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Ulead Systems, Inc.
October 2002

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  • Page 1 User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. October 2002...
  • Page 2 © 2001 Ulead Systems. This software is based in part on the work of the independent JPEG Group. Portions of this program are licensed under U.S. Patent No. 4,558,302 and foreign counterparts.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    System requirements ..........................10 Installing and running the program ......................10 Free photo sharing account at iMira ......................10 Ulead Photo Explorer at a glance ........................ 11 Photo Explorer Browser ..........................11 Photo Explorer Viewer ..........................12 Ulead Instant Viewer ..........................12 About file format types ..........................
  • Page 4 Advancing through the images ......................34 Zooming in and out ........................... 34 The Global Viewer ..........................35 Using the Ulead Instant Viewer ........................ 36 Advancing through the images ......................36 Zooming in and out ........................... 37 Editing images ............................38 Image editing tools ............................

  • Page 5: Welcome To Ulead Photo Explorer

    Things you can do in Ulead Photo Explorer Here's an overview of what you can do in Ulead Photo Explorer. Refer to the chapters in this user guide for more details.
  • Page 6 Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Browse thumbnails Ulead Photo Explorer displays files as thumbnails, allowing you to visually browse through images and media files. View images Preview images and other media Display images in larger views by switching to Instantly preview images, video and audio files...
  • Page 7 Output Web thumbnails and Web Share on the Internet slideshows To share selected images on the Web, upload Create Web photo albums and Web slideshows them to iMira.com, Ulead's free image sharing ready to be uploaded to the Internet. Web site.

  • Page 8: What's New In This Version

    When a camera Card Detector connection or memory card insertion has been detected, the Camera Memory Card Detector automatically launches Ulead Photo Explorer and allows you to process media stored in memory cards. Zip folders Archive your files into zip folders directly in Photo Explorer.
  • Page 9 Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Generate thumbnails for individual folders Scan a folder to generate thumbnails only for that folder (and its underlying subfolders). Rating for images Rank images from your most favorite to the least favorite by setting a rating for each image. In a way, rating images allows you to categorize them without the need to move or rename the files.

  • Page 10: System Requirements

    Free photo sharing account at iMira The first time Photo Explorer starts, the Sign-up for Ulead's iMira dialog box opens allowing you to sign up for a free photo sharing account at iMira.com. iMira.com is Ulead's photo sharing Web site where you can upload your favorite images to share with family, friends or co-workers and order photo prints.

  • Page 11: Ulead Photo Explorer At A Glance

    Ulead Photo Explorer at a glance Ulead Photo Explorer has a Browser that lets you browse, preview and manage the files and folders in your computer, and a built-in Viewer which gives full-size view of images. Another separate program, Ulead Instant Viewer, can also be used for viewing images.

  • Page 12: Photo Explorer Viewer

    A standalone image viewer, the Ulead Instant Viewer, also comes with Photo Explorer. It is a simpler, independent application and its sole purpose is only for displaying images. Use Ulead Instant Viewer when you want to compare two or more full-size images. Each image will be opened in a separate window.

  • Page 13: About File Format Types

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide About file format types Ulead Photo Explorer supports quite a number of file formats. Many image formats can be edited in Photo Explorer, and most of the popular video and audio formats can be previewed. Photo Explorer provides a proprietary file format for creating multimedia slideshows.

  • Page 14: Customizing Photo Explorer

    Customizing Photo Explorer When using any application, it is important for you to set up a work environment that's comfortable and convenient for you. Photo Explorer provides many options that can change the look and feel of what's on-screen to suit your needs. You can also make Photo Explorer as your default image viewer and editor, or configure other programs to open and edit your images.

  • Page 15: Customizing Toolbars

    For quicker access to your favorite Photo Explorer commands, you can add them as buttons on the Browser and Viewer toolbars and even arrange their order. Take note that the toolbar in Photo Explorer's built-in Viewer is customizable. As for the Ulead Instant Viewer, toolbar buttons are fixed and cannot be changed.

  • Page 16: Browsing And Previewing Files

    Browsing and previewing files With the convenience of thumbnails and the familiar Windows Explorer functionality, Photo Explorer makes it simple and easy to work with multimedia files. Displaying files in thumbnail or list view When you select a folder from the Folder Tree, multimedia files are displayed as visual thumbnails in the Browse Pane on the right hand side of the Photo Explorer window.

  • Page 17: Speeding Up Thumbnail Display

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Speeding up thumbnail display If you have a large number of multimedia files in a folder, it may take Photo Explorer some time to generate thumbnails for the files and display them on-screen. Instead of regenerating thumbnails each time the same files are accessed, Photo Explorer stores them in a cache folder.

  • Page 18: Displaying Embedded Thumbnails In Digital Camera Images

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Displaying embedded thumbnails in digital camera images Since many digital cameras can now automatically create thumbnails when taking photos, you can customize Photo Explorer to just get the thumbnails from the JPEG (Exif ) image files instead of generating them.

