Introduction
Resco Photo Viewer
Features
Supported formats
Registration
Screen Capture
Options and Settings
Open/View/Save
How to open and view pictures
Thumbnails
Crop/Resize Picture
Changing Contrast/Brightness
Open Dialog
Save/Convert Picture
Save Picture As Dialog
Photo Album
About Photo Album
Add/Delete Pictures
Voice notes
Text notes
Drawings
How to save an album
How to Distribute an Album
Synchronize albums with desktop
Business Presentations
SlideShow Presentation
Importing PowerPoint Presentation
I need a fresh registration code
All legal users have the opportunity to download updated versions and get a registration code for free within 1 year from the purchase date. Later, they can take advantage of a 50% discount for the next year's updates.
See our online customer service at www.resco.net/support/technical/resend.asp.
How to register
If the registration fails
Please try to repeat the registration, but:
How to order this application
Online delivery of Resco Photo Viewer licenses and related product keys is available for credit card orders placed via Internet. You can register this application right now by following the [Add to cart] link at www.resco.net/pocketpc/photoviewer/buy.asp. After placing an order you will receive via email the registration key which you will need during the registration process.
Open/View/Save
How to open and view pictures
Thumbnails
Crop/Resize Picture
Changing Contrast/Brightness
Open Dialog
Save Picture As Dialog
How to open and view pictures:
Thumbnails:
Resco Photo Viewer has two thumbnail modes:
Photo Viewer offers 4 different ways of displaying thumbnails:
You can switch between these modes using the menu items under Photo>Thumbnails, or by clicking a corresponding button on the toolbar.
Crop/Resize Picture
Sometimes you need to cut out a certain part of a picture and save it as a new picture. One of the new features offered by the Photo Viewer is the CROP function. To use it, choose [Photo>Edit…], after you open a picture.
How to Crop
How to Resize
Tap the Resize button and in the dialogue set the size either in percent or in pixels.
How to restore the original image
Choose [Tools>Restore original image] to restore the image into original form (undo the resize/crop operation).
Changing Contrast/Brightness
Sometimes it is necessary to make the picture brighter or darker, or to change its contrast and gamma correction. You can access these settings using the Photo Viewer option Photo>Brightness….
Apply to all images
Use this option, if you want to apply changes to all open pictures.
Open Dialog
Except standard features this improved Open Dialog offers:
Save/Convert Picture
Select File>Save from the menu and choose:
Save Picture As Dialog
Use this dialog to save/convert photo into JPG, PNG or BMP format.
File name — name of the destination file.
Save as — you can choose the following formats: JPG, PNG or BMP.
Folder — folder, into which the destination file will be stored.
Image quality (JPEG) — smaller value causes smaller file size but lower photo quality. The default value is 95.
Photo Album
About Photo AlbumAbout Photo Album
After the pictures are loaded a new virtual album is created, where you can add new pictures or delete the existing ones.
You can also sort the album pictures by selecting the menu item Photo>Reorder from the image view or by tapping on the
Reorder toolbar icon in the thumbnails view.
You can sort the album pictures as follows:
You can add a sound or text comment or a drawing to each picture in the album.
Add/Delete Pictures
How to add pictures
Once the Album is created you can change it as desired. To add a photo into the album do the following: display the popup menu under the thumbnail after which you wish to add new pictures and select View>Add Pictures.... Select the files you wish to add and press OK.
How to delete pictures
Display the popup menu under selected pictures you wish to delete and use the Delete menu item. Note that this command can delete also the original file if "Remove original files from storage" is checked.
Voice notes
Each slide can contain a voice note. Most current digital cameras are capable of recording sound with individual photos. Photo Viewer can play these recorded sounds or record new ones.
How to add voice notes
Text notes
Each slide/photo may contain a text comment.
How to add a text note
How to set properties globally.
When you select Apply this text style for all images, all text notes will share the current settings.
Each slide/photo can contain drawings. Select Photo>Add>Drawing or tap the corresponding toolbar button to switch into drawing mode.
Resco Photo Viewer supports object drawing. You can freely resize, move, delete or change properties of the selected object.
How to draw
Tap the 'pen' button for drawing lines. Similarly tap the box or ellipse button. To add text, tap the 'T' button. Then you can insert text and set the font, color or shadow properties. Finally use the stylus to change text position.
How to change the pen and fill color.
Select an object and tap the pen or fill color button on the toolbar or use the properties (text, line, box, and ellipse) to change colors of the selected object.
How to finish the drawings.
Use OK or CANCEL buttons to exit the drawing mode.
How to save an album
The virtual album can be saved as a single file containing all pictures along with the recorded sounds and settings (Resco Album — RAB) or it can be saved as a file with links to externally stored pictures and sound files (Resco Linked Album — RLA).
The RAB album format is suitable if you need to save disk space. The pictures can be stored in the album in a form optimized for the particular device and the source files can be deleted [use Settings...]. This way you can store a large number of albums on your device.
How to Distribute an Album
First of all you should to know, that you can view albums even when you use an unregistered version of Resco Photo Viewer. E.g. once you have created an album you can send it to your friend who will be able to view your photos even if using an unregistered version. The unregistered version of Resco Photo Viewer is available free of charge.
How to distribute an album
Select File/Send/Album via IrDA… The album will be saved into the storage and immediately sent via the Infraport to another device.
Synchronize albums with desktop
To keep your Photo Viewer files (albums, photos, movies, attached sound files) synchronized with your desktop computer do the following:
That's it, your files are now synchronized and you'll always have the current version of your album or presentation.
