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Portions of the PCDLIB32.DLL, PCDLIB.DLL, LFFPX7.DLL, and LFKODAK.DLL files contain material that is ©Copyright Eastman Kodak Company, 1996.

Portions of the LFFPX7.DLL and LFKODAK.DLL files contain material that is ©Copyright Hewlett Packard, 1996.

The "FlashPix" format uses Microsoft's OLE structured storage.

The Ultimate Toolbox For MFC was used in the development of the UI and accordingly, this software contains material that is © 1997 - 1999 DUNDAS SOFTWARE LTD., all rights reserved.

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Address and Contact Information

LEAD Technologies, Inc.
Suite 400
1201 Greenwood Cliff
Charlotte, NC 28204

(704) 332-5532
FAX: (704) 372-8161
E-mail: support@leadtools.com
Technical support: (704) 372-9681 or support@leadtools.com
Home page: http://www.leadtools.com


Technical Support

As a registered user, free technical support is available. You must register your software to receive any technical support. Technical support is available 9 a.m. through 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. If you are calling by phone, please be at your computer. You can also contact us through the following methods:

Phone: 	(704) 372-9681

E-mail: 	support@leadtools.com

FAX: 	(704) 372-8161

Online Support / FAQs	http://www.leadtools.com (click on Customers Only)

Home page: 	http://www.leadtools.com

FTP:	ftp.leadtools.com

You can also contact LEAD by mail at:

LEAD Technologies, Inc.
Attn: Technical Support
Suite 400
1201 Greenwood Cliff,
Charlotte, NC 28204

Before calling technical support, please look in the online documentation and the example programs for an answer to your question.


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Installing and Uninstalling PhotoAlbum

PhotoAlbum is shipped and installed with LEADViEW. To install LEADViEW and therefore PhotoAlbum, follow the directions in Installing LEADViEW below.

PhotoAlbum can only be uninstalled by uninstalling LEADViEW. To uninstall LEADViEW, follow the directions in Uninstalling LEADViEW, below.

Installing LEADViEW

To install LEADViEW, place the LEADViEW CD-ROM in the appropriate drive and run setup.exe from the LEADViEW CD-ROM root. Finally, follow the on-screen prompts.

Uninstalling LEADViEW

1.	Close LEADViEW and PhotoAlbum if either is running.

2.	Click the Windows Start button.

3.	Choose Settings > Control Panel.

4.	Double-click the Add/Remove Programs button.

5.	Select the Install/Uninstall tab.

6.	Find LEADViEW in the list of installed programs and click on it to select it.

7.	Click the Add/Remove button.

8.	Follow the on-screen prompts.


Installation Directory

PhotoAlbum is shipped and installed with LEADViEW. Therefore, the installation directory is the same as that for LEADViEW. This is given below.

The installation procedure creates a directory tree for the LEADViEW files, and adds shortcuts to LEADViEW and the Help files to the Start Menu. You specify the root directory during installation.

The following is a list of the subdirectories in the root directory:

BORDER TILES	Contains images used as borders.

FRAMES	Contains images used as frames.

HELP	Contains the help files for LEADViEW and PhotoAlbum.

PATTERNS	Contains images used to fill the background when painting shapes or text. These images can also be used as filling styles when filling areas.

RESOURCES	Contains generated thumbnail files of the images in BORDER TILES, FRAMES, PATTERNS, TEXTURES and TUBES.

TEXTURES	Contains images used as textures.

TEMP	This is an initial swap folder used by LEADViEW to save temporary files used to swap large files throughout the application's lifetime.

TUBES	Contains images used for painting when the content type is image.


PhotoAlbum Requirements

The minimum requirements for using this program are:

 Microsoft Windows 95 or above.

 Pentium processor or equivalent

 CD-ROM drive.

 32 MB RAM

 255 MB of disk space

 Monitor capable of displaying 256 colors and 800x600 resolution or better.


File Formats

PhotoAlbum supports a number of image file formats. Image formats can be divided into two categories: Raster formats and Meta/Vector formats.  These categories use different methods to represent the images they contain. The Batch Conversion Dialog can convert both Raster and Vector formats supported by PhotoAlbum to Raster formats. For more information about the supported image file formats, refer to Summary of All Supported Image File Formats.

Raster image representation

A Raster image is composed of a grid of colored dots, called "pixels".  Raster images are characterized primarily by the following:

 Spatial Resolution, refers to the size of the individual pixels.

 Dimensions, refers to the number of pixels along a picture’s width and height.

 Bit-Depth, refers to how much information is required for each pixel and determines how many different colors a picture can contain.

A color raster image is composed of tiny dots of color.  If the bit-depth of the image is n, the number of colors that can be represented by one of these dots is 2n.  So a 2 bit/pixel image can have 4 colors, a 3 bit/pixel image can have 8, etc.  The most common bit-depths for color images are 8 bits/pixel (256 colors) and 24 bits/pixel ("millions of colors" or "true color").

Because raster images are composed of discrete pixels, they appear more and more blocky as you zoom in on them.  They contain no information smaller than a unit pixel.

Vector image representation

A vector image is composed of geometrical objects – lines, shapes, curves, etc.  These objects are stored using exact numbers that define their shape and position.  Because of this, they can be scaled to any degree.

For more information about the supported image file formats, refer to Summary of All Supported Image File Formats.


Summary of All Supported Image File Formats

Color and Grayscale

AFP Format

BMP Formats

Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)

Corel Presentation Exchange Format (CMX)

DGN (DGN)

DICOM Format (DIC)

Dr. Halo (CUT)

DRaWing (DRW)

Drawing Interchange Format (DXF)

DWF Format (DWF)

DWG Format (DWG)

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

Enhanced Compressed Wavelet Formats (ECW)

ESRI Shape (SHP) Format

Exif Formats (TIFF and JPG)

Flic Animation (FLC)

Gerber Format (GBR)

GIF and TIFF with LZW Compression

Icons and Cursors (ICO and CUR)

Interchange File Formats (IFF)

JBIG Format (JBG)

JPEG and LEAD Compressed (JPG, J2K, JP2, CMP, and CMW)

Kodak Digital Camera Formats (KCD and DCS)

Kodak Formats (PCD and FPX)

Macintosh Pict Format (PCT)

Microsoft Windows Clipboard (CLP)

PCX Formats (PCX and DCX)

PhotoShop 3.0 Format (PSD)

Paint Shop Pro Format (PSP)

PLT (PLT)

Portable Bitmap Utilities (PBM)

Portable Network Graphics Format (PNG)

Printer Command Language Format (PCL)

PTOCA Format (PTOCA)

Scalable Vector Graphics Format (SVG)

Scitex Continuous Tone Format

Silicon Graphics Image Format (SGI)

SUN Raster Format (RAS)

TIFF Without LZW Compression

Truevision TARGA Format (TGA)

Windows Animated Cursor (ANI)

Windows Metafile Formats (WMF and EMF)

Wireless Bitmap Format (WBMP)

WordPerfect Format (WPG)

X WindowDump (XWD)

XPicMap (XPM)

Bitonal (1-Bit)

Image Object Content Architecture (IOCA/MODCA)

Intergraph Format (ITG)

LEAD 1-Bit Format (CMP)

Miscellaneous 1-Bit Formats (MAC, IMG, and MSP)

SMP Format (SMP)

TIFF CCITT and Other FAX Formats

XBitMap Format (XBM)


Gerber Format (GBR)

The Gerber file format is a vector – based format used by GerbTools, ViewMate and CamTastic as a simple way of transferring printed circuit board information to a wide variety of devices. The Extended Gerber Format (RS-274X) handles information for defining shapes and sizes of lines and other features. This format supports Polygons, Circles, Ovals, Outlines, Arcs, Lines, Rectangles, Moire and Thermal.

The default extension used by this format is: GBR.

This file format does support layers.

PhotoAlbum can load the following objects: AD, AM and G commands, Circle, Line (vector, center, LowerLeft), Rectangle, Oval, Thermal, Polygon, Moire, and Arc.

For Gerber files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


JPEG and LEAD Compressed (JPG, J2K, JP2, CMP, and CMW)

PhotoAlbum reads the following LEAD and JPEG compressed formats:

 LEAD. This is the LEAD CMP compressed format for grayscale and color images. This format results in smaller files and better image quality than industry-standard formats. In addition, LEAD also supports CMW files, which use Wavelet CMP compression in 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color.

 Progressive LEAD. This is a LEAD format that is useful for transmitting images, because the first part of the file contains the full dimensions of the image. In this format you can read 8 or 24 bits per pixel, where 8 is for grayscale and 24 is for color.

 Lossy JFIF. This is the JPEG File Interchange Format. PhotoAlbum supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.

 Lossless JFIF. This is the JPEG File Interchange Format. PhotoAlbum supports 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing.

 Progressive JPEG. This is a JFIF format that is useful for transmitting images, because the first part of the file contains the full dimensions of the image. PhotoAlbum supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.

 Lossy JTIF. This is the JPEG Tagged Interchange Format. PhotoAlbum supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.

 Lossless JTIF. This is the JPEG Tagged Interchange Format. PhotoAlbum supports 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing.

 J2K – Lossy or Lossless. This is a JPEG 2000 Format. PhotoAlbum supports 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing. The J2K format contains only a stream of image data.

 JP2 – Lossy or Lossless. This is a JPEG 2000 Format. PhotoAlbum supports 8-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing. The JP2 format contains a stream of image data, plus extra data about the organization and contents of the file.

 TIF J2K – Lossy or Lossless. This is a Tagged Image File with JPEG 2000 Compression. This file format contains only a stream of image data. PhotoAlbum supports 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing.

For more information refer to Compression using LEAD and JPEG formats.


GIF and TIFF with LZW Compression

PhotoAlbum reads the following LZW-compressed formats.

 GIF. This is the Graphics Interchange Format created by CompuServe for storing and exchanging color raster images.

You can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

 Animated GIF. This is a multipage GIF format that can be played as an animation by displaying the images sequentially.

You can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

 TIFF LZW. These files use the Tagged Image File Format with LZW compression. PhotoAlbum can read TIFF files that use RGB, CMYK, or YCbCr color space.

You can read the following bits per pixel, without regard for the color space: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64.


TIFF Without LZW Compression

PhotoAlbum reads several TIFF formats that do not require an LZW license.

TIFF is a tag-based file format designed to promote universal interchanges of digital image data. Because TIFF files do not have a single way to store image data, there are many versions of TIFF. PhotoAlbum supports the most common TIFF formats. The usual file extension is TIFF for single-image files, and MPT for multipage files (which can contain many images). TIFF files can contain many comment fields of various types.

Please note that PhotoAlbum doesn’t support reading the TIFF format comments.

PhotoAlbum can read TIFF files that use RGB, CMYK, or YCbCr color space. PhotoAlbum can also read files with PackBits compression.

PhotoAlbum can also read files with Lossless JPEG compression for 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing.

PhotoAlbum can also read files with CMP Compression for 8-bit grayscale and 24-bit color.

PhotoAlbum can also read files with JBIG Compression for the following bits per pixel: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32.

You can read the following bits per pixel, without regard for the color space: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64.

You can read 12- bit grayscale.


AFP Format (AFP)

The AFP format is part of IBM's document imaging system. It is a raster format, created to add enhanced formatting and indexing capabilities to documents for print applications in finance, retail, insurance and other industries. PhotoAlbum provides support for the user to open MODCA/PTOCA or AFP/PTOCA documents.

The default extension used by this format is: AFP.

This file format does support multi-page files.

For AFP files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


BMP Formats

PhotoAlbum reads the following BMP formats:

 Windows Bitmap (BMP). This is a file format created by Microsoft. Some BMP images are compressed with an RLE-type compression.

You can read the following bits per pixel, without RLE compression: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32.

You can read the following bits per pixel, with RLE compression: 4, 8.

 OS/2 Bitmap (OS/2 BMP). These are files created on an OS/2 operating system. PhotoAlbum supports both 1.x and 2.x formats.

You can read the following bits per pixel, without RLE compression: 1, 4, 8, 24.

You can read the following bits per pixel, with RLE compression: 4, 8.


ESRI Shape Format (SHP)

The ESRI Shape format is a vector format created by the Environmental System Research Institute. The SHP file can support point, multi-point, polygon, polyline and multi-patches. This file format has a much faster drawing speed and more editing capabilities than other data sources. It is supported by the ARC Explorer 2.0 and ARCView.

The default extension used by this format is: SHP.

This file format does not support layers, grouping objects or embedded raster objects.

PhotoAlbum can load the following objects: PolyLine, Point, Polygon, Multi Point, and Multi patch.

For SHP files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


Icons and Cursors (ICO and CUR)

PhotoAlbum reads Windows Icon and Cursor files.

PhotoAlbum supports these file formats as follows:

 Windows Icon (ICO). This is a multipage file format for storing one or more Windows icons. The background color when you read these images is always black.

You can read 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit.

 Windows Cursor (CUR). This is a file format for storing Windows cursors (mouse pointers). PhotoAlbum does not load transparency information in these files.

You can read 1, 4, 8, and 24-bit.


PCX Formats (PCX and DCX)

PhotoAlbum reads the following PCX formats:

 PCX. This is a file format created by ZSoft. This format compresses its image data with the RLE type compression.

 DCX. This is a multipage PCX format that enables a file to contain more than one image.

For PCX and DCX files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24.


Kodak Digital Camera Formats (KCD and DCS)
Kodak Digital Camera Formats (KDC and DCS)

PhotoAlbum supports the following Kodak digital camera formats:

KDC

The KDC (Kodak Digital Camera) file format is a raster file format created by certain Kodak digital cameras. This format supports all versions of the KDC 40, KDC 50 and KDC 120 file types. These are created by the Kodak DC40, Kodak DC50, and Kodak DC120 digital cameras respectively.

PhotoAlbum can load all versions of the KDC 40, KDC 50, and KDC 120 file types.

For KDC files you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.

DCS

The DCS (Kodak Professional Digital Camera System) file format is a raster file format created by Kodak digital cameras.

PhotoAlbum can load DCS files generated by the following camera types:

Camera	Type
NC2000	SCSI
EOS DCS3	SCSI
DCS 410	SCSI
DCS 420	SCSI
EOS DCS5	SCSI
DCS 460	SCSI
DCS 465	SCSI
EOS DCS1	SCSI
DCS 520	IEEE 1394
EOS D2000	IEEE 1394
DCS 315	IEEE 1394
DCS 330	IEEE 1394
DCS 560	IEEE 1394
EOS D6000	IEEE 1394
DCS 620	IEEE 1394
DCS 620x	IEEE 1394
DCS 660	IEEE 1394
DCS 660M	IEEE 1394.
For DCS files you can read the following bits per pixel: 16 (Grayscale) and 24 (Color).


Kodak Formats (PCD and FPX)

PhotoAlbum supports the following Kodak formats:

 PhotoCD (PCD). This is a common high-resolution format for images on CD-ROM. An image file can contain one or more physical resolutions, with fixed dimensions.

You can read the following bits per pixel: 8, 24.

 FlashPix (FPX). The FlashPix file format was developed through the combined efforts of Eastman Kodak Company, Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Live Picture Inc. It combines the best features of existing formats with object orientation to make the use of digital color images easier.

The format of a FlashPix file is based on compound object storage, which allows storage of various kinds of data. A FlashPix file may consist of several "pages" where each "page" has storage for a source image, non-image data in the form of comments, transform data, and a stamp or thumbnail. Each image is stored as an entire multi-resolution hierarchy where each resolution in the hierarchy differs from the next highest resolution by a factor of 2 in the x dimension and in the y dimension. Non-image data are treated as comments in FlashPix file format. Comments are used to store information pertaining to the image, not actual pixel data. This information may include image title, image subject, camera manufacturer, scan software version number, and so forth. In addition to the image itself, FlashPix files store transform information. This data indicates transformations which may be performed on the source image. By storing the transforms, the source image may be stored in its original state and transformed, using the stored transforms, at your discretion. A stamp, or thumbnail, provides a small bitmap representation of a FlashPix image.

Please note that PhotoAlbum doesn’t support reading the FlashPix format comments.

You can read the following bits per pixel: 8, 24.


DICOM Format (DIC)

DICOM (DIC) files are commonly used in medical images. PhotoAlbum reads a broad range of DICOM formats. DICOM files can contain many comment fields of various types.

You can read DICOM files as follows:

 Grayscale files in the 1- to 16-bit range are loaded as they are in the original file.

 Palettized color files in the 1- to 16-bit range are converted to 8-bit palettized or 24-bit unpalettized. By default, they are converted to 24-bit only if the palette contains more than 256 colors.

 Unpalettized color files (RGB, ARGB, or CMYK) with 1 to 16 bits per plane are converted to 24-bit RGB.

Please note that PhotoAlbum doesn’t support reading the DICOM format comments.


Enhanced Compressed Wavelet Formats (ECW)

The Enhanced Compressed Wavelet file format is a raster file format created by the ER Mapper Company.

The ECW format uses wavelet compression, which results in small, high quality image files that can be loaded and saved quickly.

PhotoAlbum supports V2.0 of this file format.

For ECW files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


Exif Formats (TIFF and JPG)

Exif is a standard for image files created with digital cameras and other input devices. The standard is set by the Japan Electronic Industry Development Association, and formally it is called the Digital Still Camera Image File Format Standard.

Exif files contain either uncompressed TIFF images or compressed JPEG images. In addition, these files can contain many comment fields of various types.

Please note that PhotoAlbum doesn’t support reading the Exif format comments.

PhotoAlbum reads the following Exif formats:

 TIFF. This is a tag-based file format designed to promote universal interchanges of digital image data.

You can read 24 bits per pixel.

 JPG. This is the JPEG format with YUV 4:2:2 sampling.

You can read 24 bits per pixel. (Grayscale is not supported.)

An Exif JPG file can also contain a stamp (thumbnail) image, which is a small copy of the main image. The stamp size has been restricted to 160x120x24. If you are working with uncompressed (TIFF) Exif files, the stamp size is (width x height x 24 bpp), with no limitations on width and height.

For more information refer to Compression using LEAD and JPEG formats.


Windows Metafile Formats (WMF and EMF)

The Windows Metafile (WMF and EMF) formats are vector formats that may or may not also contain a raster image.

PhotoAlbum can load the following objects: EMR_CREATEPALETTE, EMR_POLYBEZIER, EMR_POLYLINE, EMR_POLYBEZIERTO, EMR_POLYLINETO, EMR_POLYBEZIER16, EMR_POLYLINE16, EMR_POLYBEZIERTO16, EMR_POLYLINETO16, EMR_POLYGON, EMR_POLYGON16, EMR_POLYPOLYLINE, EMR_POLYPOLYLINE16, EMR_POLYPOLYGON, EMR_POLYPOLYGON16, EMR_SETPIXELV, EMR_LINETO, EMR_ANGLEARC, EMR_ELLIPSE, EMR_RECTANGLE, EMR_ROUNDRECT, EMR_ARC, EMR_CHORD, EMR_PIE, EMR_ARCTO, EMR_POLYDRAW, EMR_POLYDRAW16, EMR_EXTTEXTOUTA, EMR_EXTTEXTOUTW, EMR_POLYTEXTOUTA, EMR_POLYTEXTOUTW, EMR_BITBLT, EMR_STRETCHBLT, EMR_SETDIBITSTODEVICE, EMR_STRETCHDIBITS, EMR_MODIFYWORLDTRANSFORM, EMR_SETWORLDTRANSFORM, EMR_BEGINPATH, EMR_ENDPATH, EMR_SELECTCLIPPATH, EMR_FILLPATH, EMR_STROKEANDFILLPATH, EMR_STROKEPATH, and EMR_SELECTCLIPPATH.

