Introduction FlipAlbum CD Maker 1.2 creates exciting digital photo
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1. Background Gi Picture Cover C Systmage Music 5 Autorun inf A 5 FACDM Ini ay heels gt E ShortCut32 exe Ri Pa FlinAlhi as mf s CD Lay 000105_1340 Once you have located the album session of your choice double click on that aloum session and you will find the following folders files 8 folders and 3 files inside that album session Bookmark Flip lbumCD Link Music Option Overview Picture Syslmage Autorun inf FACDM Ini iz ShortCut32 exe These are the folders files that you would need to burn onto the CD For older versions of FlipAlbum CD Maker please refer to the topics 2 3 Location of your Album and 2 4 For older versions of FlipAlbum CD Maker for more information 6 3 Record the selected items onto the CD Rs Using your CD writing software drag and drop all the CONTENTS ie Bookmark FlipAlbumCD Link etc of the desired album session i e MyAlbum 9 GenericCD Creator olx Fie Edit View CD Tools Intemet Help oela oy El ael eE e Data CD Layout El E Book Systems H E Flip lbum 3 1 Beta 6 FlipAlbum CD Maker 1 0 E Background E Cover Music H My lbum E Page Splash Screen Flip lbum3 1 Alpha3 E Flip lbum G FlipViewer Pro FA Gaila CD Layout Ea My Album E Bookmark C Bookmark Flip lbumCD C Flip lbumCD E Link E Link E Music ia Music E O2. 2000 and NT 4 0 IBM PC Compatible Pentium 100Mhz or higher 16 MB RAM 800 x 600 pixels screen area with 16 bit display adaptor Mouse CD ROM drive Sound card and speaker 1 Installing Insert the FlipAloum CD Maker installation CD into the CD ROM Follow the om screen instructions to install the program files If the auto run is not activated select setup exe in the FlipAlbum CD folder The installation program will guide you through the installation process 2 Quickstart 2 1 Starting FlipAlbum CD Maker To start select Start gt Programs gt FlipAlbum CD Maker 1 2 gt FlipAlbum CD Maker 1 2 Your will be requested to key in your PID when you run FlipAloum CD Maker for the first time This can be found on the CD case 2 2 Starting an Album Session When FlipAloum CD Maker is launched the New or Open dialog window will appear This starting dialog window provides a quick option for you to create a new album Session or open an existing album Session 2 3 2 4 To create a new album select New session When creating a new album FlipAlbum CD Maker will prompt you to set your Album Options before you can start placing photos into your album To open an existing album select Open session Double Click on FACDM ini file of the album session you want to open Location of album folders and files Gwem HAA E71 Desktop amp My Documents BS My Computer ey 3 Floppy A Crux C Program files E Book Systems
3. Flip lbum CD Maker Busing en pMy Album The default location of the project album files is as shown above For older versions of FlipAlbum CD Maker Users of the older version of FlipAloum CD Maker ie FlipAloum CD Maker 1 0 will not be able to find the FACDM ini file within their album folder to do the editing using FlipAloum CD Maker 1 2 The FlipAloumCD kit was previously used by FlipAlobum CD Maker version 1 0 to do the editing of your album For this FlipAloum CD Maker version 1 2 the file extension ini is being used instead of the kit extension As such once you open the album folder from within FlipAlbum CD Maker 1 2 search for the file with the extension ini You will find the file FlipAloumCD ini This does the same function as the FlipAloumCD kit of the old version and FACDM ini of the new version The file FlipAlbumCD ini acts as a bridge between the old and the new version Once you have modified your album using the new version the new file will automatically replace your old file structure 3 Creating the Album 3 1 Creating a new album and editing an existing album The main screen has many features in common with Windows Explorer 2 supplied with MS Windows including the ability to drag and drop files This enables you to quickly and efficiently put multimedia files into your album This window shows the This window shows the Rel ne Testes
4. multimedia files contained wre in the directory currently selected in the Folder Tree window Roge T I FFAS folders available in your Se o computer When you first start FlipAlbum CD Maker the My Computer HH icon is displayed To move to another folder Folder Tree File List simply double click on the My Computer icon then select a particular folder by placing the mouse pointer over it and clicking the left mouse button This is a list of the files that will eventually be CD List included on the CD album i RRS RNNN SF HEFE NOTE If the Cancel button is selected from the New or Open dialog window only the Folder Tree and File List will be displayed To create or edit an album an aloum Session has to be opened 3 2 Putting multimedia files onto the album Once you have opened a new or an existing Session you are ready to add photos and multimedia files to the aloum Use the mouse to select the desired folder in the Folder Tree window A list of supported multimedia files in that folder will be displayed in the File List window NOTE The image audio and video formats accepted bmp jpg pcx pcd ico gif tif png pcd psd wmf avi wav and mid and mp3 To add files to the aloum drag and drop the file from the File List window into the CD List window this is accomplished in the same manner as moving files in Windows Explorer using drag and drop function The files in the CD Lis
