diff --git a/ui (gen4)/archive/README b/ui (gen4)/archive/README
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+This is the archive template directory, do not edit this.
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/archive/media/img/my/work/process-archive.sh b/ui (gen4)/archive/media/img/my/work/process-archive.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# TODO make this runnable from anywhere...
+#	- prepend paths with './' only if local/relative
+
+# HACK: this is here to avoid using windows find...
+PATH=/bin:$PATH
+
+printhelp(){
+	echo "Usage: `basename $0` [ARGUMENTS] [ARCHIVE_ROOT]"
+	echo
+	echo "Arguments:"
+	echo "	-h --help	- print this help and exit."
+	echo "	--common-previews PATH"
+	echo "			- build a single preview set at PATH."
+	echo "	-c		- build a single common path at ARCHIVE_ROOT;"
+	echo "			  this is a shorthand for: --common-path '.'."
+	echo
+	echo "	--skip-archive	- skip creating archive structure (use: exiftool)."
+	echo "	--skip-previews	- skip creating previews (use: vips)."
+	echo "	--skip-cache	- skip creating cache (use: buildcache)."
+	echo "	--skip-all	- same as setting all of the above."
+	echo
+	echo "NOTE: common preview path is relative to ARCHIVE_ROOT."
+	echo "NOTE: if no arguments are passed then this will process all directories"
+	echo "	in current location."
+	echo
+}
+
+# process args...
+while true ; do
+	case $1 in
+		-h|--help)
+			printhelp
+			exit
+			;;
+
+		-c)
+			COMMON_PREVIEWS="."
+			shift
+			;;
+		--common-previews)
+			COMMON_PREVIEWS="${2}"
+			shift
+			shift
+			;;
+
+		--skip-archive)
+			SKIP_ARCHIVE=yes
+			echo skipping making archive...
+			shift
+			;;
+		--skip-previews)
+			SKIP_PREVIEWS=yes
+			echo skipping making previews...
+			shift
+			;;
+		--skip-cache)
+			SKIP_CACHE=yes
+			echo skipping making cache...
+			shift
+			;;
+		--skip-all)
+			SKIP_ARCHIVE=yes
+			echo skipping making archive...
+			SKIP_PREVIEWS=yes
+			echo skipping making previews...
+			SKIP_CACHE=yes
+			echo skipping making cache...
+			shift
+			;;
+		*)
+			break
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
+	ARCHIVE_ROOT="."
+else
+	ARCHIVE_ROOT="$1"
+fi
+
+echo "Doing: \"$ARCHIVE_ROOT\""
+
+
+METADATA_DIR="metadata"
+RAW_PREVIEW_DIR="hi-res (RAW)"
+PROCESSED_PREVIEW_DIR="preview"
+
+PROCESSED_PREVIEW_NAME="%-:1d/${PROCESSED_PREVIEW_DIR}/%f.jpg"
+PREVIEW_NAME="%-:1d/${RAW_PREVIEW_DIR}/%f.jpg"
+JSON_NAME="%-:1d/${METADATA_DIR}/%f.json"
+
+
+# TODO do a version of this using exiv2...
+#	- to be more flexible...
+#	- check speed...
+#	- give the user more options...
+# TODO use dcraw to extract/generate previews if we could not get any 
+#	via exiftool
+#		dcraw -e $RAW 
+#			- try and extract a preview
+#			- creates a file: $RAW-thumb.jpg
+#		dcraw -c $RAW | pnmtojpeg -quality=90 > $JPG
+#			- process raw and convert to jpeg (slow)
+
+# XXX need to also copy jpg originals to the preview dir (things that 
+#	were shot in jpeg in-camera)...
+# XXX need to prevent overwriting of unchanged exif data...
+#	when file exists??
+# XXX add PSD metadata extraction...
+#	-execute '-FileModifyDate<DateTimeOriginal' -tagsfromfile @ \
+#		-srcfile "$PROCESSED_PREVIEW_NAME" -overwrite_original \
+# XXX keep file dates...
