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If you have further questions regarding Lightbox,
then please visit our Support
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System Requirements
What operating systems does Lightbox run
on?
Lightbox works on Windows XP Professional, Windows
XP Home, Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows 98SE.
What else do I need on my computer to run
Lightbox?
To view thumbnails of web files such as HTML files,
you will need to have Microsoft Internet Explorer
4.0 or higher installed on your computer. You can
download the latest version of Internet Explorer from
http://www.microsoft.com.
To view thumbnails of Adobe Illustrator (AI), Adobe
Acrobat (PDF) and Encapsulated PostScript files (EPS),
you must have Ghostscript 8.0 installed on your computer.
This is a free download from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ghostscript/gs800w32.exe?download.
To view thumbnails of streaming media files such
as MPEG and Windows Media files (WMV, etc.), you must
have Microsoft DirectX 8.0 or higher installed on
your computer. This is a free download from http://www.microsoft.com.
You must have at least 15MB hard disk space to install
Lightbox.
It is recommended that you have set your screen graphics
resolution to 16 bit, 24 bit or 32 bit color.
It is recommended that you have an internet connection
to use Lightbox's Auto Update feature to get free
updates.
What's New in Lightbox 3.0
RAW digital camera file support for over 50 digital
camera models
Adobe Illustrator (AI) file support. View thumbnails,
full-sized images and meta data
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file support. View thumbnails
and meta data
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS, PS) file support. View
thumbnails, full-sized images and meta data
Macromedia Shockwave Flash file support now reads
v4, v5 and v6 Flash files. View animated thumbnails
and meta data
EXIF file support enhanced to read more EXIF, IPTC
and Maker Notes from JPEG, TIF and RAW files
Multi-page TIFF files can be viewed in Lightbox Instant
Viewer
Dual monitor support has been added for users of multi-monitor
workstations
UNC network file browsing is now fully supported for
browsing across corporate networks
Favorites can now be ordered on Lightbox toolbar for
faster recall of favorite folders
File Formats and Thumbnails
What file formats does Lightbox support?
Lightbox contains support for browsing over 150 file
formats, including image file formats, digital camera
RAW formats, video file formats, audio file formats,
web file formats, and document file formats.
Lightbox creates visual thumbnails for most of these
150 file formats. Where it is not able to create a
visual thumbnail, Lightbox displays the associated
icon for this file format on your computer.
View the File
Support page to view all file formats supported.
Can Lightbox read and display digital camera
images?
Yes. Lightbox reads and displays EXIF images (JPEG
and TIFF). It also reads and displays RAW images from
over 50 digital cameras.
Lightbox can read thumbnails directly from EXIF and
RAW image files for very fast thumbnailing. It also
extracts and displays EXIF, IPTC and various Maker
Notes meta data information from EXIF and RAW files.
View the What's
New page for more information.
Where are all the thumbnails stored on my
computer?
Lightbox creates temporary thumbnail files and stores
them on your computer so that file viewing is as fast
as possible.
You have full control of the creation of temporary
thumbnail files. You can specify the location where
these files are stored, how much hard disk space you
wish Lightbox to use for temporary thumbnail files,
and can delete the temporary thumbnail files at anytime.
These settings are all contained in the Options dialog
box in Lightbox.
Can I change the sizes of thumbnails?
Yes. By default, Lightbox has three thumbnail sizes
- Small, Medium and Large. You can flip to any of
these sizes using the View button on the toolbar.
You can also define you own sizes using the Options
dialog box in Lightbox.
Can I sort files and thumbnails that are
displayed in Lightbox?
Yes. You can sort files displayed in Lightbox using
various file attributes (name, type, date, etc.) and
by image attributes (height, width, color depth).
What are animated thumbnails?
Animated thumbnails are a unique innovation to Lightbox.
Many digital media files on your computer contain
more than a single page or frame - for example, animated
GIF files, AVI movie files and SWF Flash movie files
may contain many frames - so that when they are displayed,
they play the movie or animation.
Lightbox is able to create a thumbnail that extracts
not just one page from the file (this is what competitor
products do), but as many pages as you specify (maximum
is 50 pages).
You can play these animated thumbnails at anytime
by hovering you mouse over an animated thumbnail.
This provides a rich, dynamic file browsing experience.
Why can't I see thumbnails for my PDF, AI
or EPS files?
You need to install Ghostscript 8.0 onto your computer.
This is a free download from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ghostscript/gs800w32.exe?download.
If you have another version of Ghostscript, please
uninstall it first.
Increasing Your Productivity
How will Lightbox make me more productive?
Lightbox has been designed from the ground up to
help you view, find and insert files into your creative
software applications. We think it is the fastest
and handiest file browser available on the market.
Among the many time-saving features are:
- You no longer need to use the File Open dialog
in your application or a standalone image or file
browser again to insert your files. Lightbox attaches
itself to your application to provide rich, visual
file browsing. Just drag and drop the files that
you wish to work on.