5. Be sure to check that the respective software is compatible with your CD drive and the relevant configuration is made to the software to accommodate data transfer Selecting the appropriate files folders to be burnt onto the CD 6 2 1 Selecting the Appropriate album session Select the album session that you have created using FlipAlbum CD Maker in our example the album session is named MyAlbum The default location of the album is as follows C Program Files E Book Systems Flipalbum CD Maker 1 2 followed by the album session that you wish to burn onto the CD ie MyAlbum NOTE There is only one album you could place in a single CD Presently FlipAloum CD Maker does not have the multi album feature which allows for multiple aloums to be placed in a single CD However this will be possible in our future versions 6 2 2 Selecting the appropriate folders files Before you start burning your CD you need to pay special attention to the folders files that are being burnt onto a CD If the wrong folders files are selected the program will not operate as per our description i Generic CD Creator ol x File Edit View CD Tools Internet Help Cas lta Gr al ese eE 2 r Data CD Layout E 3 Floppy A Ee Crux C C Bookmark i Program Files E Flip lbumCD ic E Book Systems Link H E Flip lbum 3 1 F E Music H I Flip lbum 3 1 Beta E Option a Flip amp lbum CD Maker 1 0 Overview
6. D ROM drive 10 2 Using FlipAlbum CD Ld pad pal gt gt cal pad ea bad gt 2 z 3 gt zZ 4 ba uE 10 3 The most important feature provided by FlipAlbum CD when browsing through images in a folder book is the flipping paradigm reciprocating the actual page flips of any book This is simply achieved by clicking on the pages using the mouse Just like in an actual book the pages can be accessed sequentially or a page jump can be made to any selected page Using the mouse and clicking on the page edge thickness representation can achieve this It is also possible to use the left and right arrow keys to flip through album pages In addition the user can also use the FlipTo menu or other means to jump to a desired page 10 2 1 Overview Page and Thumbnails The left page of the album called the Overview page has a number of small images on it called thumbnails These provide an overview of the images in the album Clicking on the name of the thumbnail displayed above the thumbnail image or just the thumbnail itself causes the album to flip to the corresponding page 10 2 2 Contents Page The Contents Page displays a list of the aloum images and the page numbers on which they appear Clicking on an entry in the Contents Page will cause the album to flip to the corresponding page 10 2 3 Index Page The Index Page is located at the back of the album and contains an alphabetical
7. Introduction FlipAlbum CD Maker 1 2 creates exciting digital photo albums which can be stored onto CDRs and distributed to friends and family Now you can store share and preserve your loving memories forever with FlipAlbum CD Maker 1 2 Your friends and family can view your great looking photos straight from the CD with realistic page turning FlipAlbum CD 1 2 interface A NOTE FlipAlbum CD Maker 1 2 and FlipAlbum CD 1 2 are 2 different terms used to distinguish the software from the end product FlipAlbum CD Maker is the software that is used to create FlipAlbum CD FlipAlbum CD is the end product of FlipAlbum CD Maker FlipAlbum CD Maker 1 2 FlipAlbum CD Maker is a software used to create FlipAlbum CD which can be put on CDRs It has easy to use features for managing and creating your photo albums You can add annotations bookmarks themes and background music to enhance your photo albums Once you have finished creating your albums you can store the albums on CDRs or other storage media such as Zip Disks Your photos will never fade or degenerate again Minimum System Requirements Windows 95 98 ME 2000 and NT 4 0 IBM PC compatible Pentium 166Mhz minimum 32 MB RAM minimum 800 x 600 pixels screen area with 16 bit display adaptor 9MB hard disk space Up to 650MB for CD burning CDR or CDRW drive 4X CD writing software and associated drivers Soundcard and speaker The image audio and video accepted are bmp jpg