+
+if [ -z $SKIP_ARCHIVE ] ; then
+	exiftool -if '$jpgfromraw' -b -jpgfromraw -w "$PREVIEW_NAME" \
+		-execute -if '$previewimage' -b -previewimage -w "$PREVIEW_NAME" \
+		-execute '-FileModifyDate<DateTimeOriginal' -tagsfromfile @ \
+			-srcfile "$PREVIEW_NAME" -overwrite_original \
+		-execute -j -w "$JSON_NAME" \
+		-common_args --ext jpg -r "./$ARCHIVE_ROOT" -progress
+fi
+
+
+SIZE=900
+
+COMPRESSION=90
+
+# XXX remove this in production...
+PATH=$PATH:/mnt/d/Program\ Files/vips/bin/
+
+
+
+# makepreview SIZE IN [OUT [SIZE [COMPRESSION]]]
+# 
+# NOTE: SIZE and COMPRESSION will be set as follows (in order of priority):
+#	- explicit argument
+#	- global env var, if set
+#	- hardcoded default value
+#
+# XXX cahnge global var names to be less generic...
+makepreview(){
+
+	# arguments...
+	SIZE="$1"
+	IN="$2"
+	# output dir...
+	if [ -z $OUT ] ; then
+		# default...
+		# XXX is this correct??? (not generic enough...)
+		OUT="${IN/hi-res\ /preview }"
+	else
+		OUT="$3"
+	fi
+	# size...
+	if [ -z $4 ] ; then
+		if [ -z $SIZE ] ; then
+			# default...
+			SIZE=900
+		fi
+	else
+		SIZE=$4
+	fi
+	# compression...
+	if [ -z $5 ] ; then
+		if [ -z $COMPRESSION ] ; then
+			# default...
+			COMPRESSION=90
+		fi
+	else
+		COMPRESSION=$5
+	fi
+
+
+	# create preview dir if it does not already exist...
+	DIR="`dirname \"./${OUT}\"`"
+	if ! [ -e "./$DIR" ] ; then
+		mkdir -p "./$DIR"
+	fi
+
+	# create previews...
+	if ! [ -e "./${OUT}" ] ; then
+
+		# get source size...
+		W=$(vips im_header_int width "$IN")
+		H=$(vips im_header_int height "$IN")
+
+		# NOTE: vips appends nasty unprintable \r's to values, so we need to clean them out...
+		W=${W//[![:digit:]]/}
+		H=${H//[![:digit:]]/}
+
+		# calculate the factor...
+		FACTOR=$(echo "scale = 4; if($H > $W) s = $H else s = $W ; s / $SIZE" | bc -l)
+
+		# NOTE: bash does not do float comparisons so we cheat again ;)
+		TOO_SMALL=$(echo "if($FACTOR <= 1) s = 1 else s = 0 ; s" | bc -l)
+
+		# the input is smaller than target size, copy as-is...
+		if [[ $TOO_SMALL == 1 ]] ; then
+			echo "$IN: Too small, copying as-is..."
+
+			cp "./$IN" "./$OUT"
+
+		# shrink...
+		else
+			echo "($FACTOR): ${OUT}:${COMPRESSION}"
+
+			vips im_shrink "./$IN" "./${OUT}:${COMPRESSION}" $FACTOR $FACTOR 2> /dev/null
+		fi
+
+		touch -c -r "./$IN" "./${OUT}"
+
+	else
+		echo "File already exists: ${OUT}"
+	fi
+}
+
+export SIZE COMPRESSION
+export -f makepreview 
+
+cd "./${ARCHIVE_ROOT}"
+
+
+
+# make previews...
+if [ -z $SKIP_PREVIEWS ] ; then
+
+	#export TOTAL=$(find . -type d -name 'hi-res (RAW)' -exec ls "{}" \; | wc -l)
+	# XXX do not know how to pass and modify a var...
+	#export CUR=1
+	#export TOTAL=`find . -path '*hi-res (RAW)/*.jpg' | wc -l`
+
+	find . -path '*hi-res (RAW)/*.jpg' -exec bash -c 'makepreview "$SIZE" "{}"' \;
+fi
+
+
+
+# collect previews to one location...
