What does Ditto do?

Ditto automates the production of images for presentation, especially for the web. Using Ditto, you can create templates which can make batch changes to a selection for files:

Create borders and frames
Resize to fit
Convert file type
Convert color space
Define where to save the files
Embed histograms and unlimited text, lines, logos, graphics
Run multiple templates in a single batch

For example, you take a photo (acquisition), convert the raw file, making some adjustments (conversion) and perhaps tweak the converted file further in photoshop. You now have the final file, perhaps a TIF, and it could well be 16 bit and in adobe RGB or Prophoto color space. The next step is to distribute the file for various different purposes. Perhaps you wish to make thumbnails, copy the best images to a favourites folder, process to a specific size for the web, add your signature to each photo, append some key shooting data and add a frame and mat. Ditto can automate all these things.

Ditto stores your processing instructions in “templates”. You can have as many templates as you wish. Each template allows you to control where the processed file is saved, the size, type, color space, borders, mats, frame, title, signature, logo and exif/iptc data displayed.

Ditto never changes your original files unless you specifically enable overwriting.

Example

In this example three borders have been added to create the mat and frame effect. The mats and frames were created in photoshop layers with styles. Also, the template includes three text items, all calling upon EXIF/IPTC information: the title, copywrite and defined EXIF shooting data. As you can see, any number of EXIF/IPTC items can be concatenated into paragraphs, and text can be located anywhere with any orientation.