BMPreVIEW User Manual
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1. Windows XP Send to Menu Unzipped the archive contains file bmpreview exe the program that makes BMPreVIEW work ZIP Archive contents 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd Overview 5 1 6 2 For the Less experienced Computer User Download a self install copy of BMPreVIEW and start the Setup program by double clicking on the file iG Setup BMPrevIEW Welcome to the BMPreVIEW Setup Wizard This will install BMPreViIEW 1 1 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Setup Welcome Screen Setup program contains ReadMe file that describes the BMPreVIEW and gives information about the author history of versions of the program and outlines some advanced features 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 6 BMPreVIEW 1 7 iG Setup BMPrevIEW max Information Please read the following important information before continuing When you are ready to continue with Setup click Next Info about BM Pre VIEW Version 1 1 0 0 Date April 2008 Author Anton Golik LICENSE BMPreVIEW is FREEWARE without any limitation PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED What is BMPre VIEW xl lt Back Cancel Setup ReadMe Screen Follow the on screen instructions of the Setup program Update If you already installe2. 2 xi Look in fe My Pictures QO 2 ea Pe dede De Emme Date Modified 187 501 KB Bitmap Image 8000 x 8000 5 21 2003 10 My Recent Documents Desktop M My Documents ar CA My Computer cinta File name 8000_248MP Open Places Files of type windows Bitmap bmp gt Cancel Open dialog After the opening you will see small resized version of image or you will get an error message if the file type is unsupported by BMPreVIEW The image will be resized to fit the window Resizing the window lets you control the size and quality of the preview The following image shows the main window with an open image 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 12 BMPreVIEW BMPre IEW 8000_24 6 My Documents gr My Computer BMPreVIEW i Internet x Explorer File name 8000_24 BMP File size 183 11 Mb Image dimensions 8000x8000 pix Colors and bitdepth truecolor 24 bit Loaded in 0 25 sec Memory used for image 259 6 Kb 297x298x24b Total RAM Usage 1 54 Mb BMPrevIEW A start B a a BMPreVIEW we 5 13PM BMPreVIEW with opened image With an image in the viewer you can manipulate it in some ways Functions for changing an image are in the Filters submenu 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd Overview 13 S My Documents BMPreYIlEW 8000_24 BMP PE a My Computer E Open Image Enter fa Save As 5 Copy To Clipboard Ctrl C amp C
3. BMPreVIEW 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 BMPreVIEW Overview Introduction BMPreVIEW is a fast compact FREEWARE large BMP image previewer for Windows with an easy to use interface and a nice features that are zooming contrast adjustments and more With BMPreVIEW you can quickly preview large BMP image files Image files are displayed in miniature thumbnails This lets you keep an overview of the images available at the same time as letting you quickly view and select specific images BMPreVIEW automatically fit large image to the window size BMPreVIEW can be run without installation An additional features is that BMPreVIEW is available on all Windows operating systems LICENSE BMPreVIEW is FREEWARE without any limitation PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED Features Main features of BMPreVIEW works without installation memory saving thumbnail like image previewing algorithm creates thumbnails of image files with the fastest speed antialiasing for quality preview manual and automatic contrast enhancement filters selected region zooming save to file and copy to clipboard operations drag amp drop support simple hotkeys keyboard shortcuts for all operations input file name command line parameter shows information of image files System Requirements The Minimum System Requirements are e Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2 98 Me NT 2000
4. XP and Vista are Supported 100 MHz processor 1 MB available hard disk space 8 MB of RAM for 1024x768 pix display SuperVGA HiColor compatible display adapter and monitor keyboard mouse or other pointing device 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd Overview 3 1 5 1 6 1 6 1 Supported File Formats There is the only one format supported by the current version of BMPreVIEW uncompressed Windows Bitmap 1 8 24 bits 2 256 16M color images loading of RLE8 or RLE4 compressed bitmaps is not currently supported Installation Installation of BMPreVIEW can be done in two different ways Using the Setup program or ZIP Archive G DOWNLOAD loj x Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae Q pak P Search Folders gt Address C DOWNLOAD nd Go bmpreview_11_en zip 544 KB bmpreview_11_en_setup exe BMPreVvIEW Setup Fototest Ltd 2 objects 1 29 MB 4 My Computer 2 BMPreVIEW installation files We recommend using the Setup program as this is simple to use and allows for easy installation and deinstallation For the Experienced Computer User Download BMPreVIEW and unzip the files into a directory of your choice Create a shortcut to the program in the Windows start menu or place an icon on your Windows desktop that can be double clicked to start the BMPreVIEW You can also add BMPreVIEW to Send to Menu 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 4 BMPreVIEW
