, it opens the Timeline folder with all files that have the same capture date in the Catalog.
Go to File Location – the function is available for files in the Catalog that are currently opened through the Timeline, Keywords, or Locations functions. Using this option opens the actual system folder in which the file is located.
Change Folder Icon – allows you to assign a different system icon to the folder.
Add to Favorites – adds the selected folder to the Favorites section in the right panel of the Navigator.
Organize Favorite Folders – allows you to adjust the order of folders in the Favorites section of the Navigator panel.
Multi-page Documents,
Batch Rename,
Sort Pictures,
Find Duplicate Files.

Create

This section contains functions for turning photos into videos or printed items, as well as functions for turning multiple photos into one picture.

Publish

This section contains functions that can send files to other services from directly inside the program.

Wallpaper – sets the selected image as the desktop background.
Send by E-mail,
Print Single Image,
Upload to Zonerama.

View

This section is used for adjusting how various panels and modes within the program are displayed.

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