Business Presentations
SlideShow Presentation
The Resco Photo Viewer can be used as a special presentation tool. Sound/text/graphic notes can be attached to each slide in a show. Moreover, you can set the slide duration and choose a transition effect.
A sound can be played immediately after the slide is displayed. Alternatively you can specify one sound/music/voice [wav, mp3] file for the entire presentation. (E.g. you can attach a sound of an ocean surf when presenting a vacation slideshow). Please go to Slide Properties, for more information. To get a professional look of your presentation, you can take advantage of numerous transition effects between individual slides.
How to import a PowerPoint presentation
Desktop side
PocketPC side
Screen Capture
One of the useful accessories of the Resco Photo Viewer is the screen capture. This built-in utility allows you to capture the screen content and store it in one of the following formats: JPG, PNG or BMP.
If you want to store the current screen content use the Now button. If you wish to first open an external application and then store its content, use the After 10s button.
If you wish to save the captured image to the default folder check the button Save automatically. If you wish to specify other folder leave this option unchecked and the application will ask you for the new folder and file name. Once the folder is selected it is remembered and used as a default folder for the next capture.
If you use this utility frequently it could be convenient to associate it with one of the hardware buttons. Select Start>Settings>Personal>Buttons choose the button to associate and in the Button assignment control select: “Screen Capture”.
Options and Settings
GeneralGeneral Settings
Set "Browse Card" Folder
sets the path to be searched by the [Browse Card] function. [Number of recursive subfolders] sets the number of subfolders to be recursively searched.
Application will start with
Specify what to do on StartUp. You can choose between wizard screen or last opened photos.
Auto play slide show
This option ensures that any album opened from an external File Explorer will be automatically opened in the Slide Show mode.
Image Loading & Quality Settings
To achieve optimal results you should know a little about operating/storage memory. The device's memory space is divided into operating memory (used by the CPU to process instructions) and storage memory (used as a storage space for data). Moreover it is possible to extend the memory space by using storage cards, however, these can only increase the storage capacity (not the operating memory).
When processing large images (taken by a digital camera...) the demand for operating memory is quite high (e.g. a 1024x1024 RGB photo requires at least 3MB of operating memory). To get the most out of the device capabilities use the settings bellow.
Load big pictures
Quality Optimizations
Use Dithering — some older device models (such as iPAQ, Jornada) can only display a limited number of colors (4096). Use this option to obtain a higher image/photo quality.
Use best quality shrink — displays higher quality pictures and thumbnails, however, it can cause the application to slow down when viewing larger images. This option is priceless especially when viewing faxes.
Cache Settings
Photo Viewer generates RAlbum.ra_ files in each folder with photo(s). This cache file can contain the notes, thumbnails, rotation, zoom and some settings.
Choose the maximal file size reserved for the cache file.
Use cache file...
If you wish to save the space and you do not need to remember the thumbnails and other settings uncheck this box.
Save zoom and rotation
Check this box if you wish to save the image rotation and zoom for all the images. The next time you will open the folder, images will have the same rotation and zoom.
Save thumbnails if they load longer then
This option allows you to cache the thumbnails only for large images. Specify the loading time limit for the large images.
Delete All Cache Files
Press this button to clear all the cached information from your device.
Image Viewer Settings
Default zoom mode
how the picture is displayed when opened.
Default rotation
how the picture is rotated after opened.
Auto landscape use only in fullscreen
this option prevents rotation of pictures when displayed in preview mode with the thumbnails window.
Background color
Specifies the background color for the main preview window.
Enable gamma correction
Sets the global gamma correction, which can prevent the pictures from being displayed as too dark or too bright.
Double tap activation
Fullscreen can be activated/deactivated by double-tapping the picture.
Display Settings
Display Options
You can use these options to show/hide text notes and drawings during view.
Image Info
Photo Viewer shows the image file name and the basic information in the image view. You can turn on/off displaying this info in the image view or in the fullscreen view. Choose the font by pressing Set Font button.
Thumbnails Settings
Use skin
Simply tap and change the look of your viewer.
Thumbnails Window Settings
Use this option to set a position of the thumbnail bar (or change orientation of its scroll bar).
Video Player Settings
Autoplay video clips
Causes any video to start playing automatically when opened.
Auto play next clip in playlist
After the first video file has finished playing, the next video clip in the playlist will start playing automatically.
GIF Animation
Determines the manner in which animated GIFs are displayed.
Hardware buttons
Use this dialog to customize the program hardware buttons to operate with photos. Under Button, tap the button you want to assign, and select a new action in the Set Button Assignment combo box.
File Association settings
Use this dialog to associate graphic file formats with this application. Do so if you wish to open photos from the File Explorer
To associate files with the Resco Photo Viewer:
Slide Show Settings
Transition Effect — allows you to create transition effects between two slides. It helps you create a professional presentation.
Play Direction — specifies presentation direction. Forward, backward, random or manual mode.
Delay — specifies the display time of a slide. You can also set it separately slide by slide. To do this, select Properties and find it under the 'Sound Notes' section.
Select the Repeat in loop check box to view the images in infinite loop.
Select the Silent mode check box to run the slide-show without sounds.
Album Properties
Slide Show Sounds
Your slide show can be enhanced by sounds. You have two options.
Play voice notes attached to pictures
When you select this option button, the application will play sounds attached with photos. That means, you can record a comment for every photo in your album.
Play background melody [mp3, wav]
Music or comments will play on the background (MP3 or WAV file can be used).
Picture Properties
Tap on the File Properties button in the toolbar and choose one of the following:
Photo
Let's you see slide/photo properties like format, zoom, rotation, file properties and EXIF data.
Voice Notes
Displays sound notes attached to slide/photo. Use [...] to define/change the sound file path.