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9. e Cover Title prompt enter the album title Select the desired settings and color or jpg bmp image for the album cover 4 2 2 To align the title of the album Album Options Flip4lbum CD Maker Memories are forever we make em last Created with Flip4lbum CD M www flipalbumed com 1 Click on the Advanced button within the Cover tab to specify your preference 2 At the Cover Title prompt enter the album title 3 Select the desired settings including color or jpeg bmp file for the album cover 4 Adjust the album cover title ie move or change font The moved text will look like the following Select the desired color or jpg bmp image for the album pages Select the background color or jpg bmp image file for the book background Select a music file that will be played while the album is viewed If no music is selected a flipping sound will be used as the default You will now be able to play multiple music files as background music Your music format choices are wav mid and mp3 As such now you could have a digital jukebox playing on the background as you flip through the album The option provided to you are as follows Don t display files on pages Display filename with extensions on pages Display filename without extensions on pages These options control general features of the FlioAloum CD Album Options Bigse pageant atendo aidu 4 6 1 Start with splash screen Di
10. e program at End of Album This will automatically end the program once the aloum has completed its cycle of auto flipping upon auto starting 4 6 10 Album Structure FlipAlbum CD will automatically generate the selected items Front Cover Overview Content photos Index Back Cover Tips Creating Different Album Themes For example to create a Wedding Theme select the Wedding Cover Wedding Page and Wedding Background provided with FlipAlbum CD Maker 5 Organizing your Album 5 1 5 2 A 5 3 Annotations Text displayed on an album page is called annotation The Annotation function allows you to insert text notes onto album pages 5 1 1 Add Annotations 1 Select the image filename from the CD List to which the annotation is to be added 2 With the mouse pointer over the image filename press the right mouse button and select the Annotation option 3 The Annotation dialog window will be displayed 4 Add text for the annotation by clicking on the text box at the top right hand side of the dialog window and enter your text 5 To manually position the text on the page select the Manual entry in the Position on page window and use the scroll bars on the preview window to move the text You could also click and drag the annotation anywhere in the text box with your mouse The position of the text can also be changed by selecting one of the preset options in the Position on page window 5 1 2 Remove Annotations Click
11. ive album will be activated This is very useful to trouble shoot any problems you may experience while burning your CD 7 Putting albums onto other storage media Simply copy the required album folders and files the 8 folders and 3 files as described above onto the storage media e g zip disk To activate the aloum from the respective storage media go to the following location E FlipAlbumCD FlipAlbumCD exe where E drive is the drive of your respective storage media Double clicking on the FlipAloumCD exe of the relevant folder session will activate the folder session NOTE the auto run function will not work with other storage media other than CDs 8 Previewing an Album D To view the album please click on the View Album icon on the Toolbar Viewing the album lets you use FlipAlbum CD to see exactly what the published album will look like with all the desired Album Option settings FlipAlbum CD combines the look and feel of a real album with the convenience of digital albums Click on the page and the page turns just like a real album NOTE No modification or editing can be done while previewing the album _ _ _ oe rm w _ o_o _ vo m _ _ _ o_o s _ _ oven _ _ _ w _ w _ oc o_o w _ vo _ For more detailed information on how to use and navigate through the album please refer to FlipAlbum CD Help file 9 Printing Photos The printing function is onl
12. k To remove an existing bookmark place the mouse pointer over the corresponding image in the CD List window and press the right mouse button From the menu that appears select Bookmark and edit as desired or click on Delete NOTE Each album can only have a maximum of ninety 90 Bookmarks 5 4 Blank Pages There are two ways of adding blank pages in the album i 5 4 1 To insert a blank page Select a file press the right mouse button and select Insert Blank Page This will insert a blank page above the selected file 5 4 2 To append a blank page Press the right mouse button and select Append Blank Page This will add a blank page below the selected file RR 6 Putting an Album onto CD To transfer your album onto a CD you will need to have access to a recordable CD and recordable CD Drive with the associated CD writing software When you have completed creating your album and are ready to put your album onto a CD make sure your Recordable CD drive is turned ON and working properly To transfer an album onto CD 1 Start your CD writing software 2 Using the CD writing software select all the required files of the desired album 3 Record the selected album files onto CDRs These steps are elaborated as folows 6 1 6 2 CD writing software Select the appropriate CD writing software Please make sure that your Recordable CD drive is turned ON and is working properly before you start burning your CD NOTE
