Ai Picture Explorer v8

Ai Picture Explorer (AiPICX) is an all-in-one graphics application that views, edits, enhances, manages and organizes photos -- plays multimedia too. It empowers digital photo enthusiats with advanced batch image processing and conversion capabilities. Included Batch UnZipper extracts multiple ZIPs unattended. Integrated batch rename, move and delete functions seamlessly integrate with its Slide Album to help collectors review organize and delete image collections. Content providers (and collectors) can create thumbnailed HTML catalogs for DVD/CD media or simply track contents of removable media with contact sheets or comments and 3D navigation buttons. Novices will appreciate our Web Pages for Dummies wizard.

Its Slide Album can quickly find and thumbnail entire drives (or offline volumes on DVD/CD) and organize images by visual content to find modified duplicates -- aside from database queries by date, size, keyword ... Our proprietary Image Analysis routines can quantify and rank picture quality. You can also create impressive slideshows (or presentations) with choice of 173 cool effects, variable delays, windows-in-windows, gamma, background color, rotation, comments and other properties (per slide).

Our speedy viewer is unmatched and includes gamma and widescreen viewing options; included JPEG Wizard creates tiny files with amazing quality. Everyday imaging tools include standard editing functions; EXIF camera and JPEG comments; collage creation grids; "red eye" removal; auto fixes and enhancements; TWAIN camera and scanner acquisition; instant wallpaper; variable print sizes and positions; smooth resizing; rotate-by-degree; screen capture; color reduction and more ...

Batch image processing and conversion can be applied to a million files -- unattended; unique smoothing and sharpening filters, bitmap compute and histogram-based functions can be combined in vast sequences to correct and enhance any image (see Tutorial).

Popular format support includes PNG, FlashPix, PhotoCD, Photoshop, GIF, BMP, PCX, TGA, WMF, DCX, Multi-page TIF (with anti-aliasing for easier reading), MP3, WAV, AVI, MPEG, MIDI, CD audio, WMV, WMA, ASF and more ...

AiPICX v8.3

• Folder enumeration now includes System folders
• Improved AUTO_FLASH function
• Improved drive detection (more robust)
• Enhanced EXIF read routines
  • up to 400% faster
  • more robust

• Integrated Sorts (Arrange) by EXIF Datestamps
  • reorder and rename, or view a timeline of your original digital photos (no matter what the filename or filedate)
  • reorder and rename any jumbled image series to match the session captured by photographer
  • uses Date Taken (DateTimeOriginal) tag
  • uses Date Edited (DateTime) tag as alternate
  • built-in Explorer and Slide Album support
  • built-in Explorer support captures data as persistent file comments (for generated Web Pages or image catalogs)

• Arrange (sort) by Comment in built-in Explorer
  • sort by arbitrary rankings or keywords
  • sort by EXIF Datestamps
  • sort by arbitrary categories (free text field)

• Batch UnZipper auto-create and extract option (to sub-folders with the same archive name)
• Batch commands are now tracked with inactive Lab window (automatically populated with recent commands)

• Misc. interface tweaks
  • Frequently used dialogs and status windows are restored to moved screen positions during any session (centered, by default)
  • WMV and WMA files are opened with default associated apps to avoid protected DRM web-based dialogs

• Enhanced drive and folder refresh routines
  • Media insert/removal triggers drive redetection
  • Manual drive redetection function (e.g., USB and Firewire drives)
  • Expanded pop-up Refresh menu (more accessible)

• Tweaked default settings during setup
  • Batch Unzipper is set to extract duplicate files(renamed) by default
  • Embedded thumbnails options disabled by default
  • Scaled (Half JPEG mode) enabled by default for optimal viewing of "4000 pixel" images

• Tweaked folder navigation and history routines
• Integrated "Allow Partial JPEG" option under Half-JPEG mode control
• Misc interface tweaks

• Faster JPEG image series decode (up to 133% faster)
• Faster image screen updates
  • removed refresh caused by variable image sizes
  • removed flicker when viewing scrolled images with AutoGamma option

• Variable Listview fonts
  • greater accessibility
  • variable font size, typeface, style, color
  • font size and typeface are saved and recalled

• Asymmetric tiling of Viewer and Explorer windows
  • greater customization
  • adjusts Viewer to "dock" beside Explorer
  • left-handed or right-handed functions
  • taskbar-aware

• Auto-backup of Viewer bookmarks
• Disabled AutoGamma setting was not saved; corrected.

