FotoCanvas Plug-ins

An image plug-in is an application extension that adds functionality to a program. There are two types of plug-ins in FotoCanvas, decode and encode. The decode plug-in converts a file from binary format to the image you see displayed.  An encode plug-in converts the image back to the binary file format.

To access the FotoCanvas Plug-ins:

  1. Do one of the following:

  2. Select the Plug-ins tab.

  3. Click Plug-in configuration to make changes to the currently loaded plug-ins or click Additional Plug-ins to download new plug-ins from the Web site.

  4. Click OK.

Plug-in Configuration

FotoCanvas has two plug-in settings tabs; Image Decoding and Image Encoding.  FotoCanvas can decode (open) more than 40 different file types, while it can encode 10 different file formats.  Each tab designates the same plug-in folder and list the recognized plug-ins.

Plug-in folder

 

The path shown designates the file folder where the plug-ins are located. You can select another folder by clicking the Browse button and selecting a folder from the folder tree.

Plug-ins List

 

The list shows the name of each plug-in located in the selected folder, a brief description of the plug-in, and the type of files it decodes or encodes.

The order of the decode/encode plug-ins can be changed by selecting a plug-in, and clicking Move Up or Move Down. The list is the order FotoCanvas accesses the plug-ins to accomplish a task.  Place commonly used plug-ins at the top of the list to increase the speed images are opened and saved.

If you wish to disable a plug-in, simply clear the check box located to the left of the plug-in name.

Each plug-in may have some additional properties or settings that can be changed by clicking Properties.

Additional Plug-ins

You can obtain new and updated copies of image decode/encode plug-ins from the ACD Systems' Plug-ins page by clicking the Additional Plug-ins button.