How to Use Currys
Online Developing Software Suite
With the Currys Online Developing Software Suite you can easily
organise and edit your pictures and order professional quality glossy
prints. You can choose from a wide variety of photo sizes and even
get your favourite shots printed onto T-shirts and mousemats.
Download and install the free software by clicking on the button
to the left or on the link below.
We recommend you close all your windows before download.
Instructions For Installation
- Click here and download the software
onto your machine. Make a note of which directory or folder you
have downloaded it to.
- After the download has completed (approximately 20 minutes
on a 56k modem), close all the windows you have open. Go to the
place on your PC where you saved it, and double click the install.exe
file
- Follow the on screen instructions for installation.
- Reboot your machine.
To launch the application, simply double-click on the Currys Online
Developing Software Suite desktop icon and select the images you
wish to print. The on-screen guide will help you at every step,
making editing your pictures and building your printing order easy.
Finally, complete your name, address, credit card and delivery
details, and upload your order. Your prints are then delivered to
your home within 5 working days (photo merchandise will be delivered
within 10 working days, Albums within 28 days).
For further help click here,
if you have a problem click here.
Photoshoot Picture Management
(Note: The picture management application Piccolo2 is not available
for download. To obtain this aplication along with Online Developing
Software Suite, visit your local Currys store and buy the software
for only £19.99 or receive it free when you buy a digital
camera).
Piccolo 2, which is an easy to use image management program that
helps you organise and edit pictures that you've saved on your PC.
To launch the Piccolo Control Centre, click on the red, green and
blue pixels icon in the System Tray, normally located in the bottom
right hand corner of the screen. (Alternatively, click 'Start-Programs-Pixology
Piccolo-Start Control Centre'.)
Piccolo's basic photo editing and manipulating tools allow you
to enhance and adjust your pictures on screen - before you send
them to print, so you get good results every time. It also helps
you locate and view your pictures fast by organising them into picture
folders. Clicking on any folder will bring up a Thumbnail View which
displays the contents.
See the chart below for other Piccolo features:
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Features
|
Benefits
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| File Formats |
Automatically convert one or many pictures to other formats
|
| Slide show |
See all pictures automatically |
| Describe / annotate |
Makes it easy to locate pictures |
| Edit link to photo suites |
For more sophisticated manipulation |
| Resize |
Resize pictures but retain ratio - good for e-mail, documents
or web pages |
| Local Prinitng |
Print pictures from home or office on your PC printer |
| Sound Options |
Add quirky recordings |
| Quick Album |
Easily label albums for easy viewing |
| Simple Editing |
Brightness, contrast, saturation |
| Drag and drop to other applications |
Add life to e-mail, documents and presentations |
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