• FREEWARE!
  • Yes, free for personal, non-business use.
  • No nag screens (no reminders).
  • Fully-functional; no disabled functions.
• Misc. interface tweaks.

• Fast BMP (disable) option to handle non-compliant files.
• Some internal code optimization.
• Misc interface tweaks.

• High-level renaming functions (Windows Shell interface)
• Custom workaround routines for aspect ratio resampling
• Misc interface tweaks

• Custom aspect ratios to view WYSIWYG square pixels on
  • SXGA (1280x1024) displays
  • 15:9 (1280x768) displays
  • any display, roll your own

• Expanded warning messages for corrupt ZIP archives

• Screen Gamma settings are now saved and recalled
• Misc interface tweaks

• Enhanced rotate dialog
• Enhanced validation/sorting of bookmarked items
• Double-clicking Viewer image activates built-in Explorer
• Slideshows now use enhanced gamma curves with flash fill

• Added Jump to slide # function in Slide Album
• New Folder creation added to Copy/Move dialogs
• Enhanced string input dialog
• Enhanced color selection dialog
• Enhanced gamma dialog
• Enhanced magnification dialog
• Enhanced disabled icons
• "Recent" folder support for all Windows versions
• Batch UnZipper window is now saved and restored
• Variable (user-definable) JPEG scaling for rapid reviews of larger image sets
• Double-clicking an *.AIP file in built-in Explorer automatically
  populates Viewer bookmarks and launches an Instant Slideshow.

• New setup and uninstaller
• Enhanced interface elements
  • solutions-oriented controls
  • enhanced menus, consolidated and rationalized for easier access

• Redesigned interactive imaging dialogs
  • digital darkroom focus for newbies and pros
  • Fix OverExposure dialog
  • Fix UnderExposure dialog
  • Fix Contrast Levels dialog
  • Color Balance dialog
  • Color Saturation dialog
  • more ...

• AVL Remote Control
  • present and discuss slides for unlimited periods
  • jump to any slide in your presentation
  • continue playback anywhere in your slideshow
  • fine-tune presentations

• DVD/CD slideshow mastering
  (create stand-alone slideshow authoring on DVD/CD)

• Improved JPEG support
  • More bullet-proofing routines for compressing large, high-detail images
  • Advanced JPEG compression now supports maximum setting (i.e., "500") for ultra-tiny files
  • Embedded JPEG thumbnails and images
  • View Embedded image function
  • Faster thumbnailing option
  • Partial JPEG load option
  • Faster, intelligent Half-JPEG mode
    (loads only what is required for viewing)

• Comparisons Window
  • easily compare two modifie images side-by-side
  • synchronized scrolling in actual viewing mode
  • dual fit-to-window viewing mode

• New Lab commands (formerly Batch commands)
  • ROTATE_FINE
  • FLIP_VERTICAL
  • FLIP_HORIZONTAL
  • CONTRAST_LOW
  • BRIGHTNESS_LOW
  • MAP_RGB_LOW
  • UNWASH_EX
  • UNCOOK_EX
  • ATTENUATE_EX
  • SUPPRESS_EX
  • GAMMA_SUPPRESS_EX
  • CONTRAST_HIGH
  • BRIGHTNESS_HIGH
  • MAP_RGB_HIGH
  • FLASH_FILL
  • BACK_FILL
  • MAP_RGB_EX
  • MAP_LIT_EX
  • OPTIMIZE_EX
  • MAP_EQ_EX
  • REPLACE_RGB
  • REPLACE_RGBINV

• Enhanced WHITEBALANCE function (uses remapping)
• Enhanced AUTO_WHITE function
• Enhanced AUTO_BALANCE function
• Curvilinear Contrast adjustment method
• New Color Replace functions

• More robust Paste Image function
• Expanded "classic" contrast and brightness tuning range to +255- for finer adjustments.
• Expanded "classic" brightness shifting tuning range to +255- for finer adjustments encompassing "true black" and "true white".