- Support for over 150 file formats. Visual thumbnails
are created for most formats.
- Quickly view files with the Lightbox Instant Viewer.
Zoom in and out, pan, rotate, and use the color
picker to get RGB, CMYK and Web color information.
- Detailed properties get as much information about
files as possible.
- Drag and drop support for quick file insertion.
Copy and Paste menu support for traditional file
insertion.
- Animated thumbnails for viewing multi-page files
such as TIFF, GIF, SWF and AVI.
- Favorites folders are stored and displayed on
the Lightbox toolbar for rapid access to often-used
folders.
- History of navigated folders is kept for each
Lightbox session. Available using History tree view
pane and Back and Forward buttons.
- Information tooltips about each file, detailing
file information, image information, etc.
- Ability to hide and show Lightbox with a single
click so that file browsing is always available
to you. No need to start a standalone browser or
have your precious Desktop space occupied.
How does Lightbox help me as a graphic designer?
Read and display all popular image file formats (JPEG,
TIFF, PSD, AI, EPS, BMP, GIF, PNG and more). Click
here to view image files supported.
View full-sized previews of image files in the Lightbox
Instant Viewer, including ability to pan, zoom in
and out and rotate. Supports multi-page files such
as multi-page TIFF files.
Extract embedded thumbnails from image files for
very fast thumbnailing.
Extract and display image file information such
as image width, height, color depth, number of layers,
number of pages, alpha channel information, transparency
information and more.
Extract and display meta data information
from image files. Information includes EXIF, IPTC
and Maker Notes meta data, TIF tags, EPS tags, PDF
tags, AI tags and more.
Use Lightbox's RGB, CMYK and Web color picker to
display and copy color information from image files
into image editor applications. Accurate color representation
is obtained using color management system (CMS) and
user-specified ICC profiles.
View animated thumbnails of multi-page files such
as TIFF, AVI, GIF, SWF files and more.
Attach Lightbox to all popular image editing and
creative design applications such as Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Corel Draw, Jasc
PaintShop Pro, Macromedia Freehand and more.
How does Lightbox help me as a web designer?
Read and display thumbnails and meta data information
for web files (HTML, ASP, CSS, etc.).
Read and display thumbnails, full-sized images and
meta data information for web-ready image files (JPG,
GIF, PNG).
Read and display thumbnails, full-sized images and
meta data for Macromedia Flash files (SWF).
Display animated thumbnails for multi-framed web
files, such as Flash files and animated GIF files.
View meta data information about web files such
as title, description, keywords, fonts used, objects
used, number of links and more.
Use Lightbox's web color picker to display and copy
colors from web image files into Web authoring applications.
Attach Lightbox to your favorite web authoring applications
for fast file viewing and drag drop file insertion.
Popular applications include Macromedia Dreamweaver,
Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Flash, Microsoft InterDev,
Macromedia HomeSite, Swish and more.
How does Lightbox help me as a digital photographer?
Read and display thumbnails, full-sized images and
meta data information for digital camera EXIF files
(JPEG and TIFF).
Read and display thumbnails, full-sized images and
meta data information for digital camera RAW files.
Over 50 digital camera models are supported from vendors
such as Kodak, Canon, Olympus, Nikon, Fujifilm, Minolta
and Sigma. Click
here for the full list of digital camera models supported.
Read and display meta data information from digital
camera files (RAW and EXIF files supported), including
EXIF, IPTC and various Maker Notes meta data.
Read thumbnails directly from digital camera files
for very fast thumbnailing (RAW and EXIF files supported).
Display full sized images of digital camera files
in the Lightbox Instant Viewer (RAW and EXIF files
supported).
Use RGB, CMYK and Web color picker
to determine color information of digital camera files
(RAW and EXIF files supported).
Attach Lightbox to your favorite
digital camera software applications for fast file
viewing and fast drag & drop file insertion. Popular
applications include image editors such as Adobe Photoshop,
Jasc PaintShop Pro and Corel Draw; album photo managers
such as Adobe Photoshop Album, IMatch and Jasc PaintShop
Album; and CD archivers such as Nero and Roxio CD
Creator.
Using Lightbox with
Popular Applications
What applications does Lightbox work with?
Lightbox works with all popular creative software
applications from premier creative software vendors
- Adobe, Macromedia, Corel and Microsoft.
A short summary of popular applications that Lightbox
works with is: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Pagemaker, Macromedia Dreamweaver,
Macromedia Director, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia
Fireworks, Macromedia Freehand, Corel Draw, Corel
Painter, Corel Photo Paint, Corel Ventura, Microsoft
FrontPage, Microsoft InterDev and Microsoft Office.
Does Lightbox work with Adobe Photoshop?
Yes. Lightbox attaches to Adobe Photoshop. It creates
thumbnails for PSD files and other image files that
Photoshop reads and writes (JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, etc.).