For WMF and EMF files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 8, 24.


Drawing Interchange Format (DXF)

DXF (Drawing Interchange Format) was first introduced by AutoDesk AutoCAD, and is one of the most widely used CAD/CAM/CAE applications in the world. DXF is very popular and is supported by most 3D formats on PC platforms.

A DXF file is an ASCII file containing 2D and 3D components representing a drawing. Those components are known as Entities. The DXF file can represent almost any CAD drawing using those entities, and can connect a group of entities together (such as windows, doors, etc.) and use them later in the file . The DXF file has seen many changes through the years, from version 2.6 to the latest release version 14. However, the latest release of AutoCAD still manages to open files created with any of the earlier versions.

PhotoAlbum supports all current variations of the DXF format (versions 2.6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) with the following entities: 3DFACE, 3DSOLID, ARC, CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, INSERT, LINE, LWPOLYLINE, MTEXT, POINT, POLYLINE, SOLID, TEXT, and TRACE in full 2D or 3D DXF files.

For DXF files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 8.


XPicMap Format (XPM)

XPM files are used to store X Window PixMap information to disk. They are capable of storing black-and-white, grayscale, and color images. XPM stores image data in the form of ASCII text formatted as a standard C character string array.

For XPM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 8, 24.


Interchange File Format (IFF)

IFF is a general purpose data storage format that can associate and store multiple types of data.

IFF reads RLE, and non-compressed images.

For IFF files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1 - 8, 24.


Portable Bitmap Utilities (PBM)

The Portable Bitmap Utilities consists of Portable Greymap Utilities (PGM), Portable Pixmap Utilities (PPM), and Portable Anymap Utilities (PNM). Their source is the UNIX environment.

For PBM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1.

For PGM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 8 (Grayscale).

For PPM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


Printer Command Language Format (PCL)

The Printer Command Language vector format was developed by Hewlett-Packard, specifically to provide a means of communication between computers and printers. The PCL files contain the commands and the HP printers parse and decode those commands. This format also includes HPGL. For more information about HPGL, refer to PLT.

PhotoAlbum supports version 3.0 and 5.0 of this file format.

The default extensions used by this format are: PRN, PRT, PLT, HGL, HPG and PGL.

This format is used by Visual PCL and AutoVue, redtitan EscapE and AutoVue.

This file format does not support layers or grouping, but it does support embedded raster objects. PhotoAlbum supports all objects.

PhotoAlbum can load the following objects:

For PCL:

Raster Support (RLE, TIFF, DeltaRow, Adaptive, UnEncoded), Text support, Rectangle support.

For HPGL: IN, DF, PG, SP, PU, PD, PA, PR, LT, AA, AR, CI, EA, ER, EW, RA, RR, WG, FT, LB, CP, DT, SI, SR, SC, IP, BR, BZ, PE, IR, and TR.

For PCL files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


Dr Halo (CUT)

Dr. Halo files are device-independent images. The image is stored in one file (.CUT) and the palette is stored in a separate file (PAL). If the image has no corresponding .PAL file, it is considered a grayscale image.

For CUT files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 8.


Microsoft Windows Clipboard (CLP)

CLP stands for Microsoft Windows Clipboard. This file format is used to store the contents of the clipboard to disk. The clipboard is an area of memory shared by the Windows operating system, and it is a simple mechanism for exchanging data between applications.

For CLP files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24.


X Window Dump (XWD)

XWD stands for X Window dump. This file format is used to store and restore screen window images. Two versions of this file exist, the X10 window dump and the X11 window dump. These versions differ slightly in the format of the data (i.e. headers and bits per pixel).

The version X10 XWD file cannot have more than 8bpp image data.

For the version X10 XWD files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8.

For the version X11 XWD files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 16. 24, 32.


Flic Animation (FLC)

The Flic file is an animation file created by Auto-desk. This file supports image data but not audio data.

The frames of this file can be of 8bpp image data. The maximum number of frames is 4000.

This file has two versions. The FLI file types support 320 X 200 images with a maximum of 64 colors per image. The FLC file types support up to 64k X 64k images with 256 colors per image.

For FLI files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 8.

For FLC files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 8.


Windows Animated Cursor (ANI)

ANI is an animated cursor (animated mouse pointer). This file format is used for reading and storing Windows Animated Cursors. PhotoAlbum does not support transparency information within these files.

For ANI files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24.


DRaWing (DRW)

DRW()DRaWing) is a native format used in the popular Micrografx Designer CAD/CAM/CAE application for the Windows operating system.

PhotoAlbum supports versions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the DRW file format.

For DRW files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)

Computer Graphics Metafile is a format used for the exchange of vector and bitmap data. PhotoAlbum supports versions 1, 2 and 3 of CGM, as well as the Binary data-encoding format of CGM.

For CGM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


PLT (PLT)

PLT (also HPGL) is the standard language for printing line drawings created by Hewlett-Packard. HPGL is supported by many CAD programs, charting programs and word processors.

PhotoAlbum supports HPGL and HPGL/2.

For HPGL files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 4.

For HPGL/2 files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 4.


DWF Format (DWF)

DWF is a binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD for storing DWG files on the World Wide Web. DWF is a 2D, vector-based description of drawings and illustrations. PhotoAlbum supports the following DWF object types: Polyline, Polygon, Ellipse (Filled and outlined), Text and Image.

For DWF files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


DWG Format (DWG)

DWG is a binary file format used by AutoDesk AutoCAD. It can contain 2D or 3D objects and offers compression and a CRC check for internal data.

PhotoAlbum supports DWG 13, 14 and 15 files with the following object types: TEXT, BLOCK, INSERT, MINSERT, VERTEX_2D, VERTEX_3D, VERTEX_MESH, VERTEX_PFACE, VERTEX_PFACE_MESH, POLYLINE_2D, POLYLINE_3D, ARC, CIRCLE, LINE, POINT, 3DFCE, POLYLINE_PFACE, POLYLINE_MESH, SOLID, TRACE, ELLIPSE, SPLINE, MTEXT and LWPOLYLINE.

PhotoAlbum supports the object types listed above, as well as, layers and the grouping of objects. Embedded raster objects are not supported.

For DWG files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


DGN (DGN)

DGN (also RDL) is a file format common to Intergraph's MicroStation and Interactive Graphics Design System (IGDS) CAD applications running on Intergraph workstations and PCs.

PhotoAlbum supports DGN versions 1, 2 and 3.

For DGN files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


JBIG Format (JBG)

JBIG (JBG) is an industry standard lossless compressed file format for bi-tonal (black and white), grayscale and color images.  PhotoAlbum’s JBIG support is comprehensive and handles the various flavors and bits per pixel as defined by the specification.

For JBIG files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32.


Paint Shop Pro Format (PSP)

Paint Shop Pro (PSP) is the format developed by JASC Software. There are three versions of this format V5, V6, and V7. V7 includes support for Vector Shape layers.

The PSP format stores images as uncompressed, RLE compressed, or LZ77 compressed. Thumbnails stored in a PSP file are compressed using JPEG compression. PhotoAlbum supports all these compression types.

For PSP files, you can read V5, V6 and V7 files in the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, and 24 (uncompressed, RLE compressed or LZ77 compressed).


PhotoShop 3.0 Format (PSD)

Photoshop 3.0 (PSD) is the format produced by the Adobe Photoshop graphics editor.

Please note that PhotoAlbum does not support PhotoShop 3.0 PSD Duotone images.

For PSD files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 8, and 24.

You can also read the following bits per pixel: 8 (GrayScale), 24, and 32.


Portable Network Graphics Format (PNG)

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a replacement for the GIF format. It is a full-featured (non-LZW) compressed format intended for widespread use without legal restraints.

You can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32.

PhotoAlbum supports reading interlaced PNG files.


Truevision TARGA Format (TGA)

Truevision TGA (TARGA) is a file format created by Truevision Inc. PhotoAlbum supports all uncompressed and RLE compressed TGA file formats.

For TGA files, you can read the following bits per pixel in either uncompressed or RLE compressed form: 8, 16, 24, 32.


Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

PostScript Raster (Encapsulated PostScript). These files are used primarily on PostScript printers. These printers usually offer more variety of fonts and higher resolution than standard laser printers. EPS files will work on any PostScript compatible printer and any end-user application that supports placement of EPS files in its work space.

The image that you read from an EPS file can be either a PostScript raster image, an embedded TIFF image, or an embedded WMF image.

For a PostScript raster image, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 8.

For an embedded TIFF image, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32.

For an embedded WMF file, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


PTOCA Format (PTOCA)

The Presentation Text Object Content Architecture (PTOCA) is the data object used in document processing environments for representing text, which has been prepared for presentation. Each file contains one or more pages of text and is always included as part of a document in a MODCA file. Each page may reference a PTOCA Overlay, which is merged with the text as a background.

There is no default extension.

This format originated at IBM.

For PTK files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


SUN Raster Format (RAS)

SUN Raster (RAS) is a format native to Sun UNIX platforms.

For RAS files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 24, 32.


Wireless Bitmap Format (WBMP)

The Wireless Bitmap file format is a 1-bit format used to send graphical information to a variety of handsets. It is terminal independent and describes only graphical information.

For Wireless Bitmap files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1.


WordPerfect Format (WPG and VWPG)

The WordPerfect (WPG) format can contain vectored or raster images.

Raster Images

For WPG files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8.

Vector Images

VWPG (Vector Word Perfect Graphics) is a vector format created by COREL. There are two versions (version1 and version2) of the VWPG file format. Each has its own format and specifications. PhotoAlbum supports only version2 of this format.

The default extension used by this format is: WPG.

This file format does support layers and embedded raster objects, but not grouping.

PhotoAlbum can load the following objects: Poly Curve, Rect, Vertical Line, Horizontal Line, Poly Line, Text, and Image.

For VWPG files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


Macintosh Pict Format (PCT)

Macintosh Pict (PCT) files are produced using Macintosh QuickDraw, and are used in desktop publishing and imaging applications.

PhotoAlbum supports multiple page files when reading PCT images as raster images.

For PCT files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 4, 8, 16, 24.


Scitex Continuous Tone Format (SCT)

The Scitex Continuous Tone file format was developed by Scitex and is used for high-end image processing. The SCT/CT files are used primarily to store CMY and CMYK color space for the image.

The default extensions used by this format are: SCT and CT.

For SCT/CT files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24, 32.


Silicon Graphics Image Format (SGI)

The SGI file formats was developed at Silicon Graphics, and is used for black and white, gray-scale and color images. PhotoAlbum supports both uncompressed SGI and RLE compressed SGI.

For SGI files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 8, 24, 32.


SMP Format (SMP)

The SMP file contains a 1-bit raster bitmap. It may be uncompressed, compressed using CCITT Group 3 or compressed using CCITT Group 4. PhotoAlbum supports loading for all these types. The SMP file format was created by Xionics.

The default extension is .SMP.

For SMP files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1.


TIFF CCITT, TIFF-FX and Other FAX Formats

PhotoAlbum supports reading of the following 1-bit formats that are commonly used in FAX transmissions:

 TIFF CCITT. These are compressed TIFF files that are commonly used for FAX transmission and document imaging.

 TIFF CCITT Group 3. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT. PhotoAlbum supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.

 TIFF CCITT Group 4. These are TIFF CCITT files in a format that is more advanced and more compressed than TIFF CCITT Group 3.

 CALS Raster(Type 1, 2, 3, and 4). These are CCITT Group 4 CALS raster files. CALS is a United States government standard. CALS3 are multipage files.

 IOCA (ICA). This is the Image Object Content Architecture developed by IBM. PhotoAlbum supports these files in an MO:DCA wrapper with embedded 1-bit CCITT Group 3 or Group 4 images. PhotoAlbum also supports IOCA files without an MO:DCA wrapper.

 WinFax Group 3. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 3 support.

 WinFax Group 4. This is a FAX format created by Delrina for Group 4 support.

 FAX Group 3. This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 3 support. PhotoAlbum supports both 1-dimension and 2-dimension variations of this format.

 FAX Group 4. This is a raw FAX format (without a header) for Group 4 support.

 AWD. This is a Microsoft FAX format.

PhotoAlbum supports reading of the following fax format:

 TIFF-FX. These are Internet Fax files developed and used by Xerox. This format supports several types of compression, which allows the user or developer to use the compression that best suits his or her needs. In addition, this file format can be extended as the need arises. The following modes are supported:

Minimal Black and White: This mode uses binary MH compression (T.4).

Extended Black and White: This mode uses binary MH, MR and MMR compression (T.4 and T.6).

Lossless JBIG Black and White: This mode uses JBIG compression (T.85, T.82).

Lossy Color and Grayscale: This mode uses JPEG compression (T.42, T.81).

Lossless Color and Grayscale: This mode uses JBIG compression (T.43, T.82).

For TIFF-FX files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1, 3, 8, and 24.


LEAD 1-Bit Format (CMP)

LEAD 1BIT is a proprietary 1-bit LEAD compressed format that has better compression and performance than other 1-bit formats.

You can read files in this format.


XBitMap (XBM)

XBM is a monochrome bitmap format in which data is stored as a C language data array. It is primarily used for the storage of cursor and icon bitmaps, for use in the X graphical user interface.

For XBM files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1.


Image Object Content Architecture Format (IOCA/MODCA)

The Image Object Content Architecture format was developed by IBM. This architecture provides a consistent way to represent images, including conventions and directions for processing and interchanging image information. PhotoAlbum supports files in a MO:DCA wrapper with embedded 1-bit CCITT, Group 3 or Group 4 images, IBM MMR and uncompressed IOCA. PhotoAlbum also supports IOCA files without the MO:DCA wrapper. PhotoAlbum loads all these formats.

The default extension used by this format is: ICA.

For this file format, PhotoAlbum supports CCITT, G3(1D, 2D), CCITT G4, IBM MMR compression, and uncompressed files. PhotoAlbum does not support ABIC, RL4, and Color Compression used by OS/2.

For IOCA files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1.


IntergraphRLE (ITG)

Intergraph is a monochrome bitmap format developed by Intergraph. PhotoAlbum supports the RLE and CIT versions of this file format.

The default extensions used by this format are: ITG and CIT.

For this file format, PhotoAlbum supports CCITT G4 and RLE compression.

For ITG and CIT files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 1.


Miscellaneous 1-Bit Formats (MAC, IMG, and MSP)

PhotoAlbum supports reading of the following 1-bit formats:

 MacPaint (MAC). These Macintosh Paint files are commonly used for monochrome clip art.

 GEM Image (IMG). These files are native to the Graphical Environment Manager developed by Digital Research.

 Microsoft Paint (MSP). These files from early versions of Windows are used for black-and-white drawings and clip art.

 JBIG. JBIG compression was designed primarily for bi-level images, however it can also compress grayscale and color images.


Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
Scalable Vector Graphics Format (SVG)

The Scalable Vector Graphics file format is an Internet standard vector format for describing two-dimensional graphics in XML. SVG supports vector graphic shapes, images, and text.

The default extension used by this format is: SVG.

PhotoAlbum can load the following objects: Group, Rectangle, Circle, Ellipse, Line, Polyline, Polygon, Path (Poly Draw, Pie, Chord, Elliptical arc, Arc), Text, and Image.

For SVG files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX)
Corel Presentation Exchange Format (CMX)

The Corel Presentation Exchange file format is the presentation format of the CorelSuite applications. It is a recording of the display primitives of an application to a display interface. The CMX format supports Intel and Motorola binary formats.

The default extension used by this format is: CMX.

PhotoAlbum supports versions 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this format.

This file format does support layers. PhotoAlbum does not support RImage.

PhotoAlbum can load the following objects: BeginLayer 11, BeginPage 9, BeginParagraph 99, BeginProcedure 17, BeginTextGroup 72, BeginTextObject 70, BeginTextStream 20, CharInfo 101, Characters 102, DrawImage 69, DrawChars 65, Ellipse 66, EndEmbedded 23, EndGroup 14, EndLayer 12, EndPage 10, EndParagraph 100, EndSection 18, EndTextGroup 73, EndTextObject 71, EndTextStream 21, JumpAbsolute 111, PolyCurve 67, Rectangle 68, SetCharStyle 85, SimpleWideText 86, and TextFrame 98.

For CMX files, you can read the following bits per pixel: 24.


Multipage File Formats

The following file formats support multipage files:

 Animated Gif

 CALS3

 DICOM

 DCX

 FlashPix

 IOCA/MODCA

 Tiff(MPT)

PhotoAlbum supports opening multipage files but as a single entry, where the first page thumbnail is displayed.


Compression Using LEAD and JPEG Formats

Compression of color and grayscale graphic image files is useful because the files are big. They can range from 100 kilobytes to more than 200 megabytes. Compressing the image files does the following:

Dramatically decreases the storage requirements

Improves the input and output speed within a system

Improves the transmission speed over networks or phone lines

The LEAD CMP compression format was created by LEAD Technologies, Inc., and it delivers a much smaller file size and better image quality than other compression techniques, including JPEG.

LEAD's CMP file format allows for decompression to a 24-bit medium at 24-bit color and to an 8-bit medium at 8-bit color without sacrificing image quality. This eliminates the need to convert all images to 8 bits in order to support the low end users or to save one 8-bit file and one 24-bit file. The result is one much smaller file size that can be viewed on a 24-bit video card at 24-bit true color, as well as on an 8-bit VGA card at 256 colors.

LEAD's CMW format uses Wavelet CMP compression. Currently, 24-bit color images and 8, 12 and 16-bit grayscale images are supported in this format.

Summary of All Supported Image File Formats describes the LEAD and JPEG compression formats, in addition to other formats that PhotoAlbum supports.

The amount of compression is controllable, allowing the compressed image quality to match the needs of your application. Compression Quality Factors describes how the quality factors are used.

JPEG Compliant

PhotoAlbum is fully JPEG compliant. Any file using compression that is compliant with the JPEG Interchange File Format can be viewed and converted.

4 and 1-bit Images

JPEG and LEAD CMP compression are intended for use with high-resolution images, and they are impractical for use with 4- or 1-bit images.

You can use the CCITT, LEAD 1-bit, RLE, LZW, and ZIPLib compression methods available in many of PhotoAlbum supported formats.

8- and 24-bit Images

Using JPEG and LEAD CMP compression, color images are 24 bits per pixel, and grayscale images are 8 bits per pixel.

Compressing the original 24-bit image will result in a smaller file size and higher quality than compressing an optimized 8-bit color image.

You can use RLE, LZW, and ZIPLib compression methods available in many of PhotoAlbum supported formats.


Compression Quality Factors

You can specify a quality factor when saving an image file in the formats of LEAD, LEAD Wavelet, JPEG, and JPEG 2000. The quality factor is a number that determines the degree of loss in the compression process. You can set a value from 2 to 255, where 2 is the highest quality and 255 is the most compression.

When you want to produce lossless JPEG files use a quality factor of 0.

For LEAD CMP compression only, you can also use one of the following enhanced options:

Q Factor	Predefined options for LEAD only
-1	Perfect quality 1 This option compresses all colors of a 24-bit file and maintains the quality of the original image at a smaller file size. As the name suggests, there is no visual loss of color at this setting.
-2	Perfect quality 2 This will produce a smaller file size than Perfect Quality 1 while maintaining similar quality.
-3	Quality far more important than size This option removes colors not noticed by the human eye. Most viewers cannot tell the difference between an image compressed at this level and the original image.
-4	Quality more important than size While more colors are removed, most of them are colors or shades that are close to one another. The compressed image will appear very much like the original image. It will take some study to see the difference.
-5	Quality and size equally important This option provides the highest compression while maintaining good image quality. Try this option first, then move up or down the list accordingly to obtain acceptable compression size and image quality.
-6	Size more important that quality (sharp) This option is recommended for images that have sharp edges. For example, an image that has a text overlay or an image with many straight lines. While it creates a larger file than the next option, it retains better edges.
-7	Size more important than quality (less tiling) This option produces less tiling in the image than the previous options. However, it may distort text or straight lines. It is a good option for image database applications.
-8	Maximum compression keeping quality This option provides maximum compression while maintaining as high as possible image quality.
-9	Maximum compression This option gives maximum compression. It is equivalent to a Quality factor of 255.
To set the compression quality factor, use the Qfactor edit box of the Batch Conversion Dialog.