5. images Recommended for computers that having 128 MB of RAM or less Right click on the main window then select Options submenu Check the Optimize RAM Usage option for turn this mode ON Turn it OFF by clicking Optimize RAM Usage option again Note this option works only on Windows NT 2000 XP and Vista Only 1 Instance There is not allowed to open BMPreVIEW more than once at the same time BMPreVIEW will prevent more than one instance of the program at any time Last window size and position Each time you open the BMPreVIEW it will be positioned on your screen where it was when you last closed it 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 4 2 4 3 Information 21 Information View Image Properties Right click on the main window then select Olmage Info option in the menu or use F3 key A box opens with the following about the image File name File disk size Original image dimensions Current image dimensions Original color depth and Bits per Pixel Current image memory Time to load image Total RAM usage by program The following picture shows this dialog box BMPreYIEW e Filename 8000_24 BMP 1 File size 183 11 Mb Image dimensions 8000x8000 pix Colors and bitdepth truecolor 24 bit Loaded in 0 05 sec Memory used for image 141 8 Kb 219x220x24b Total RAM Usage 1 05 Mb Image info box Click the Sx button when you are done viewing the information Getting Help Right clic
6. support sometimes popup menu doesn t work after zooming memory leaks in contrast algorithm some other minor bugs fixed 1 0 0 3 02 2007 files opening via command line prevent the simultaneous start of several instances of BMPReVIEW some other minor bugs 1 0 0 2 12 2006 contrast enhancement filters added Filters submenu File Info dialog file size file name image dimensions 1 0 0 1 08 2006 Q some bugs with 1 bit images support fixed improved stability saving application properties into bmpreview ini file remember last window position and more Q many other minor bugs cosmetical improvements and some language corrections 1 0 0 0 08 2005 First semi public beta release Contact Information E mail anton graintest ru WWW http www graintest ru Credits The program BMPreVIEW and documentation by the author Anton Golik are copyright protected 2005 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd All rights reserved RAM usage optimization code by Tomasz Klekot http www techblog tomksoft com download Ram Optimization Sources and Swiss Delphi Center 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd
7. d a version of BMPreVIEW and you want to replace this version with a new one then you perform an update Update requires you the uninstall the old version and then install the new in the same directory 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd Overview 7 1 8 Uninstall To uninstall BMPreVIEW after it has been installed using the Setup Program go to Start gt Programs gt Fototest gt BMPreVIEW and click Uninstall BMPreVIEW D My Documents g am My Computer ed Windows Catalog Windows Update yO BMPReVIEW Programs fan Accessories g Uninstall BMPreVIEW Documents gt IF Administrative Tools fan Startup 8 Internet Explorer Search 5 Outlook Express r Remote Assistance Settings Help and Support Run Shut Down Link to Uninstall or see in Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 8 BMPreVIEW E Control Panel My Documents Edit View FRE Tools Help Accessibility Add Hardware Add or Administrative Date and Time Options Internet Options BMPreVIEW 1 1 Sie 1 19MB Click here For support k Used occasionally Add New Programs start 3 ao C control Panel 15 Add or Remove Programs 12 18 PM E BMPreVIEW in Add Remove list All program files directories and registry entries on your computer will be removed by uninstaller automatically To uninstall BMPreVIEW after it has been installed us
8. file and user manual optional installer by Inno Setup now displays the next previous first and last image in current directory Select Folder dialog allows to select a directory from which the files will be taken RAM usage optimization for WinNT 2000 XP Vista information about memory usage by application in About and File Info dialog boxes Q Always On Top mode improvements Q progress label now shows image loading percentage 1 0 2 0 04 2008 y improved autocontrast enhancement filter O fixed bug with applying contrast enhancement filter to the newly opened image when Autocontrast mode is on O fixed bug with Save As dialog appearance when Always on Top mode is on minor bugs fixes and code optimization for stability improvement 1 0 1 1 03 2008 Windows 95 98 Me compatibility improvements 1 0 1 0 12 2007 QO English language interface new About dialog Q some GUI features icons added in popup menu Q improved contrast enhancement filters Options gt Always on Top command added Options gt Autocontrast command added linereal histogram stretch Copy to Clipboard command added 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 24 BMPreVIEW Save As command added doesn t use bmpreview ini any more QO application properties store in registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Fototest BMPreView now application consists of one single file bmpreview exe 540 6 Q fixed bug in command line
