1. Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Features

1.3 What's New

1.4 System Requirements

1.5 License Agreement

ImageCD Catalog ©2005 - 2009

IMAGECD CATALOG - PRODUCT LICENSE INFORMATION

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DISCLAIMER AND ACKNOWLEGEMENT FOR FREEIMAGE
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ImageCD Catalog uses the FreeImage graphics library. This disclaimer and
accknowlegement only applies to the FreeImage library, not ImageCD Catalog.

2. How To Use ImageCD Catalog

2.1 Main Window

Main window gives you easy access to all interfaces needed to browse or maintain your catalog.
The most frequently used functions are available directly from main window toolbar as well as from main menu.
Main Window sections are:

2.2 Add CDs Window

Accessed from Menu->Tool->Add or from toolbar:

From this window you may add new CDs to catalog.

2.3 Search Window

Accessed from Menu->Tool->Search or from toolbar:
The Search window allow you to search the entire catalog for pictures, disks or path.
Contains two main search criteria: name and date.
- Search by Name function will let you to search in picture, disks or path names with case sensitive or not. By using check boxes you may define what names will be included on the search process.
- Search by Keywords function will let you to search in picture, disks or path defined keywords with exact match or not and case sensitive or not.
- Search by Date function will search pictures based on the shooting session time interval. Here is important to have set correctly the date on the camera prior to shooting session.
- Also by selecting All from Search By drop down box, the search will be performed by date and name and keywords criteria.
All search functions could be used to include or to exclude the search results. Means that will be displayed the search results, or will be displayed all, less the findings.
All results will be displayed on the Result list. From here, by double clicking on any of the findings, picture, path or disk will be selected on ImageCD Catalog main window.
Press Save&Close to save settings or Just Close to discard.

2.4 Add/Edit Keywords Window

Accessed from Menu->Tool->Add/Edit Keywords or from toolbar:

From this window you may add or delete keywords for a selected picture, pictures from an entire folder or sub folder or from an entire disk.
This window may stay alive on top of the main window while adding or deleting keywords. Just select an image, folder or disk, type your keyword and press Add button.
To delete a keyword, select it from keywords list and press Delete.
To add a keyword for many pictures at once, just select the folder on which the pictures resides and Add the desired keyword. Same, you may add a common keyword for all pictures from a disk by selecting that disk from the catalog.
Press Close button when you finish to add keywords and want to close this window.

2.5 Statistic Window

Display the number of each image formats found on the entire catalog or on a selected CD.

2.6 Export to Microsoft Access Database

Accessed from Menu->Tools->Export Catalog->Microsoft Access
Select what type of database to be created: Simple or Relational database.
Simple database contains one table.
Relational database contains three tables.
Use Export checkbox to export image data to database. Image data may be from thumbnail or file in JPEG, bitmap or original file format.
When done with settings, press Create button to export data to database.
During process, you may press Close button to cancel operation and to close this window.

Data exported:
- disk name;
- disk serial;
- image path;
- image description;
- image data( thumbnail or file);
- keywords;
- category;
- width and height;
- other important exif info;

2.7 Edit Disk Name

Allow to change disk name as is displayed on catalog.

First select a disk from the left panel.
Use Menu->Tools->Edit Disk Name or  press F2 key or click the right mouse button to access Edit Disk Name dialog box.
Press OK to save the changes or CANCEL to discard. Don't forget to save modified catalog to keep the change(s).

2.8 Slide-show Window

Accessed from Menu->Option->Slideshow
From Sequence panel select the order to display pictures while on full screen mode.
From Time panel select the duration for each picture to be displayed. Range from 0 - slide-show disabled up to 60 seconds.
Display image info in full-screen mode - check box: Select this to display image info while in full-screen mode during slideshow.
Zoom image to fit screen resolution - check box: If is checked, image will fit screen resolution no matter the size of the image. Rescaling will be done by using one of the filters selected on Rescale filter drop down box( see bellow).
Rescale filter
From this drop-down box you may select the filter used by thumbnail resampling process.
Filters available are:
- Box - pulse, Fourier window, 1st order (constant) B-Spline;
- Bilinear;
- B-Spline - 4th order (cubic) B-Spline;
- Bicubic - Mitchell and Netravali's two-param cubic filter;
- Catmull-Rom - Catmull-Rom spline, Overhauser spline;
- Lanczos3 - Lanczos-windowed sinc filter;
First is the simplest and fastest while the last one is the most complex. You may experiment with each one to find which filter suit your quality needs in one particular situation.
Press OK to save settings or Cancel to discard.