It drags and drops files into Photoshop.
Does Lightbox work with Adobe Illustrator?
Yes. Lightbox attaches to Adobe Illustrator. It creates
thumbnails for AI files and other image files that
Illustrator reads and writes (EPS, JPG, PNG, GIF,
BMP, WMF, etc.). It drags and drops files into Illustrator.
Does Lightbox work with Macromedia Dreamweaver?
Yes. Lightbox attaches to Macromedia Dreamweaver.
It creates thumbnails for web files (HTML, ASP, etc.)
and for images files (JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.). It drags
and drops files into Dreamweaver.
Does Lightbox work with Macromedia Flash?
Yes. Lightbox attaches to Macromedia Flash. It creates
thumbnails for images files (JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.)
and views Flash files (SWF). It drags and drops files
into Flash.
Does Lightbox work with Macromedia Freehand?
Yes. Lightbox attaches to Macromedia Freehand. It
creates thumbnails for images files (JPG, PNG, GIF,
etc.) that Freehand can read and write. It drags and
drops files into Freehand.
Does Lightbox work with Microsoft Frontpage?
Yes. Lightbox attaches to Microsoft Frontpage. It
creates thumbnails for web files (HTML, ASP, etc.)
and for images files (JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.). It drags
and drops files into Frontpage.
Lightbox vs. Competitive
Products
What makes Lightbox better than other popular
products such as ACDSee, PhotoExplorer, Portfolio,
IrfanView, CompuPic, etc.?
Lightbox is a different type of software application
compared to standalone image browsers and managers
such as ACDSee, PhotoExplorer, IrfanView, Portfolio,
etc. It has many new innovative features that distinguish
it from today's image browsers.
The first thing that people notice is that Lightbox
does not run as a standalone application. It attaches
itself next to your application, so its right next
to where you are working. Simply find the file and
drag it into your application. No need to start or
switch to another application on your Desktop.
Lightbox also provides more information about files
than ever before. It helps you find the right file,
the first time. Lightbox supports over 150 file formats
(not just image files - but web files, video files,
audio files, and document files), displays dynamic
information tooltips when your hover over a thumbnail,
displays animated thumbnails for multi-page files
such as GIF, TIFF, SWF and AVI, and displays a detailed
properties of the file such as file information, image
information, web information, EXIF, IPTC and Maker
Notes meta data and more.
Lightbox has been designed for the one reason that
you need a file browser - to help find your files!
It is optimized for file browsing and provides you
with full mouse, keyboard, favorites and history support
so that you can get to your files faster than ever
before. It is stripped of "bloatware" features
such as web page maker, image editor, calendar maker,
wallpaper maker, index printer, batch file converter,
etc. Attach Lightbox to your favorite creative software
applications and let them do these tasks for you -
that's what they are designed for!
To appreciate what Lightbox can do for you, click
here
to download a fully featured Trial version and let
us know what you think.
Why does Lightbox have less features that
other products (such as ACDSee, PhotoExplorer, CompuPic,
Portfolio, IrfanView, etc.)?
Lightbox does have less features than some popular
image browsers. The design philosophy of Lightbox
is to help you find files faster than ever before.
We have concentrated on making Lightbox create thumbnails
fast, allow you to navigate fast and to attach to
the software applications that you use daily.
We have not added features to Lightbox so as to turn
it into an image editor or batch file converter. You
can easily attach Lightbox to Adobe Photoshop - the
best, most widely used and most precise image editor
available today. Similarly, we do not believe that
Lightbox should be creating photo gallery web pages,
when you can easily attach it to Dreamweaver, Frontpage
or any of the other popular web authoring software
products available today.
To appreciate what Lightbox can do for you, click
here
to download a fully featured Trial version and let
us know what you think.
Corporate Users
Will Lightbox work on a corporate network?
Yes. Lightbox has been designed to operate on standalone
computers and in corporate network environments. It
is able to browse corporate networks, so you can browse
files on file servers or on other computers (given
that you have the security permissions to do so -
speak to your system administrator).
In addition, you can share your temporary thumbnail
files with other users by moving the temporary thumbnail
files folder to a network drive.
Can I get a Company Site License or get volume
discounts when purchasing multiple copies of Lightbox?
Yes. You can purchase a Company Site License that
provides unlimited licenses for your company. Or,
you can purchase multiple copies and receive a volume
discount.
Contact our Sales Team to discuss your needs by
emailing us at sales@conceiva.com.
Software Vendors: Add Lightbox
to your Product today!
Can I ship Lightbox with my software product
to give it full file browsing support?
Yes. Lightbox provides the easiest way for Software
Vendors and Software Developers to add a fully functional
file browser to your application - without any coding!
We will provide you with the full file set and installation
script for Lightbox. This will enable Lightbox to
seamlessly install and automatically launch itself
when your application is started by a user. Your users
will be delighted with the new addition. View our
Customization
page for more details.
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