See Also

Batch Conversion Dialog


Introduction

PhotoAlbum is an easy to use yet powerful and full-featured image collecting application.  It is ideal for users interested in arranging their image files, categorize them, grouping them, assigning key values to them, filtering them, arranging them, send them via email, set them as wallpapers, and batch converting them into new formats or names. The album images can be easily printed in any order or size, exported to a text file, and played in a slide show. All this and more can be easily done through an easy to navigate and manipulate album view, as well as a series of menus and dialogs.

The PhotoAlbum comes in WIN32 editions so that it can run under the following environments:

Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Summary of All Supported Image File Formats


Working With Entries

Entries of an album refer to image files on a physical drive. Entries are organized in the Album View Windowin rows. Each row contains a thumbnail (if available) plus other system generated and user specified data. Entry data that is stored in the album includes:

1.	Thumbnail: A sized image of the image on the physical drive. If the file is not an image file, the file type associated icon in the Windows Explorer will be displayed instead. The size of the thumbnail is set in the New Dialog and can be modified using the Album Properties Dialog.

2.	File Name: Contains the name and the path of the file on the physical drive.

3.	Size On Disk: Contains the size of the file on the physical drive.

4.	Size In Memory: Contains the size in memory of the file, if this file is a valid image file.

5.	Width: If the file is a valid image file, this field will contain the image width in pixels.

6.	Height: If the file is a valid image file, this field will contain the image height in pixels.

7.	Format: If the file is a valid image file, this field will contain the image format.

8.	Bit-Depth: If the file is a valid image file, this field will contain the image bit-depth.

9.	Compression: If the file is a valid image file, this field will contain the image compression method.

10.	File Modification Date: This field contains the last modification date of the file on the physical drive.

11.	File Creation Date: This field contains the creation date of the file on the physical drive.

12.	Category: This is user specific data. You can set the album categories using the Album Properties Dialog, or the Edit Properties Dialog, and set the categories for individual album entries using the Edit Properties Dialog.

13.	Comment: This is text which can be used to store any information you want to store, title, image description, etc. and may contain any note; You can set the comment or modify it using the Edit Properties Dialog.

14.	Date: This is the date associated with the image. You may wish to set this to the date the photo was taken, or you can use the PhotoAlbum default date. To use the PhotoAlbum default date, use the Program Preferences Dialog. To set your own date or modify the existing date, use the Edit Properties Dialog.

See Also

Album View Window

New Dialog

Album Properties Dialog

Edit Properties Dialog

Program Preferences Dialog


Adding Entries

Entries can be added to an album by either generating the entry or copying an existing entry, as described below:

1.	Generating the Entry: PhotoAlbum will go to the physical drive and obtain the needed information, leaving the user-specific fields to be set by the user. The user-specific fields can be set automatically using the Program Preferences Dialog or edited after insertion using the Edit Properties Dialog.

One or more entries can be generated using the following:

Entry -> Insert -> File:

Generates a single entry. If the file is a multipage file, only the first page will be generated as an entry for the album. The Open Dialog is displayed, allowing you to select the file to insert.

Entry -> Insert -> Folder:

Generates an entry for each image file contained in the folder. The Browse For Folder Dialog is displayed, letting you browse to the appropriate folder to insert.

Drag and Drop files or folders from Windows Explorer to the Album View Window:

Generates an entry for each file dragged and dropped. The Edit Properties dialog is displayed, letting you set comments, categories, and dates for the inserted images. If you do not want the Edit Properties dialog displayed, use the Insert Tab in the Program Preferences Dialog. PhotoAlbum displays a progress dialog to indicate the degree of completion. This progress dialog also allows you to end the process.

Notice that when you are inserting a folder to the album, either by the Entry -> Insert -> Folder command or by dragging the folder from Windows Explorer to the Album View Window, you can have PhotoAlbum distinguish image files from non-image files and insert only the image files. To do this, before inserting the folder, go to the Program Preferences Dialog (File -> Preferences -> Program Preferences) and on the Insert tab check the Include Image Files Only check box.

2.	Copying the Entry: PhotoAlbum copies or moves one or more images from an existing PhotoAlbum album file to another PhotoAlbum album. This can be done using the following:

Edit -> Copy and Edit -> Paste: Copies an entry in an existing album to another album, leaving the entry in the source album untouched.

Edit -> Cut and Edit -> Paste: Cuts an entry from an existing album and pastes it in another album.

Dragging & Dropping entries between albums: Clicking on an entry in the source album and dragging and dropping the image in the destination album copies the entry in the source album and pastes it in the destination album. The image in the source album remains untouched.

If you click on an entry in the source album and then hold down the Shift key while dragging the image to the destination album, the image will be cut from the source album and pasted into the destination album.

The characteristics of the paste process can be changed using the Program Preferences Dialog (File -> Preferences -> Program Preferences). On the Edit tab of the Program Preferences Dialog, check or clear the Synchronize, Size Thumbnail and Add pasted categories check boxes to alter the paste process.

Once the pasting process begins a progress dialog will appear showing the entry being pasted or dropped and the percent of the operation that has been completed. To end the pasting process, select the Abort button in the progress dialog.

See Also

Album View Window

Edit Properties Dialog

Program Preferences Dialog


Deleting Entries

Entries can be removed from the album using the following:

Entry -> Delete:

Deletes the entry from the album, without deleting the file from the physical drive. This operation is irreversible

Ctrl + Del:

Deletes the image from the album and removes the file from the physical drive. The file is placed in the Window Recycle Bin.

Ctrl + Shift + Del:

Deletes the image from the album and removes the file from the physical drive. The file is removed permanently.

When you delete entries, a progress dialog will appear to show the entry being deleted and the percent of the operation that has been completed. To end the delete operation, use the Abort button in the progress dialog.


Sorting Entries

Entries can be sorted according to the following fields:

File Name

Category

Date

Size On Disk

Size In Memory

Width

Height

Format

Bit-Depth

File Modification Date

File Creation Date

Compression

The sort can be applied in both directions (Ascending, Descending) or (Alphabetical, Reverse) according to the data stored in the field.

Clicking on the Image header in the Album View Window sorts the album entries in the order they were inserted in the album file.

To sort the entries, you can either use Entry->Sort, and select the desired submenu, or you can click the column to use for sorting in the Album View Window.

See Also

Album View Window


Filtering Entries

Entries can be filtered so that only those images that meet the filtering criteria will be displayed in the Album View Window. The filtering criteria can be set using the Filter Dialog. Filtering an album only affects what is displayed in the album. It doesn’t affect the entries in the album file. To view all the entries of the album you can use Entry -> Remove Filter.

The following fields can be used to filter an album:

File Name

Category

Date

Size On Disk

Size In Memory

Width

Height

Format

Bit-Depth

File Modification Date

File Creation Date

Comment

See Also

Album View Window

Filter Dialog


Editing Entries

For each album, the user can edit the following fields:

Comment

Category

Date & Time

To edit these fields use the Edit Properties Dialog (Entry -> Edit Properties) on the selected entries of the active Album View Window.

See Also

Album View Window

Edit Properties Dialog


Exporting Files

Files that are referenced by the selected entries in the active album can be exported:

1.	As a Email Attachments: With PhotoAlbum you can send emails with the files referenced by your album entries as attachments. Select Entry -> Send to open the Message Dialog. This will be used to write your email and send it. PhotoAlbum will attach the files for you. Before writing and sending email, you must set your email account preferences using the Email Profile Dialog (File -> Preferences -> Email Profile).

2.	As a Text File: With PhotoAlbum you can write the fields you desire to a text file using the Export To Text File Dialog (Entry -> Export -> As Text File).

3.	As HTML Album: With PhotoAlbum you can export selected items as an HTML photo album. The HTML page will contain thumbnails of images. Clicking on a thumbnail brings up the full sized image.

4.	To an External Viewer: PhotoAlbum uses LEADViEW to open image files if LEADViEW is installed and set as a default viewer for image files using the Program Preferences Dialog (File -> Preferences -> Program Preferences). Otherwise the files will be opened according to their system association. You can use this option by selecting Entry -> Open, or by double clicking an entry in the Album View Window. This option lets you open your images in another viewer where you can preview, and edit them. PhotoAlbum gives you another way to open your files using a different viewer other than the system-associated application by using the Open With Dialog.

5.	As a Wallpaper Image: PhotoAlbum lets you change your system wallpaper to an image referenced by your album. Select Entry -> Set As Wallpaper and then select the desired item in the sub menu to tile, center or stretch the image. PhotoAlbum creates a copy of the image to be used by the system. To set the folder in which to create this image, use the Program Preferences Dialog (File -> Preferences -> Program Preferences).

6.	To a Printer: With PhotoAlbum you can print images at the desired size and in the desired arrangement using the PhotoAlbum Print Dialog (File -> Print). Before opening the dialog, PhotoAlbum will try to load the files on the physical drive. A progress dialog will appear showing the file being loaded and the percent of the operation that has been completed. To end the loading operation, use the Abort button.

See Also

Message Dialog

Email Profile Dialog

Export To Text File Dialog

Program Preferences Dialog

Open With Dialog

PhotoAlbum Print Dialog

Album View Window

Export as HTML Album Dialog


Converting Files

PhotoAlbum lets you change the names, the file formats, and the bit-depths for the files referenced by your album entries using the Batch Conversion Dialog (Entry -> Batch Conversion). The Batch Conversion Dialog can convert both Raster and Vector formats supported by PhotoAlbum to Raster formats. For more information about the supported image file formats, refer to Summary of All Supported Image File Formats.

See Also

Batch Conversion Dialog


Synchronizing Entries

Synchronizing entries refers to reflecting changes that occur on the physical drive on the album entries. Therefore, if a file on the physical drive has changed, PhotoAlbum will detect that change and update the appropriate entry. If a file has been deleted or moved to another location, PhotoAlbum will delete the appropriate entry.

To synchronize the album entries with the physical drive, select Album -> Synchronize. This will open a progress dialog that indicates the entry is being synchronized and displays the percent of the operation that has been completed. To end the operation, use the abort button.

Notice that you can use the synchronize option to regenerate all the entries, even if they haven’t changed, using the Album Properties Dialog (Album -> Properties).

See Also

Album Properties Dialog


Changing the Entries Thumbnail Size

Thumbnail size is set on the album when the album is first created using the New Dialog. The thumbnail size can be changed using the Album Properties Dialog. When you change the thumbnail size, a progress dialog will appear that shows the percent of the operation that has been completed.

Notice that the bigger the thumbnail size, the bigger the album file.

See Also

New Dialog

Album Properties Dialog


PhotoAlbum Main Window

The main display window and each opened album window contain a standard horizontal Windows title bar across the top of the window.  The main window's title bar has a program icon at the far left, followed by the application name, the currently opened album title, and the name of the active album file name. On the far right there are the standard Windows Minimize, Maximize/Restore, and Close buttons.  The items on the taskbar can be used for the following:

 Closing PhotoAlbum: double-click on the application icon [image] or click the Close button [image] to close the application.

 Minimizing: click the Minimize button [image] to make the application window reduce to a button on the Windows taskbar.  Click PhotoAlbum's taskbar button to restore the main display window and bring it to the front of any other running Windows programs.

 Maximizing: double-click on the title-bar or click the Maximize [image].

 Restoring: click the Restore [image] button to go from overlapped-window to full-screen (Maximize) and back (Restore).

 System Menu: click on the application icon [image] to bring up a standard Windows system menu, which allows you to move, resize, and close the window.

The individual open album windows also have title bars. The album title, along with the name of the album file, is displayed in the album window's title bar. The album window's title bar also has the three standard Window's buttons: Minimize [image], Maximize [image] / Restore [image], and Close [image].

When an album window is maximized, it expands to fill the main window's workspace.  When minimized, the album window is reduced to a small floating title-bar.  Double clicking on the minimized album window's title bar restores it to its previous state.

Workspace

The workspace is the largest portion of PhotoAlbum's main window, and serves as a container for opened albums.  It lies between the title bar and the status bar.  To change the size of the workspace, drag a border or corner of the main window.

Status Bar

Short descriptions of menu commands and buttons can be found in the Status Bar, located along the bottom of the PhotoAlbum window.

When the cursor is over a button or menu item, the status bar displays information on its use.

Other useful information includes the number of entries in the active album, and the number of selected entries in the active album. This information is displayed at the right side of the status bar.

When the active album has no selected entries, the number displayed at the right of the status bar is the number of entries in the album. If the active album does have selected entries, the number displayed is the number of selected entries in the active album. When there are no opened albums, nothing will be displayed.

To display or hide the status bar, choose View > StatusBar (select or clear its checkbox).


Album View Window

Each opened album has its own window in the PhotoAlbum workspace.  The window containing the album you are editing is called the Active Album View Window.  When you click on any of the open album windows, or select an album window from the list of open albums in the window menu, it becomes the active window and is moved in front of any other open album windows.  You can also cycle through the open albums by pressing <Ctrl> + <F6>.

Arranging Album View Windows

The open album windows can be moved by dragging the title bar, resized by dragging the borders or corners of the window, and maximized or minimized by using the buttons in the window’s title bar.

All of the open album windows can be arranged in the workspace by using the Window menu’s Tile, Cascade, and Arrange commands.

Scrolling Image

When the album window can’t display all the entries of the album, Scrollbars will appear on the right and/or bottom edges of the album window.  The button shaped slider object in the scrollbar is called a Thumb, and can be repositioned along the scrollbar to change the current view of the entries of the album.  The thumb’s position on the scrollbar reflects what portion of the album is currently visible; e.g. you can view the last entries of an album by moving the thumb on the vertical scrollbar to the bottom.  The thumb can be moved in one of the following ways:

 Click on the thumb and drag it directly to the new position on the scrollbar, or

 Click the arrow buttons at each end of the scrollbar to move the thumb by a small increment, or

 Click between the thumb and an arrow button to move the thumb by a larger increment.

Scrollbar response to the following cursor keys:

 Press <Page Up>, <Page Down>, <Arrow Up>, or < Arrow Down> to scroll vertically.

 Press <Home>, <End>, < Arrow Left>, or < Arrow Right> to scroll horizontally.

Notice that you can also scroll using the mouse wheel if it’s installed on your machine.

Caption

The caption is the text written in the title bar. This consists of the album title, followed by the album file name.

 Document Icon

Located at the far left, double-click on it to close the album.

Album View Contents

Once an album is created using the New Dialog, an empty window is displayed and an empty album file is created on the physical drive. When one or more entries are added to the album, each entry is displayed in a single row with multiple columns. Each column displays some piece of information about that entry. The first column is the entry’s thumbnail image. The other columns are displayed based on the user's settings. To determine which columns to display, use the Columns Dialog (View -> Columns). By default the File Name, the Category, the Comment, and the Date fields are shown. Below is a list of all available columns and the data they display:

 Image: displays a sizeable thumbnail of the image. You can control the size of the thumbnail using the Album Properties Dialog. Notice that PhotoAlbum accept files that are non-images or unsupported by PhotoAlbum. When a file of that type is in the album, a special icon appears [image] to indicate non-images or unrecognized image files.

 File Name: displays the full file name of the file on the physical drive. Notice that you can always switch the display of this column to display the file name only, without the file path, by clearing the View -> Show Full Path item.

 Category: displays the category specified by the user for the entry. Each album has its own categories. Use the Album Properties Dialog to add new categories or update existing ones for the album. Use the Edit Properties Dialog to set the category for an individual entry.

 Comment: displays the comment specified by the user for the entry. You can use the comment to set some descriptive notes on the image like where the photo was taken, who are the people involved in the photo…etc. You can use the Edit Properties Dialog to set the comment.

 Date: displays the date specified by the user for the entry. This can be any date. PhotoAlbum lets you use the file creation date, file modification date, file insertion date or a user-defined date as the default date to set when inserting an entry. You can use the Program Preferences Dialog to set the date at insertion and the date format, while you can use Edit Properties Dialog to modify the date. Notice that you can change the date format using the Program Preferences Dialog.

 Size On Disk: displays the size on disk of the file referenced by this entry. The unit of measure depends on the file size, to preserve as much view space as possible.

 Size In Memory: displays the size in memory of the image referenced by this entry. The unit of measure depends on the image size, to preserve as much view space as possible. If the file represented by this entry is a non-image file this column will be empty.

 Width: displays the width of the image referenced by this entry. If the file represented by this entry is a non-image file this column will be empty. The unit of measure is pixels.

 Height: displays the height of the image referenced by this entry. If the file represented by this entry is a non-image file this column will be empty. The unit of measure is pixels.

 Formats: displays the format of the image referenced by this entry. If the file represented by this entry is a non-image file this column will be empty.

 Bit-Depth: displays the bit-depth of the image referenced by this entry. The value is given in bits per pixel. If the file represented by this entry is a non-image file this column will be empty.

 Compression: displays the compression method used by the image referenced by this entry. If the file represented by this entry is a non-image file this column will be empty.

 File Modification Date: displays the last modification date of the file referenced by this entry. Notice that you can change the date format using the Program Preferences Dialog.

 File Creation Date: displays the creation date of the file referenced by this entry. Notice that you can change the date format using the Program Preferences Dialog.

Album View Columns Headers

Each column has a header displaying its name. You can click the column header to sort the entries according to the contents of that column. Click on the column header a second time to reverse the sort order. Notice that this is applicable on all columns except the Image column and the Comment column. Clicking on the Image column sorts the entries according to the order of their insertion in the album. This has no reverse option. Clicking on the Comment column has no effect at all.

You can use the right edge of the column header to maximize the column or minimize it. Bring the mouse over the right edge of the column you want to resize. The mouse cursor will turn into [image]. Left click the mouse and hold it down while dragging. You can also double click the right edge of the column to let the column find the minimal suitable size so all the data in that column for all entries are made visible.

Entry Selection

Within the album view you can select a single entry or multiple entries. This lets you change certain entry characteristics for one or more entries at a time. For example, to set the category on multiple entries, select the desired entries, open the Edit Properties Dialog, set the new category and close the dialog using the OK button. You will notice that all the selected entries have had their category column data changed to the new category.

To select a single entry left click the mouse on it or move to it using the arrow keys.

To select multiple entries you can do any of the following:

 left click the mouse on each entry while holding down the Ctrl key.

 left click the mouse on one entry. Hold down the Shift key and left click on another entry in the album. All entries between the first entry you clicked on and the second entry you clicked on will be selected.

 hold either the Ctrl key or the Shift key down and use the <Arrow Up> or < Arrow Down> keys.

Notice that you can select all the album entries using Edit->Select All, or invert the selection state of all entries using Edit->Invert Selection.

See Also

File Formats

New Dialog

Columns Dialog

Edit Properties Dialog

Album Properties Dialog

Program Preferences Dialog

Working with Entries


Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Using shortcuts is easier to run a specific command or handling a menu item than using the mouse.

