Comments on: Mac geotagging software showdown

By: Thomas Vanparys

Thomas Vanparys — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:51:32 +0000

@Bruce. I'm indeed loving Houda. While I'm always willing to pay for software I won't say no to a good deal. In regards to TrialPay I signed up for a free 7 day trial for a co-marketed music service. Once I got the Houda license I simply unsubscribed from the music service before the 7 day term. Total expense for me 0. In fact it got me 25 free tracks of music too and might even subscribe to that service in the future.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:42:55 +0000

@ Thomas, I don't think you'll be disappointed by HoudaGeo. But I do take exception to these TrailPay claims of "free" software. You do not get something for nothing, as in "no purchase required". As I understand it these apps are available "at no extra cost" if you buy or subscribe to one of the co-marketed products. That's a not-so-subtle difference.

By: Thomas Vanparys

Thomas Vanparys — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:33:49 +0000

I felt sorta guilty for pusing HoudahGeo so I checked out PhotoGSPEditor. And lo and behold, they also have a TrialPay checkout.

So now, for all intents and purposes, we're looking at 4 pieces of free software

By: Thomas Vanparys

Thomas Vanparys — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:13:22 +0000

Hi there. Loved your post, as well as the other one which led me here. I just wanted to point out that there is a way to get HoudahGeo for free - and yes it is legal. Check the HoudaGeo website for the TrialPay deal to find out how it works. Since I don't have a GPS tracker the only way for me to geocode my images is to use a map of some sort. As you noted, software for Mac is pretty scarce in this area so I've come to rely on this solution in my workflow and it's pretty easy to do.

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eirikso.com » Automatic geotagging of your images — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:11:31 +0000

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By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:40:14 +0000

In which mode you can do this?

See here Rudolf, or p.15 in the User Guide (not well explained); in Mode 3 a little flag symbol will briefly flash on-screen to indicate a waypoint has been recorded. You can actually be recording a track log at the same time, then change to Mode 3 and record waypoints as well.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:34:24 +0000

"The Holux M-241 like many loggers has the ability to record waypoints. Instead of automatically recording thousands of track points—few of which are associated with a photo—you manually push a button to "mark" a location, and later load a list of time-stamped waypoints to which you match the EXIF time-stamp in each photo"

In which mode you can do this?

By: BOK

BOK — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:32:31 +0000

@Bruce: thanks! That makes me reconsider my choice...

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:20:48 +0000

@BOK: RapidoMap is not an option for anyone wanting to geotag original images; as far as I can see it doesn't write exact coordinates to EXIF, but rather claims to "Geotag your media just by entering the name or address of the places you went". Well, that's not geotagging. It doesn't read track logs either, so will be of no use to anyone with a data logger. Any of the above options are more capable.

By: Pierre Bernard

Pierre Bernard — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:35:03 +0000

Thanks for the comprehensive review of GPS based geotagging solutions.

HoudahGeo does have some hidden preferences which allow you to fine-tune the geocoding algorithm. You will need to set those at the command line in Terminal.app. Indeed, I don't expect the average user to worry about the specifics of the algorithm. I'd rather think he will double-check the results using the integrated Google Maps or Google Earth feature.

Best,
Pierre Bernard
Houdah Software s.à r.l.