TM Serif Software with Imagination AlbumPlus User Guide Everything you need for outstanding interactive albums How to Contact Us Our main office (UK, Europe): The Software Centre PO Box 2000, Nottingham, NG11 7GW, UK Main: (0115) 914 2000 Registration (UK only): (0800) 376 1989 Sales (UK only): (0800) 376 7070 Technical Support (UK only): (0845) 345 6770 Customer Service (UK only): (0845) 345 6770 Customer Service/ (0115) 914 9090 Tech. 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Contents Contents Chapter 1: Welcome ................................................................1 Welcome to AlbumPlus X2.................................................................................... 3 AlbumPlus Modes............................................................................................ 4 AlbumPlus Features................................................................................................. 4 New features ..................................................................................................... 4 Existing features............................................................................................... 6 Registration, Upgrades and Support ........................................................ 8 Installation.................................................................................................................. 8 AlbumPlus System Requirements.............................................................. 8 First-time install................................................................................................ 9 Manual install/re-install................................................................................. 9 Chapter 2: Getting Started ................................................. 11 Creating a New Album .........................................................................................13 Adding photos to your album ...........................................................................16 Adding Photos from Disk............................................................................17 Adding Files from other sources...............................................................21 Importing tags (Auto Tagging)..........................................................................22 Importing other Photo Albums.........................................................................23 Chapter 3: Managing Photos............................................. 27 Selecting Thumbnails ...........................................................................................29 Thumbnail Styles....................................................................................................30 Resizing Thumbnails .............................................................................................32 Changing Photo Order .........................................................................................33 Rating Your Photos................................................................................................34 Contents Changing Dates and Time................................................................................... 36 Changing Time Zones.................................................................................. 37 Adding Comments/File Information to Photos........................................... 38 Viewing your Photos............................................................................................. 39 Deleting Photos...................................................................................................... 40 Copying and Moving Photos ............................................................................. 41 File Management ................................................................................................... 42 Using multiple CDs ....................................................................................... 43 Setting Preferences ............................................................................................... 44 Creating Tags........................................................................................................... 45 Understanding Metadata.................................................................................... 49 Metadata Types.............................................................................................. 49 Manipulating Photos ............................................................................................ 51 Using Fix Photo....................................................................................................... 52 Reading a Histogram ............................................................................................ 53 Understanding the histogram .................................................................. 54 Rotating/Flipping Photos.................................................................................... 55 Repair......................................................................................................................... 56 Editing photos in PhotoPlus............................................................................... 59 Chapter 4: Searching for Photos...................................... 61 Searching for Photos............................................................................................. 63 By Tag................................................................................................................ 63 By Media Type ................................................................................................ 65 By Rating........................................................................................................... 66 By Import History........................................................................................... 66 By Text............................................................................................................... 67 By Photo Properties...................................................................................... 69 By Date.............................................................................................................. 70 Contents Chapter 5: Creating and Sharing ..................................... 71 Sharing Photos by Printing.................................................................................73 Using Print Preview.......................................................................................75 Setting a Layout Style...................................................................................76 Using the Items Window.............................................................................78 Creating Photo Discs.............................................................................................79 Creating Slideshows..............................................................................................81 View your Slideshow ....................................................................................83 Edit your Slideshow ......................................................................................84 Creating a Slideshow Movie.......................................................................85 Creating a Slideshow VCD...................................................................................86 VCD Writing Requirements ........................................................................86 VCD Viewing Requirements.......................................................................86 Step-by-Step....................................................................................................86 Navigating your VCD menu .......................................................................88 Sharing by Mobile..................................................................................................88 Sharing Photos by email......................................................................................90