FastMike Photo Editing App Development

About the project

I know AI will be used for this project, I am totally OK with that, but that's the reason I am not paying a lot of money FastMike — Complete Project Specification 1. Overview FastMike is a professional photo editing and instant-printing application designed for event photographers who need to process and print large numbers of photographs quickly. Its core workflow is: Import → Select → Crop → Adjust → Copy Settings → Print → Continue The application is focused on speed, simplicity, reliability and immediate response, rather than being a general-purpose photo editor. ________________________________________ 2. Main Interface FastMike uses a modern dark UI divided into three main areas. Left — Original Photos A vertical thumbnail panel showing the imported photographs. Click a thumbnail to select it. The selected photo receives a red border. Original images remain unchanged. Center — Editing Area The selected photograph appears in a large preview with a fixed 15×20 crop frame. The frame remains stationary while the photograph moves behind it. Anything outside the frame is completely hidden. Bottom — Edited Photos Processed photographs appear below the main preview as thumbnails, arranged in two rows of five. These represent the edited/print-ready versions. Right — Adjustments The right panel contains: Brightness Highlights Contrast Shadows Each has a slider and an individual Reset icon rather than a "Reset" text button. Changes must appear immediately. ________________________________________ 3. 15×20 Crop System FastMike works with the 15×20 cm print format. The crop frame is fixed. The user moves and zooms the photograph behind it. Controls Left-click + Drag: move the photograph. Mouse Wheel: zoom. The crop frame itself does not move. Everything outside the frame is hidden. The frame can also be rotated by 90° using a control located under the adjustment panel. When rotated, only the frame rotates, not the photograph. This allows both: 15×20 portrait 20×15 landscape ________________________________________ 4. Zoom and Pan Zoom and image movement must be instant and smooth, even with high-resolution photographs. Normal mouse-wheel scrolling over the photograph controls zoom. Zoom should preferably occur around the mouse pointer position. Dragging must move the photograph smoothly behind the crop frame. There must be no noticeable lag during zooming or panning. ________________________________________ 5. Mouse Shortcuts Because Brightness and Highlights are frequently used, they have dedicated shortcuts. Brightness Ctrl + Mouse Wheel → Brightness Highlights Alt + Mouse Wheel → Shadows These commands must not trigger zoom at the same time. Therefore: Mouse Wheel → Zoom Ctrl + Mouse Wheel → Brightness only Alt + Mouse Wheel → Shadows only The user can also adjust Brightness by scrolling directly over its slider. The same interaction may be used for other sliders where appropriate. ________________________________________ 6. Image Adjustments FastMike provides: Brightness Highlights Contrast Shadows Adjustments are non-destructive and must not modify the original image. Each adjustment has an individual reset icon that immediately returns it to its default value. ________________________________________ 7. Copy / Paste Adjustments FastMike must make it easy to apply identical settings to several similar photographs. Copy Select a photograph. The selected thumbnail receives a red border. Press Ctrl+C. Only the adjustment settings are copied. Paste Select another photograph or the central image. Press Ctrl+V. The copied settings are applied to the new photograph. The actual image is never copied. There should be no separate Copy Adjustments or Paste Adjustments buttons. Keyboard shortcuts are sufficient. This is particularly useful when a photographer takes several similar shots under identical lighting. ________________________________________ 8. Actions The Actions area should remain simple and contain only useful controls. It should not contain: Copy Adjustments Paste Adjustments Rotate Frame 90° Copy/Paste uses Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V. Rotate Frame is available under the right-side adjustments. ________________________________________ 9. Individual Printing Each edited photograph should have an individual Print button. The user can print a particular photograph without stopping the editing workflow. When printing a single photograph, the user can choose the number of copies. For example: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 copies After sending it to the printer, the user can immediately continue editing. ________________________________________ 10. Batch Printing FastMike supports batch printing and organizes larger jobs into groups of ten. For example, with 14 photographs: Print 1–10 Print 11–14 Print All (14) These three options appear when the main Print command is used. If there are fewer than ten photographs, such as 7, pressing Print should send them directly to the printer without an unnecessary selection dialog. ________________________________________ 11. Printer Support The initial target printers are: X Y Printer configuration should be performed before the event so the operator does not need to select a printer repeatedly. Printing should be handled efficiently in the background wherever possible. ________________________________________ 12. Multiple Photographers A future version will support multiple photographers working at the same event. Example: [ David ] [Kate ] Each photographer has a separate tab containing their photographs. The operator can configure a printer for each photographer before the event. Example: David → X Kate → Y When printing from David' tab, the job automatically goes to the assigned X. When printing from Kate's tab, it automatically goes to the assigned Y printer. No manual printer selection should be required for each photograph. Each photographer will have their own tab, and their photos will automatically be sent to the printer assigned to them. I need full statistics for each photographer. Right click on the tab > Info > How many photos printed, how many photos on the folder, how many photos double/tripled/quadrupled printed ________________________________________ 13. Performance Performance is a critical requirement. Zoom, pan, slider adjustments, thumbnail selection and switching between photographs should feel immediate. The application should not reprocess the full-resolution image for every mouse movement or slider change. A fast preview/rendering system should be used for live editing, while full-resolution processing is reserved for final output and printing. The goal is smooth operation even with large, high-resolution photographs. ________________________________________ 14. Interface Behaviour Buttons should have a subtle professional hover effect. When the mouse passes over a button: It becomes slightly more prominent. Its text/icon becomes stronger. It gains a subtle raised or 3D appearance. The effect should remain clean and restrained. The interface should avoid unnecessary controls, dialogs and confirmations. ________________________________________ 15. Typical Workflow Open a folder containing the event photographs. Original photos appear as thumbnails on the left. Select a photograph. Position it inside the fixed 15×20 frame using Drag + Zoom. Adjust Brightness, Highlights, Contrast and Shadows. If several photographs are similar, use Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V to copy the settings. Edited photographs appear in the lower thumbnail area. Print an individual photo, select the number of copies, or print a complete batch. Continue immediately with the next photograph. ________________________________________ 16. Development Priorities FastMike should prioritize: Speed Immediate response Simple workflow Reliability Professional UI Efficient printing Future expandability Every control should have a clear purpose. The operator should be able to work quickly with minimal mouse movement and very few clicks. ________________________________________ 17. Technical Direction FastMike v2 should use a modern desktop UI and rendering architecture rather than continuing to patch the original prototype. The system should keep the following components logically separated: User interface Image loading Preview rendering Crop positioning Image adjustments Thumbnail management Print queue Printer configuration Photographer/session management This will allow future features to be added without destabilizing existing functionality. ________________________________________ 18. Future Possibilities Potential future features include: Multiple photographer tabs Printer assignment per photographer Event/session profiles Print queues Printer status monitoring Automatic photo numbering Presets Faster batch processing Advanced image adjustments Automatic backup of processed photographs Additional printer integrations ________________________________________ FastMike — Core Concept FastMike is designed to function as a professional event-photo production station, not a conventional photo editor. The operator should be able to: Select → Position → Adjust → Copy Settings → Print → Move to the next photo with as little delay and interaction as possible. A more detailed description in the attached file

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