To download the PictureFrame installation program, click on the following
link:
Download
PictureFrame
Once you have downloaded the installer, double-click on it to install
or upgrade PictureFrame.
If you have not installed PictureFrame before, the installer
will create a trial version that will not rotate sideways pictures or
perform manual advance on an enlarged picture. You can remove these
restriction by purchasing an Unlock Code (see the next
section on how to do this.)
If you have an older version of PictureFrame that is already
unlocked, running this installer will simply update the necessary program
files to the new version.
To enable all the features of the PictureFrame program, you
need to purchase an Unlock Code. You can purchase your
unlock code through our secure server for $5 US
by clicking on the following link:
Purchase
PictureFrame Unlock Code
What do you get for the
purchase price?
- The annoying "trial
version" text disappears from the picture window.
- Unlimited free incremental
upgrades (bug fixes, and improvements to existing features.)
- Lossless rotation of
sideways images (compared to Windows image viewer and Photoshop, both
of which lose information when they save the rotated image back to
disk.)
- Manual back-up and advance
for enlarged slide-show images.
- The good feeling from
knowing that your purchase helps to keep swizzy.org's freeware
development going!
Your unlock code will be sent to the E-mail address
you specify when you purchase the code. When you receive your
unlock code, follow the instructions given here
to unlock the program.
If you have problems using PictureFrame, check the Frequently
Asked Questions section below for a solution to your problem. If your
problem persists, E-mail PictureFrame technical support with
a description of your problem. You can do this by clicking on the following
link:
E-mail
PictureFrame Technical Support
We will respond to your E-mail as soon as possible.
Also, we are constantly trying to improve our products. So if you have
any suggestions for making PictureFrame a better program, please
send us an E-mail with your idea. You can do this by clicking on this
link:
E-mail
a PictureFrame Enhancement Suggestion
Q: How can I try out PictureFrame and see if it's for me?
A: Download the free trial version by clicking on the link
above. Once downloaded, double-click on the installer and follow the
directions given to install and run the program.
Q: What does the full version of PictureFrame do that the trial
version does not?
A: The trial version displays the text trial version
in every picture frame you place on your desktop, and the image rotation
and manual advance functions (see on-line help for more details) are
disabled. Purchasing the program removes the trial version
text, and enables the rotation and manual advance functions.
Q: How will I know when a free upgrade for PictureFrame is available?
A: Assuming that the E-mail address you entered when you purchased
PictureFrame is still valid, you will receive a notification when
a free upgrade to the program is available at the Swizzy web site.
Note that we only use your E-mail address to notify you of upgrades,
and not to spam you with new product announcements (click here
to see our privacy policy for more details.) We are also investigating
how to provide a mechanism at purchase time that will allow you to
opt-out of receiving such notifications.
Q: I know PictureFrame can display captions that have been added
to JPG pictures. How do I add these captions?
A: The Swizzy PhotoSmacker program allows you to add
captions, keywords to your programs. Learn
more...
Q: When I drop a GIF, TIFF, or BMP image on the "New Picture"
icon, I get the message "Error opening JPEG file"
A: Because PictureFrame was created with digital photos
in mind, the first file format we chose to support was JPEG files.
At this time, PictureFrame doesn't support the display of other
image types. We are however currently working on this and should
have a free upgrade out in the near future.
Q: Sometimes when I enlarge a frame I get an hourglass cursor and
have to wait. Other times I don't. What's going on?
A: Since most digital cameras take fairly high resolution
pictures these days, PictureFrame conserves valuable RAM by
unloading the full-size image for a frame if you haven't resized or
enlarged it for more than twenty seconds. If you go to enlarge or
resize the picture after the twenty second period has elapsed., PictureFrame
needs to reload the image from disk before the resize/enlarge
operation can continue. When this happens, there is a short pause,
and the hourglass cursor is displayed.
Q: The rotate menu options are disabled, how do I enable them?
A: As mentioned above, the image rotation feature is not available
in the trial version of the program. To enable image rotation, you
need to purchase an unlock code for PictureFrame.
Q: I can't manually advance to the next cycled image when a picture
frame is enlarged.
A: The manual advance feature is not available in the trial
version of the program. To have access to this feature, you need to
purchase an unlock code for PictureFrame.
Q: When I rotate a picture, I get an hourglass cursor and have to
wait. In the PhotoSmacker program the rotation is immediate. What's
going on?
A: The PictureFrame program rotates a picture file and immediately
saves it back to disk when you select the Rotate Left or Rotate
Right command. This operation requires a bit of time to perform,
and so an hourglass cursor is displayed.
In contrast, the PhotoSmacker program doesn't save the rotation
back to disk until you click on the Save Changes button, which
is when you see the hourglass cursor. Consequently, rotation appears
quicker in PhotoSmacker than in PictureFrame. In truth
however, for the same sized file, the same underlying code is used
and the time to rotate and save an image back to disk is the same.
Q: PictureFrame windows cover up my icons. Is there any way I can
get the pictures to stay behind the icons?
A: Believe me... we want this feature too! However, icons
on the desktop are controlled by the desktop itself, and Windows doesn't
normally allow other windows to appear behind them. Right now, we
are investigating an approach in which PictureFrame can install
itself as an extension to the Windows desktop. Doing so may allow
us to get the picture frames behind the icons, but we haven't gotten
it to work yet. If we do, we'll release it as a free upgrade.
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