Transition
Effect in use: Select a transition effect for slide show mode. Available effects are:
- Roll Horizontal;
Select None to disable transition effect during slide show.

Step - Slide bar - Use it to define how many pixels one step will be. Smaller steps - smoother animation but more CPU power needed to achieve desired transition speed. Larger steps - animation will be rougher but the desired transition speed will be achieved using less CPU power. Depend on how fast your CPU is, select a value to obtain the desired transition speed. Ranging from 1 pixel to 20 pixels step;

Delay - Define delay in microseconds between each draw cycle.  Use this setting to define transition speed. Use both settings to achieve desired transition speed no matter how fast or slow your CPU is.

2.9 Thumbnail Quality & Size Window

Accessed from Menu->Option->Thumbnail->Quality&Size

Quality
By using the vertical scroll bar you may set the thumbnail quality for pictures displayed on Pictures Area from main window.
Range from 1% to 100%. Default setting 40%, by pressing Reset button.
The quality set here will influence the file size of the catalog when is saved on disk.

2.10 Build Option Window

Use this options only if thumbnail preview images are not build correctly when a CD is added to catalog.

2.11 Scan Filter

Accessed from Menu->Option->Disk Scan Filter

From this window you may define what type of image file will be included in catalog when a CD is scanned.
For now the following image file formats are supported:

 - JPEG - jpg, jpeg, jpe, jfif, jif;
 - CompuServe GIF -.gif;
 - Windows Bitmap - bmp, dib, rle;
 - Tag image file format - tiff, tif, xif;
 - Portable Network Graphics - png;
 - Targa - tga;
 - PCX - pcx;
 - Icon - Ico;
 - Wireless Bitmap File Format - wap, wbmp, wbm;
 - Photoshop Document - psd;
 - Amiga IFF - iff, lbm;
 - JPEG Network Graphics - jng;
 - Multiple Network Graphics - mng;
 - Portable Bitmap - pbm;
 - Portable Graymap - pgm;
 - Sun Rasterfile - ras;
 - X11 Bitmap Format - xbm;
 - X11 Pixmap Format - xpm;

Scan for pictures acquired by digital camera check box will affect scanning for images file that contain EXIF information( those picture acquired by digital camera).

Add Invalid Images to Catalog check this box to add invalid images found on CD or DVD to catalog. Image will be replaced with a default image. Uncheck it if you don't want to add invalid images to catalog. Default is unchecked.

2.12 Sort Option

From this window user may define how thumbnail images will be display on <b>Pictures Area</b> window.
Options available are:
Sort ascendent or descendent by:
 - Date of when picture was taken
 - Name of the picture
 - Size of the image file

2.13 Error Options

Define how errors are handled.

- Display error messages - by checking this box, all errors will be prompted to user.
- Log errors in errors.log file - by checking this box, all errors will be logged on 'errors.log' without prompting.
- Warn me if log file exceed xxx KB - check this box to receive a warning if the error log file exceed a specified size in KB.
Uncheck all boxes if  you don't want the errors to be displayed or logged.

2.14 Full Screen View & Slide-show

Accessed by left double click on any picture from Main Window - Pictures Area

Use Space key to cycle forward or Backspace key to cycle backward or let ImageCD Catalog to slide images at the time interval selected from Slide-show Window.

Time interval may be changed dynamically during slide-show by using Left or Right arrow keys to decrease or increase time interval. By passing through zero, slide show direction could be also changed.

To exit, use ESC key or click the right mouse button.

2.15 Delete Function

2.16 Menus Explained

 Following commands could be accessed from this menu:

 New Catalog - Create new catalog. Same as  from the toolbar.
 Load Catalog - Load a catalog from file. Same as  from the toolbar.
 Save Catalog - Save to disk currently working catalog. Same as  from the toolbar.
 

 Following commands could be accessed from this menu:

3. How to purchase ImageCD Catalog

ImageCD Catalog is distributed as Free Edition with no charge. This edition of ImageCD Catalog has all features enabled and could be used for unlimited time period, but only one CD per catalog is allowed.

By registering ImageCD Catalog you will receive:

- Personal registration key;
- Full version of ImageCD Catalog with no limit for the number of CDs per catalog;
- Free technical support;
- Free access to future updates of ImageCD Catalog Full Version;

Online Purchase

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5. Distribution