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Fotobounce for Mac gives you options to organize photos and identify faces for sharing to social networks, but it lacks many features present in other photo programs.
Free with advertisements, Fotobounce for Mac also has the option of purchasing a license for an ad-free experience. While the download completed quickly, installation required a number of steps, including installing a second program and the acceptance of two licensing agreements, which lengthened the process. The program did have user instructions through a Help menu, but the interface was well designed and the functions were clearly labeled. At startup, the user identifies the location of their digital photos. The application automatically scans them for faces. Thumbnails of the identified faces appear in a menu, where the user can label who they are. After labeling many of the thumbnails, the program failed to apply those labels to later ones of the same person, which was a disappointment. The program also links to Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr to automatically upload images. With the exception of the facial recognition problems, the remaining features all worked well.
While it had limited functioning issues, Fotobounce for Mac ultimately adds some useful features, but not enough above other programs to make it a must-have download for Mac users.
Publisher's Description
From Applied Recognition:
Fotobounce is a FREE photo organizer available for download from our website. It utilizes advanced face recognition technology to speed up the tagging and organizing of your photos. It also enables private peer networks for secure sharing. When you create an album, you can easily share that with your friends and family including all people tags. Email photos from your cell phone to Fotobounce directly via Fotomail. Send single photos or albums to Twitter. Two-way connections with Facebook, Flickr, Google, and AirSet. Remote browsing from Android via Fotobounce Viewer product.
What's new in this version: Better face recognition, order people based on popularity, improved speed.
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"Best way to organize and share photos."
Version: Fotobounce 3.6.0
Pros
Wow. I regret not getting this software earlier. For years I've just uploaded photos from my digital camera and left them in generic folders. I stumbled upon this software one day and decided what the heck, I'll give it a try. In barely no time I organized my photos into folders with categories for location, event, and with my own personal tags. I'm a Facebook addict so I liked being able to connect to Facebook. It's cool to be able to share with my friends and family who live in different cities.
Cons
None so far
Summary
Perfect for people like me who just let their photos sit, unorganized, on the computer. This is the best photo organizing software I've come across. Worth the download.
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"Very easy to use, offers excellent private sharing."
Version: Fotobounce 3.6.0
Pros
Multiple Sorting Options:
you can organize photos into various album categories, such as events, places, collections, and keywords and create hierarchies, such as: Family / Wedding Anniversay / Horse show. The organizing possibilities are limitless. Excellent, quick and easy Facebook and Flickr integration. There is also an excellent mobile viewer that allows you to access all you photos directly from your PC.Cons
Given that this is free I cant think of any cons.
Summary
I can't believe how organized my photos are now and how much time I have saved. Not too mention that I am now sharing photos with more friends and family.
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"it is nonfunctional"
Version: Fotobounce 3.1.1
Pros
its reported capabilities
Cons
I can't get it working
Summary
Every time it quits unexpectedly
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"The app quits every time in the initialization process."
Version: Fotobounce 3.1.0
Pros
It's capabilities are just what I wanted.
Cons
It won't load.
Summary
It loaded the first time then crashed afterward. I have given up trying to figure it out.
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