ArcSoft photobase User Manual
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ArcSoft PhotoBase Quick Start Guide
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to ArcSoft PhotoBase™, the ultimate multimedia organizer that lets you store, manage
and access important image, audio, video and even document files. Mastering PhotoBase is
easy! Simply create albums of your files and enter information in the customizable Information
Fields. Then, choose from a wide variety of activities:
• Find files easily with the powerful Sort and keyword Search functions
• Drag-and-drop files within an album or into other albums
• Organize your hard drive by creating catalogs of all your multimedia files
• Create self-running slide shows of images to present or give to others
• Send video postcards with background images, video and audio
• Archive and share important files by copying and/or moving entire albums
and access important image, audio, video and even document files. Mastering PhotoBase is
easy! Simply create albums of your files and enter information in the customizable Information
Fields. Then, choose from a wide variety of activities:
• Find files easily with the powerful Sort and keyword Search functions
• Drag-and-drop files within an album or into other albums
• Organize your hard drive by creating catalogs of all your multimedia files
• Create self-running slide shows of images to present or give to others
• Send video postcards with background images, video and audio
• Archive and share important files by copying and/or moving entire albums
to floppy disks, CDs and other removable media
• Make an HTML page of photos instantly with the Make Web Album feature
• Launch third-party programs from Photobase by dragging and dropping the appropriate files
• Launch third-party programs from Photobase by dragging and dropping the appropriate files
into the “Hotlink” bar
• Print thumbnail albums in different sizes with frames, borders and descriptions
This Quick Start Guide shows you how easy it is to get started in PhotoBase! It contains a
“Getting Acquainted” section to show the basics in PhotoBase, as well as a section on “Using
PhotoBase” to take you through key activities and projects. You will find step-by-step instructions,
tips and notes throughout this guide. In addition to this Quick Start Guide, you can learn more
about PhotoBase by using the program’s online Help (located in the Help menu). Online Help
provides easy-to-find information on specific features and commands, and is most helpful when
printed out. For important notices about PhotoBase, please review the ReadMe documentation
located in the PhotoBase directory.
System Requirements:
• Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 or 2000
• VGA monitor w/16-bit color (or better) display
• CD-ROM drive for installation
• 30 MB hard disk space
• Pentium recommended or equivalent processor
• 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended)
• CD-ROM drive for installation
• Mouse
Supports:
• Popular multimedia formats including BMP, TIF, JPG, GIF, PCD,
This Quick Start Guide shows you how easy it is to get started in PhotoBase! It contains a
“Getting Acquainted” section to show the basics in PhotoBase, as well as a section on “Using
PhotoBase” to take you through key activities and projects. You will find step-by-step instructions,
tips and notes throughout this guide. In addition to this Quick Start Guide, you can learn more
about PhotoBase by using the program’s online Help (located in the Help menu). Online Help
provides easy-to-find information on specific features and commands, and is most helpful when
printed out. For important notices about PhotoBase, please review the ReadMe documentation
located in the PhotoBase directory.
System Requirements:
• Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 or 2000
• VGA monitor w/16-bit color (or better) display
• CD-ROM drive for installation
• 30 MB hard disk space
• Pentium recommended or equivalent processor
• 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended)
• CD-ROM drive for installation
• Mouse
Supports:
• Popular multimedia formats including BMP, TIF, JPG, GIF, PCD,
PCX, TGA, FlashPix, AVI and WAV
• TWAIN-compliant devices
• CD-Recorder or CD-Rewriteable drives
• ArcSoft Zipshot and other video capture devices or cards
• Video for Windows-compliant devices
• Sound cards
• CD-Recorder or CD-Rewriteable drives
• ArcSoft Zipshot and other video capture devices or cards
• Video for Windows-compliant devices
• Sound cards
GETTING ACQUAINTED
Important Terms
• Left and Right Clicking - Throughout this guide, you’ll be asked to use both the left and right
• Left and Right Clicking - Throughout this guide, you’ll be asked to use both the left and right
mouse buttons. In general, “click” means “click once on the left mouse button”. “Right-click”
means “click once on the right mouse button”. “Double-click” means “ click twice on the left
mouse button”.
means “click once on the right mouse button”. “Double-click” means “ click twice on the left
mouse button”.