  • Page 19: Browsing For Files

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Browsing for files If you have a lot of files or a complex folder structure in your computer, finding the file that you want can be a tedious task. It may take you some time to locate a file, especially if you click each folder and inspect what's inside in each.

  • Page 20: Previewing Files

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Previewing files When you select a file in Photo Explorer, a preview of the file contents immediately appears in the Preview Pane. To change the viewing size, drag the borders of the Preview Pane. The types of files you can preview include: •...

  • Page 21: Working With Folders And Files

    Working with folders and files Photo Explorer does more than just organize folders and files in your computer. Archiving files into zip folders and reading contents of zip folders can be directly done in Photo Explorer. What's more, images and media files contained in CDs can be cataloged for faster and convenient browsing. The Folder Pane The Folder Pane, found on the left-hand side of the Photo Explorer window, is where you access disk drives and manage folders in your computer.

  • Page 22: About Virtual Folders

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide • Camera tab The Camera tab displays Exif information of a selected image. Exif is the information that is included in images taken with a digital camera. The Camera tab appears in the Folder Pane when you select File: Photo Properties.

  • Page 23: Creating A List Of Favorite Folders

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Creating a list of favorite folders If your files are organized into many folders, you may not be able to remember all their locations. For easier access to frequently visited folders, you can add them to the Favorites list and then quickly recall them.

  • Page 24: Archiving Files

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide In addition, here are special ways of handling files in Photo Explorer: • Select Edit: Find or click the Find tab in the Folder Pane to perform a file search. You can search for files based on file name and location, description or date (date of file creation or date images were taken with a digital camera).

  • Page 25: Working With Digital Cameras And Scanners

    If you selected to add the Camera Memory Card Detector to the Windows Taskbar while you were installing Ulead Photo Explorer, Camera Memory Card Detector will, by default, always be launched and enabled in the system tray of the Taskbar everytime you enter Windows. Camera Memory Card Detector is a program that auto-detects digital camera connection or the presence of an inserted memory card.

  • Page 26: Digital Camera Wizard

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Digital Camera Wizard Getting images from a digital camera can be much faster and simpler if you use the Digital Camera Wizard. Use this tool to get images from a digital camera, or retrieve images from a flash memory card that's inserted in a memory card reader.

  • Page 27: Getting Images From A Twain Device

    5. In the File naming pattern box, enter a file name. Each image will be prefixed with this name Tip: Photo Explorer can upload images to Ulead's iMira followed by a counter (e.g. Img0001, Img0002, Web site after transferring them to the computer. Just etc.)

  • Page 28: Viewing Digital Photo Information

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Or, to scan several photos at the same time and automatically slice them into separate image files, click File: TWAIN Acquire - Acquire Now (with Auto Slicing). 7. Follow the instructions on the dialog box to transfer images to your computer.

  • Page 29: Modifying Digital Photo Information

    Exif to find the correct conversion factor to use with conversion factors since these values are your camera from Ulead's Web site (for instance, for embedded in the program. As for cameras that Sony camera models that cannot be identified cannot be identified automatically, Photo automatically).

  • Page 30: Renaming And Renumbering Files

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide If you previously rotated a digital camera image using other software or the earlier Photo Explorer 6.0 version, you may see a mismatch between the rotated image and the embedded Exif thumbnail. To make the Exif thumbnail...

  • Page 31: Changing File Sequence By Drag-And-Drop

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide File name list before and after • Add/Replace -- Extend file names by inserting renaming files additional text to the file names. Or, rename parts of the file names. • Crop -- Make file names shorter by removing text from the file names.
  • Page 32 Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide If..Sample result previous and next file names have equal File10, File15, File20 number of counter digits... Or, File10, File10a, File11 previous file name has lesser number of counter File2, File21, File22 digits than the next file name...

  • Page 33: Viewing Images

    Viewing images Get a larger, clearer look of your images. Display your images in Photo Explorer's built-in Viewer or the Ulead Instant Viewer. Using Photo Explorer Viewer If you want to display full-size images one at a time and edit them whenever necessary, use Photo Explorer's built-in Viewer to open your images.

  • Page 34: Advancing Through The Images

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Advancing through the images When stepping through images, use the following View menu commands or keyboard shortcuts to go from one image to another. Another way is to click on the available toolbar buttons. View Menu Commands...

  • Page 35: The Global Viewer

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Viewer Pane Shortcuts Description Shift+Click Zooms in. Shift+Click+Drag Zooms in a specific area. Shift+Scrollwheel Zooms in or out. Ctrl+Scrollwheel Zooms in or out. Shift+Space Switches back to previous zoom level. Z+Click Zooms in. Z+Right-click Zooms out.