The following are the supported shortcuts in PhotoAlbum:

Main Menu Keyboard Shortcuts


Main Menu Keyboard Shortcuts

Run the following commands using the keyboard:

Command	Keyboard Shortcuts
File Menu	Alt + F
New	Ctrl + N
Open	Ctrl + O
Print	Ctrl + P
Edit Menu	Alt + E
Cut	Ctrl + X
Copy	Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Ins
Paste	Ctrl + V or Shift + Ins
Select All	Ctrl + A
Invert Selection	Ctrl + I
View Menu	Alt + V
Columns	Ctrl + M
Album Menu	Alt + A
Properties	Ctrl + R
Entry Menu	Alt + N
Open	Ctrl + Enter
Open With	Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Insert File	Insert
Insert Folder	Alt + Insert
Delete	Del
Filter	Ctrl + F
Edit Properties	Alt + Enter
Slide Show Menu	Alt + S
Play	Ctrl + Shift + P
Open	Ctrl + Shift + O
Window Menu	Alt + W
Help Menu	Alt + H
Contents	F1
What’s This	Shift + F1
General
Move to Recycle Bin	Ctrl + Del
Delete File Permanently	Ctrl + Shift + Del
Moving entries while dragging	Mouse Left Button Down + Shift


PhotoAlbum Menus

Menu commands can be displayed by either:

 Clicking the menu in the menu bar, or

 Pressing the <Alt> key plus the underlined letter in the menu’s title. For example, to display the File menu, press <Alt> + <F>.

Menu commands can be selected or executed by:

 Clicking the item in the menu, or

 Pressing the <Alt> key plus the underlined letter in the menu’s title, then pressing the letter underlined in the menu item. For example, to select the menu item File > Open, press <Alt> + <F> + <O>, or

 Using the cursor or the < · >, and < · > keys to highlight a menu item, and then pressing the Enter key.

PhotoAlbum has two primary menus:

 Main Menu

 Context Menu


Main Menu

PhotoAlbum’s commands are grouped into several categories.  The main headings for each of these categories appear in the menu bar, at the top of the workspace, just below the title bar.  Click a menu heading to open the menu and choose a command. The commands you use frequently are also displayed on the toolbar(s).

Note:	Menu items that appear in gray either do not apply or are unavailable.  The layout of the menus can change, depending on whether an album file is opened, or not.

The available menus in the PhotoAlbum main menu are:

File Menu

Edit Menu

View Menu

Album Menu

Entry Menu

Slide Show Menu

Window Menu

Help Menu


File Menu

The following table lists the command names of the file menu and gives a brief description of each:

	Command	Description
	New	Displays the New Dialog, which lets you create new albums.
	Open	Displays the Open Dialog, which lets you open albums that are available in your file system.
	Close	Closes the active album.
	Close All	Closes all currently opened albums.
	Save As	Displays the Save As Dialog, which lets you save a copy of the active album.
	Preferences	Displays some Preferences that can be set for the PhotoAlbum application.
	Print	Displays the PhotoAlbum Print Dialog which lets you print the images referenced by the selected album entries. See also Exporting Files
	Page Setup	Displays the Page Setup Dialog, which lets you set the page orientation, the margin width, the paper size, and change printer options.
	Recently Opened Image(s)	Lists the most recently opened album files in PhotoAlbum. This list appears before the Exit option. Select one of these albums to open it. If PhotoAlbum fails to open an album for any reason, it’ll be removed from the list.
	Exit	Ends your working session and exits PhotoAlbum. You may alternatively press <Alt>+<F4>.


Preferences Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Preferences sub menu of the file menu, and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Program Preferences	Displays the Program Preferences Dialog, which lets you set LEADViEW as the default viewer, date formats, wallpaper folder, paste options, and the insertion options.
	Email Profile	Displays the Email Profile Dialog, which lets you set your e-mail preferences (required to send an email).


Edit Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Edit menu and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Cut	Copies the currently selected entries from the active album to the Windows clipboard and removes them from the album. The entries placed on the clipboard can be pasted later in an open album. Notice that the cut operation doesn’t affect the files on the physical drive referenced by those entries. See also, Adding Entries.
	Copy	Places a copy of each of the currently selected entries of the active album on the Windows clipboard. The entries placed on the clipboard can be pasted later in an open album. Notice that the copy operation doesn’t affect the files on the physical drive referenced by those entries. See also, Adding Entries.
	Paste	Places entry data that has been stored on the Windows clipboard (via Edit->Cut or Edit->Copy), into the currently active album. The paste behavior is controlled by preferences set in the paste section of the Edit tab of the Program Preferences Dialog. See also, Adding Entries.
	Select All	Selects all the entries in the active album.
	Invert Selection	Inverts the selection state of all the entries of the currently active album. Those entries that were selected prior to this command will be unselected. Those entries that were unselected prior to this command will be selected.


View Menu

The following table lists the command names of the View menu and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Columns	Opens the Columns Dialog, which lets you change columns displayed in the album. See also, Album View Window.
	Show Full Path	Toggles the display of the file name column between displaying the full file name including the path and displaying the file name only. See also, Album View Window.
	Toolbars	Show or hides the toolbars supported by the PhotoAlbum application. See the Toolbars sub menu.
	Status Bar	Displays or hides the Status Bar.


Toolbars Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Toolbars sub menu (View -> Toolbars) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	File	Shows or hides the file toolbar.
	Command	Description
	Edit	Shows or hides the edit toolbar.
	Command	Description
	View	Shows or hides the view toolbar.
	Command	Description
	Album	Shows or hides the album toolbar.
	Command	Description
	Entry	Shows or hides the entry toolbar.
	Command	Description
	Slide Show	Shows or hides the slide show toolbar.
	Command	Description
	Window	Shows or hides the window toolbar.
	Command	Description
	Help	Shows or hides the help toolbar.
See Also

PhotoAlbum Main Window


Album Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Album menu and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Synchronize	Updates all the album entries with changes made to the image files on the physical drive that are referenced by the album entries. All images removed from the physical drive will be removed from the album. Any image that has been modified will have it’s entry data regenerated for all columns including the image column. The synchronize command uses a progress dialog to indicate the percent of the operation that has been completed. You can abort the synchronize operation at any time, however those entries affected by the synchronize will not be reversed to their original state. The synchronize command can also regenerate entries that haven’t been changed. Use the Album Properties Dialog to determine how the active album should synchronize its entries. See also Synchronizing Entries.
	Properties	Brings up the Album Properties Dialog which lets you modify the album title, the album description, the thumbnail size, the synchronize options, and the album categories. See also Changing the Entries Thumbnail Size


Entry Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Entry menu and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Open	Opens the files referenced by the currently selected entries. If LEADViEW has been set as the default viewer and the files are image files, LEADViEW will be used to open the files. Otherwise the files will be opened based on the system's association. To set LEADViEW as the default image viewer, use the Program Preferences Dialog. To open the files using an application different from the associated one, use the Open With Dialog. Notice that double clicking an entry also opens the image.
	Open With	Displays the Open With Dialog which lets you set the application to use for opening the file selected in the active album.
	Set File Association	Displays the Set File Association Dialog, which lets you set the application used to open a certain file format.
	Insert	Inserts a single file, multiple files or a folder of files in the active album. See the Insert sub menu.
	Delete	Deletes the entries selected in the active album. This command will not affect the files on the physical drive that are referenced by the deleted entries. Notice that this operation is irreversible. See also Working with Entries and Deleting Entries.
	Sort	Sorts the active album entries according to the full file name, category, date, width, height, size on disk, size in memory, depth, format, compression, file modification date, file creation date, or default (according to the order the entries were inserted to the album). See the Sort sub menu.
	Filter	Displays the Filter Dialog that lets you search for and display only the entries that satisfy the filter criteria. See also Filtering Entries.
	Remove Filter	Removes any applied filter on the album, and displays all the album entries. See also Filter Dialog and Filtering Entries.
	Edit Properties	Displays the Edit Properties Dialog which lets you set the category, the comment, and the date for the entries in the album. See also Editing Entries.
	Set As Wallpaper	Sets the image referenced by the currently selected entry as wallpaper. Use the sub menu to determine whether to tile, stretch or center the image. PhotoAlbum will create a copy of the image in the folder set by the user in the Program Preferences Dialog. See also Exporting Files. See the Set As Wallpaper sub menu.
	Export	Exports the selected entries. For more information, refer to the Export sub menu and Exporting Files.
	Batch Conversion	Displays the Batch Conversion Dialog, which lets you change the selected entries' format, bit-depth, and file extension.
	Send	Displays the Message Dialog which lets you e-mail the selected entries in the active album as attachments. If your email preferences are not set the Email Profile Dialog will appear.


Set As Wallpaper Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Set As Wallpaper sub menu (Entry -> Set As Wallpaper) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Tile	Use this command to set the image referenced by the currently selected entry as tiled wallpaper. PhotoAlbum will create another copy of the image at the folder set by the user through the Program Preferences Dialog.
	Center	Sets the image referenced by the currently selected entry as wallpaper, placing the center of the image at the center of the screen. PhotoAlbum will create a copy of the image in the folder set by the user in the Program Preferences Dialog. See also Exporting Files.
	Stretch	Sets the image referenced by the currently selected entry as wallpaper, sizing it to fit the screen. PhotoAlbum will create a copy of the image in the folder set by the user in the Program Preferences Dialog. Notice that this option is not available on Win95 and WinNT.See also Exporting Files.


Insert Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Insert sub menu (Entry -> Insert) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	File	Displays the Open Dialog, which lets you insert one or more files in the active album. See also Working with Entries and Adding Entries.
	Folder	Displays the Browse For Folder Dialog which lets you insert all the files in a folder in the active album. See also Working with Entries.


Export Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Insert sub menu (Entry -> Export) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	As Text File	Displays the Export To Text File Dialog, which lets you write any part of the selected entries' data to a text file. See also Exporting Files.
	As HTML Album	Displays the Export as HTML Album dialog, which lets you export currently selected items as an HTML photo album. The HTML page will contain thumbnails of images. Clicking on a thumbnail brings up the full sized image.


Sort Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Sort sub menu (Entry -> Sort) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	File Name	Sorts the active album entries according to their full file name in alphabetical or reversed alphabetical order. See the File Name sub menu.
	Category	Sorts the active album entries according to their category in alphabetical or reversed alphabetical order. See the Category sub menu.
	Date	Sorts the active album entries according to the date value in ascending or descending order. See the Date sub menu.
	Width	Sorts the active album entries according to the width value in ascending or descending order. See the Width sub menu.
	Height	Sorts the active album entries according to the height value in ascending or descending order. See the Height sub menu.
	Size On Disk	Sorts the active album entries according to the size on disk value in ascending or descending order. See the Size On Disk sub menu.
	Size In Memory	Sorts the active album entries according to the size in memory value in ascending or descending order. See the Size In Memory sub menu.
	Bit-Depth	Sorts the active album entries according to the bit-depth value in ascending or descending order. See the Bit-Depth sub menu.
	Format	Sorts the active album entries according to their image format in alphabetical or reversed alphabetical order. See the Format sub menu.
	Compression	Sorts the active album entries according to their compression in alphabetical or reversed alphabetical order. See the Compression sub menu.
	File Modification Date	Sorts the active album entries according to the file modification date value in ascending or descending order. See the File Modification Date sub menu.
	File Creation Date	Sorts the active album entries according to the file creation date value in ascending or descending order. See the File Creation Date sub menu.
	Default	Sorts the active album entries according to the order they were inserted in the album. You can also get the same result by clicking the header of the Image column.


File Name Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the File Name sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> File Name) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Alphabetical Order	Sorts the active album entries according to their full file name, including the path, in alphabetical order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the File Name column in the Album View Window once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Reverse Order	Sorts the active album entries according to their full file name, including the path, in reverse alphabetical order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the file name column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Category Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Category sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Category) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Alphabetical Order	Sorts the active album entries according to their categories in alphabetical order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the category column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Reverse Order	Sorts the active album entries according to their categories in a reverse alphabetical order. You can also get the same result by clicking the header of the category column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Date Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Date sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Date) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Ascending	Sorts the active album entries according to the date column value in ascending order, where the oldest date is first and latest date is last. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the date column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Descending	Sorts the active album entries according to the date column value in descending order, where the latest date is first and the oldest date is last. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the date column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Width Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Width sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Width) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Ascending	Sorts the active album entries according to the width column value, in ascending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the width column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Descending	Sorts the active album entries according to the width column value, in descending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the width column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Height Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Height sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Height) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Ascending	Sorts the active album entries according to the height column value, in ascending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the height column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Descending	Sorts the active album entries according to the height column value, in descending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the height column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Size On Disk Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Size on Disk sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Size on Disk) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Ascending	Sorts the active album entries according to the Size on Disk column value in ascending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Size on Disk column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Descending	Sorts the active album entries according to the Size on Disk column value in descending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Size on Disk column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Size In Memory Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Size in Memory sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Size in Memory) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Ascending	Sorts the active album entries according to the Size in Memory column value in ascending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Size in Memory column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Descending	Sorts the active album entries according to the Size in Memory column value in descending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Size in Memory column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Bit-Depth Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Bit-Depth sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Bit-Depth) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Ascending	Sorts the active album entries according to the Bit-Depth column value in ascending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Bit-Depth column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Descending	Sorts the active album entries according to the Bit-Depth column value in descending order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Bit-Depth column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Format Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Format sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Format) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Alphabetical Order	Sorts the active album entries according to their image format in alphabetical order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Format column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Reverse Order	Sorts the active album entries according to their image format in reverse alphabetical order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Format column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Compression Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Compression sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> Compression) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Alphabetical Order	Sorts the active album entries according to their compression method in an alphabetical order. You can also get the same result by clicking the header of the compression column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Reverse Order	Sorts the active album entries according to their compression method in reverse alphabetical order. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the Compression column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


File Modification Date Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the File Modification Date sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> File Modification Date) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Ascending	Sorts the active album entries according to the File Modification Date column value in ascending order, where the most recently modified file is the last entry in the sorted album. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the File Modification Date column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Descending	Sorts the active album entries according to the File Modification Date column value in descending order, where the most recently modified file is the first entry in the sorted album. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the File Modification Date column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


File Creation Date Sub Menu

The following table lists the command names of the File Creation Date sub menu (Entry -> Sort -> File Creation Date) and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Ascending	Sorts the active album entries according to the File Creation Date column value in ascending order, where the most recently created file is the last entry in the sorted album. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the File Creation Date column once. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.
	Descending	Sorts the active album entries according to the File Creation Date column value in descending order, where the most recently created file is the first entry in the sorted album. You can get the same result by clicking the header of the File Ceation Date column twice. See also Album View Window and Sorting Entries.


Slide Show Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Slide Show menu and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Create	Displays the Customize Effects Dialog, which lets you see a sequence of the active album’s selected entries' images as a slide show.
	Open	Displays the Open Dialog, which lets you load a pre-saved "PhotoAlbum Slide Show" file (.sho) from disk. After loading the slide show file, the Customize Effects Dialog will be displayed to let you customize and play the slide show.


Window Menu

The following table lists the command names of the Window menu and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Cascade	Moves and resizes all of the opened album windows so that they overlap in a stacked fashion. Each window’s position is slightly offset down and to the right of the one below it.  Use cascade when you want to view all of the image view windows’ title bars. See also Album View Window.
	Tile	Moves and resizes all of the opened album windows so that they all become visible and completely cover the workspace without overlapping. See also Album View Window.
	Arrange Icon	Arranges all of the minimized Album View Window icons into a grid.
	Opened File Image(s)	Contains a list of all opened album view windows. The active album has a check beside it. Choose an album to make it active and bring it in front of the other windows. See also Album View Window.


Help menu

The following table lists the command names of the Help menu and gives a brief description of each command:

	Command	Description
	Contents	Displays the help file.
	What’s This	Switches to context Help mode.  Cursor changes and becomes an arrow with a question mark. Click on an item to find the specific help for it. You may click on menu items, toolbars, rollup windows,…etc Context help is also provided for an item by hitting the <F1> key when that item has the focus. In dialogs, context help is provided by pressing the Help button or by hitting the <F1> key.
	About PhotoAlbum	Displays PhotoAlbum's About dialog.


Context Menu

Right-click on an album view window to see a context-menu with some frequently used commands.

See Also

Album View Window


General Tab – Program Preferences Dialog

Use the General tab of the Program Preferences dialog to set LEADViEW as the default image viewer, set the folder in which PhotoAlbum will create a copy of the currently selected image to use as wallpaper, and set the format for displaying the date and time.

This tab lets you set the following:

Use LEADViEW as the default image viewer Check box:

Check this to use LEADViEW to open all the files identified as images by PhotoAlbum. Otherwise, PhotoAlbum will use the system's associated application to open the image files.

Wallpaper Folder box:

Use the Wallpaper Folder box to view the current folder in which wallpaper images are saved. PhotoAlbum creates a copy of the selected image and stores it in this folder so Windows can use it as wallpaper. To change this folder, click the Browse button beside the box. The Browse For Folder Dialog will appear, which lets you set the wallpaper folder.

Email

Check the "Show information message when mail is sent successfully" check box to enable PhotoAlbum to display an information message when the email is sent without a problem.

Date Format

Use the Date Format drop-down box to select the date format to use throughout the PhotoAlbum application. This change affects the Date, File Modification Date, and the File Creation Date in the Album View Window's columns, as well as the date format in the Edit Properties Dialog, the Export To Text File Dialog, and the Filter Dialog.

Select either the Use long date formats radio button or the Use short date formats radio button to set the type of date format to use. The options that appear in the Date Format drop-down list box will change depending on which radio button is set. Long date formats may contain the full month or day name.

Time Format

Use the Time format drop-down box to select the time format to use.

Date Separator

Use the date separator drop-down box to select the character to use as a separator between the day and the month, and the month and the year. Notice that this is only available when the Use short date formats radio button is set.

Sample Section:

The Sample section displays an example of the current date and time formats.

See Also

Main Menu

Album View Window

Edit Properties Dialog

Filter Dialog

Browse For Folder Dialog


Edit Tab

Use the Edit tab of the Program Preferences dialog to set the paste options that define what to do when pasting entries to an album (Edit -> Paste) or when dragging entries from one album to another. This tab lets you set the following:

Synchronize Check box:

Check the Synchronize check box to regenerate a pasted entry from the file referenced by it on the physical drive. If this box is not checked, the entry is pasted as it is. Notice that synchronizing the entries with the referenced files on the physical drive results in a slower paste operation.

Size Thumbnail Check box:

Check the Size Thumbnail check box to resize thumbnails pasted into an album, if the thumbnail size is different from the thumbnails already in the album. If this is not set and the entries being added have a larger thumbnail size than the thumbnails already in the album, the thumbnails of the entries being added will be trimmed.

Notice that this option is not available when the Synchronize check box is checked.

Add pasted categories (if non-existent) Check box:

Check the Add Pasted Categories check box to enable adding the categories contained in the pasted entries to the album where they are being pasted, if those categories are not available in the album. If this check box is not checked, PhotoAlbum will clear the category field on those pasted entries that have categories not available in the album.

See Also

Working With Entries

Adding Entries


Insert Tab

Use the Insert tab of the Program Preferences dialog to set how entries should be added to an album using the Entry -> Insert -> File command, the Entry -> Insert -> Folder command, or dropping files from the Windows Explorer to the Album View Window.

The Folder section defines the behavior when choosing Entry -> Insert -> Folder, and when dropping a folder that has been dragged from the Windows Explorer.

This tab lets you set the following:

Always Prompt Before Insert Check box:

Check this to have PhotoAlbum prompt you for information about the comment, category, and/or date to set each time a file is inserted. If this is checked, the Edit Properties Dialog will appear each time you insert a file. If this is not checked, PhotoAlbum will use the default comment, category and date information.

