ZoomBrowser EX 6.5 for Windows Instruction Manual

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Mastering
the Basics
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Appendices
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Table of Contents
Supported Image Types
ThefollowingisalistofimagetypessupportedbyZoomBrowserEX.
JPEG(.JPG)
Mostcamerasusethisimagetype.Itcompressesatveryhighratios,takingadvantage
ofthecharacteristicsofthehumaneye.However,becauseitisanirreversible
compressionmethod(partofthedataislostduringcompression),ifyouprocessand
saveanimagerepeatedlyusingthismethod,theimagemaybecomerougher.
RAW(.CRW/.CR2)
ThisisaproprietaryimagetypeprovidedbyCanon.Itsavestheoutputoftheimage
pixelsfromadigitalcamerawithoutanydeteriorationinthequalityoftheimage.
Somecamerasmightnotsupportthisimagetype.
Windowsbitmap(.BMP)
ThisimagetypecomesstandardwithWindows.MostWindowsprogramssupportit.
TIFF(.TIF)
Thisisarelativelypopularimagetype.Itiswidelysupportedbynon-Windows
programs(suchasMacintosh).
PhotoCD(.PCD)
ThisistheimagetypeusedforPhotoCDs.
AVI(.AVI)
StandardWindowsmovietype.Themoviethumbnailandamovieiconshowin
ZoomBrowserEX’sBrowserArea.
MOV(.MOV)
Movietype.ThemoviethumbnailandamovieiconshowinZoomBrowserEX’s
BrowserArea.
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