9. ing the ZIP Archive delete the program directory and the files contained Also delete the application properties stored in registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Fototest BMPreView 1 9 Command Line Command line options allow you to set input file name before the BMPreVIEW is launched for example bmpreview exe C My Documents My Pictures Image bmp 1 10 Getting Started Open BMPreVIEW by clicking it s icon on the Windows Start Menu or double clicking the icon on your desktop The following picture shows the main window that is displayed when BMPreVIEW is started 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd Overview 9 9 My Documents 5 BMPreYIEW er LI 10 x My Computer BMPrevIEW Start ier Q BMpreview 9 5 00PM BMPreVIEW is started The right mouse button used to show the context popup menu 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 10 BMPreVIEW 9 My Documents BMPreYIEW Save S N 5 Gopy To Glipboard Chl G Glose File Del Reload Image Backspace File Info F3 TE LI Browse folder F Explorer ext Image Previous Image ei Filters S Options Help ka About BMPrevIEW Exit Start B a a BMPreVIEW fo 5 02 PM Context popup menu Right click on the main window then select Open Image option in the menu to get a file for use in the previewer A dialog box will allow you to select the file you want 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd Overview 11
10. irst File Press Home key The BMPreVIEW displays the first BMP file in the current directory Last File Press End key The BMPreVIEW displays the final BMP file in the current directory 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 20 BMPreVIEW Settings Antialiasing Enable this if you want better but slower displaying of the color images Right click on the main window then select h Options submenu Check the A Antialiasing option for turn this mode ON Turn it OFF by clicking Antialiasing again Autocontrast Enable it if you want to automatically change the intensity of each loaded image Right click on the main window then select Options submenu Check the V Autocontrast option for turn this mode ON Turn it OFF by clicking Y Autocontrast again Always on Top Right click on the main window then select Options submenu Check the Always On Top option BMPreVIEW will always be visible on your screen even when you open other programs This can be removed by clicking Always On Top again Note this option will be saved and restored after next BMPreVIEW start Memory optimization You can improve your efficiency by optimizing memory usage Optimization increases the amount of RAM available on your computer by storing temporary files that are not currently in use in the swap disk space This artificially increases the amount of memory available on your computer and improves the ability of BMPreVIEW to handle bitmap
11. k on the main window then select G Help option in the menu or use F1 key This help file the one you are reading now will appear Note HTML Help CHM files is the standard help format for Windows 98 and later versions including Windows XP You may download e BMPreVIEW help for Windows 95 in Windows Help Format HLP files e User Manual for Abobe Reader PDF files here http www graintest ru download html About the program Right click on the main window then select Ed About option in the menu This gives the current version number of BMPreVIEW website and e mail address for the author and the copyright notes The following picture shows this dialog box 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 22 BMPreVIEW BMPreVIEW Version 1 1 04 2008 2 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd amp www graintest ru amp anton qraintest ru E Total RAM Usage 1 85 Mb About box When done viewing the information click on the bar that says close Hotkeys For quick access all menu items are available using Control and Key combinations shortcuts Available keyboard shortcuts in BMPreVIEW CC Load next image in current folder Load previous image in current folder e Close image Delete 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd Hotkeys 23 CC 6 Version History Legend added feature Q bug fixed removed C improved changed feature 1 1 0 0 04 2008 English help
