Installing Labs_Coordinate_Pictures (Windows x64)

• Download labs_coordinate_pictures_0_33.zip

• Unzip to any writable directory and open the labs_coordinate_pictures_0_33 folder

• Install Python 3, unless it is already installed

• Install pillow and shinerainsevenlib for Python 3, unless they are already installed

  • For example, after installing Python, open an command prompt,

  • Run python -m pip install pillow

  • Run python -m pip install shinerainsevenlib

  • (If the above commands do not succeed, try these,)

  • Run py -m pip install pillow

  • Run py -m pip install shinerainsevenlib

• Run labs_coordinate_pictures.exe

• To light up advanced features like image resizing and format conversion, from the "Options" menu choose "Set python location..." and locate python.exe (typically under a path like C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Python313)

Other notes

• Requires Windows 7 or newer. Depends on .NET 4.8.

Add context menu (optional)

This will let you start Coordinate Pictures from the menu that appears when you right-click a directory.

• Open Regedit

• Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell

• Create a new key named RunCoordinatePictures

• Under this key

  • Create a string value named "MUIVerb" with contents Run CoordinatePictures

  • Create a string value named "Icon" with contents set to C:\path\to\labs_coordinate_pictures.exe

  • Create a key named "Command" with (Default) contents set to "C:\path\to\labs_coordinate_pictures.exe" "%1"