+# XXX test!!!
+if ! [ -z "$COMMON_PREVIEWS" ] ; then
+	if ! [ -e "./$COMMON_PREVIEWS" ] ; then
+		mkdir -p "./$COMMON_PREVIEWS"
+	fi
+	#if [ -z $TOTAL ] ; then
+	#	export TOTAL=`find . -path '*hi-res (RAW)/*.jpg' | wc -l`
+	#fi
+	find . -type d \
+		-name 'preview (RAW)' \
+		-print \
+		-exec cp -rl "{}" "./$COMMON_PREVIEWS" \; 
+		#-exec rm -rf "./$d" 
+fi
+
+
+
+# build cache...
+if [ -z $SKIP_CACHE ] ; then
+	#if [ -z $TOTAL ] ; then
+	#	export TOTAL=`find . -path '*hi-res (RAW)/*.jpg' | wc -l`
+	#fi
+	if ! [ -z "$COMMON_PREVIEWS" ] && [ -e "./$COMMON_PREVIEWS/preview (RAW)" ] ; then
+		buildcache "./$COMMON_PREVIEWS/preview (RAW)"
+	else
+		find . -type d -name 'preview (RAW)' -exec buildcache "{}" \;
+	fi
+fi
+
+
+
+# vim:set nowrap nospell :
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/archive/media/img/my/work/sync-flash.sh b/ui (gen4)/archive/media/img/my/work/sync-flash.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
+COUNT=1
+TITLE=""
+
+# base mount dir...
+# systems with /mnt
+if [ -d /mnt ] ; then
+	BASE=/mnt
+
+# raw Cygwin
+elif [ -d /cygdrive ] ; then
+	BASE=/cygdrive
+
+# OSX
+elif [ -d /Volumes ] ; then
+	BASE=/Volumes
+fi
+
+
+while true ; do
+	case "$1" in
+		-h|-help|--help)
+			echo "usage: `basename $0` FLAGS DRIVE [TITLE]"
+			echo
+			echo "	-h|-help	print this message and exit."
+			echo "	-m|-multi	single base, multiple sub dirs"
+			echo "			for multiple flash cards in a"
+			echo "			single shoot."
+			echo "	-l|-last	last flash card in set, run"
+			echo "			process-archive.sh after copying."
+			echo "	-b|-base	the base dir to look for drives in"
+			echo "			default: $BASE"
+			echo
+			exit
+			;;
+
+		-i|--interactive)
+			INTERACTIVE=1
+			shift
+			;;
+		-m|-multi|--multi)
+			MULTI=1
+			shift
+			;;
+		-l|-last|--last)
+			LAST=1
+			shift
+			;;
+		-b|-base|--base)
+			BASE=1
+			shift
+			;;
+		*)
+			break
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+if ! [ -z "$2" ] ; then
+	TITLE=" - $2"
+fi
+
+DRIVE=${1}
+
+while true ; do
+	if [[ $INTERACTIVE || ! $DRIVE ]] ; then
+		INTERACTIVE=1
+		echo "Select/toggle an option:"
+		echo "0) Multi flash card mode is `[[ $MULTI ]] && echo "on" || echo "off"`"
+		echo "1) Directoy description is: \"$TITLE\"."
+		if [[ ! $DRIVE ]] ; then
+			echo "a-z|name) type a drive letter or mount name in $BASE and start."
+		else
+			echo "a-z|name) type a drive letter or mount name in $BASE and start."
+			echo "Enter) copy drive ${DRIVE}"
+		fi
+		echo "2) build."
+		echo "3) quit."
+		read -p ": " RES
+	
+		case $RES in
+			# toggle multi mode...
+			0)
+				MULTI=`[[ ! $MULTI ]] && echo 1 || echo ""`
+				continue
+				;;
+			1)
+				read -p "new description: " TITLE
+				TITLE=" - $TITLE"
+				continue
+				;;
+			# continue with same drive or ask again...