12. lose File Del QS Reload Image Backspace File Info F3 Go Browse Folder F Next Image Right Previous Image Left amp Filters b Options gt Help F1 E About Decrease Contrast Yo BMPrevIEW Q Ext Bstn G 8 Q BMPrevIEW 9 5 17PM Filters submenu When you are finished with the image bring in another image or Q Exit BMPreVIEW 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 14 BMPreVIEW 1 11 Menu The context popup menu allows quick access to some of the most useful features of BMPreVIEW There is an image of the menu here Main menu and submenus 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd How to 15 2 How to 2 1 Open Right click on the main window then select open Image option in the menu or use Enter key The Open dialog box will allow you to select the file you want Look in B My Pictures gt O7 Cr ie My Recent Documents E Desktop 187 501 KB BitmapImage 8000 x 8000 5 21 2003 10 AT My Documents i g My Computer 21 N File name 8000_24 BMP Places Files of type windows Bitmap bmp gt Cancel A Open dialog Locate the file you want or type a file name into File Name text field Files of type lets you limit your choice showing only the type of file supported by BMPreVIEW Windows Bitmap Open Single click on button brings the file into the BMPreVIEW window You can als
13. ng Use the left mouse button to outline the area selection BMPreYIEW 8000_24 BMP Region selection This action can be reversed by the menu s OReload Image command View Files in Directory With BMPreVIEW you can display all the BMP files in each directory Use the Space bar Or Left arrow key to move forward and Right arrow key to move backward through the files Note when you reach the first last of the images in a directory BMPreVIEW don t notify if end begin of directory is 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 2 9 1 2 9 2 2 9 3 2 9 4 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd How to 19 reached To specify the directory right click on the main window then select J Browse Folder option in the menu or use F key The Browse fo Folder dialog box will allow you to select the directory you want Desktop B My Documents A My Music meen ly Pictures My Computer H 314 Floppy 4 Local Disk C 3 CD Drive D a My Network Places FF cms Browse for Folder dialog Next File Right click on the main window then select gt Next Image option in the menu or use Right Arrow key The BMPreVIEW displays the next BMP file in current directory Previous File Right click on the main window then select Previous Image option in the menu or use Left Arrow key The BMPreVIEW displays the previous BMP file in reverse sequence F
14. o double click the filename To close dialog without opening a file click __ Cancel button After the opening you will see an image or you will get an error message if the file type is unsupported by BMPreVIEW 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 16 BMPreVIEW 7 2 2 2 3 Error message box User can open pictures using Drag amp Drop My Documents e _BMPrevVIEW r Ag My Computer g ee Pictures all x Internet Explorer 2 Drag image file from My Pictures folder and drop it on EE the BMPreVIEW window 5 Z BMPrevIEW Dsn O S Arvricures e Drag amp Drop Reopen Right click on the main window then select OReload Image option in the menu or use Backspace key to bring in again the last file you opened Close Right click on the main window then select 8 close Image option in the menu or use De1 key to remove the image from the BMPreVIEW This does not affect the image stored on your disk drive 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd How to 17 2 4 Copy Right click on the main window then select copy To Clipboard option in the menu or use ctr c shortcut The image in BMPreVIEW window only resized preview not entire image will be placed on the Windows Clipboard and may be pasted in elsewhere 2 5 Save Right click on the main window then select Cisave As option in the menu or use s key The Save dialog box will allow you to find the director
15. y where you want the file saved and specify the file name Save in B My Pictures x OP eE My Recent Documents E Desktop N 8000_24 BMP i My Documents g a My Computer Rh File name Small_8000_24 BMP Places Save as type windows Bitmap bmp aa Cancel 2 Save dialog The image in BMPreVIEW window only resized preview not entire image will be saved to file Click sme button to send the file to your disk drive To exit without saving click __ Cancel button 2008 Anton Golik Fototest Ltd 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 18 BMPreVIEW Exit There are several ways to exit the program On the main window press the Esc key on your keyboard The program will close immediately If you re in the menu or dialog box Esc key will back out of that window Press it again to exit Right click on the main window and then select Orxit option in the menu to close the BMPreVIEW Click the I box in the upper right corner of the program window This will also close the program Note BMPreVIEW doesn t ask if you are sure you want to exit it closes right away Be sure you ve saved any work you want to keep Enhance Contrast Right click on the main window then select Filters submenu then Increase or Decrease contrast You can also automatically adjust contrast by lllHistogram Equalization method This actions can be reversed by the menu s OReload Image command Zoomi
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