snapScreen Screen Saver for Kodak EasyShare Software

SnapScreen 1.2

Change Picture

Transition Settings

Display Order:

Picture Selection

EasyShare Catalog

Serial Number

Version Information

Settings Dialog

The easiest way to access the SnapScreen settings dialog box is via the Windows start menu by selecting the SnapScreen Settings entry that can be found in the SOLIDFX program group. Alternatively, a right mouse click on the desktop followed by the selection of the Properties menu item will bring up the following dialog (all examples show Windows XP - other versions of Windows will appear slightly different):

Clicking on the Screen Saver tab results in the following dialog:

The screen saver box should have snapscrn selected on Windows 98 and ME systems and SOLIDFX SnapScreen on Windows 2000 and XP systems. From here, clicking on the Settings button brings up the settings dialog window. Regardless of the approach used to get to the settings, the dialog box appears the same as follows:

Description of Settings

Changes may be made to any of the following settings. After making the desired changes click the OK button (at the bottom of the dialog box) to save the settings. If you decide to abandon the changes made in the settings dialog simply click Cancel. The Help button facilitates easy access to this web page. You must be connected to the internet to access help.

Change Picture

Transition Settings

Display Order:

Picture Selection

EasyShare Catalog

Serial Number

Version Information

Change Picture: This includes control over how often the screen saver should change the image in seconds and defines the way the image should be drawn and replaced with the next image.

The slider control can adjust the rate of image changes from 4 seconds to 2 minutes. Very fast image change rates on low performance computers may result in uneven transitions. The default is 6 seconds. You can see screenshots of the transitions. Currently there are thirteen transitions:

Simple - The simplest transition is also not configurable. Images are displayed full screen and simply replaced.
Traditional - Similar to "Simple," but configurable. You can adjust how large the image is, and the size and color of the border. When the image is smaller than the screen, it will be placed randomly about the screen. This is the default setting.
Collage - Images are drawn on top of each other randomly about the screen to produce a collage like effect. You may control the size of the image, as well as the size and color of the border.
Fade Out - Images fade to black before the next image is drawn randomly about the screen. You may control the size of the image, as well as the size and color of the border. This transition requires hardware support to achieve its full effect, and may use a more conservative fade technique if it does not have that support.
Blend - Images are blended smoothly into each other. You may control the size of the image, and they will be placed randomly about the screen. This transition requires hardware support to achieve its full effect, and may use a more conservative blending technique if it does not have that support..
Curtain (New in 1.2) - A black curtain is lowed over the image and raised revealing the next one, similar to a curtain lowered between acts of play. You can control the size of the image.
Block (New in 1.2) - The image is broken down into a series of blocks and is replaced a piece at a time. You can not configure this transition.
Scan (New in 1.2) - A line scans back and forth across the screen replacing the image behind it. You can not configure this transition.
Slide (New in 1.2) - The next image slides down in front of the current one. You can not configure this transition.
Scroll (New in 1.2) - The images scroll passed the screen. You can not configure this transition.
Flip 3D (New in 1.2) - The image is centered in the screen and flipped over like a pancake with the next image on its back. You can configure the image size, as well as the size and color of the border.
Cube 3D (New in 1.2) - The image is drawn on the face of a cube centered in the screen, which is rotated to reveal the next image on a different face. You can control the size of the image, as well as the extra border and color of the cube.
Flag 3D (New in 1.2) - The image is turned into a flag centered in the screen and flapping in a gently breeze. You can control the size of the image, as well as the extra border and color of the flag.

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Transition Settings. The size of the image, and the size and color of the border may be selected. Not all transitions support all of the settings.

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Display Order: Images may be displayed in either random or one of ascending or descending order by the date taken.

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Picture Selection: By default, all of the images in the EasyShare catalog will be displayed by SnapScreen. The Show Favorites Only setting will limit images displayed by the screen saver to those marked as favorites in EasyShare when the box is checked.

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EasyShare Catalog: This shows the location of the EasyShare catalog used by the screen saver. Under normal conditions, when used in conjunction with standard Kodak EasyShare software installations, there should be no need to change this setting. It points to the location of the EasyShare.me managed by the Kodak Easy Share software. If the catalog file is not found by automatically SnapScreen this file can be manually found using the Browse... button.

Sometimes SnapScreen finds a backup copy of the Catalog made by Kodak EasyShare software while upgrading instead of the real one. This will lead to the situation where changes made to the EasyShare Catalog such as adding pictures or selecting favorites will not be reflected in SnapScreen. In this situation, you must select the proper Catalog by hand using the Browse... button. If the Catalog location ends in "Catalog.old\EasyShare.me" then you are using the backup of the Catalog.

The Catalog is usually found in one of the following locations:

C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare Software\bin\Catalog\EasyShare.me
C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare Software\Catalog\EasyShare.me

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Serial Number: This facilitates the activation of a SnapScreen installation in one of two ways (you must be connected to the internet).

If you have been sent a serial number by e-mail as the result of a web store purchase simply type, it exactly as sent, into the Serial Number edit box. It is easier to cut and past in the value directly from the email to avoid any errors. Then simply click on the validate button to complete SnapScreen activation. You must be connected to the internet during this operation.

If you would like to activate a demo version simple click the Purchase button and follow the instructions. You must be connected to the internet during this operation.

Once activated, the Purchase and Validate buttons will not be shown and you will not be able to change the Serial number box.

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Version Information: This contains text describing the version of SnapScreen you are using. Include this text with any support questions emailed to support@solidfx.com. Also included is a button that checks for updates available to your SnapScreen software. You must be connected to the internet to use this feature.

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