Copyright: ImageConverter Plus 5.10


ImageConverter Plus Manual

ImageConverter Plus – it’s a powerful tool for viewing, editing and converting graphic files.

ImageConverter Plus consists of two parts: graphic multidocument editor and extension, embedded into Windows Explorer pop-up menu.

ImageEditor Plus allows to read and process graphic files of supported formats, and save results after.

Besides, you can fast and easy create and execute task for graphic files batch processing. Read more…

Shell Extension, embedded into Windows Explorer pop-up menu, allows to quickly view graphic file, without opening it in graphic editor, to get full information about graphic file and to convert it with one mouse click. Read more…

ImageConverter Plus can read 20 graphic formats and convert into 12 graphic formats. Read more…


ImageEditor Plus

Menu	Toolbar	Popup menu	Status Bar	Custom Tools
ImageEditor Plus is assigned to view, process and convert your graphic files.


ImageEditor Plus: Menu

Program menu structure:


ImageEditor Plus: Tool Bar

	Open. Opens existing image file.
	Save as. Saves active image with new name and graphic format.
	Batch converting. You can process images from your hard disk(s), CD-ROM(s), Floppy or Zip-disks in batch mode
	Copy to clipboard. Puts active image into Windows clipboard.
	Create from clipboard. Creates new image from Windows clipboard contents.
	Undo. You can undo the last action.
	Redo. You can redo the previously undone action.
	Print. Prints active image.
	Zoom. You can select new zoom size for current image viewing from 5% to 400%.
	Work area background color. You can use Windows default, ImageEditor plus default or custom work area background color.
	Advanced view. You can view image in full screen mode, fitted within work area or in zoomed mode.
	Lens mode. You can view image in “lens” mode or in “hand” mode. In “lens” mode you can view selected square part of image zoomed. In “hand” mode you can drag image by hand-like cursor.
	Hand mode. View image in “hand” mode.
	Stretch. You can stretch raster (bitmap) image with using four methods with or without constant proportions. Vector and metafile image will be rasterized before stretch automatically.
	Mirror. You can mirror raster (bitmap) image vertically, horizontally or vertically and horizontally at the same time. Vector and metafile image will be rasterized before stretch automatically.
	Rotate. You can rotate raster (bitmap) image by angle within 0,01 to 359,99 degrees with step 0,01 degree.  Vector and metafile image will be rasterized before stretch automatically.
	Modify color depth. You can set raster (bitmap) image color depth as 1, 4, 8 or 24 bits per pixel or convert to 8 bit per pixel grayscale palette image. Vector and metafile image will be rasterized before stretch automatically.
	Brightness. You can correct raster (bitmap) image brightness. Vector and metafile image will be rasterized before stretch automatically.
	Contrast. You can correct raster (bitmap) image contrast with using reed, green and blue color channels correction. Vector and metafile image will be rasterized before stretch automatically.
	Filter. You can apply any of four filters (Emboss, Sharpen, Blur and Invert) to raster (bitmap) image. Vector and metafile image will be rasterized before stretch automatically.
	Display program information, version number and copyright.


ImageEditor Plus: Popup menu

	Popup menu contains the most often used commands. You can launch popup menu using right mouse click into active image work area.


ImageEditor Plus: Status Bar

In the program Status Bar is displayed information about active file: number of pages for multipage file, color depth, image height and width.


ImageEditor Plus: Custom Tools

ImageEditor Plus contains some custom tools with advanced wizard-like dialogs:

Stretch raster (bitmap) image using four methods with or without preserving proportions.

Rasterize vector and metafile image.

Process images in batch mode

Correct raster (bitmap) image brightness.

Correct raster (bitmap) image contrast with using reed, green and blue color channels correction.


  ImageEditor Plus: Stretch Settings

You can stretch active raster image (read from Bitmap, JPEG, GIF, TIF, PNG, etc.) with or without preserving source image proportions using four stretch methods:

•	Delete pixels or Color on color method. Fast method with medium quality.

•	Preserve black method. It is a special method.

•	Preserve white method. It is a special method.

•	Interpolate blocks of pixels method. This method is better for most number of images types.


  ImageEditor Plus: Rasterization Settings

Vector or metafile image (read from WMF, WPG, EPS, etc.) will be rasterized using Color on color method. If you have a complex metafile or you want to get a maximum quality of rasterized image, you should:

•	Rasterize vector or metafile image with 10 times (for example) proportionally enlarging.

•	Stretch rasterized image proportionally till target sizes with using Interpolate blocks of pixels method.


ImageEditor Plus: Batch Converting
  ImageEditor Plus: Batch Processing

	ImageEditor Plus allows to process files in the batch mode. With the help of window that will appear on the screen enter the list of files for batch processing, set output format and press button Launch. To customize output image features (width and height, color depth, color correction, etc.) use the Settings button. See also: Batch Processing Settings


  ImageEditor Plus: Brightness Correction Settings


  ImageEditor Plus: Contrast Correction Settings


Windows Explorer shell extension

This component allows to add thumbnail and brief information about selected file into Windows Explorer pop-up menu. It also allows user to convert selected file or group of files into one of 12 formats, copy graphic file to Windows clipboard, set graphic file as Windows desktop wallpaper and rename selected files according to the rule.

Thumbnail size and quality, list of available file information, rules of file converting and renaming can be customized with shell settings.

Windows Explorer pop-up menu appears on the screen if you select one or several graphic files and press right mouse button above the selection:


Shell Settings

There are several ways to open the settings:

1. Press Start=>Programs=>fCoder=>ImageConverter Plus=>Shell Settings

2. Select any image in Windows Explorer and do the right mouse click onto selected region. Select the Convert to… string in the popup-menu and choose the Launch Settings command.