Use Default Category Check box:

Check this to enable the edit box beside this check box, which lets you set the category for each file inserted. If no category is set, or if this check box is not checked, PhotoAlbum will initialize the Category column to be empty.

Use Default Comment Check box:

Check this to enable the edit box beside this check box, which lets you set a comment to be used whenever a file is inserted in an album. If no comment is set, or if this check box is not checked, PhotoAlbum will initialize the Comment column to be empty.

Default Date & Time section:

Use the dropdown box at the top of the group to set the default date to use when inserting files to an album. Available options are:

 Use Current Date & Time: When this option is selected the inserted files will have their date column set to the date and time of insertion.

 Use File Creation Date & Time: When this option is selected the inserted files will have their date column set to the creation date of the file on the physical drive.

 Use File Modification Date & Time: When this option is selected the inserted files will have their date column set to the last modification date of the file on the physical drive.

 Use User-Defined Date & Time: When this option is selected you can set your own date and time to use when inserting files. To set the date and the time use the Date edit box and the Time edit box located in this section. Please note that in the Date edit box, you can edit the day (number) and the year directly in the edit box by highlighting the day or the year. To edit the month, click on the down arrow to display the calendar, and then click on the left or right arrows to set the desired month. To set the time in the Time edit box, either highlight the hours, minutes or seconds and enter the new value directly, or highlight the hours, minutes, or seconds and use the arrows to set the desired value.

Folder section:

Include Files In Sub-Folders Check box:

Check this to have PhotoAlbum insert files from all subfolders of the folder being pasted. If this is not checked, then only the files in the folder being inserted will be added to the album.

Include Image Files Only Check box:

Check this to have PhotoAlbum insert only valid image files, of formats supported by PhotoAlbum, from the folder(s) being inserted. If this is not checked, PhotoAlbum will insert all files in the folder(s).

See Also

Album View Window

Edit Properties Dialog

File Formats

Working With Entries

Adding Entries


General Tab – Album Properties Dialog

Use the General tab to set the active album title, description, thumbnail size, and synchronization behavior. This tab lets you set the following:

Title Edit box:

Use the Title edit box to view and set the album title. The album title can be viewed in the Album View Window caption. This field accepts no more than 255 characters.

Description Edit box:

Use the Description edit box to view and set the album description.

Thumbnail Size section:

The Thumbnail Size section consists of the Width and Height edit boxes. For more information, see below.

Width:

Use the Width edit box to set the thumbnail width. Valid values range from 1 to 200.

Height:

Use the Height edit box to set the thumbnail height. Valid values range from 1 to 200.

Update all thumbnails when Synchronize Check box:

Check this to update all album entries, when the album entries are synchronized with the files on the physical drive, even if the files have not been changed. This option is useful when the thumbnail size has increased and you want to get the best quality for the thumbnails in the album view. Notice that when this option is checked album synchronization takes longer.

See Also

Album View Window

Changing the Entries Thumbnail Size


Categories Tab

Use the Categories tab to add, modify, or delete categories. The categories listed in this dialog belong to the active album.

Notice that when an album is created it has no categories.

This tab contains the following:

Categories List

This list contains the categories available in the active album. You can add categories to this list using the Add button or by pressing the Insert key when the list has the focus; you can edit an existing category using the Edit button, or you can delete an existing category using the Delete button, or by pressing the Delete key when the list has the focus.

Notice that you can select all the categories by pressing Ctrl + A when the list has the focus.

Add button:

Use the Add button to add a new category to the list.

Edit button:

Use the Edit button to modify a category name. This button is available only when there is only one item selected at the Categories List.

Delete button:

Use the Delete button to delete the currently selected categories in the Categories List.

See Also

Album View Window


PhotoAlbum Dialogs

The following dialogs are included in the PhotoAlbum application:

Abort Batch Conversion dialog	Advanced JPEG 2000 Options Dialog

Album Properties Dialog	Batch Conversion Dialog

Browse for Folder Dialog	Columns Dialog

Conversion Log-Report Dialog	Customize Effects Dialog

Customize Location Dialog	Customize Slide Show Play Options Dialog

Customize Toolbar Dialog	Delete Pages Dialog

Edit Properties Dialog	Email Profile Dialog

Export To Text File Dialog	File Save Options Dialog

Filter Dialog	Get Directory Dialog

Insert Pages Dialog	Message Dialog

New Dialog	Open Dialog

Open With Dialog	Page Setup Dialog

Paint Effect Dialog	PhotoAlbum Print Dialog

Preferences Dialog	Program Preferences Dialog

Save As Dialog


New Dialog

Use the New dialog box to create a new empty album.

When you create a new album, you can specify the album file name, the album title, a general description on the album, and the size of the thumbnails in the album view in this dialog. The file name must be specified, but the album title, description and thumbnail sizes are optional.

The file name indicates where the entries' data, including the thumbnails will be saved. This file must exist before you can start editing an album. Album files have the extension "abm".

The album title is displayed at the album caption.

The thumbnail width determines the initial size of the image column in the album view. The thumbnail height determines the height of the entry row in the album view. The thumbnail width and height are the dimensions used to store the thumbnails in the album file, large thumbnail sizes results in larger album file.

The album title, description, thumbnail width and thumbnail height can all be set or modified later using the Album Properties Dialog.

To display the New dialog, from the main menu, choose File -> New... or press the <Ctrl> + <N> key combination.

The following are the fields in the New dialog:

File Name Edit box:

Use the File Name edit box to set the album file name, including its path. To set the file name just press the Browse button beside the edit box. The Save As Dialog will appear which lets you set the album file name and path.

Browse button:

Use the Browse button to set the album file name and path.

Title Edit box:

Use the Title edit box to set the album title. The album title must not exceed 255 characters.

Description Edit box:

Use the Description edit box to set notes for the album.

Thumbnail Width Edit box:

Use the thumbnail width edit box to set the image column width in the album view and the thumbnail width in the album file. Enter the value directly in the edit box or use the arrows to set the desired value.

Thumbnail Height Edit box:

Use the thumbnail height edit box to set the entry row height in the album view and the thumbnail height in the album file. Enter the value directly in the edit box or use the arrows to set the desired value.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Save As Dialog


Open Dialog

Use the Open dialog box to insert one or more images in an album using the Entry->Insert->File command, or to open one or more existing album files using the File -> Open command.

To open an album file, from main menu, choose File -> Open… or press the <Ctrl> + <O> key combination.

To insert files in an album, from main menu, choose Entry -> Insert -> File… or press <insert>.

The following are the fields in the Open dialog:

Look in Drop-down List box:

Use the Look in drop-down list box to select the drive or folder where your images are stored. When you select a drive or folder from the Look in list, the contents of the selected drive or folder will appear in the list below the Look in drop-down list box.

File Name Edit box:

Use the File Name edit box to enter name and path of the file you wish to open.

Files of type Drop-down List box:

Use the Files of type drop-down list box to select the file format that you wish to open.

Open

Use Open button to open the selected file. When this button is pressed, the dialog box closes and the file(s) is(are) opened.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog box without opening the file(s).

 Go To Last Folder Visited

Use the Go To Last Folder Visited button to move to the last visited folder. (This button is only available on Windows 2000 and later versions).

 Up One Level

Use the Up One Level button to move up one folder as you navigate.

 New Folder

Use the New Folder button to create a new folder.

 View Menu

Use the View Menu button to select how to display the files and folders in the list shown below the Look in drop-down list box. The files and folders can be displayed as Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details, or Thumbnails.  (This button is only available on Windows 2000 and later versions).

 Preview Selected File

Use the Preview Selected File button to view the selected file image before opening it. This button is available only when using the Entry -> Insert -> File command.

Shortcut Bar

Along the left side of the dialog, there is a panel containing icons for History, My Documents, Desktop, and File Info.

.

 History

Use the History button to view the recently visited folders and recently opened files.

 My Documents

Use the My Documents button to view the files in your "My Document" folder.

 Desktop

Use the Desktop button to view the files on your desktop.

 File Info

Use the File Info button to see a File Info dialog containing more information about the image file that is selected in the file list.

See Also

Main Menu

File Formats


Save As Dialog

Use the Save As dialog box to specify the save options for an album file.

When using the Save As dialog from the File->Save As menu item, the file selected will contain a copy of the active album. If the Save As dialog is used from within the New dialog, the file specified will be created as an empty album.

To display the Save As dialog, from the main menu, choose File -> Save As...

The following are the fields in the Save As dialog:

Save in Drop-down List box:

Use the Save in drop-down list box to select the drive or folder in which to save your album. When you select a drive or folder from the Save in list the content of the selected drive of folder will appear in the list below the Save in drop-down list box.

File Name Edit box:

Use the File Name edit box to enter the name and path of the album you wish to create or save.

Save as type Drop-down List box:

Use the Save as type drop-down list box to select the file type to save. When saving album files this drop-down list box contains only one item, "Photo Album Files (*.abm)".

Save Button:

Use the Save button to create the named album. The dialog box closes and the album is created.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog box, without creating a new album.

 Go To Last Folder Visited

Use the Go To Last Folder-Visited button to move to the last visited folder. (This button is only available on Windows 2000 and later versions).

 Up One Level

Use the Up One Level button to move up one folder as you navigate.

 New Folder

Use the New Folder button to create a new folder.

 View Menu

Use the View Menu button to select how to display the folders and album files in the list shown below the Look in drop-down list box. The album files and folders can be displayed as Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details, or Thumbnails.  (This button is only available on Windows 2000 and later versions).

See Also

Main Menu

New Dialog


Program Preferences Dialog

Use this dialog to set the behavior of multiple PhotoAlbum operations.

To display the Program Preferences dialog, from the main menu, choose File -> Preferences -> Program Preferences…

This dialog has three tabs:

 General: Use this to set LEADViEW as the default viewer, set the folder is in which PhotoAlbum will create a copy of the currently selected image, to use as wallpaper, set the format for displaying the date and time, and indicate whether to display the email information message.

 Edit: Use this to set the paste options that define what to do when pasting entries to an album or when dragging entries from one album to another.

 Insert: Use this to indicate how entries should be added to an album.

The following are the fields in the Program Preferences dialog:

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Main Menu

General Tab - Program Preferences Dialog

Edit Tab - Program Preferences Dialog

Insert Tab - Program Preferences Dialog


Insert Pages Dialog

Use the Insert Pages dialog to indicate how many pages to insert and where to insert them.

To display the Insert Pages dialog from the PhotoAlbum Print Dialog, select Page -> Insert…

The following are the fields in the Insert Pages dialog:

Number of Pages Edit box:

Use this to enter the number of pages to insert.

Before the First Page Radio button:

Select this to insert the page(s) before the current first page.

After the Last Page Radio button:

Select this to append the inserted pages at the end of all current pages.

Before Current Page Radio button:

Select this to insert the page(s) before the active page.

After Current Page Radio button:

Select this to insert the page(s) after the active page.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.


Delete Pages Dialog

Use the Delete Pages dialog to delete specific pages.

If all pages are deleted, a new empty page is added automatically as page number 1.

To display the Delete Pages dialog, from the Print dialog, select Page -> Delete…

The following are the fields in the Delete Pages dialog:

Current Page Radio button:

Select this to delete the active page.

All Pages Radio button:

Select this to delete all pages and add a new empty page.

Range Radio button:

Select this to delete a range of pages starting from the page number specified in the "From" edit box, to the page number specified in the "To" edit box. For example, to delete all pages from 2 to 5, select this option and specify 2 in the "From" edit box and 5 in the "To" edit box.

If the range is not valid, an error message will appear.

Pages Radio button:

Select this to delete the pages specified in the edit box next to this radio button. Separate the page numbers with a comma  (,). For example: "1,3,5" will delete pages 1, 3 and 5.

If a page number is not valid, an error message will appear.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.


Preferences Dialog

Use the Preferences dialog to set the units of measure in which the image information will be displayed.

To display the Preferences dialog, from PhotoAlbum Print Dialog, select File -> Preferences…

The following are the fields in the Preferences dialog:

Measurement Units Drop-down list box:

Use this to select a unit of measure. This unit will be used in measuring previewed picture size. Possible options are centimeter (cm), inch, or pixels.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and save the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.


Columns Dialog

Use the Columns dialog to determine which columns will be visible in the Album View Window. The changes applied through this dialog will affect all albums opened in PhotoAlbum, until the columns are again changed using this dialog.

To display the Columns dialog, from the main menu select View -> Columns…

The following are the fields in the Columns dialog:

Available Columns List box:

Use the list of columns to choose which columns to view and which to hide. The check box beside each column name determines its state. If the box is checked, the column will be displayed.

Select All button:

Use the Select All button to check all the items in the Available Columns list.

Select None button:

Use the Select None button to remove the checks from all the items in the Available Columns list.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Album View Window

Main Menu


Album Properties Dialog

Use this dialog to update the album properties and categories.

To display the Album Properties dialog, from the main menu select Album -> Properties…

This dialog has two tabs:

 General: Use this to set the active album title, description, thumbnail size, and synchronization behavior.

 Categories: Use this to add, modify, or delete categories. The categories listed in this dialog belong to the active album.

The following are the fields in the Album Properties dialog:

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Album View Window

General Tab - Album Properties Dialog

Categories Tab - Album Properties Dialog


Open With Dialog

Use this dialog to set the application to use for opening a certain file.

Open With is very useful when you are working on non-image files and your files have no association on the system, or when you intend to open the files in multiple viewers at the same time.

To display the Open With dialog, from the main menu select Entry -> Open With…

The following are the fields in the Open With dialog:

Choose the program you want to use list box:

Use this list to select the application to use for opening your file. The files listed are registered in the system as possible viewers for your files.

Always use this program to open these files Check box:

Check this to always associate the file type being opened with the application selected. Checking this causes the Open command to use this application to open your files if your files are not images or if LEADViEW is not set as a default image viewer.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Other …

Use the Other button to use the Open Dialog to select the application to associate with the file type being opened. This option is useful when the application you intend to use is not selected in the list of programs.

See Also

Open Dialog


Message Dialog

Use the Message dialog to e-mail the selected files as attachments.

Before you can send e-mail, you must configure your e-mail profile. The E-mail Profile Dialogwill appear if you try to send e-mail without first setting up an e-mail profile.

To successfully send a message, at least one recipient must be specified (no other part of the message is required).

A file is not actually attached when it is added to the attachment list-view control; the file is attached when the "Send" option is issued.  If an error occurs while attaching the file, the message cannot be sent and an error dialog box is displayed indicating the file.

Any other errors will cause the dialog to be closed and a message box will show the corresponding error.

A message box will notify you when the message has been successfully sent.

To display the Message dialog, from the main menu, choose Entry -> Send…

To exit this dialog without sending the email, choose File -> Exit from menu, or press <Alt>+<F4>.

The following are the fields in the Message dialog:

To Edit box:

Use the To : edit box to enter the addresses of the primary recipients of the message. To specify more than one recipient in the field, separate the addresses by spaces or by semicolons. This is part of the message header.

Cc Edit box:

Use the Cc : edit box to enter the addresses of others who are to receive the message, though the content of the message may not be directed at them. To specify more than one recipient in the field, separate the addresses by spaces or by semicolons. This is part of the message header. Cc refers to "Carbon Copy".

Bcc Edit box:

Use the Bcc : edit box to enter the addresses of recipients of the message whose addresses are not to be revealed to other recipients of the message. To specify more than one recipient in the field, separate the addresses by spaces or by semicolons. This is part of the message header. Bcc refers to "Blind Carbon Copy".

Subject Edit box:

Use the Subject edit box to enter the subject for your email. This is part of the message header.

Email Body Edit box:

Use the Email Message Body edit box, located right below the Subject edit box, to enter the text for your email message. Text formatting is not available, but some basic editing options are available, such as copy, cut, paste, undo, and text file import.

 Copy

To copy selected message body contents, highlight the desired area and choose Edit -> Copy, or press the Copy button on the toolbar, or press the  <Ctrl> + <C> keys (<Ctrl> + <INS> alternatively).

 Cut

To cut selected message body contents, highlight the desired area and choose Edit -> Cut, or press the Cut button on the toolbar, or press the <Ctrl> + <X> keys.

 Paste

To paste data to message body, move caret to where you want to paste, then choose Edit -> Paste, or press the Paste button on the toolbar, or press the <Ctrl> + <V> keys (<Shift> + <INS> alternatively).

 Undo

To undo an editing or typing action, choose Edit -> Undo, or click the Undo button on the toolbar, or press the <Ctrl> + <Z> keys.

Select All

This option will cause the contents of any box in the dialog to be all highlighted (like Message Body and Attachments).

Import File

To import a text file, choose File -> Import File…

If an error occurred while importing, the error dialog box is displayed and the text already existing in the body field will not be affected. Otherwise, the existing text is replaced with the imported text (this cannot be undone).

Attachments

Use the Attachments box at the bottom of the dialog to contain the attachments added to the email. PhotoAlbum will automatically attach the current active image to your message.

To bring up the Attachments pop up menu, right-click anywhere in the Attachments box. A new menu will pop up with following options:

 Attach File. Attaches one or more files to the email. When you choose this option, an open dialog box is displayed, which lets you select the desired files. Selected files will be added to the Attachments box.

 View. Determines how the attachments will be displayed.

 Select All. Selects and highlights all the contents of the Attachments box.

If you right-click on any attachment, the following two options will also be available:

 Open. Opens the attachment using its associated program. You also can open the attachment by double-clicking on it.

 Remove. Removes the attachment from Attachments list. You also can remove it by pressing the <Del> key.

 Attach File

Use this button to attach one or more files to the email. When you choose this option, an Open Dialog box is displayed, which lets you select the files to attach. Selected files will be added to the Attachments box.

 Importance

Use this button to specify the importance level of the email. To set the importance level (low, normal, or high), either press the arrow portion of the ‘Importance’ toolbar button and then select the desired level from the popup menu, or press the main part of the button until it switches to the desired importance level. The tool tip displayed when the mouse cursor moves over the button reflects the level selected.

 Send

Use this button to send your email, once you have finished editing it. This can also be done using the File -> Send option from the menu or by pressing Send in the toolbar.

If an invalid address is specified, the message cannot be sent and an error dialog box will be displayed indicating the field containing the invalid address.

See Also

Email Profile Dialog


Edit Properties Dialog

Use the Edit Properties Dialog box to set the date, category, and comment for your album entries. The data set in this dialog will be applied to all selected entries in the active album.

To display the Edit Properties dialog, from the main menu, select Entry -> Edit Properties…

The following are the fields in the Edit Properties dialog:

Date Edit box:

Use the Date edit box to set the date of the entry being edited.

Time Edit box:

Use the Time edit box to set the time of the entry being edited.

Category list:

Use the Category list to select the category to be set for the entry being edited. To add more categories to the album use the Album Properties Dialog, or use the Edit Categories Dialog available by clicking the Categories button.

Categories button:

Use the Categories button to open the Edit Categories Dialog, which lets you add, modify, and delete the categories of your album.

Comment

Use the Comment edit box to set the comment for the entry being edited.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Album View Window

Edit Categories Dialog

Editing Entries


Export To Text File Dialog

Use the Export To Text File dialog to write a text file of your album entries. Only selected entries in the album will be written to the text file. The data to write in the file can be set using the Available Fields column.

To display the Export To Text File dialog, from the main menu, select Entry -> Export -> As Text File…

The following are the fields in the Export To Text File dialog:

File Name box:

Use the File Name box to create a text file that will contain the exported text information. To set the file name just press the Browse button beside the edit box. The file name will be previewed in the File Name box.

Available Fields list box:

Use the Available Fields list to choose the data to write in the text file. All the Album View Window columns are available for selection except the Image column. To include a column, just check the check box beside it.