+			"")
+				if [[ ! $DRIVE ]] ; then
+					echo "ERR: need a drive to copy from, no defaults."
+					echo
+					continue
+				fi
+				DRIVE=$DRIVE
+				;;
+			2)
+				LAST=1
+				break
+				;;
+
+			3)
+				exit
+				;;
+
+			# new drive letter...
+			*)
+				DRIVE=$RES
+				;;
+		esac
+	fi
+
+	# XXX do a real three digit count...
+	# single flash card...
+	if [ -z $MULTI ] ; then
+		DIR="./- ${DATE}.00${COUNT}${TITLE}/"
+		while [ -e "$DIR" ] ; do
+			COUNT=$((COUNT+1))
+			DIR="./- ${DATE}.00${COUNT}${TITLE}/"
+		done
+		BASE_DIR=$DIR
+
+	# multiple flash cards shoot...
+	else
+		BASE_DIR="./- ${DATE}${TITLE}/"
+		DIR="${BASE_DIR}/${DATE}.00${COUNT}/"
+		while [ -e "$DIR" ] ; do
+			COUNT=$((COUNT+1))
+			DIR="${BASE_DIR}/${DATE}.00${COUNT}/"
+		done
+	fi
+
+
+	mkdir -vp "$DIR"
+
+	echo "Copying files from $1..."
+	cp -Rpfv ${BASE}/${DRIVE}/* "$DIR"
+	echo "Copying files: done."
+
+
+	# exit interactive mode...
+	if [[ ! $MULTI || ! $INTERACTIVE || $LAST ]] ; then
+		break
+	fi
+done
+
+if [[ $LAST ]] ; then
+	COMMON_FLAG=-c
+fi
+
+if [[ ! $MULTI || $LAST ]] ; then
+	echo "Building archive..."
+	./process-archive.sh $COMMON_FLAG "$BASE_DIR"
+	echo "Building archive: done."
+fi
+
+
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/archive/media/img/my/work/update-exif.sh b/ui (gen4)/archive/media/img/my/work/update-exif.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+DIR=`pwd`
+
+
+exifup(){
+	PREVIEW_DIR=$1
+	if [ -e "$PREVIEW_DIR" ] ; then
+		echo doing: `pwd`
+		exiv2 ex *.psd
+		mv *.exv "$PREVIEW_DIR"
+		cd "$PREVIEW_DIR"
+		exiv2 -k in *.jpg
+		rm -f *.exv
+		cd ..
+	fi
+	true
+}
+
+if [[ $1 != "" ]] ; then
+	if ! [ -d "$1" ] ; then
+		echo "\"$1\": is not a directory."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	if [ -e "$1/DCIM/preview/" ] ; then
+		cd "$1/DCIM/"
+	else
+		cd "$1"
+	fi
+	exifup ./preview/
+	exifup ./hi-res/
+	cd "$DIR"
+else
+	for d in */DCIM/ ; do
+		if [ -e "$1/DCIM/preview/" ] ; then
+			cd "$d"
+		else
+			cd "$d/../"
+		fi
+		exifup ./preview/
+		exifup ./hi-res/
+		cd "$DIR"
+	done
+fi
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/archive/media/tree.sh b/ui (gen4)/archive/media/tree.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+TREE=`date +"%Y%m%d-%H%M"`
+
+
+if ! [ -d ./.tree ] ; then
+	echo creating .tree directory...
+	mkdir .tree
+	attrib +H .tree
+fi
+
+echo building current tree...
+tree -a -s --sort name -I '.tree*' > ./.tree/$TREE
+
+echo setting LAST/CURRENT states...
+[ -e ./.tree/CURRENT ] && cp ./.tree/CURRENT ./.tree/LAST
+cp ./.tree/$TREE ./.tree/CURRENT
+
+if [ -e ./.tree/LAST ] ; then
+	echo diff...
+	# XXX
+	diff ./.tree/LAST ./.tree/CURRENT
+fi
+
+