  • Page 36: Using The Ulead Instant Viewer

    • By default, Photo Explorer's built-in Viewer automatically opens when you double-click image files in the Browser. If you want the images to open in Ulead Instant Viewer as separate windows when you double-click them, select File: Preferences - Viewer and select the Always open an image in a new viewer option.

  • Page 37: Zooming In And Out

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Viewer Pane Shortcuts Description Right-click Displays the context menu. Scrollwheel Go to next/previous image. Zooming in and out To zoom in or out of an image, use the following View menu commands or keyboard shortcuts. You can also click on the available toolbar buttons to change the viewing size of an image.

  • Page 38: Editing Images

    Editing images Images, especially those that came from a digital camera or scanner, often need some adjustments. Photo Explorer provides tools for you to do quick touch-ups to your images. Image editing tools Photo Explorer has all the basic tools that can help you adjust your images. You can access these image editing tools from the Photo menu of the Browser and built-in Viewer (or by clicking the corresponding toolbar buttons).

  • Page 39: Adjusting Images

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Adjusting images Sometimes, images from a camera may appear too dark or their color did not come out right due to inadequate lighting conditions when taking them. Images may also appear crooked, especially when the camera was not held in the upright position. You can fix such basic problems by selecting Photo: Adjust Image.

  • Page 40: Removing Red Eye

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Removing red eye After taking photos with a camera flash, you sometimes see a red-eye effect on the images. If you have such images, Photo Explorer can quickly correct this problem. Select Photo: Remove Red Eye to remove the red-eye effect from an image.

  • Page 41: Printing

    Printing Once you are satisfied with your images, it's time to print them out. Photo Explorer offers a variety of formats for printing images. Fun prints you can create With a variety of layouts and printing options available, creating prints with your images can be much fun in Photo Explorer.

  • Page 42: Working With Video

    Working with video Sending video greetings or fun videos by e-mail can be entertaining for your distant family and friends. With Photo Explorer, capture short video clips, trim them or transform them into smaller- size file formats, and then send them by e-mail. You can also capture a single image or a series of snapshots from video.

  • Page 43: Capturing Snapshots From Video

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide • Frame size -- Select the desired video dimensions. 320 x 240 is typical. Smaller sizes are good for use on the Web or for sending by e- mail. 5. Select the Capture audio option to capture both video and sound.

  • Page 44: Slideshow And Other Cool Stuff

    Slideshow and other cool stuff In Photo Explorer, you can make fun projects using your multimedia files. Combine images, videos and sounds to create impressive slideshows. Decorate your Windows desktop by creating wallpapers and calendars using your favorite images. More so, make your own screen savers. Creating a slideshow Photo Explorer's Slideshow Storyboard is where you bring together images, videos and sounds, and plan out their sequence in the slideshow.
  • Page 45 • Right-click on the Slideshow Storyboard to open a pop-up menu and access more commands. • Custom -- Specify the desired length of time for • If you have Ulead Cool 360 software installed, click displaying the image. the Stitch Panorama button on the storyboard •...

  • Page 46: Adding Background Music

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Adding background music To add background music starting at a certain image in the slideshow, select music file(s) in the Browse Pane then drag the file(s) onto the desired image in the Slideshow Storyboard. Or, drag the selected music file(s) onto the music track beneath the starting image.

  • Page 47: Packaging Files

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Packaging files The multimedia files which you selected to include in a slideshow may have come from various folders. If you want to distribute your slideshow (by e-mail, for instance), it would be easier to share the project and media files by first collecting and copying them to the same location.

  • Page 48: Burning Slideshow Discs

    Browse Pane and make them into a slideshow disc, select Tools: Burn PC that is available in your Ulead Photo Explorer Slideshow or Tools: Burn TV Slideshow, depending on program version), click Burn TV Slideshow in your desired output format.

  • Page 49: Other Fun Projects You Can Create

    (See page 44 for details.) Note: To activate the wallpaper, calendar or screen saver which you created in Photo Explorer, right-click on your Windows desktop and select Properties. Then, select Ulead Photo Explorer in the Display Properties dialog box (or, restart your computer.)

  • Page 50: Working On The Internet

    Sharing images on iMira.com Sign up as a member for free and share images on Ulead’s iMira.com Web site. To sign up as a member at iMira.com: • If the Sign up for Ulead's iMira dialog box opens when you run Photo Explorer, click the Sign up for new account button.

  • Page 51: Creating Thumbnails For The Web

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide Creating thumbnails for the Web If you want to create your own image gallery and post it on the Internet, an easy way to do it is to use the Internet: Output Web Thumbnails command. This command generates simple Web pages in just a few minutes, complete with an index of thumbnails and pages for displaying images.

  • Page 52: Scanning The Web For Images

    Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide 3. Click each tab (except for the Thumbnail Page tab) Tip: For details on Web page layout options, click the in the Web Page Output dialog box to select layout Help button on the Web Page Output dialog box.

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