Download + Setup (Windows x64)

• Download labs_coordinate_pictures_0_31.zip

• Unzip to any writable directory and open the labs_coordinate_pictures_0_3 folder

• In the folder you'll see vcredist_x64.exe, run it to install Microsoft's C runtime 2013 (needed for viewing webp images)

• Install Python 3, unless it is already installed

• Install pillow for Python 3, unless it is already installed

  • For example, if you've installed python37 in the default place, open an admin command prompt,

  • Run cd C:\python37

  • Run python -m pip install --upgrade pip

  • Run python -m pip install pillow

• Run labs_coordinate_pictures.exe

• From the "Options" menu choose "Set python location..." and locate python.exe (typically under a path like C:\python37\python.exe)

Other notes

• Requires Windows 7 or newer. Depends on .NET 4.5.

• vcredist_x64.exe is the Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable installer

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"