13. list of the images in the album along with the page numbers in which they appear Clicking on an index entry will cause the album to flip to the corresponding page 10 2 4 Bookmarks Bookmarks appear in the album as tags on the edges of the album pages Simply click on the tags to flip the album to the bookmarked page Advanced Viewing Methods The right mouse button gives access to more advanced ways of viewing an album Pressing the right mouse button will display a menu with the following options 10 3 1 Preview Display a preview of an image in the aloum Click on Preview and then select Left or Right page to preview the image on the left or right hand page of the album The images will be displayed in full screen To view information about an image press the right mouse button while viewing the image in preview and select Information To return to the album press the right mouse button and select Exit or press any key 10 3 2 Information Displays information about an image This option provides information about the image currently selected The meaning of each entry is explained below File Name Name of the selected image file Image Format Format of the image Width Image width in pixels Height Image height in pixels Bits per pixel The number of bits used for each pixel of the image Size On Disk The amount of space occupied by the image on disk Size in Memory Amount of main memory used by image Comp
14. on the Clear button and then OK 5 1 3 Other Annotation Options Transparent Select this option to remove the background from the text and just display floating text with the image as the background Border Select this option to have a single line border appear around the text Text Font Click this button to change the text style font size and color Background Color Allows the color of the text background to be set This button only works when the Transparent option is not selected Clear Deletes the text but does not affect the font and color attributes Global Annotations Global annotation allows you to annotate all the pages of your album with a single repetitive text This text will appear on all the pages of your album excluding the table of contents thumbnails and the index pages To apply this feature you need to first click on the edit menu and then choose the global annotation option Bookmarks Bookmarks are used in the FlipAlbum CD to allow the user to go directly to a page in the album marked by a bookmark It appears in the album as tags at the edge of the album 5 3 1 Add a Bookmark 1 Place the mouse pointer over the desired image filename in the CD List window 2 Press the right mouse button and select Bookmark 3 At the prompt type the name of the bookmark and click Add NOTE The bookmark name will be displayed under the Bookmark column in the CD List window 5 3 2 Remove or Edit a Bookmar
15. pcx ico gif tif ong pcd psd wmf avi wav mid and mp3 NOTE FlipAloum CD Maker does not come with the programs required to write onto CDs The CD writing software is generally provided with CD writers For further information please contact the manufacturer of your CD writer The number of multimedia files that can be put in a folder is practically limited by the amount of disk space and or the storage media space available FlipAlbum CD 1 2 Created using FlipAlbum CD Maker FlipAlbum CD presents your treasured photos in crisp looking albums with a user friendly book like interface complete with flipping pages just like a real album The thickness representation on the side of the folder book bookmarks as well as the fully animated 3D flipping pages allow users to easily search for items Pages containing thumbnails index and table of contents are neatly arranged just like a book You can share and view your great looking photo albums straight from the CD No installation is required It opens the window to a whole new way of viewing photos and multimedia files FlipAlbum CD features include Realistic book like picture albums Easy to use interface complete with 3D animated page turning Thumbnail overview table of contents and index of pictures Album themes Annotations Global Annotation Bookmarks Background music Rotation WYSIWYG printing interface Minimum System Requirements Windows 95 98
