PictureGear Version 5.0 (C) 2000 Sony Corporation All rights reserved. This file describes the latest information of PictureGear. Please read this before using PictureGear. IMAGE FORMATS SUPPORTED BY PICTUREGEAR PictureGear supports the following image file formats: Bitmap, JPEG, TIFF, FlashPix, GIF, DVF, PNG, PSD, WMF, PICT, Photo CD. Also, images can be converted and saved as the following image file formats: Bitmap, JPEG, TIFF, FlashPix, GIF, DVF Regarding the format such as TIFF or GIF that can contain multiple images in a file, only one page will be displayed. Some image formats cannot be displayed. In that case, the design of PictureGear will be plain which means not-supporting. Since TIFF format created in PictureGear is in compliance with Ver6.0, some applications cannot read the files created in PictureGear. Aspect ratio, color and the like may seem to be different from those in other software. PRINTING Print preview might be different from the actual print. Even when selecting the printer that does not support color printing, print preview might be displayed in color. Characters might not be printed appropriately with some printers. CONNECTION WITH SONY DIGITAL STILL CAMERA DSC-F1/F2/F3 Images captured in PictureGear are written in the disc temporally, and will be erased upon exiting PictureGear. You need to save the images into another folder, if necessary. If you use DSC-F1/F2/F3, when connecting them to PictureGear with a connection cable, transfer rate of SC-F1/F2/F3 and that of PictureGear must be the same. To set the transfer rate of DSC-F1/F2/F3, set Power/Function dial of DSC-F1/F2/F3 to "PC" to display the menu, and select from "Digital input/output settings". When you fail to connect, set the Power/Function dial of DSC-F1/F2/F3 to "OFF", then set to "PC" and operate again. When writing images to DSC-F1/F2/F3, resolution, hue and format are changed corresponding to DSC-F1/F2/F3 and images will be written. TWAIN Since the standard of TWAIN changes every year, error might occur depending on the combination of products due to incomplete compatibility. SLIDES ALIGNMENT Navigator may not be displayed according to the selected alignment style, the number of files or the enlargement ratio. If you align a large number of images vertically or horizontally and the height or width becomes extremely large, scroll bar might not be displayed. FOLDER IN DISPLAY AREA Slides of the folder are displayed in the display area, however, you cannot move the file to the folder by drag & drop. TROUBLE SHOOTING When malfunction occurs while you are using PictureGear, you can initialize the operating environment of PictureGear by using "Initialization Program". "How to Use Initialization Program" (1)Exit PictureGear (2)Click the Start button, point to Programs -> PictureGear5.0 and then click Initialization Program. Program dialog box appears. (3)Select the way to initialize. (4)Click OK WALLPAPER MAKER PictureGear Wallpaper Maker can be used independently without starting PictureGear. How to use PictureGear Wallpaper Maker independently is as follows. Click the Start button, point to Programs -> PicuteGear5.0, and then click WallPaper Maker. When PictureGear Wallpaper Maker is used independently, it supports Windows BMP, JPEG, FlashPix and GIF. Wallpapers created in PictureGear Wallpaper Maker will be registered as "pigwall" in "Background" tab of "Display Properties". Wallpaper Maker does not support 1bit BMP. When capturing background, the background of ActiveDeskTop cannot be captured. LABEL MAKER PRINTING LABELS Be sure to use paper with thickness under 0.085mm. Choose a cassette with the depth of the part to paste the label that is 0.15 } 0.05mm. When you insert a media into a device, and if a label created in the non-standard paper is pasted on the media, problem might occur. The height of window cannot be lower than that of the image box. USE PANORAMA MAKER You can take a series of images and integrate them into a 360-degree panoramic view and save it in HTML format to view in Web browser and on another PC. For viewing a panoramic image on another PC, install programs named PG3PanoramaPlugin1.exe and PG3PanoramaPlugin2.exe. They are located in C:\Program Files\Sony\PictureGear\panorama. Executing these programs install the plugin module of Panorama Viewer. First execute PG3PanoramaPlugin1.exe, and then PG3PanoramaPlugin2.exe. By installing Plugin module, you can view the panoramic image saved in HTML, in the WEB browser. This operation is not necessary if PictureGear3.0 or later is already installed. [Notice] PG3PanoramaPlugin1.exe and PG3PanoramaPlugin2.exe can be redistributed within the private use. Distribution to a third party is prohibited. If you cut or rotate the image after creating panoramic image, change the setting of the image by selecting Panorama -> Adjust Settings in Panorama Viewer. When you clip a frame, an image with .bmp extension and file with .pve extension will be created. .pve file is a configuration file used when you read a clipped image. You cannot delete a .pve extension file in PictureGear. If the clipped file becomes unnecessary, delete it in Windows Explorer. ALBUM MAKER When adding images by selecting Open -> Add Image, PictureGear Album Maker Custom Album does not support DV format. In case the specified index name file exists in the saving folder you specified, message for replacement appears. When creating multiple pages, replacement confirmation message of specified index file name- 000.htm file appears. When reading HTML file you made, with HTML editing software, it may not be displayed correctly according to the application. REINSTALLATION Reinstalling PictureGear erases the database. If you reinstall PicutreGear, backup C:\Program Files\Sony\PictureGear\ pic40e.mdb and put it back to the folder after reinstallation. OPEN ISSUES If you start another application while PictureGear is running, operation might become slow. If you relate files to application that does not support a long file name, it may not be started. If you move files or folders in applications other than PictureGear such as Explorer, data base information will not be tracked. If you try to delete a file with read-only attribute, a dialog appears for you to confirm deletion only, and read-only attribute will not be shown. If you have specified "Large Fonts" in Windows, some dialogs may not be able to show all characters. Movie with smaller window in the display area of QuickTime Movie cannot be played back appropriately. Other The part of this application uses the study result of Independent JPEG Group. All title and intellectual property rights in and to Microsoft DirectX (R) Media Runtime and any copies of it are owned by Microsoft. This Product contains the software product of FUJIFILM "Exif Toolkit for Windows Ver.2.3" (Copyright (C) 1998 FUJI PHOTO FILM CO.,LTD.). Exif is the image file format standard for digital still cameras stipulated by JEIDA (Japan Electronic Industry Development Association). This software uses the MGI Software Corp. enhanced Toolkit for the FlashPix(tm) format. FlashPix is a trademark of Digital Imaging Group. Portions copyright Digital Imaging Group, 1996 and copyright MGI, 1996. This product uses Presenter.com' toolkit for video analysis and stitching. LEADTOOLS Copyright(C) 1991-1998 LEAD Technologies,Inc. Libtiff Copyright (c) 1998-1997 Sam Leffler Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc. lib png Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc. Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Glenn Randers-Pehrson zlib (C) 1995-1998 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler