TOPIC: Home Inspector Pro 2.9 Released

Bob, I am missing something and my camera is fine.

I take in excess of 200 photos.

I open them in explorer and hold the ctrl key down and select the ones I want in the report(20 to 50).

That take a bit but not bad. Probably 20 minutes or so.

Drop them into a new folder and batch add that folder to HI Pro.

I then select  which section I want each of them in example: "Exterior"   from the drop down.

It takes about 10 seconds or less per photo.

50 photos is less than 10 minutes.

Now all that is left is to add comment for each photo plus my stock comments and client info which are mostly done before i start the inspection using a similar house as the template.

Opening a separate PDF allows control of picture size and this does not.

If you generate a PDF and expand the pic you get a grainy photos to work with as HIPro resizes it.

If I want a separate Photo window I use Widows explorer and click to open the pic in irfan for a detailed view.

Maybe I am not understanding what you do .

I will let the pictures explain why I prefer the PDF method.

The PDF photo will be grainy if you put in HIPro first and then generate the PDF.

It's a matter of what resolution you are starting with.

Opening a separate PDF allows control of picture size and this does not.

If you generate a PDF and expand the pic you get a grainy photos to work with as HIPro resizes it.

If I want a separate Photo window I use Widows explorer and click to open the pic in irfan for a detailed view.

Maybe I am not understanding what you do .

I will let the pictures explain why I prefer the PDF method.

The PDF photo will be grainy if you put in HIPro first and then generate the PDF.

It's a matter of what resolution you are starting with.

Do my pictures look grainy?
I had a Nikon model that would do that but I do not use it for that reason and also I wish it took me 10 seconds as it is actually closer to 15 when clocking it.Mike you can pick exterior but still must pick two dropdowns to slot and not one.(example) Exterior///gates plus I assume you add a caption on at least some of them or do a photo edit with arrows and what not.Can you really do all that in 10 seconds?

The first go is only to assign categories to each photo.

Try it.

After that you go back to the report and select comments.

Then back to the photo to use the drop down to select the comment for the photo and add and photo text or graphics.

I probably only use added graphic or text on 25% of the photos or less. It doesn't take long to draw an arrow or circle something.

I haven't viewed on of your reports yet but I will.

Bob, set HIP to photo option 3, then do your screen shot again.

The first go is only to assign categories to each photo.

Try it.

After that you go back to the report and select comments.

Then back to the photo to use the drop down to select the comment for the photo and add and photo text or graphics.

I probably only use added graphic or text on 25% of the photos or less. It doesn't take long to draw an arrow or circle something.

I haven't viewed on of your reports yet but I will.

Mike you are suggesting going back to the 200-300 photos I take twice?

You say you use CTRL in your files to pick the report pictures but while that may work for you I would rather load all so they are available in the future if needed.Bear in mind that you do not need to include all in the report but having them there for future reference is better in case something should ever happen to your home computer files.
If you have the upload service they will not ever get lost.