Ulead PYRO1394WebCam, PHOTO EXPLORER 6.0 - 5-2000, PHOTO EXPLORER 6.0, PHOTO EXPLORER 6 User Manual

USER GUIDE

First English edition for Ulead Photo Explorer version 6.0, May 2000
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The software described in this document is furnished under a License
Agreement which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the
permitted and prohibited uses of the product.

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valuable up-to-date information about Photo Explorer, other Ulead products,
and free downloads. Visit our Web site at www.ulead.com, or send us e-mail
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What's Inside

Welcome to Ulead

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Photo Explorer ______________________ 4

What’s new in this version_______________________________ 4
System requirements ___________________________________ 6
Installing and running the program________________________ 6
Signing up for a free account ____________________________ 6

Photo Explorer at a glance _____________________________ 7

The Browser __________________________________________ 7
The Viewer ___________________________________________ 7

Customizing Photo Explorer ____________________________ 8

Setting up your work environment ________________________ 8
Customizing toolbars ___________________________________ 9

Browsing and managing files ___________________________ 10

Displaying files in thumbnail or list view ___________________ 1 0
Speeding up thumbnail display ___________________________ 1 0
Managing multimedia files _______________________________ 1 1
Previewing files _______________________________________ 12
Creating a list of favorite folders _________________________ 13
Accessing right-click pop-up menus_______________________ 13

Getting images _______________________________________ 14

Digital Camera Wizard __________________________________ 1 4
Getting images from a TWAIN device ______________________ 15
Renaming and renumbering files _________________________ 1 6

Editing and retouching images __________________________ 17

Enhancing images _____________________________________ 17
Adjusting the white background __________________________ 1 8
Printing images and thumbnails __________________________ 18

Slide show and other cool stuff _________________________ 19

Creating a slide show___________________________________ 19
Viewing a slide show ___________________________________ 20
Other fun projects you can create ________________________ 21
Plug-in software _______________________________________ 2 1

Working on the Internet________________________________ 22

Sharing images on the Web______________________________ 22
Creating thumbnails for the Web _________________________ 2 3
Creating slide shows for the Web _________________________ 23
Scanning the Web for images ____________________________ 2 4

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Get instant preview of files.

Preview Pane - - Get instant preview of a
selected image file. Directly play videos,
sounds, as well as animated GIFs without
having to open another program.

Browse for files and folders with ease.

Browse Pane -- Images, sounds,
videos, and GIF animation files
can be displayed either as visual
thumbnails or in a detailed list
much like Windows Explorer .

Address Bar -- Keep track of all
the folder names you have
entered and quickly return to a
previously visited folder.

Favorites List -- Create a
collection of folders you
frequently visit.

Get a full-size view of images.

Photo Explorer makes it fun and easy to view images and manage multimedia
files in your computer. Get images from a digital camera, memory card reader
or scanner directly in Photo Explorer and transfer them to your computer .
Create your own color prints with a color printer, or make fun projects for
your Windows desktop like wallpapers and screen savers. Present your
images in the form of a slide show, or share them on the Web.

What’s new in this version

Photo Explorer offers many enhanced features for your image acquisition
and file management needs. With its new and powerful Internet tools,
making simple Web pages, downloading media files, and sharing images on
the Web can all be done in few easy steps.

Welcome to

Ulead® Photo Explorer

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Customizable toolbars -- Add
toolbar buttons for quicker
access to your most desired
imaging, file management
and Internet tools.

Create slide shows with simple drag-and-drop.

Slide Show Storyboard --

Bring together images from different folders into a slide show . Easily
shuffle their order with
drag-and-drop, and
even add sounds.

Get images in a

snap.

Viewer -- Display selected images
in the V iewer window or in full
screen. Advance through images
manually or show them automati­cally on-screen.

Personalize Photo Explorer.

Digital Camera Wizard -- Use this intuitive tool to transfer images
from a digital camera or memory card reader into the PC more easily .

Push-model aware function -- Automatically run Photo Explorer and
transfer images with the push of a button on your digital camera or
scanner . Photo Explorer now offers WDM “push model aware”
support.

Share images and download files through the Internet.

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Ulead’ s new iMira.com Web site allows users all over the world to
upload and share images on the Internet. You can also instantly
download images, sounds and videos from your favorite Web site.

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You can get further information about Photo Explorer using the online help
from the Help menu.

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System requirements

Before installing Photo Explorer, make sure your computer meets the follow­ing requirements:

m Intel

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Pentium® processors (or 100% compatible processors)

m Microsoft W indows

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95/98, NT 4.0, 2000 or higher

m 32 MB RAM (at least)
m 12 MB available hard drive space for program files
m Windows compatible pointing device
m True Color or HiColor display adapter and monitor (recommended)
m Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
m Internet connection (recommended)

Installing and running the program

Installing Photo Explorer is quite easy. Simply follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the installation.

To start the program, click the Photo Explorer icon from the Ulead
Photo Explorer program group on the Windows Start menu.

Signing up for a free account

The first time Photo Explorer starts, the Set-up Internet Connection dialog
box opens allowing you to sign up for a free account at iMira.com.
iMira.com is Ulead’s image sharing Web site where you can upload your
favorite images to share with your friends, relatives, and co-workers. Refer
to the section, Sharing images on the Web , for more details (see page 22).

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Photo Explorer

at a glance

Photo Explorer provides two switchable windows. The Browser lets you
jump from one folder to another with ease, move files between folders, and
organize files effectively. The Viewer gives you full-size view of images.

The Browser

The Browser operates much like Windows Explorer. In the Browser
window, you will see a Folder Tree at the left hand side and your files at
the right. What’s special about Photo Explorer is that multimedia files can
be shown as visual thumbnails for easier identification. Simply click a
desired file to immediately get an idea of the file’s contents. You can
preview images and actually play sound, video or even GIF animation files
without actually opening them. In addition, you can bring together images
and sounds to create a slide show.

The Viewer

The Viewer opens when you double-click an image file or select multiple
images and click View: Open Viewer in the Browser. You can use it to:

m Get a full-screen view of images.
m Enhance and retouch images, and then save the changes.
m Manually or automatically advance through images.

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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 on­screen to suit your needs. You can also make Photo Explorer as your
image viewer and editor.

Setting up your work environment

File: Preferences

The Preferences command in the File menu
allows you to define settings specific to Photo
Explorer. The Preferences dialog box lists
different categories which determine the
behavior of Photo Explorer, its overall appear­ance, and the way thumbnails and images are
presented. Click a category to view and change
its settings in the Preferences dialog box.

View menu

The View menu offers commands that
determine the layout of Photo Explorer, as
well as thumbnail display settings. Use the
available commands to change the way files
are displayed and organized so that you can
quickly identify your files.

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If you usually do only simple edits with your images, Photo Explorer can be an
ideal image editor. To make Photo Explorer your default image viewer and
editor, select the Associate category in the Preferences dialog box and select
the image file formats that you want to automatically open in Photo Explorer.

Note: See the section “Browsing and
managing files” on page 10 for more

Categories in the
Preferences dialog box