Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Snapact Photo Manager 1.1 Changes

As promised in my previous announcement on the Snapact Photo Manager 1.1, here is a list of changes and additions to our software product:

• In the Browser mode, press ‘F10‘ to display the Preview window.  You can use this for multiple monitor viewing of your photos.
• In the Viewer mode, press ‘F‘ to see the current photo full screen.  (To get into the viewer mode from the Browser mode, double click or press ‘Enter’ on a thumbnail.)
• In the Viewer mode, press ‘S‘ to start (and the same key to stop) a slideshow in full screen viewing.  You can use the contents of the mini-basket, a folder or an album.
• Normalized and added many other shortcut keys (see the Interactive Help for more details)
• Initial support for RAW files.
• GUI redesign:
  • improved visibility of panes
  • icons for albums (indicating published state, etc.)
  • simplified layout of Browser toolbar
  • made the Snapact Sync button stand out more
  • album and mini-basket pane have a new drop down menu for ease of use
  • added toolbar buttons to switch from Browser to Viewer and Viewer to Browser more easily
• Improved Help functionality (click the arrow beside the Browser toolbar’s Help button):
  • updated the Interactive Help with shortcut keys and new features
  • added a Contact Us menu entry to easily get to our feedback webpage
  • added an About Snapact menu entry to list the version number of the Snapact Photo Browser
• Small improvements in uploading speed.

There are a number of improvements that are desired for upcoming releases as well.  Most notably among them is improving the product’s editing functionality.

Spread the word about Snapact - our objectives are to continue to improve the product and sharing community, while keeping them simple and easy to use, for everyone.  In fact, we would love for parents and grandparents to discover Snapact and how it can help them share memories with others!