Select All button:

Use the Select All button to check all the items in the Available Fields list.

Select None button:

Use the Select None button to remove the checks from all the items in the Available Fields list.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Album View Window

Exporting Files


File Save Options Dialog

Use the File Save Options dialog to set the available options for the file format to use when saving files.

The following are the fields in the File Save Options dialog:

Progressive Options Drop-down list box:

Use the Progressive Passes drop-down list box to select the number of passes (scans through the image) used when saving a progressive JPEG, LEAD CMP, interlaced PNG or JBIG file.  This value is not relevant to any other file format.

Progressing Order Drop-down list box:

Use the Progressing Order drop-down list box to select one of the following options:

 Quality–axis order. The image starts out blurry and becomes clearer and more detailed as additional data is decoded.

 Resolution-axis order. The image starts out small and becomes larger as additional data is decoded.  Higher compression ratios achieved by leaving lower resolutions in the file.

 Position–axis order. The image starts out as a series of blocks starting from the top left corner.  Additional portions of the image become visible as more data is decoded.  Image data stored by spatial location.

 Color-axis order. The image starts out gray.  Color is added as more data is decoded.  Image data stored by color channel, starting with channel Y, then U, then V.  If the transform to YUV option is used, the lowest decompressed image level for RGB is grayscale. Otherwise, the output is only the red channel.

Qfactor Edit box:

Use the Qfactor edit box to specify a number that determines the degree of loss in the compression process when saving to an image that uses a lossy compression technique.  Valid values are 2 (highest quality) to 255 (lowest file size).  This only applies to files saved as LEAD CMP or Wavelet, JPEG, JPEG2000, and TIFF with JPEG compression.

Stamp Options section:

Use the Stamp Options controls, found on the right side of the dialog box, to save a stamp with the image file. This is only available if the selected image format supports stamps.  LEAD 24-bit and JPEG 24-bit file formats support saving a stamp.  The following are the Stamp Options controls:

 Save Stamp check box. Check this box to save a stamp in the image file.

 8-bit. Save the stamp as 8-bit.

 24-bit. Save the stamp as 24-bit.

 Stamp Width edit box. Enter the width of the stamp to save.

 Stamp Height edit box. Enter the height of the stamp to save.

Control

Use the Control drop-down list box to select the compression to use when saving the file.  Available options are:

 Lossless compression. Use lossless compression when saving the file. The decoded image will exactly match the encoded image.

 Compression Ratio. Compress the image file using the ratio set in the Comp Ratio edit box.

 Target File Size. Compress the image file to the size specified in the Target Size edit box.

 Use q-factor. Compress the image file based on the value in the QFactor edit box.

Ratio

Use the Compression Ratio edit box to enter the target compression ratio if the Compression Ratio option has been set in the Compression Control drop-down list box. The Compression Ratio value is the ratio of the uncompressed file size to the compressed file size. For example, a value of 25.00 means the uncompressed image file is 25 times as large as the compressed image file.

Target Size

Use the Target Size edit box to enter the desired size of the output file if the Target File Size option has been set in the Compression Control drop-down list box.

Operations

Use the Operations drop-down list box to indicate how to save a page to a multi-page file. This is used only with TIFF and PCX multi-page files.:

 Overwrite the file.

 Append the page to the end of the file.

 Replace the page.

 Insert the page.

Page No

Use Page No edit box to specify the page number in the selected multi-page file where you would like to replace or insert the image. This is only valid if you have specified either Replace page or Insert page in the Operations dropdown list box.

Advanced

Use the Advanced button to open the Advanced JPEG 2000 Options Dialog box. This button appears only if you are saving to a JPEG2000 file type.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Batch Conversion Dialog

Advanced JPEG 2000 Options Dialog

Compression Quality Factors

Compression using LEAD and JPEG formats


Email Profile Dialog

Use the Email Profile dialog to create an e-mail profile. An e-mail profile must be configured before you can send an image by e-mail from PhotoAlbum.

To display the Email Profile dialog, from the main menu, select File -> Preferences -> Email Profile …

The following are the fields in the Email Profile dialog:

Address Edit box:

Use this to specify your SMTP server, which is used for the outgoing mail. You can get this information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Network Administrator. You cannot send emails without properly setting this field.

Name Edit box:

Use this to specify the "friendly" name associated with your e-mail address. When you send messages, this name appears in the ‘From’ header of the message.

Email Address Edit box:

Use this to specify the e-mail address that people should use when sending mail to you at this account. Valid e-mail addresses must be in the format name@domain. This field is required.

User Name Edit box:

Use this to specify your logon name. Use it if your Internet service provider requires you to use Secure Password Authentication (SPA). Leave this box blank if not needed.

Password Edit box:

Use this to enter your logon password. For security, the actual characters do not appear in this space; instead, each character is represented by an asterisk ( * ).

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

See Also

Main Menu


Conversion Log-Report Dialog

The Conversion Log-Report dialog displays a status report on the conversion of each file. If the file was converted successfully, you will see "SUCCESS" in the status column. The Source File and the Destination File columns display the files affected by the conversion operation.

To display this dialog after the batch conversion process, check the Log Report check box on the Batch Conversion Dialog before performing the conversion.

The following are the fields in the Conversion Log-Report dialog:

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and the Batch Conversion dialog.

See Also

Batch Conversion Dialog


Page Setup Dialog

Use the Page Setup dialog to setup paper size, orientation, and margins.

To display the Page Setup dialog, from the main menu, select File -> Page Setup…

The following are the fields in the Page Setup dialog:

Size Drop-down List box:

Use this to select the paper size.

Source Drop-down List box:

Use this to select the paper source.

Portrait Radio button:

Use this to print starting at the top of the paper and continue to the bottom of the paper.

Landscape Radio button:

Use this to print starting at the left side of the paper and continue to the right side of the paper.

Left Edit box:

Use this to set the width of the left side margin in inches.

Right Edit box:

Use this to set the width of the right side margin in inches.

Top Edit box:

Use this to set the width of the top margin in inches.

Bottom Edit box:

Use this to set the width of the bottom margin in inches.

Printer button:

Use this to bring up the Print Setup Dialog Box, to select a different printer or to set the printer properties.

This dialog contains the following options:

 Name: Use this to select your preferred printer device from the listed devices.

 Properties: Click on this to bring up the printer device customization dialog. The printer device customization dialog is specific for each printer.

 Status: Displays information about the selected printer's status.

 Type: Displays information about the selected printer's type.

 Where: Displays information about the printer location. For example, the figure above shows a printer that is located on a virtual port for a network printer.

 Comment: Displays a comment if available.

 Network: Use this to connect to a network shared printer.

 OK. Use the OK button to close the dialog and save the changes.

 Cancel. Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog box and apply the settings.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

PhotoAlbum Print Dialog

Main Menu


Customize Effects Dialog

Use the Customize Effects dialog to display a sequence of PhotoAlbum images as a slide show.

Each image will be shown for a period of time before advancing to next image. An image can be advanced to the next image automatically, following a preset time period, or an image can be advanced using mouse clicks or key presses.

To display the Customize Effects dialog, from the main menu, select Slide Show -> Create… or press the <Ctrl> + <Shift> + P key combination.

To exit the slide show presentation, press <Esc> at any time.

The following are the fields in the Customize Effects dialog:

Image List

Displays the images selected for the slide show, along with effect, delay and plot properties. Initially, all list items are selected.

Selected images can be moved up or down, and can be customized for effects, delay and plotting options.

To select more than one image, use the <Shift> or the  <Ctrl> key, while selecting images. Selected items appear highlighted.

Move Items Up button:

Use this to move selected images upward. The sequence of the items in the list determines the order in which the images are displayed in the slide show.

This button will be dimmed when selected images can't be moved upward.

Move Items Down button:

Use this to move selected images downward. The sequence of the items in the list determines the order in which the images are displayed in the slide show.

This button will be dimmed when selected images can't be moved downward.

Select All Images button:

Use this to select all images in the Image List.

Apply button:

Use this to apply the changes set in this dialog.

Effect Type Drop-down List Box:

Use this to determine the effect to be used when displaying images in the slide show. Effects are the transitions applied when images are being drawn. The changes will be applied to the selected items in "Image List" when the "Apply" button is pressed. Available options are:

 Random: Effects are picked randomly for each image in the slide show. This is the default option.

 No Effect: No transition effects are used when drawing each image.

 Custom: The user is given complete control of the effects to use when drawing each image. Initially the effect option is set to (No effects). To change this, select the Customize button option. This brings up the Paint Effect Dialog which lets you customize the effects.

Erase Background Check box:

Check this to erase the background before drawing the next image. This option is not available when "Random" is set in the Effect Type drop-down list box. Changes will be applied to the selected items in "Image List" when the "Apply" button is pressed.

Customize button:

Use this to display the Paint Effect Dialog, which lets you customize the effects. This option is only available when "Custom" is set in the Effects Type drop-down list box. Changes will be applied to the selected items in "Image List" when the "Apply" button is pressed.

Size & Position section:

Use the drop-down list box to set the size and the position of the image. Changes will be applied to the selected items in "Image List" when the "Apply" button is pressed. The following options are available:

 Limited to Screen: Images are centered and no sizing is applied, unless images are larger than the screen size, in which case the images are resized to fit the screen.

 Normal: Images will be displayed at the top-left side of the screen, at the original size.

 Centered: Images will be centered on the screen, and displayed at the original size.

 Stretched: Images will be stretched to fill the available space on the screen, with aspect ratio preserved. This may cause a problem with small images, since they may appear distorted when enlarged.

 Custom: This option allows a specific location and size to be set.

Customize button:

Displays the Customize Location Dialog, which lets you set the position and size of displayed image. This is only available when "Custom" is set in the Size & Position box. Changes will be applied to the selected items in "Image List" when the "Apply" button is pressed.

Timeout Edit box and Slider:

Use this to set the amount of time, in milliseconds, the image is displayed, or the delay between displaying slides. You can set a different delay or timeout value for each slide. Set the timeout value directly in the edit box or use the slider to set the desired value. This option is only available when the Delay Check box is checked in the Customize Slide Show Play Options Dialog. Changes will be applied to the selected items in "Image List" when the "Apply" button is pressed.

Save button:

Use this to save the current slide show to disk as files of type "LEADTOOLS Slide Show" (.sho). Saved files can be loaded to play later. For more information, refer to Slide Show > Open… command.

Back button:

Displays the previous dialog used to set the slide show options.

Next button:

Displays the next dialog used to set the slide show options.

Play button:

Starts the slide show.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Customize Location Dialog

Paint Effect Dialog


Customize Slide Show Play Options Dialog

Use the Customize Slide Show Play Options dialog to set the play options for the slide show.

To exit the slide show presentation, press <Esc> at any time.

To display this dialog, click on Next in the Customize Effects dialog.

The following are the fields in the Customize Slide Show Play Options dialog:

Forward Radio button:

Select this to set the display order of images from first to last.

Backward Radio button:

Select this to set the display order of images from last to first.

Random Radio button:

Select this to display the images in random order.

Auto Repeat Check box:

Select this to repeat the slide show when it reaches the last/first image. If this option is not selected, slide show will exit after displaying all images.

Delay Check box

Select this to advance images automatically based on the specified delay time. When the delay time elapses, the next image is displayed.

Mouse Clicks Check box:

Check this to display the next image when a mouse button is clicked.

Keyboard Check box:

Check this to display the next image when a keyboard button is pressed, excluding the <Esc> key.

Show Image Name Check box:

Check this to display the image name as the caption.

Horizontal Alignment Drop-down List box:

Use this to set the horizontal location of the caption. Available options are:

Left

Center

Right.

Vertical Alignment Drop-down List box:

Use this to set the vertical location of the caption. Available options are:

Top

Bottom

Save button:

Use this to save the current slide show to disk as files of type "LEADTOOLS Slide Show" (.sho). Saved files can be loaded to play later, see Slide Show > Open… command.

Back button:

Displays the previous dialog used to set the slide show options.

Next button:

Displays the next dialog used to set the slide show options.

Play button:

Starts the slide show.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Customize Location Dialog

Paint Effect Dialog


Customize Location Dialog

Use the Customize Location dialog to customize the size and position of the selected images.

To display this dialog, select Slide Show -> Create…. Then in the Customize Effects dialog, set the drop-down list box in the Size & Position section to Custom and click on the Customize button.

The following are the fields in the Customize Location dialog:

Top Edit box:

Use this to set the top of the image display area.

Left Edit box:

Use this to set the left side of the image display area.

Width Edit box:

Use this to set the maximum width of a displayed image. This is a maximum value since the aspect ratio is preserved.

Height Edit box:

Use this to set the maximum height of a displayed image. This is a maximum value since the aspect ratio is preserved.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.


Paint Effect Dialog

Use the Paint Effect dialog to customize the transition effect applied when painting the selected images.

To display this dialog, select Slide Show -> Create…. Then in the Customize Effects dialog set the drop-down list box in the Effect Type section to Custom and click on the Customize button.

The following are the fields in the Paint Effect dialog:

Effect Style Drop-down List box:

Contains a categorized list of all available effects.

Preview Window

Shows a sample image to preview the selected transition effect.

Delay Edit box and Slider:

Use the edit box or slider to set the delay, in milliseconds.

Grain Edit box and Slider:

Determines the graining size, which is the smallest size (pixel width or height) to be updated when painting an effect. Using a small grain makes the painting smoother, but takes longer to paint. Using a large grain makes the painting more coarse, but paints faster. Valid values are 1 to 256.

Passes Edit box and Slider:

Determines how many times effect should repaint so that image will be completely plotted. Use 1 for painting in one pass.

Wand Edit box and Slider:

Use this to set the wand width when wiping transitions are used.

Wand Color button:

Use this to set the wand color when wiping transitions are used.

Transparent Check box:

Check this to indicate that the images have a transparent color. When the images are painted, the transparent color will not be painted.

Transparent Color button:

Use this to set the transparent color for the image(s). This is only valid when the Transparent Color Check box is checked.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes. If it is taking a long time to preview the transition effect, press the Cancel button to cancel previewing.


Batch Conversion Dialog

Use the Batch Conversion dialog to change the formats of the files referenced by the selected album entries. Changing the format of a file might consist of changing the bit-depth or the file extension. The changes in the files can be reflected in the album entries automatically by checking the Synchronize Album Entries check box, so you won’t have to synchronize the album after the conversion is done.

This dialog is very useful when you want to change your photos to a format that supports high compression for images, and save some disk space.

The Batch Conversion Dialog can convert both Raster and Vector formats supported by PhotoAlbum to Raster formats. For more information about the supported image file formats, refer to Summary of All Supported Image File Formats.

To display the Batch Conversion dialog, from the main menu, Entry -> Batch Conversion…

The following are the fields in the Batch Conversion dialog:

Source File(s) List

This list will contain the files available for conversion.

Full Path Check box:

Check this to view the file's full path in the File Name column.

Delete/Overwrite File(s) Check box:

Check this to delete the file from the hard disk after converting it, if the file can be deleted. If the file was deleted successfully it will be removed from the File List.

File Type Section:

This section includes a list box, a drop-down list box and a button for setting the file formats options used when saving the file(s).

 File Type List box: Use this to select the resulting file format to use when converting files.

 Sub Type Drop-down list box: Use this to select the sub type, if one exists, of the file format selected in the File Type list.

 Options Button: Use the Options button to display the File SaveOptions Options dialog, which lets you set the available options for the file format to use when converting the files.

Resulting File(s) Section:

This section contains two radio buttons and a drop-down list box for setting the path and overwrite options to use when saving files.

 Use Original Folder. Select this option to generate all new files in their original folders.

 Folder. Select this option to generate all new files in the path entered in the edit box, or selected from the Browse For Folder dialog.

 Overwrite Drop-down list box. Use this to select how to handle an existing file of the same format when saving a file. There are four choices:

 Ask. A message box appears each time and asks what to do with this file. It also lets you abort all conversion operations.

 Replace. Replaces the existing file with the new file.

 Skip. Skip converting this file and go on to the next file.

 Rename. Give the new file a different file name from the existing file.

Synchronize Album Entries Check box:

Check this to synchronize the album entries with the files the entries reference. As the files on the physical drive are changed, the images in the album view window are updated.

Log Report Check box:

Check this to view the Conversion Log-Report Dialog.

Convert Button:

Use the Convert button to start conversion. This will bring up the Abort Batch Conversion dialog, which lets you cancel the operation. Please note that the files already converted can’t be aborted.

Notice that once the convert operation is done the dialog will close.

Close

Use the Close button to close the dialog.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Main Menu

File Save Options Dialog

Conversion Log-Report Dialog

Abort Batch Conversion Dialog


Filter Dialog

Entries can be filtered so that only those images that meet the filtering criteria will be displayed. Use the Filter dialog to set the filtering criteria. For example you can instruct the Album View Window to display all the entries having a specific format. All other entries will be hidden. To view all the entries of the album, use Entry -> Remove Filter.

To display the Filter dialog, from the main menu, select Entry -> Filter…

The following are the fields in the Filter dialog:

Fields

Use the Fields list to select the data column to use for filtering. For example, to view only the entries with category X, check the check box beside Category in the fields list and enter the appropriate information in the Condition group.

You can select multiple columns to use for filtering the entries. For example, you can filter the album to view all entries of category X and dated between Date1 and Date2 by checking the category check box, checking the date check box and then entering the appropriate values for Category, Date1 and Date2.

Notice that changing the selection from one field to another causes the dialog to change the options in the condition group to options that match the newly selected field.

Condition Section

Use the options in the Condition section to set the filtering criteria. The options in the Condition section vary with the field selected in the fields list. They can be any of the following:

 Search String: The Search String edit box appears when File Name, or Comment is selected in the Fields list.

Any string entered in the field must start and end with a single quote(‘), for example, ‘Home’.

When entering a string to use for filtering an album, you can use the wild cards asterisk (*) or question mark (?) as character placeholders. The question mark is used for a single character and the asterisk is used for multiple characters. For example, to filter an album to display only those images in C:\Images, enter ‘C:\Images\ *’. This will display only those files names in the C:\Images folder. To filter an album to display only those images with the comment "TeamA", "TeamB", or "TeamC", enter ‘Team?’ for the string for the comment.

The logical operators AND and OR can also be used when filtering. For example to filter the album to display the entries with the comment "TeamA" or "TeamB" enter ‘TeamA’ OR ‘TeamB’.

 From and To: The From and To edit boxes and list boxes are used when filtering using the Width, Height, Bit-Depth, Size On Disk, and/or Size In Memory fields.

If Size On Disk or Size In Memory is set in the Fields list, an extra dropdown box is added to the Conditions section to define the unit of measure for the size values. Possible options are Byte and KB. If Width or Height is set in the Fields list, the only option for the unit of measure is pixel. If Bit-Depth is set in the Fields list, the From and To list boxes will contain a list of available bit-depth values.

The From and To edit boxes and list boxes help you set a range for your search. The values entered or selected in those boxes are included in the resulting entries. For example, to find all the entries with a bit-depth value of 1, from the "From" list select 1 and select 1 from the "To" list. To view the entries that have a bit-depth value larger than 24; select 32 from the "From" list and select 64 from the "To" list.

 Format: The format list is used to filter the entries according to their Format field. The format list is available once you click on the format field. Multiple selections on the list are combined with the OR operator. For example, selecting LEAD and TGA will display only the items that have either LEAD or TGA in the Format column.

 Category List: The category list is used when selecting the category field on the fields list. The category list contains all the categories of the active album.

Double clicking the category name will paste it in the edit box beneath the category list. This edit box follows the rules of the search string edit box, such as the use of wild cards and logical operators.

