How do I install and try out Digital Photo Librarian for free?
All you need to do to try Digital Photo Librarian is download InstallV4.exe from this web site and run this program once it's downloaded. The program will step thru a relatively simple install process. You can continue to use the full function program for 30 days for free. After that time you will need to register your program to continue to use it.
Once you have installed the program, you can start Digital Photo Librarian from the Start Programs menu. To get acquainted with the program, we suggest that you bring up the sample library (samples.dpl) and try out some of the functions. It is located in the same folder that you installed Digital Photo Librarian. There is an extensive help file that can answer your questions.
After getting acquainted, create your own library by select "New" from the "File" menu and
selecting a name and folder for your library. It's that easy.
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What operating systems are supported by Digital Photo Librarian?
Digital Photo Librarian support Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT, XP and Vista operating systems.
It does not support Apple Mac's.
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How many photos and how large can a single library be?
Digital Photo Librarian does not have any internal limitation on the size of a library,
however Microsoft Windows does have limitations. If you are using FAT16 file system,
the limit is 2GB, if you are using FAT32 file system, the limit is 4GB. There is no
limitation if you are using NTFS file system. Digital Photo Librarian has been tested with
20,000 photos in a 6+GB database.
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Why you should not use TWAIN support with digital cameras?
Many digital cameras offer TWAIN downloads, and it can be convenient to use. However, in most cases the JPG images from the camera will be decompressed and re-saved with some loss of image quality. Also, Exif camera information embedded in the camera file will be lost. Try to directly transfer images from the camera or memory card to your PC, or use special transfer software that came with your camera.
Digital Photo Librarian supports drag and drop support and you may be able to use this
support to drag thumbnail images from your camera software directly into Digital Photo
Librarian.
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How can I tell when Digital Photo Librarian code has been updated?
Digital Photo Librarian code is updated frequently with minor enhancements and also with fixes to problems that have been reported by users. You can tell whether you have the latest code by checking the date of the "Digital Photo Librarian.exe" file on your system and comparing that date to the date found on the bottom of the home page of this web site.
The date appears in the following form:
Software last updated on this site on
12/31/1969
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Which options should I select for saving images within Digital Photo Librarian?
There are several tradeoff's that you need to consider when selecting your options for saving your photos.
The most obvious one is whether to save the original image. The advantage of saving the original image is that you have saved the image at its highest resolution and can use it as a "reference copy" in the future. If you are scanning directly into Digital Photo Librarian, the images are uncompressed and can be very large. For that reason, most people would prefer to save the original scanned image in JPEG format. If you have a digital camera, then you may want to save the original image in its original format (normally JPEG) so that EXIF data that is captured by the camera can be later viewed.
The disadvantage of saving the original image is that these images take up a lot of disk space and does not improve the quality of the image displayed on your computer screen. For those users most interested in "Slide Shows", then the added disk space may not be warranted.
You may elect to save a High Resolution Images (approximately 1600x1200). The advantage of saving this size image is that it can be used when printing photos and should improve the print quality over standard screen resolution images. It also gives you sufficient resolution to allow you to crop the image in the future and still have enough resolution remaining to display quality images. High resolution images are always in JPEG format. The disadvantage High Resolution Images is that these images take up approximately 100K of disk space.
Full Screen images are optional but will improve performance and should be selected by users with older, slower computers.
Personally, I like to save the original image in its original format and
save hi res version after editing the original. I do not save high
resolution (except after editing) but do save full screen version. This
set of options works for me because I have a relatively large disk and can
afford the disk space. It allows me to always maintain a reference copy of
the original image just in case and give me relatively good performance.
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Why was the discussion forum discontinued?
The discussion forum was discontinued because of security concerns. The site was
being hacked and messages and e-mail addresses were being left that were not related
to Digital Photo Librarian. Until we can resolve these concerns, the discussion forum
will be discontinued
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