Overview

imgSeekLite is part of the imgSeek project. The final goal is a stripped down, portable and optimized version of imgSeek.

Technologies used

wxPython is used as the GUI toolkit
wxGlade is used as a GUI designer
Python is used as the programming language for the GUI and networking
C++ (as a python module) is used on CPU intensive tasks such as image processing. STL container classes are also used.
py2exe converts the main python program into an executable windows program, wrapping the python interpreter and all libraries used.
NSIS installer generates the Windows™ installer.

Prototypes

Version 0.1

Features

Scan and add images recursively into your database
Query for similar images by double clicking on thumbnails
Preview images

Requirements

wxWindows and development headers
wxPython
Python

UNIX Install instructions

Untar the downloaded archive:

$  tar -zxvf imgSeekLite-0.1.tar.gz

The contents will be placed on a directory called "imgSeekLite".

To install, enter the imgSeekLite directory where archive contents were extracted to and type, as root:

#  ./install

Running

To run imgSeekLite type:

$  imgSeek

Using

Before querying for similar images, you have to populate your collection with images. To do so, click on the Populate tab. Now use the directory tree browse and select a folder with images. Then click on the Add button.

You should now wait while images are being processed. When that's finished, a message will appear on the status bar, indicating how many images were properly added.

Click on the Search tab, and left-click a thumbnail to query similar images, or right-click to show the image on a preview dialog.