 Date Controls: When filtering based on the Date, File Modification Date, or the File Creation Date, four date and time options become available within the Condition section. These options help you set the range of dates used to filter the album entries. To filter based on one specific date, set the From and To edit boxes to the same date.

Apply button:

Use the Apply button to view the entries that satisfy the filtering criteria.

Close

Use the Close button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Album View Window

Filtering Entries


Customize Toolbar Dialog

Use the Customize Toolbar dialog box to add and/or remove commands from your toolbars. You can also use it to rearrange the toolbar’s buttons to suit your interest.

To display this dialog, place the cursor over the toolbar to customize and right click. Then choose the Customize option from the pop up menu.

The following are the fields in the Customize Toolbar dialog:

Available toolbar buttons

Use the Available toolbar buttons pane to add new buttons to your toolbar. Items within this pane can be selected using the mouse.

This pane contains a collection of all available toolbar buttons. It also has a separator that you can add between items in the Current toolbar buttons pane. Each item in the pane contains the toolbar button command and the associated image.

Current toolbar buttons

Use the Current toolbar buttons pane to view and manipulate the currently installed toolbar buttons. Each item in the pane contains the toolbar button command and the associated image.

Within the pane items are listed as command and command image.

Add

Use the Add button to add the selected item from the Available toolbar buttons pane to the Current toolbar buttons pane. This allows the user to customize the toolbar.

Notice that you can also add buttons to the toolbar by dragging them from the Available toolbar buttons pane to the Current toolbar buttons pane.

Remove

Use the Remove button to remove the selected item from the Current toolbar buttons and return it to the Available toolbar buttons pane as an available button.

Notice that you can also remove an item by dragging it from the Current toolbar buttons to the Available toolbar buttons.

Close

Use the Close button to close the dialog.

Reset

Use the Reset button to retain the toolbar to its original state.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

Move Up button:

Use the Move Up button to rearrange the buttons within the toolbar being customized. This is done by selecting the button to be moved and pressing the Move Up button repeatedly, until the toolbar button is in the desired location.

Notice that you can also shift toolbar buttons up by dragging them within the Current toolbar buttons list box.

Move Down button:

Use the Move down button to rearrange the buttons within the toolbar being customized. This is done by selecting the button to be moved and pressing the Move Down button repeatedly, until the toolbar button is in the desired location.

Notice that you can shift buttons down by dragging them within the Current toolbar buttons list box.

See Also

PhotoAlbum Toolbars


Browse for Folder Dialog

Use the Browse for Folder dialog box to select a folder.

The following are the fields in the Browse for Folder dialog:

Choose a Folder

Use the Choose a Folder pane to go through your system folders. The last selected folder will be used when closing the dialog with the OK button.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard changes.

See Also

Main Menu

Batch Conversion Dialog

Program Preferences Dialog


Advanced JPEG 2000 Options Dialog

JPEG 2000 (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a wavelet-based compression stored in a hierarchical format that contains several stored resolutions of the image in the same file without duplication. For that reason, a JPEG 2000 compressed image can then be sent to a device in the resolution that best fits, without additional storage overhead.

PhotoAlbum provides support for loading and saving the JPEG 2000 file formats. The JPEG 2000 file formats provide greater flexibility and better image quality, especially at higher compression, than standard JPEG. The greater flexibility includes the ability to control:

the amount of compression

the size and location of tiles

the progression order

These options may be seen in the dialog shown below.

This dialog is displayed when you save or convert to a JPEG 2000 file format.

The following are the fields in the Advanced JPEG 2000 Options dialog:

uXOsiz Edit box:

Use the uXOsiz edit box to set the Horizontal offset from the origin of the reference grid to the left side of the image area.

uYOsiz Edit box:

Use the uYOsiz edit box to set the Vertical offset from the origin of the reference grid to the top of the image area.

uXTsiz Edit box:

Use the uXTsiz edit box to set the Width of one reference tile, with respect to the reference grid.

uYTsiz Edit box:

Use the uXTsiz edit box to set the Height of one reference tile, with respect to the reference grid.

uXTOsiz Edit box:

Use the uXTOsiz edit box to set the Horizontal offset from the origin of the reference grid to the left side of the first tile.

uXTOsiz Edit box:

Use the uXTOsiz edit box to set the Vertical offset from the origin of the reference grid to the top of the first tile.

Use YUV ColorSpace Check box:

Check the Use YUV ColorSpace check box to convert an RGB image to YUV space before compressing. (YUV space provides greater compression with higher image quality.)

Derived Quantization Check box:

Check the Derived Quantization check box to use derived quantization rather than expounded quantization.

Use SOP Marker Check box:

Check the Use SOP Marker check box to use SOP Markers.

Use EPH Marker Check box:

Check the Use EPH Marker check box to use EPH Markers.

Decomposition Level Edit box:

Use the Decomposition Level Edit box to set the number of resolution levels in the compressed file.

Guard Bits Edit box:

Use the Guard Bits Edit box to set the number of extra bits to consider when encoding an image. This prevents coding overflow. Possible values are 0 - 7. The default is 2.

Base Mantissa Edit box:

Use the Base Mantissa Edit box to set the base mantissa used for derived quantization.

Base Exponent Edit box:

Use the Base Exponent Edit box to set the base exponent used for derived quantization.

Code Block Width Edit box:

Use the Code Block Width Edit box to set the width of the code block, following wavelet transformation. The value must be a power of 2. It must be at least 4 and less than or equal to 1024.

Code Block Height Edit box:

Use the Code Block Height Edit box to set the height of the code block, following wavelet transformation. The value must be a power of 2. It must be at least 4 and less than or equal to 1024.

Selective AC Bypass Check box:

Check the Selective AC Bypass check box to use "lazy coding mode". If the lazy coding mode is adopted, trailing bit-planes bypass the arithmetic coder except in the normalization pass

ResetContextOnBoundaries Check box:

Check the ResetContextOnBoundaries check box to reset the arithmetic coder's probability models between coding passes. This controls where the end of encoded data is and limits the amount of potentially lost data in the event of a transmission error.

TerminationOnEachPass Check box:

Check the TerminationOnEachPass check box to force the arithmetic code-word generation process to stop on a byte boundary at the end of each coding pass.

VerticallyCausalContext Check box:

Check the VerticallyCausalContext check box to restrict the context models to being vertically causal within each sub-block.

Predictable Termination Check box:

Check the Predictable Termination check box to ensure that the encoder has a predictable termination policy and identifies that the policy was used in the code-stream COD/COC markers. This can be used to implement error detection and concealment.

ErrorResiliencesSymbol Check box:

Check the ErrorResiliencesSymbol check box to ensure that a 4-symbol marker is included for each bit-plane, following the normalization pass.

OK:

Use the OK button to close the dialog box and apply the settings.

Cancel:

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Default:

Restore the initial settings in the dialog.

See Also

File Save Options Dialog


PhotoAlbum Print Dialog

Use PhotoAlbum Print dialog to print one or more images.

You can combine more than one image on one or more pages, and see what it would look like before printing them. Many editing operations are available like flipping, rotating, aligning and many other tools and options that give you full control over the images.

When PhotoAlbum Print dialog opens, it will display an empty page.

To display the PhotoAlbum Print dialog, from the main menu, select File -> Print…

The following are the fields in the PhotoAlbum Print dialog:

Workspace

This is the area to that contains the Page Layout View, and the space around it.

To resize the workspace, do one of the followings:

1.	Use maximize window button, minimize window button, or restore window button.

2.	Move the mouse cursor to one of the PhotoAlbum Print window borders, or to the lower-right corner. The mouse cursor will change to indicate that you are ready to resize. Press the left mouse button and drag to the desired size.

To scroll the view, when scrolling is available, drag the scroll bars or use the mouse wheel, if one is present.

Page Layout View

The Page Layout View displays the page, as it will appear when printed.

An outline appears around each selected image in the Page Layout View.  This outline will not appear in the printed output.

 Print

When you are ready to print the page, choose File -> Print, or press the Print button.

Note:	If an image extends beyond the edges of the page, only the part of the image within the page margins is printed.

 Page Setup

To show the Page Setup Dialog box, select File -> Page Setup, or press the Page Setup button.

Use the Page Setup dialog box to select the page orientation, the margin width, and the paper size.

Here the ‘Printer’ button is disabled and you can’t change the printer inside Photo Album Print dialog.

 Zoom In

Use this to increase the magnification of the previewed page.

 Zoom Out

Use this to decrease the magnification of the previewed page.

 Zoom Tool

Use this to zoom in on a specific location in the previewed page.

To use this tool:

1.	Click the Zoom tool button in the toolbar. The cursor changes to the magnifying glass cursor when it’s over the page.

2.	Move the mouse cursor to the desired zoom location and click to zoom and focus. Repeatedly clicking this tool will loop through the available zooming levels.

When the PhotoAlbum dialog is displayed, Page Layout is displayed to fit the size of the window, so that resizing the window automatically changes the magnification of the page. Use this option to change the zoom without changing the window’s size.

 Select Tool

Use this tool to click on an image to select it. The currently selected object is surrounded by green bounding rectangle.  Clicking outside an object will deselect any selection. Selecting this tool changes the cursor to the select cursor [image].

 Edit Tool

Choose this tool and click on an image to begin editing it. When editing is started the edit frame will be shown instead the dotted frame, and points handles will be shown. Any of the following operations are available:

 Move: click and drag within the area to move it.

 Resize: click and drag the upper left or lower right corner of a rectangle, square, or circle area to resize.

 Edit Points: click and drag any of the points along a polygon to move them.

 Accept Changes: double-click on the image to exit editing mode and apply changes.

 Cancel Changes: right-click on the image or choose another tool to exit editing mode and discard changes.

 To abort editing at any time, right-click the mouse.

 If editing results in too small an area, it is automatically discarded.

Selecting this tool changes the cursor to the edit cursor [image].

 Delete Tool

Use this to delete the selected image. Select this tool and then click on the image to be removed. Selecting this tool changes the cursor to the Delete cursor

 Create Image Tool

Use the Create Tool to create an object. Click on the image in the workspace view to create one corner of the object. Drag the cursor until the area is enclosed, then release the mouse button. Please note that selecting this tool changes cursor to the rectangle area cursor

To abort area creation at any time, right-click before releasing the mouse button.

If the created area is too small, it is automatically discarded.

 Flip Vertically

Use this to flip an image vertically. Click this button in the toolbar or choose Image -> Flip Vertically from the menu.

 Flip Horizontally

Use this to flip an image horizontally. Click this button in the toolbar or choose Image -> Flip Horizontally from the menu.

 Rotate CW

Use this to rotate images in increments of 90° clockwise. Click this button in the toolbar or choose Image -> Rotate 90° CW from the menu.

 Rotate CCW

Use this to rotate images in increments of 90° counter-clockwise. Click this button in the toolbar or choose Image -> Rotate 90° CCW from the menu.

 Stretch to Fit

Use this to stretch the image to fit the entire page. Click this button in the toolbar or choose Image -> Stretch to Fit from the menu. The image will be stretched to fill the printable area of the page (margins are discarded), and the image will keep its aspect (height to width) ratio.

 Scale Normally

Use this to view the image at its original size. Click this button in the toolbar or choose Image -> Scale Normally from the menu. The image will be centered with its original size restored.

 Select Next Image

Use this to select the next image. You can repeatedly select this option until the desired image is selected.

 Auto Arrange

Use the Auto Arrange feature to have PhotoAlbum automatically arrange your images. It divides the page into sections of equal size and places an image in each section. This option may alter images sizes.

 Align Center Bottom

Aligns image at the center bottom of the page.

 Align Center Top

Aligns image at the center top of the page.

 Align Centered

Aligns the image at the center of the page.

 Align Left Bottom

Aligns the image at the left bottom of the page.

 Align Left Center

Aligns the image at the left center of the page.

 Align Left Top

Aligns the image at the left top of the page.

 Align Right Bottom

Aligns the image at the right bottom of the page.

 Align Right Center

Aligns the image at the right center of the page.

 Align Right Top

Aligns the image at the right top of the page.

 Clear All

Removes all images from all pages.

 Edit

Choose this tool and click on an image to begin editing it. When editing is started the edit frame will be shown instead the dotted frame, and points handles will be shown. Any of the following operations are available:

 Move: click and drag within the area to move it.

 Resize: click and drag the upper left or lower right corner of a rectangle, square, or circle area to resize.

 Edit Points: click and drag any of the points along a polygon to move them.

 Accept Changes: double-click on the image to exit editing mode and apply changes.

 Cancel Changes: right-click on the image or choose another tool to exit editing mode and discard changes.

 To abort editing at any time, right-click the mouse.

 If editing results in too small an area, it is automatically discarded.

Selecting this tool changes the cursor to the edit cursor [image].

 Delete

Use this to delete the current selected image. The image will be removed from view.

 Duplicate

Use this to make a copy of the selected image.  The new copy will be placed over the original image.

 Move To First Page

Displays the first page.

 Move To Previous Page

Displays the previous page.

 Move To Next Page

Displays the next page.

 Move To Last Page

Displays the last page.

 Insert Pages

Use this to bring up the Insert Pages Dialog, which lets you set the number of pages to be added and where to add them.

 Delete Pages

Use this to bring up the Delete Pages Dialog, which lets you select the pages to be deleted.

 Erase Contents

Removes all images from the active page.

Preferences

Use the File -> Preferences command to bring up the Preferences Dialog box which lets you set the unit of measure.

Image Info Pane

This pane is located in the status bar and displays image scale info in units that can be determined using Preferences Dialog box.

 Help Topics

Displays the help topics related to PhotoAlbum Print.

 Exit

To exit the PhotoAlbum Print Dialog, select File -> Exit from menu, or press Exit button on the toolbar, or press the <Alt>+<F4> keys. If any changes have been made, the Print dialog will warn you before exiting in case you closed the dialog by mistake.

Any changes made in the Page Setup Dialog will be preserved.

Please note that the current page and total pages appear on the status bar in the form of Active Page Number / Total Pages. For example if you have 3 pages and page 1 is the active page, the following will be included in the status bar "Page 1/3".

See Also

Insert Pages Dialog

Delete Pages Dialog


Edit Categories Dialog

Use the Edit Categories dialog box to add, modify, or delete categories. The categories listed in this dialog belong to the active album.

Notice that when an album is created it has no categories.

This dialog is only displayed when the Categories button in the Edit Properties Dialog is pressed.

The changes set in the Edit Categories dialog will be applied to the album when the OK button is pressed in the Edit Categories dialog.

The following are the fields in the Edit Categories dialog:

Categories List box:

This list contains the categories available in the active album. You can add categories to this list using the Add button or by pressing the Insert key when the focus in the list; you can edit an existing category using the Edit button, or you can delete an existing category using the Delete button or by pressing the Delete key when the focus in the list.

Notice that you can select all the categories by pressing Ctrl + A when the list has the focus.

Add button:

Use the Add button to add a new category to the list.

Edit button:

Use the Edit button to modify a category name. This button is available only when there is only one item selected at the Categories List.

Delete button:

Use the Delete button to delete the selected categories in the Categories List.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Edit Properties Dialog


Set File Association Dialog
Set File Association

Use the Set File Association dialog to associate a certain file format with an application of your selection. The dialog doesn’t open the file after making the association; it only sets the association in your system. Once the association is made, subsequent calls to Entry -> Open will open the file using the associated application.

To display the Set File Association dialog, from the main menu, select Entry -> Set File Association, or right click the mouse over the active album and choose Set File association.

Notice that this option is only available when only one entry is selected.

The following are the fields in the Set File Association dialog:

File Format:

Shows the format with which to associate the application.

Associated Application:

Use the browse button to browse for the executable of the application using the Open Dialog. The application selected will be displayed in the box.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and apply the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Open Dialog


Export as HTML Album Dialog

Use the Export as HTML Album dialog to generate an HTML page that represents an album. The dialog generates thumbnails and can convert source link images to the proper format (a format that web browsers can open). The resulting HTML page contains all thumbnails with the image name as a label. Clicking on the thumbnail displays the full size image.

This dialog provides options for customizing the number of columns, background color, and the number of thumbnails / image file format.

The HTML page created will be named "index.htm" and is placed in the specified "Output Folder" found in the HTML options group. The thumbnail images will be placed in the folder specified in the "Output Folder" of the thumbnail section. The converted link images (if any) will be placed in the folder specified in the "Output Folder" of the link images section.

File names of the thumbnails and the converted images remain the same, unless overwriting an existing file is not allowed and the file name must be changed.

The following are the fields in the Export as HTML Album dialog:

HTML Page Options Section:

Output Folder Edit box: Use this to set the folder the will contain the resulting HTML page, the "images" folder, and the "thumbnails" folder.

Browse button: Brings up the GetDirectory Dialog, which lets you browse for a new folder. The selected folder will be set in the Output Folder box.

Album Title: Use the Album Title edit box to set the title text that will appear on the HTML album header. If this is blank, PhotoAlbum creates an album without a header title.

Background Color: Use the Background color picker button to select the color that will be used as the HTML album background. Clicking the color picker button will activate a Color Dialog that will be used to set the background color.

Preview in Browser: Check this option in order to preview the resulting HTML page in a web browser after creating the album. It’ll bring up a web browser window with an HTML album loaded. A web browser must be installed on your system in order to use this option.

Thumbnails Section:

Output Folder Edit box: Use this to set the "thumbnails" folder.

Browse button: Brings up the GetDirectory Dialog, which lets you browse for a new folder. The selected folder will be set in the "thumbnails" Output Folder box.

Overwrite Existing Files check box: Use this to set whether to overwrite any existing thumbnails on disk or not. This option is checked by default (overwrite enabled). When overwrite is not checked, new thumbnails are created to avoid overwriting.

Size Section:

Width: Use the Width edit box to set the thumbnails' width in pixels. If the Match Aspect Ratio check box is checked, then this value will indicate the maximum width of a thumbnail and not the exact width.

Height: Use the Height edit box to set the thumbnails' height in pixels. If the Match Aspect Ratio check box is checked, then this value will indicate the maximum height of a thumbnail and not the exact height.

Match Aspect Ratio: Check this to keep the relative proportions of the image (height to width ratio) when creating thumbnails. Clear this to use the height and width set in the Height and Width boxes, without maintaining the aspect ratio when creating thumbnails.

Format Settings Section:

Format: Use this option to select the resulting file format to use when creating thumbnail images. Thumbnails are created in a web browser - compatible format, and copied to the "thumbnails" folder.

Settings: Use the Settings button to change the generated thumb format settings. Clicking the Settings button will activate a dialog with various options depending on the currently selected format in the Format list box.

Columns: Use this option to set the number of columns in the resulting HTML album.

Link Images Section:

Link directly to source images check box: Use this to set whether the HTML album should point directly to source images in their original path or not. When linking to source images directly, the dialog will not convert any of the link images to a web compatible format. When this option is checked, no other option in this section will be available

Output Folder Edit box: Use this to set the "images" folder.

Browse button: Brings up the GetDirectory Dialog, which lets you browse for a new folder. The selected Folder will be set in the "images" Output Folder box.

Overwrite Existing Files check box: Use this to set whether to overwrite any existing images on disk or not. This option is checked by default (overwrite enabled). When overwrite is not checked, new images are created to avoid overwriting.

Format Settings Section:

Usage Drop-down list box: there are two options:

 Convert All Images: specify this option to convert all images to the selected format.

 Convert incompatible images: specify this option to convert only images that have image formats incompatible with web browsers.

Format: Use this option to select the file format to use when converting link images. Link images are converted to a web browser-compatible format, and copied in the "images" output folder.

