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                Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX
                          README File

                          Version 6.6
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               Copyright (C) 1996-2010 Canon Inc.
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This file contains important information about ZoomBrowser EX. 
Please read the contents carefully.
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Contents
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1.  Equipment Setup
2.  Upgrading from ZoomBrowser EX version 2/version 3
3.  Sending E-mail
4.  Backing up to CD
5.  Inserting Text in the Viewer
6.  Read-only images/folders
7.  Using the Color Management feature
8.  Warning regarding ZoomBrowser EX/CameraWindow updates
9.  Other Issues
10. Acknowledgments
11. Copyrights


1. Equipment Setup
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(1) Graphics card setup
Zooming may sometimes appear slow and not very smooth. This could 
be related to your computer and its graphics card.
If you see this symptom, please adjust the "Hardware Acceleration" 
slider control in the "Performance"/"Trouble Shooting" tab of the 
Display Adapter Properties Dialog on your computer so that it is 
set one notch below "Full".

(2) Display settings
You may view or change the Display settings on your computer 
using the "Settings" tab of the "Display Properties" dialog. 
The "Display Properties" Dialog may be accessed from the Control 
Panel on your computer.

(2.1) Some text and buttons may not be visible at default window 
size when using the "Large Fonts" Display setting.
If your computer has the "Large Fonts" Display setting selected, 
some of the text and buttons in ZoomBrowser EX windows may not be
visible at the default window size.
If this happens, resize the ZoomBrowser EX window or change the
font size so all text and buttons are visible.

(2.2) Avoid using the 16 bit High Color display setting
Using 16 bit high color mode may lead to unusual coloring of the
ZoomBrowser EX interface. This can be resolved by changing the
Windows Color setting to 24 bit color or above.


2. Upgrading from ZoomBrowser EX version 2/version 3
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If you have added comments or titles to your images using 
ZoomBrowser EX version 2 or version 3, you will have to run a 
database converter tool prior to being able to view these 
comments/titles in this version of ZoomBrowser EX.
The database converter tool is called dbconverter.exe and may be 
found at the location where you installed this version of 
ZoomBrowser EX.


3. Sending E-mail
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(1) MAPI support is required
The E-mail facility requires a compatible Mapi32.dll to be 
installed in order to function correctly. A Mapi32.dll is 
installed when MAPI communication is enabled in your usual e-mail 
program.
If an older incompatible version of a Mapi32.dll is currently 
installed and MAPI is not enabled in your usual e-mail program,
enabling MAPI in this program should install a compatible 
Mapi32.dll.
If MAPI is already enabled in the e-mail program, the e-mail 
program needs to be upgraded and MAPI enabled.


4. Backing up to CD
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(1) Error message and backup failure when insufficient CD free 
space
ZoomBrowser EX may show a message stating that there is 
insufficient space on the CD during the final stages of the 
Backup to CD task.
This happens when the total size of the selected images is very 
close to total available free space on the CD and there is 
insufficient space on the CD to store some additional 
ZoomBrowser EX information files.
When this happens, the selected images are not backed up to the CD.
Please reduce the number of selected images and start the Backup 
to CD task again.

(2) Do not turn off power to CD writer during Backup to CD   
Please do not turn off power to a CD burner while in the Backup 
to CD task. This may cause errors in ZoomBrowser EX.
If this happens, please start ZoomBrowser EX again.

(3) Backup to CD may fail while other CD writing software is open 
ZoomBrowser EX may fail to backup files while other CD writing 
software is open. If this happens, close all other CD writing 
software and start the Backup to CD task again.

(4) Backup to CD does not support UDF-formatted discs
ZoomBrowser EX can not backup files to UDF-formatted discs.


5. Inserting Text in the Viewer
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When inserting text onto an image in the Viewer, the font size is
displayed using points and is calculated using an assumed image
resolution of 180 dpi. When printed, the text size will scale for
different paper and image sizes. To print text at an exact point 
size, please use the Photo Print task.


6. Read-only images/folders
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You may browse images in a read-only folder or CD-ROM, but you 
will not be able to associate comments with images in these 
folders. This restriction also applies to images that are flagged 
as read-only. 
If you do want to save a comment for a read-only image, please 
clear the read-only check box for this image using Windows 
Explorer.


7. Using the Color Management feature
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(1) Enabling Color Management

The Preferences > General tab now has a selectable Color 
Management option.
When enabled, image colors displayed in ZoomBrowser EX are matched 
to the monitor ICC profile, so that colors remain consistent.

Color management is Off by default.