16. ption amp Option E Overview Go H Picture ad eve faa Syalmage Picture C Syslmage Autorun inf 5 FACDM Ini E ShortCut32 exe Drag these folders files from the File list into the CD list as follows Ensure that there are 8 folders and 3 files Autorun inf FACDM ini and 10 ShortCut32 exe in the root directory Do not delete these files NOTE The Autorun inf file must be in the root directory of the CD in order for the autorun function to run properly This file allows the CD to auto run when it is inserted into a CD drive Please note that Autorun is a MS Window feature that works on CDs only and will not auto run on any other media Now you are ready to burn your CD Select Record in your CD writing software to transfer the album onto the CDR A NOTE For a more detail guide on how to use your particular recordable CD drive please refer to the User Manual for your recordable CD Drive 6 4 Activating your file from the harddisk The default location of the file in your hard drive which executes your command to open the saved album session is as follows C Program Files E Book Systems Flipalbum CD Maker 1 2 MyAlbum FlipAlbumCD FlipAlbumCD exe Please note that MyAlbum is the name of the aloum that you want to execute It is not a default folder MyAlbum is used just as an example Double clicking on the FlipAlobumCD exe of the relevant album folder you have created and the respect
17. rame option 10 3 9 Save Picture As This allows you to save the picture you have selected from the album into your hard disk drive To do this you have to right click on a picture in the album and choose Save Picture As Then choose the location where you would want the picture to be saved and then click Save 10 3 10 Rotate This allows you to rotate the picture This feature will come in handy to you the end user in cases where the author of the FlipAlbum CD Maker may not have the time to position the pictures properly For example a landscape picture which appears sideways on the album can be adjusted by you to appear correctly NOTE The amendments ie rotations made by you to the FlipAlbum CD are only temporary Once you exits out of FlipAlbum CD and relaunch it again the program will not remember the changes ie rotations made This is because the files are denoted as read only files once the images are burnt onto the CD by the author This means that the next time you view the files it will still appear the way the author of the FlipAloum CD Maker has meant it to be 11 Technical Support E Book Systems Inc For more great products from E Book Systems Inc Please visit our website at www flipalbum com We welcome your questions and comments about our line of unique products please e mail us at support ebooksys com or fax us at 408 919 6677 Please provide us with the following information 1
18. ression Compression method used if any File Date Date file was last modified 10 3 3 Flip To This allows you to flip to various parts of the aloum quickly Another menu will be displayed with the following sub options Note these options are available from the main menu by clicking on the Flip To menu Overview Go to the Overview page Content Go to the Contents page First Page Go to the first page Index Go to the index page Name Go to a specific page by clicking on the image name from the list displayed It is also possible to type parts of the name in the File to name box and FlipAlbum CD will display any matches To go to the page either double click on the image name in the list note that the Name menu will not disappear or select the image name and click on Flip or OK Page Go to a specific page in the album Annotation Go to a specific page based on the annotation on the page It is possible to type parts of an annotation in the Annotation to find box and FlipAlobum CD will display any matches To jump to the page either double click on the annotation in the list note that the menu will not disappear or select the annotation name and click on Flip or OK As annotations can be fairly long only the first few words of each annotation will be displayed in the list 10 3 4 Printing Pictures The printing feature is only available if the publisher enables the printing feature NOTE The publi
19. sher may disable the printing feature In this case the Print feature will not be available To print 1 Select File Print and the desired page to print Overview Left Page Right Page 2 Select the desired print settings then click OK To resize a picture put the mouse cursor at the corner of the picture drag and drop the corner to the desired size To move the picture on the printing page put the mouse cursor on the picture drag and drop the picture to the desired position 10 3 5 Set Flip Speed This option allows the speed at which the album will flip the pages when the user clicks on them Slide the slider bar to the desired speed between 5 and 75 and use the Backward and Forward buttons to test the new speed When satisfied click OK 10 3 6 Set Auto Flipping This will help configure the settings for FlipAlbum CD to automatically flip through the pages of the aloum for you You could configure the direction of the flip what actions are required at the end of the flip and the flipping interval of the album this ranges from 0 to 60 seconds NOTE The printing feature is only available if the author enables the auto flipping feature 10 3 7 Auto Flip This will immediately flip the pages in your album in automatic mode 10 3 8 Window Frame When this function is left unchecked the usual windows frame and menus will not be displayed when viewing the album To have the window frame displayed check the Window F