Settings: Use the Settings button to change some options of the selected file format. These options are used when converting link image files. Clicking the Settings button will activate a dialog with different options depending on the currently selected format in the Format list box.

Generate button:

Pressing this button starts the process of creating the HTML photo album. During the process, the Abort Dialog will be shown to show the progress and enable the user to abort the process at any time.

When the process of creating the album is finished, the HTML Output Folder will contain the HTML page, named "Index.html". The thumbnails output folder will contain thumbnail images, and the images folder, will contain the link images (unless the Link directly to source images check box was checked).

If the Preview in Browser check box is checked, a web browser window with the HTML album loaded will be displayed.

Close

Closes the dialog box.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also:

Get Directory Dialog

JPEG Settings Dialog

GIF Settings Dialog

PNG Settings Dialog

Color Dialog

Abort Dialog


Abort Dialog

Use the Abort Dialog to abort the lengthy operation of Exporting as an HTML Album.

You can minimize the application by minimizing the Abort dialog. Click on the application in the task bar to restore it. When the application is minimized, it will be automatically restored when the operation is completed.

The following are the fields in the Abort dialog:

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to abort the current process and return to the Export as HTML Album Dialog.

Status

A short message indicating the status of the current process will appear in the center of the Abort dialog. For example, in the figure above, the status of the current process is "Processing".

Percentage Value

Located beside the Cancel button, this displays the percentage of the current process that has been completed. Not all processes indicate how much of the process is done. This is shown only when applicable.

Progress Bar

Located at the bottom of the dialog, this progress bar shows the percentage of the current process that has been completed.


Color Dialog

Use the Color dialog to choose a color to be set on your color picker either by entering the color components in the edits boxes, or using the color models available in Photo Album.

The currently selected color in the color dialog is visible on the color picker button.

This dialog can be used in the Export as HTML Album Dialog.

The following are the fields in the Color dialog:

Old Color

The old color is the color displayed at the top left side of the dialog represented in a black rectangle in the image above.

New Color

The new color is the color currently selected by the user. It is displayed right under the old color rectangle.

Note:	The old and the new color could be very useful in comparing the color that was previously selected and the color you want to pick.

Display

Use the Display drop-down list box to select which color components are to be displayed. Those color components are the labels that identify the edit boxes below the drop-down list box.  Available options are:

RGB.

HSB.

HLS.

CMY.

CMYK.

Lab.

Model

Use the Model button [image] to choose how you will view the spectrum of available colors.

Clicking this button will open a menu with the following options:

HSB - Hue Based

HSB - Brightness Based

HSB - Wheel Based

RGB - 3D Additive

CMY - 3D Subtractive

CMYK - 3D Subtractive

Lab - Device Independent

Color Display Edit boxes

Use these edit boxes to edit the component colors numerically, rather than picking a color from the Color Model visual display.

The edit boxes represent the color component currently selected in the Display button.

Notice that changing the edit box values will affect the color model currently previewed.

Color Name

If the color selected has a name this name will appear here.

Color Model Display

Use the Color Model Display to pick your color visually using the spectrum chosen by the Model button.

There are several different interfaces for selecting colors from the Color Model Display:

 A slider is used to set one value, and a 2D plane is used to specify the other components.  The contents of the 2D plane change with the slider value.  This technique is used for HSB-Hue Based, HSB-Brightness Based, and Lab Models

 A circular area (color-wheel) is used for determining the Hue and Saturation, while Brightness is determined by the position of a slider.  This technique is used for the HSB-Wheel based model.

 Three components are set independently by dragging markers along the three axes of the cube.  The selected color is located at the vertex of the box formed by moving these markers.   A slider is also available to move along the line joining the cube origin and the current color.  This technique is used for the RGB-3D and CMY-3D models.

 Three components – Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow, are set independently by dragging markers along three cube axes.  The selected CMY value is located at the vertex of the box formed by moving these markers.  A slider is also available to change the K (black) component.  This technique is used for the CMYK-3D model.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and save the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

See Also

Working with Color Space Modules


Abort Batch Conversion Dialog

Use the Abort Batch conversion dialog to view the progress of the conversion process or to stop the batch conversion process.

The following are the fields in the Abort Batch conversion dialog:

Abort Button:

Use the Abort button to cancel the conversion and close the Abort dialog.

Status

In the dialog center appears a short message indicating the status of the file currently being converted.

Progress Bar

Located at the bottom of the dialog, this progress bar shows the percentage of the current operation that has been completed.

See Also

Batch Conversion Dialog


File Information Dialog

The File Information dialog contains information on the file format, name, compression method, memory requirements, dimensions, and resolution of the image.

The following are the fields in the File Information dialog:

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog.

Help

Use the Help button to open this help file.

See Also

Batch Conversion Dialog

Open Dialog


Get Directory Dialog

Use the Get Directory dialog to set image folders.

The following are the fields in the Get Directory dialog:

 Go To Last Folder Visited

Use the Go To Last Folder Visited button to move to the last visited folder. (This button is only available on Windows 2000 and later versions).

 Up One Level

Use the Up One Level button to move up one folder as you navigate.

 New Folder

Use the New Folder button to create a new folder.

 View Menu

Use the View Menu button to select how to display the files and folders in the list shown below the Look in drop-down list box. The files and folders can be displayed as Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details, or Thumbnails.  (This button is only available on Windows 2000 and later versions).

Look in Drop-down List box:

Use the Look in drop-down list box to select the drive or folder where your images are stored.

When you select a drive or folder from the Look in list, the content of the selected drive or folder will appear in the list below the Look in drop-down list box.

Selected box:

The Selected box will display the full path to the folder that contains the images in the list.

Select

Use the Select button to close the dialog and select the current folder.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

See Also

Export as HTML Album Dialog


JPEG Settings Dialog

Use the JPEG Settings dialog to change the JPEG image settings.

The following are the fields in the JPEG Settings dialog:

Compression Drop-down list box:

Use this to select which JPEG compression format will be used. There are three choices:

 JPEG File Interchange Format with YUV 4:4:4 color space. This is the default format, and has the highest quality.

 JPEG File Interchange Format with YUV 4:2:2 color space.

 JPEG File Interchange Format with YUV 4:1:1 color space.

Progressive Check box:

Use this to control the appearance of an image as it is being loaded. There are two choices:

 Standard (unchecked): the image is displayed in consecutive lines, one line at a time, from top to bottom.

 Progressive (checked): the image is displayed incrementally in several passes, and detail is added each time. Use this option with larger images so that the viewer can get an idea of how the image looks while waiting for it to download.

QFactor Edit box:

Use the edit box to set the Quality Factor value. Valid values are between 2 (highest quality) and 255 (smallest file size). Enter the value directly in the edit box or use the arrows to set the desired value.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and set the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

See Also

Export as HTML Album Dialog


GIF Settings Dialog

Use the GIF Settings dialog to change the GIF image settings.

The following are the fields in the GIF Settings dialog:

Color Depth Drop-down list box:

Use this to select a standard color depth to be used with the generated GIF image. Possible color depths for GIF images are 1-bit per pixel (2 color) to 8-bits per pixel (256 colors). Using fewer colors results in smaller files, but also reduces the quality of the image.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and set the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

See Also

Export as HTML Album Dialog


PNG Settings Dialog

Use the PNG Settings dialog to change the PNG image settings.

The following are the fields in the PNG Settings dialog:

Color Depth Drop-down list box:

Use this to select a standard color depth to be used with the generated PNG image. Possible color depths for PNG images are 1-bit, 4-bits, 8-bits, and 24-bits per pixel. Using fewer colors results in smaller files, but also reduces the quality of the image.

OK

Use the OK button to close the dialog and set the changes.

Cancel

Use the Cancel button to close the dialog and discard the changes.

See Also

Export as HTML Album Dialog


PhotoAlbum Toolbars

The toolbars contain buttons for common tasks and frequently used commands.

The user can show or hide any toolbar by selecting its checkbox in the View > Toolbar menu.  Each toolbar can be docked to the top, left side, or bottom of the main window, or can be made free-floating, by dragging it to a new position.

A button appears grayed-out if its corresponding command is unavailable.  Hovering over any button causes that button's name to pop-up in a small tool tip near the cursor, while a short textual description of the button's function is displayed in the status bar located at the bottom of the main window.

Every toolbar can be customized to contain any menu commands in any order, with or without separators between them. All this can be done by using the Customize Toolbar Dialog. To open this dialog place the mouse over the toolbar to be customized and right click the mouse. Select "Customize" and open the dialog.

PhotoAlbum supports the following toolbars:

File Toolbar

Edit Toolbar

View Toolbar

Album Toolbar

Entry Toolbar

SlideShow Toolbar

Window Toolbar

Help Toolbar


File Toolbar

The following table shows the tools and their descriptions:

	Tool	Description
	New	This tool brings up the New dialog box to create a new empty album.
	Open	This tool brings up the Open dialog box to open an existing album file.
	Close	This tool closes the active album.
	Save As	This tool brings up the Save As dialog box to specify the save options for an album file.
	Print	This tool brings up the PhotoAlbum Print Dialog box to print one or more images.
	Page Setup	This tool brings up the Page Setup Dialog box to setup paper size, orientation, and margins.
	Exit	Use this to end your working session and exit PhotoAlbum.


Edit Toolbar

The following table shows the tools and their descriptions:

	Tool	Description
	Cut	Removes the selected entries from the active album and places them on the clipboard.
	Copy	Copies the selected entries of the active album to the system clipboard.
	Paste	Copies the data placed on the system clipboard by the Cut or Copy tools, and places this data in the active album.
	Select All	Selects all the entries of the active album.
	Invert Selection	Changes the selection state of all the entries of the currently active album. If an entry was selected before using this command, it will be unselected afterward. If an entry was unselected before using this command, it will be selected afterward.


View Toolbar

The following table shows the tools and their descriptions:

	Tool	Description
	Columns	This tool brings up the Columns Dialog, which lets you change the columns in the album view window.


Album Toolbar

The following table shows the tools and their descriptions:

	Tool	Description
	Synchronize	Updates all the album entries with the changes made to the files they reference on the physical drive.
	Properties	This tool brings up the Album Properties Dialog, which lets you modify the album title, the album description, the thumbnail size, the synchronization options, and the album categories.


Entry Toolbar

The following table shows the tools and their descriptions:

	Tool	Description
	Open	Opens the files referenced by the selected entries using LEADViEW, if LEADViEW has been set as the default image viewer. Otherwise the files will be opened using the applications associated with the files format on the system. To set or clear LEADViEW as the default image viewer, use the Program Preferences Dialog.
	Insert File	This tool brings up the Open Dialog, which lets you insert one or more files in the active album.
	Insert Folder	This tool brings up the Browse For Folder Dialog which lets you select a folder and have all its files inserted in the active album.
	Delete	Deletes the entries selected in the active album.
	Filter	This tool brings up the Filter Dialog which lets you set filtering criteria used to filter the entries of the active album. Only those entries that meet the filtering criteria will be displayed in the album view window.
	Remove Filter	Removes any applied filter on the album, displaying all the album entries.
	Edit Properties	This tool brings up the Edit Properties Dialog which lets you set the category, the comment, and the date for the entries in the album.


Slide Show Toolbar

The following table shows the tools and their descriptions:

	Tool	Description
	Play Slide Show	This tool brings up the Customize Effects Dialog which lets you see a sequence of the current album’s selected images as a slide show.
	Open Slide Show File	This tool brings up the Open Dialog, which lets you load a pre-saved "PhotoAlbum Slide Show" file (.sho) from disk.


Window Toolbar

The following table shows the tools and their descriptions:

	Tool	Description
	Cascade Windows	Moves and resizes all of the opened album windows so that they overlap in a stacked fashion. Each window’s position is slightly offset down and to the right of the one below it.  Use cascade when you want to view all of the album view windows’ title bars.
	Tile Windows	Moves and resizes all of the open album windows so that they all become visible and completely cover the workspace without overlapping.
	Arrange Icon	Arranges all the minimized Album View Window icons into a grid.


Help Toolbar
Help menu

The following table shows the tools and their descriptions:

	Tool	Description
	What’s This?	Switches to context help mode.
	About	Shows the About PhotoAlbum Dialog.


Working with Color Space Modules

Photo Album supports working with the following color modules:

HSB-Hue Based Model

HSB-Brightness Based Model

HSB-Wheel Based Model

RGB - 3D Additive Model

CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

CMY - 3D Subtractive Model

Lab - Device Independent Model


HSB-Hue Based Model

In the HSB color space:

 H stands for Hue.

 S stands for Saturation.

 B stands for Brightness.

Three numbers representing Hue, Saturation, and Brightness can be used to uniquely identify each color in the spectrum.

Hue is what we usually refer to informally as "color".  For example, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Violet are all different hues.

Saturation refers to vividness or deepness of a color.  For example, a deep fire engine red is very saturated, while a pale pink, which may have the same hue, is very unsaturated.  When all of the saturation is removed from a color, it becomes gray.

Brightness refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

See Also

How to Use HSB-Hue Based Model

HSB-Brightness Based Model

HSB-Wheel Based Model

RGB – 3D Additive Model

Lab – Device Independent Model

CMY – 3D Subtractive Model

CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

Color Dialog


How to Use HSB-Hue Based Model

1.	Use the rainbow colored slider on the right to pick a hue.  The 2D plane on the left will change to show all available colors with that hue value.

2.	Click on the 2D plane to select the new color.

Notice that colors on the plane become more saturated as you go from left to right, and become brighter as you go from bottom to top.


HSB-Brightness Based Model

In the HSB color space:

 H stands for Hue.

 S stands for Saturation.

 B stands for Brightness.

Three numbers representing Hue, Saturation, and Brightness can be used to uniquely identify each color in the spectrum.

Hue is what we usually refer to informally as "color".  For example, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Violet are all different hues.

Saturation refers to vividness or deepness of a color.  For example, a deep fire engine red is very saturated, while a pale pink, which may have the same hue, is very unsaturated.  When all of the saturation is removed from a color, it becomes gray.

Brightness refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

See Also

How to Use HSB-Brightness Based Model

HSB-Hue Based Model

HSB-Wheel Based Model

RGB – 3D Additive Model

Lab – Device Independent Model

CMY – 3D Subtractive Model

CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

Color Dialog


How to Use HSB-Brightness Based Model

1.	Use the colored slider on the right to pick brightness.  The 2D plane on the left will change to show all available colors with that brightness value.

2.	Click on the 2D plane to select the new color.

Notice that colors on the plane change in hue as you go from left to right, and become more saturated as you go from bottom to top.


HSB-Wheel Based Model

In the HSB color space:

 H stands for Hue.

 S stands for Saturation.

 B stands for Brightness.

Three numbers representing Hue, Saturation, and Brightness can be used to uniquely identify each color in the spectrum.

Hue is what we usually refer to informally as "color".  For example, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Violet are all different hues.

Saturation refers to vividness or deepness of a color.  For example, a deep fire-engine red is very saturated, while a pale pink, which may have the same hue, is very unsaturated.  When all of the saturation is removed from a color, it becomes gray.

Brightness refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

See Also

How to Use HSB-Wheel Based Model

HSB-Hue Based Model

HSB-Brightness Based Model

RGB – 3D Additive Model

Lab – Device Independent Model

CMY – 3D Subtractive Model

CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

Color Dialog


How to Use HSB-Wheel Based Model

1.	Select a point on the Color Wheel on the left of the dialog to set Hue and Saturation.  Notice how saturation decreases as you move towards the center, and hue changes as you move around the wheel.

2.	Move the slider located at the right side of the dialog to change the brightness of the selected color.


RGB - 3D Additive Model

In the RGB color space:

 R stands for Red.

 G stands for Green.

 B stands for Blue.

Three numbers (0 – 255) representing Red, Green and Blue can be used to uniquely identify each color in the spectrum.

If Red, Green, and Blue all have the same value, the resulting color is a shade of gray.  Black is the absence of all color, or Red, Green, and Blue values are all zero, while White is the presence of the maximum amount of all three component colors, or Red, Green, and Blue all have a value of 255.  The RGB model is additive, or light is added to create colors.  This means that as the component color values increase, the resulting color becomes brighter.

See Also

How to Use RGB - 3D Additive Model.

HSB-Hue Based Model

HSB-Brightness Based Model

HSB-Wheel Based Model

Lab – Device Independent Model

CMY – 3D Subtractive Model

CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

Color Dialog


How to Use RGB - 3D Additive Model

1.	Use the square markers on each of the cube axes to set the value of one of the component Red, Green, or Blue values.  The selected color is located inside the cube at the place where all three lines join, or at the corner of the box formed by moving the markers that is opposite from the cube's origin ("black").  As you move the markers, you will see the actual selected color under the slider-bar's slider at the right of the dialog, and also in the color picker button in the Color Dialog.

2.	You can adjust the brightness, or the distance from the cube origin ("black"), by moving the slider located on the right side of the dialog box.


CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

In the CMYK model:

 C stands for Cyan.

 M stands for Magenta.

 Y stands for Yellow.

 K stands for Black.

Printing processes typically use Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black ink on white paper to reproduce colors.  Unlike RGB color, which is "additive" because light is added by the amount of color in each of the components, CMYK is "subtractive" because light is subtracted from the bright white background whenever color is applied.  This means that higher values for component colors create darker overall colors.

In theory, 100% of each of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow should produce black, but in reality a pure black is not usually obtained.  This is compensated for by introducing the K (black) component.

CMYK, like RGB, is a device dependent color model.

See Also

How to Use CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model.

HSB-Hue Based Model

HSB-Brightness Based Model

HSB-Wheel Based Model

Lab – Device Independent Model

CMY – 3D Subtractive Model

RGB - 3D Additive Model

Color Dialog


How to Use CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

1.	Set the Cyan component of the color by moving the Cyan Handle.

2.	Set the Magenta component of the color by moving the Magenta Handle.

3.	Set the Yellow component of the color by moving the Yellow Handle.

4.	Set the Black component of the color by moving the slider at the right of the dialog.


CMY - 3D Subtractive Model

In the CMY model:

 C stands for Cyan.

 M stands for Magenta.

 Y stands for Yellow.

This color model is used in the three-color printing process. The CMY model is the inverse of the RGB model, with values ranging from 0 to 255.

See Also

How to Use CMY - 3D Subtractive Model.

HSB-Hue Based Model

HSB-Brightness Based Model

HSB-Wheel Based Model

Lab – Device Independent Model

RGB – 3D Additive Model

CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

Color Dialog


How to Use CMY - 3D Subtractive Model

1.	Set the Cyan component of the color by moving the Cyan Handle.

2.	Set the Magenta component of the color by moving the Magenta Handle.

3.	Set the Yellow component of the color by moving the Yellow Handle.

Note:	You can adjust the color brightness using the slider located at the right side of the dialog.


Lab - Device Independent Model

In the Lab Model (also known as CIELab or CIE L*a*b*)

 L stands for Lightness.

 a stands for red/green chrominance.

 b stands for yellow/blue chrominance.

The Lab color model was developed in 1931 by La Commision internationale de L’Eclairage (CIE).  It is device independent, and uses synthetic primary colors to more closely model the way the human eye perceives color.

See Also

How to Use Lab - Device Independent Model.

HSB-Hue Based Model

HSB-Brightness Based Model

HSB-Wheel Based Model

RGB – 3D Additive Model

CMY – 3D Subtractive Model

CMYK - 3D Subtractive Model

Color Dialog


How to Use Lab - Device Independent Model

1.	Set the L-Value by moving the slider located at the right side of the dialog.

2.	Set the chrominance values by selecting a point on the a*b* plane at the left of the dialog.