(2) Supported image types

Color management is performed for the following types of images 
when color space information (including an ICC profile) can be 
retrieved from the image:

- Exif JPEG
- Exif TIFF
- RAW
      
ZoomBrowser EX will not perform color management for all other 
image types.

NOTE: If you change your monitor's color profile whilst 
ZoomBrowser EX is running, ZoomBrowser EX will continue to use the 
color profile that was being used when the application was started. 
For ZoomBrowser EX to use the new monitor color profile, close 
ZoomBrowser EX and start it again.


8. Warning regarding ZoomBrowser EX/CameraWindow updates
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If you are using both ZoomBrowser EX and CameraWindow, be sure that
when you update one application, you also update the other at the
same time.
If you only update one of these applications, some functionality may
be impaired.
The latest versions of both applications can be downloaded from our
website.


9. Other Issues
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(1) Starting ZoomBrowser EX after abnormal termination of the 
Remote Shooting application
    
If the Remote Shooting application terminates abnormally, you may 
not be able to start ZoomBrowser EX thereafter. If this happens, 
please restart your computer.

(2) Avoid manipulating images using other tools while the images 
are being accessed in ZoomBrowser EX

It is recommended that you do not delete, move or change any 
images using other applications while you are accessing these 
images within ZoomBrowser EX.

(3) Avoid using extremely long file/folder names

On some operating systems, ZoomBrowser EX may behave abnormally 
when trying to access files or folders with extremely long names. 
If this happens, please change the file/folder to have a shorter 
name.

(4) Do not uninstall ZoomBrowser EX while ZoomBrowser EX is 
running

If you try to uninstall ZoomBrowser EX while ZoomBrowser EX is 
running, the uninstall will partially work and only some of the 
files will be removed.
Please do not uninstall ZoomBrowser EX while ZoomBrowser EX is 
running.

(5) Images rotated using the File Viewer Utility, EOS Viewer 
Utility, or Digital Photo Professional may not be correctly 
displayed in ZoomBrowser EX

ZoomBrowser EX may not correctly display images that have been 
rotated using the File Viewer Utility, EOS Viewer Utility, or 
Digital Photo Professional.
If this happens, please rename or make a copy of the image using 
windows explorer, then view the new image in ZoomBrowser EX.
The new image should then be displayed correctly.

(6) Unsupported image types

Some image types have many variations. ZoomBrowser EX may not 
support all such variations and, therefore, may not show the 
unsupported images correctly.
To view such an image within ZoomBrowser EX, please open the 
image in an image editor that supports its particular type and 
then save the image in an image type supported by ZoomBrowser EX 
(e.g. JPEG).

(7) Do not eject a CD during Slide Show

Please do not eject a CD from which the ZoomBrowser EX Slide Show 
is displaying images as this could cause errors.
If this happens, exit and re-start ZoomBrowser EX.

(8) Sending RAW images to Layout Print task

You can send RAW images to PhotoRecord if you select a RAW image
and start the [Layout Print] task, or start the [Print Using
Other Software] task and click Contact Sheet Print.
In these cases, the RAW file is developed into a temporary file
and the temporary file is printed. Thus, if you save an album
containing a RAW file, the RAW file may not appear in the album
when it is opened. If this occurs, please develop the RAW image
using the [Process RAW Images] task, and save it to another
image type. Then add this new image to your album.


10. Acknowledgments
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This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG 
Group.


11. Copyrights
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TIFF:

Copyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler
Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
 
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this 
software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted 
without fee, provided that:

1. The above copyright notices and this permission notice appear 
in all copies of the software and related documentation.

2. The names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used 
in any advertising or publicity relating to the software without 
the specific, prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon 
Graphics.

IJG:

Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute 
this software (or portions thereof) for any purpose, without fee, 
subject to these conditions:

1. If any part of the source code for this software is 
distributed, then this README file must be included, with this 
copyright and no-warranty notice unaltered; and any additions, 
deletions, or changes to then original files must be clearly 
indicated in accompanying documentation.

2. If only executable code is distributed, then the accompanying 
documentation must state that "this software is based in part on 
the work of the Independent JPEG Group".

3. Permission for use of this software is granted only if the 
user accepts full responsibility for any undesirable consequences; 
the authors accept NO LIABILITY for damages of any kind.

These conditions apply to any software derived from or based on 
the IJG code, not just to the unmodified library.  If you use our 
work, you ought to acknowledge us.

Permission is NOT granted for the use of any IJG author's name or 
company name in advertising or publicity relating to this software 
or products derived from it. This software may be referred to only 
as "the Independent JPEG Group's software".

We specifically permit and encourage the use of this software as 
the basis of commercial products, provided that all warranty or 
liability claims are assumed by the product vendor.


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