20. splays an image file for a minimum desired duration when FlipAlbum CD starts Please note the splash screen may be displayed for a longer period depending on the speed and memory of the processor used by the end user who views the album 4 6 2 Exit with splash screen Displays an image file for a desired duration when FlipAlobum CD exits 4 6 3 User will be allowed to Auto flip Enables the Auto flip feature in FlipAloum CD 4 6 4 User will be allowed to Print Enables the printing feature in FlipAlbum CD allowing users to print photos 4 6 5 Start with album opened FlipAloum CD will start with an open album ie overview and table of contents page 4 6 6 Start with no window frame FlipAloum CD will start without a window frame The user can recover the window frame by using the right mouse button menu in FlipAloum CD 4 6 7 Start with Auto Flip This feature will provide you the flexibility to create an album that will Auto Flip when the end user inserts the FlipAloum CD into their CD ROM This means that the FlipAlbum CD not only auto runs upon insertion into the CD ROM but also Auto Flips As such the end user does not even have to click on their mouse to flip the aloum pages Completely hands free 4 6 8 Configure Page Flip Interval The interval between respective page flips could also be determined Please note that the flipping speed is also dependent on the computer system of the end user as well 4 6 9 Option to Clos
21. t window are the ones that will be included in the album The order in which the photos are arranged in the album is determined by the order they appear in the CD List window 3 2 1 Changing the order of the images in the album Sort To change the order in which the images are displayed in the album using the mouse to drag and drop the desired image in the CD List window to the new position in the list To sort by Name Type Size Date or Annotation simply click on the respective column label in the CD List window 3 2 2 Removing an image from the album Delete To remove files from the album place the mouse pointer over the file to be removed in the CD List window and press Delete 3 2 3 Viewing an image and multimedia files in the album To preview multimedia files double click on the filename or the View Image icon To get information about the particular file in View Album mode click the right mouse button and select the Information option To exit click on the right mouse button and select Exit 4 Customizing Album setting T The Album Option enables customise your FlipAlbum CD as described 4 1 4 2 below Session Folder Set the name and location in which the album files will be saved At the Name box enter the name of the folder into which the new album will be saved At the Location box specify the desired location of the folder on your hard drive Cover 4 2 1 Set the album cover At th
22. y available for FlipAlbum CD i e when an album is being previewed and if the print setting is enabled under Options To enable the printing feature Click on View Options icon on the Toolbar and select Settings User will be allowed to print To print 1 Preview an album by clicking on View Album icon on the Toolbar as shown above 2 Select File Print and the desired page to print Overview Left page or Right page 3 Select the desired print settings then click OK Pirker Hame Caron BIC 7000 on LPT1 Width QOin 203 rm Height 10 6 in 265 mml Qusiy GDP gt Punto Offsel X 0 25 n 64 mn Y 0 12 n 0mn Width 6 26 H 161 5 mm Height SEB in 245 0 mm Zoom 1047 x 1047 To resize a photo put the mouse cursor at the corner of the photo drag the corner to the desired size To move the photo on the printing page put the mouse cursor on the photo drag and drop the photo to the desired position 10 FlipAlbum CD 1 2 This program allows you to view albums created with our famous FlipAlbum CD Maker software FlipAlbum CD presents images in crisp looking albums with simple mouse based viewing and realistic turning pages just like a real album It is the most intuitive way to view image collections 10 1 Opening an Album To start FlipAlbum CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive For systems without Autorun go to My Computer on your desktop and double click on your C
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