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Customizable toolbars -- Add
toolbar buttons for quicker
access to your most desired
imaging, file management
and Internet tools.

Create slide shows with simple drag-and-drop.

Slide Show Storyboard --
Bring together images from different folders into a slide show. Easily
shuffle their order with
drag-and-drop, and
even add sounds.

Get images in a

snap.

Viewer -- Display selected images
in the Viewer window or in full
screen. Advance through images
manually or show them automati-
cally on-screen.

Personalize Photo Explorer.

Digital Camera Wizard -- Use this intuitive tool to transfer images
from a digital camera or memory card reader into the PC more easily.

Push-model aware function -- Automatically run Photo Explorer and
transfer images with the push of a button on your digital camera or
scanner. Photo Explorer now offers WDM “push model aware”
support.

Share images and download files through the Internet.

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User Guide

Ulead’s new iMira.com Web site allows users all over the world to
upload and share images on the Internet. You can also instantly
download images, sounds and videos from your favorite Web site.

Summary of Contents for PHOTO EXPLORER 6

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...rks ICI Library 1991 1992 C Cube Microsystems Ulead Systems Inc and the Ulead logo are trademarks of Ulead Systems Inc All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this manual are for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners Technical support Registered users are entitled to Ulead technical support Our Web site...

Page 3: ...favorite folders _________________________ 13 Accessing right click pop up menus _______________________ 13 Getting images _______________________________________ 14 Digital Camera Wizard __________________________________ 14 Getting images from a TWAIN device ______________________ 15 Renaming and renumbering files _________________________ 16 Editing and retouching images _______________________...

Page 4: ...ll size view of images Photo Explorer makes it fun and easy to view images and manage multimedia files in your computer Get images from a digital camera memory card reader or scanner directly in Photo Explorer and transfer them to your computer Create your own color prints with a color printer or make fun projects for your Windows desktop like wallpapers and screen savers Present your images in th...

Page 5: ...ow them automati cally on screen Personalize Photo Explorer Digital Camera Wizard Use this intuitive tool to transfer images from a digital camera or memory card reader into the PC more easily Push model aware function Automatically run Photo Explorer and transfer images with the push of a button on your digital camera or scanner Photo Explorer now offers WDM push model aware support Share images ...

Page 6: ...icrosoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher m Internet connection recommended Installing and running the program Installing Photo Explorer is quite easy Simply follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation To start the program click the Photo Explorer icon from the Ulead Photo Explorer program group on the Windows Start menu Signing up for a free account The first time Photo Explorer...

Page 7: ...is that multimedia files can be shown as visual thumbnails for easier identification Simply click a desired file to immediately get an idea of the file s contents You can preview images and actually play sound video or even GIF animation files without actually opening them In addition you can bring together images and sounds to create a slide show The Viewer The Viewer opens when you double click ...

Page 8: ...he way thumbnails and images are presented Click a category to view and change its settings in the Preferences dialog box View menu The View menu offers commands that determine the layout of Photo Explorer as well as thumbnail display settings Use the available commands to change the way files are displayed and organized so that you can quickly identify your files T T T T Tip ip ip ip ip If you us...

Page 9: ...tton to the selected toolbar T T T T Tips ips ips ips ips m Commonly used commands are also easily accessed from right click pop up menus When adding buttons to the toolbar you can consider adding only those that are not listed in right click menus m To display toolbar buttons with clear label descriptions click View Toolbars and select the Text label option User Guide Customize Toolbars dialog bo...

Page 10: ... that appears in a video or GIF animation file To switch between thumbnail and list viewing modes click View Thumb nail List Mode Speeding up thumbnail display If you have a large number of multimedia files in a folder it may take Photo Explorer some time to generate thumbnails for the files and display them on screen Instead of regenerating thumbnails each time the same folder is accessed Photo E...

Page 11: ...u do in Windows Explorer You can copy paste delete search for files and perform other file operations using simple drag and drop point and click or by selecting commands in the Edit menu In addition here are special ways of handling images and multimedia files in Photo Explorer User Guide T T T T Tips ips ips ips ips q Click the Clear Cache button in the Cache category of the Preferences dialog bo...

