PICTshow is a viewer/player application for the following file types:
- PICT files (also from PhotoCD's)
- GIF pictures
- Sound files (System 7 sound files)
- Quicktime Movies (requires Quicktime)
PICTshow 2.0 is a much improved version of the older PICTshow 1.x versions. I rewrote most of the code, fixed a lot of bugs and added a lot of new functionality. See 'Version History' file for more details about this.
PICTshow requires System 7 and a color capable Macintosh.
You simply add items by using the Add File/Add Folder buttons or by drag&drop items onto PICTshow. When using drag&drop, you can add every item, also folders and disks, and PICTshow will add just the items it understands.
By double-clicking onto one item in the list, you get an additional
information dialog, where you can enter a text (up to 255 characters) and define the orientation (only PICT-files). If Speech Manager is installed, the text will be spoken.
Using the 'Next' Popupmenu, you can define how the next item appears. (Either after a specific time or after MouseClick/Return Key)
'Show' starts the show. When using the enter key, only the selected items are played. You can stop the show by pressing cmd-period.
Show preview window on startup : (nothing to be said here!)
Allow background tasks : While waiting for the next item, background applications receive some CPU-time.
Never show cursor : You don't see any cursor while the show plays
Use Speechmanager : Turn on/off speaking of the additional text or the items name. Select your voice using the 'Voice' Popup menu. (Requires SpeechManager)
Show item's name : Displays the name of each item while being played.
Fading:
Turn on/off fading and set the fading time. (Requires color display)
Quicktime:
Double Movies : Movies are played at their double size
Use Movie Controler : The Movie Controller is used to play the movies
Pictures:
Resize Pictures : Pictures (PICT and GIF) are resized
Keep picture's proportions : The proportions of the picture are untouched
Don't grow small pictures : Small pictures won't be enlarged, just the big ones will be shrunk to fit on the screen.
Versions greater than 1.1 require System 7.0 (Please contact me for version 1.0)
Changes in version 2.0 :
- Major redesign of whole program!
- New user interface, redesign of preferences
- GIF support
- Movie Controller as an option
- Edit Menu plus some edit capabilities
- Rotate pictures
- Individual speech-text for each item
- Added Voice Selection
- Info screen for each item when double-clicked
- Full Show feature removed. Just 'Expand Fullshow' stayed.
This was never really a good solution. I improved the normal
Show definition. See documentation for more information.
- Ballons removed. These were never really accurate. I've started
a small manual instead.
- Return-key plays all items, enter plays selected items only
- Added optional date when printing
- Again, fixed a lot of minor bugs!
Changes in version 1.6 :
- Added preferences menu plus some new options
- Speechmanager support
- Added information dialog when printing
- Spinning beachball cursor while loading
- Improved Delay Options
- Better accuracy of delays
- Fixed some minor bugs
Changes in version 1.5 :
- Added preview window, that contains the QT-Preview of the selected picture. The window is resizeable.
- Added menu for printing all previews (30-40 previews / page)
Works in color on Color Printers. (Looks great on the HP550C!!)
- When movies are played, +/- keys change the sound volume.
Mouse button aborts current movie.
- Added balloon help
Changes in version 1.41 :
- Fixed bug on machines with b/w monitor (PB,SE/30), that caused PICTshow to crash.
Changes in version 1.4 :
- Zoom always centers picture
- Fade option for fading between pictures (Thanks to Tony Copper!)
- Add Folder adds all items from a folder (PICTs or sounds) to the list. The contents of subfolders are also added.
- Drag&Drop of Folders (If you already have PICTshow, you have to rebuild your desktop [cmd-opt on startup] for activating this)
- Added support for QuickTime Movies. Add and view them like pictures. Option for doubling QT-Movies.
Changes in version 1.b3 :
- Sound support! You can add System 7 sound files to your show. If a sound follows a picture, the sound is immediately played
- Added support for the required core AppleEvents. You can now drop items on PICTshow even when it's running.
- Double Click on item in list show/plays the item
- New Menu Item : New - Clears the whole list
- New Menu Item : Play selected - Only selected item are showed/played
- New file format : Full Show - All items are stored within the resource fork of the file. So it's easier to store shows, and it's also possible to place a show onto a read-only device. Full shows can also be expanded back to the original files. Therefore new menus : Save Full Show - Play Full Show - Expand Full Show
Changes in version 1.2 :
- Fix bug when Quicktime is not present
- Added resize option : 'Reduce only' Only bigger pictures are reduced to screen size, but not smaller ones.
Changes in version 1.1 :
- Real application instead of modal-dialog
- Added Preview in File-Open-Dialog (QT only)
- In non-resize mode added following keys :
- r for quick resizing
- cursor keys for moving the picture around
- Remembers last settings
- Added Open/Save menu for opening/saving whole sets of pictures (called shows)
