KODAK PICTURE CD PLAYBACK

A Kodak Picture CD has the size and shape of a regular CD. You can order a KODAK Picture CD simply by checking the box on the photofinishing envelope when you drop off a roll of film (35 mm or Advanced Photo System (APS) color print film) at the time of processing in photo processing outlet displaying "Kodak Picture CD"sign. When your order is returned, you receive your prints, negatives, and your full roll of pictures safely stored on your KODAK Picture CD. Each KODAK Picture CD brings you the tools to enhance, share and manage your pictures on your computer.

Now, you can playback Kodak Picture CDs on XXX DVD players and view your pictures on your TV in the comfort of your living room.

Playing back your Kodak Picture CD

The new feature enables the decoding of JPEG files from a Kodak Picture CD disk.

Playback modes

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When a Kodak Picture CD is inserted on a player an automatic slide show is launched. Each picture in the Kodak Picture CD will be displayed consecutively in a slide-show fashion and will be scaled to fit in the TV screen. Twelve slideshow transition modes are provided, use "PLAY MODE" key to select.Select transition mode prior to start of slideshow if one mode is desired for the entire show.

Mode 0: no special transition effect (by default)

Mode 1: wipe from top to bottom

Mode 2: wipe from bottom to top

Mode 3: wipe from left to right

Mode 4: wipe from right to left

Mode 5: wipe from left top to right bottom

Mode 6: wipe from right top to left bottom

Mode 7: wipe from left bottom to right top

Mode 8: wipe from right bottom to left top

Mode 9: wipe from center to top/bottom

Mode 10: wipe from center to left/right

Mode 11: wipe from top/bottom to center

Mode 12: wipe from left/right to center

Mode 13: horizontal blinds

Mode 14: vertical blind

Mode 15: wipe from edge to center

Mode 16: random

Customer can set transition effects for each picture in a slideshow by using the "PLAY MODE" functions while viewing a slideshow.The last transition mode selected will be used in any future slideshows.

To display an image indefinitely, press the PAUSE key. To view the Next or Previous picture press NEXT or PREVIOUS keys. To resume the slideshow press the PLAY key.

Image Rotation

There are four modes to rotate a picture:"Invert", "Mirror", "Left", and "Right". These operations are allowed only when a picture is being displayed normally and will be cancelled automatically when a new picture is displayed.The arrow key is used to select the diferent rotation modes:

Up

-Invert/Normal

Down

-Mirror/Normal

Left

-Turn left

Right

-Turn right

Zoom

We provide both ZOOM in/out and Zoom pan function for the pictures. The "ZOOM" key is used to turn on or off this function. When this mode is on, any picture will be displayed at the last ratio selected by the user. A message on the screen will indicate the current Zoom ratio.

If zoom mode is on, "FF" and "FR" keys are used to control the ratio of zoom in/out. With ZOOM mode off, a picture is scaled to fit the TV screen.

Notes: During ZOOM function, slideshow transition and image rotation are disabled. TO cancel the ZOOM function, press the ZOOM key again and resume the slideshow.

Digest

The "MENU" or "STOP" key is used to display thumbnail size pictures. After it is enabled, up to 12 scaled-down thumbnail pictures will be displayed on the screen. The "NEXT" and "PREV" keys can be used to display the next/prev nine pictures in the the Kodak Picture CD.

You can select any of the nine displayed thumbnails by using the Arrow Keys and pressing the "PLAY" key. The thumbnail will be enlarged to fit the TV screen and the slide show will statr. If you desire to display an image indefinitely, press the PAUSE key. To view the Next or Previous picture press NEXT or PREVIOUS keys. To resume the slideshow press the PLAY key.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Quality of pictures displayed on the screen is highly dependent on the viewing device.

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