3. Do the double mouse click in ImageConverter Plus Settings icon in system tray:

4. Do the right mouse click in ImageConverter Plus Settings icon in system tray and select the ImageConverter Plus Settings command:

If you have changed settings and want to save and use it in next converting, press the Apply or Ok button. If you need to restore old settings, press the Cancel button.

ImageConverter Plus Settings panel contains ten pages:

Thumbnail -- contains thumbnail and file info settings.

Zoom and Rotation -- contains width and height of destination image(s), resizing quality, rotation angle and background color.

Rename -- contains a rename feature settings.

About – contains a short information about the ImageConverter Plus program, the version number and copyright.

Color depth(for all formats) – contains destination image color depth. Used for image converting.

Miscellaneous – contains miscellanous features for image converting.

JPEG, GIF and PNG custom settings -- Used for converting into JPEG, GIF or PNG formats only.

TIFF custom settings -- Used for converting into TIFF format only.

Crop – Image crop settings.

Brightness and Contrast – Image brightness and contrast correction settings.


Shell Settings: Thumbnail Settings
Shell Settings: Thumbnail

On this page you can set thumbnail height, width and quality, maximum allowed time for thumbnail creation, file info displayed in pop-up menu.


Shell Settings: Zoom and Rotation

On this page you can set output file height, width and quality, size calculation method, rotation angle and image background color.


Shell Settings: Rename batch
Shell Settings: Rename

On this page you can set the rule according to which files will be renamed and path to the destination folder where renamed files will be copied.


Shell Settings: About

This page contains short information about ImageConverter Plus, version number and copyright.

To purchase the commercial version of ImageConverter Plus, please press the Buy it button or enter any of these URLs:

http://www.fcodersoft.com/register/index.htm

or

http://www.fcoder.net/register/index.htm

or

http://www.fcoder.com/register/index.htm

In your Internet Browser address field, select a payment way and fill in the registration form.


Shell Settings: Color depth

On this page you can set converted files color depth.


Shell Settings: Additional Internet formats settings
Shell Settings: JPEG, GIF and PNG custom settings

On this page you can customize settings for converting into GIF, JPEG and PNG formats.


Shell Settings: Advanced features
Shell Settings: Miscellaneous

On this page you can customize additional settings for converting.


Shell Settings: Additional TIFF settings
Shell Settings: TIFF custom settings

On this page you can customize additional settings for converting into TIFF format.


Shell Settings: Crop

On this page you can set the destination file crop rule and cropped regions sizes.


Shell Settings: Brightness and Contrast

On this page you can set the destination file brightness and contrast correction rules.


Supported graphic formats

TIFF(Tag Image File Format): Images with LZW, PackBits, Modified Huffman encoding, CCITT Group 3 1D, CCITT Group 3 2D and CCITT Group 4 compression and uncompressed.

LZW algorithm licensed under US patent No. 4558302 from Unisys.

Monochrome, 256 color, grayscale, 24-bit color and CMYK* color formats are supported.

GIF(Graphics Interchange Format): Animated and static, interlaced and non-interlaced images are supported. LZW algorithm licensed under US patent No. 4558302 from Unisys.

BMP, RLE, DIB(Windows Bitmap Format): All uncompressed and OS/2 Bitmap images are supported.

PCX and DCX(Paintbrush Format): Monochrome, 16 color, 256 color and 24-bit color images are supported.

EPS(Encapsulated Postscript Format): Encapsulated postscript files.

TGA(Targa Format): All 8, 16, 24, and 32 bit images are supported. Versions 1 and 2 of the file format are supported although compressed images in V 1.00 format may take longer to display than Version 2 images.

JPEG(Joint Photographic Experts Group Format): All CMYK, RGB and grayscale JPEG files in compliance with the JFIF standard are supported. Progressive* JPEG images are supported, too.

PNG(Portable Network Graphics Format): Standard and interlaced PNG images are supported.

DXF*(Drawing Interchange Format): 2 Dimensional DXF files are supported.

WMF(Windows Meta-File Format): Only metafiles that conform to the Aldus Placeable Metafile Format are supported. Most applications, which export or import metafiles support this format.

EMF(Enhanced Meta-File Format): Enhanced Meta Files are supported.

IMG*(Erdas Imagine Format): All IMG files are supported.

WPG*(Word Perfect Graphic Format): Word Perfect Graphic Format images are supported.

PCD*(Kodak Photo CD Format): Kodak Photo CD images are supported.

FMF(FaxMan Fax Format): This is modified group 3 TIFF files.

ICO*(Icons) Color and monochrome icons are supported.

CUR*, ANI*(Cursors) Static and animated color and monochrome cursors are supported.

*) Read only formats


Registration Service

You can buy the latest full commercial program version from

one of our sites:

http://www.fcodersoft.com/register/index.htm

or

http://www.fcoder.com/register/index.htm

or

http://www.fcoder.net/register/index.htm.

You can pay by filling out on-line form, sending form by fax, or dictate your bank account credits to the operator by phone. We also accept checks.

You can download commercial version from our server or order it on CD-ROM.

If you have any questions concerning payments feel free to send us e-mail:

support@fcoder.com.

Our support team will reply you within two days.


Support Service

If you have any questions or difficulties using our programs send us e-mail support@fcoder.com.

Our support team will reply within two days.

You can download the latest ImageConverter Plus demo version from our sites:

http://www.fcodersoft.com

or

http://www.fcoder.com

or

http://www.fcoder.net.


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