Page 12: ...iew include m Image files Rotate images and directly update their source files Photo Explorer provides lossless rotation for JPEG images m JPEG files with Exif format Many new digital cameras can store extra information such as the date when a photo was taken and even include audio You can view JPEG images with Exif format in the Preview Pane and play their audio attachments m Audio and Video file...

Page 13: ...pop up menus In Photo Explorer you will find pop up menus by right clicking on m A folder in the Folder Tree Displays commands for organizing folders and adding folders to the Favorites List m Selected thumbnails and files in the Browse Pane Displays com mands for source files as well as thumbnails m Previewed file in the Preview Pane Displays commands for viewing a file The available commands var...

Page 14: ... card reader Here s how 1 Click File Digital Camera Wizard 2 In the Image destination folder section create a new folder or select an existing location for placing the images 3 Click the Configure button to specify where to get images from 4 Select the type of your digital camera or memory card reader from the list 5 In the Image source section select Read from a camera folder to get images direct...

Page 15: ...canner For digital cameras use File Digital Camera Wizard instead In most cases JPEG images from a camera will be decompressed and resaved with some loss of image quality through TWAIN transfers Also Exif camera information embedded in the JPEG files will be lost The Digital Camera Wizard can be used with many cameras to avoid the problems associated with TWAIN transfers Note Photo Explorer offers...

Page 16: ...teps 2 and 3 6 Click OK in the AutoRename dialog box to start the renaming process Notes G You can work with only one criterion at a time in the Batch Operation dialog box Once you have defined settings for a criterion click OK A The list in the AutoRename dialog box shows all the file renaming criteria you have defined The renaming process starts from the top Click the tabs in the Batch Operation...

Page 17: ...dows m Rotate commands let you turn images left or right in a fixed 90 or 180 degree rotation m Convert transforms multiple images into other file formats in a single step m Adjust Image helps you correct the alignment and color of an image and remove unwanted parts from an image For more detailed image editing click File Preferences Editor and add up to 3 image editors of your choice Then select ...

Page 18: ...or more color images on paper or create photo prints if you have a photo printer You can also print out thumbnails of images To print images 1 Select the images you want to print then click File Print Image 2 In the Options section design your print layout Set the number of images to print per page position where to start printing and more Click Preview first to see if results are desirable 3 Clic...

Page 19: ...oryboard and create a new project 2 Select and drag the thumbnails of images to the storyboard You can drag thumbnails from different folders 3 To change the sequence of thumbnails just drag them to your desired position 4 Cick the Slide Show Options button to select display options for the slide show m Transition effects make images smoothly fade in and fade out of the screen Slide show and other...

Page 20: ...slide show press the Space bar Page Down Right Arrow or Down Arrow key or click the left mouse button to view the next image Press Page Up Left Arrow or Up Arrow key or click the right mouse button to view the previous image m Press P to pause and ESC to end the slide show Click the Advanced button in the Slide Show dialog box then click these tabs to add sound files to a slide show as well as sel...

Page 21: ... Another interesting way of showing your images on the PC monitor is through a screen saver A screen saver is automatically activated when ever the computer has been inactive for a specified length of time To create your own screen saver select the images you want then click Tools Screen Saver Choose from a wide range of interesting transition effects for displaying the images and synchronize them...

Page 22: ...ernet Sign up for a free user account and share images on Ulead s iMira com Web site Here s how to set up a new account and upload images 1 Click Internet Sign up for Web Service to create a new user account 2 Click Internet Configure Web Connection Select each tab in the dialog box to enter appropriate settings for connecting to iMira com and specify saving options for your shared images 3 To upl...

Page 23: ...nail images Creating slide shows for the Web Photo Explorer can instantly create impressive Web slide shows with smooth fade ins and transition effects Here s how 1 Click Tools Slide Show Storyboard to create a slide show project 2 Click the Export button on the storyboard toolbar Note See the section Creating a slide show on page 19 for details on how to create a slide show project User Guide Not...

Page 24: ...videos and or sounds 3 Specify the file size you want to download or choose to get all 4 Choose to download all files new files only or get file updates 5 Specify what links to navigate into when searching for files 6 Enter a valid user name and password if you are downloading from a password protected Web site 7 If your PC connects to the Internet through a proxy server consult your network admin...

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