Iomega FotoShow Digital Image Center - Manual (Page 54)

54 FotoShow ™ Digital Image Center User’s Manual
CAUTION! Remove disks from the FotoShow ™ Image Center drive before
disconnecting from the computer to avoid losing data. Disconnecting the FotoShow
Image Center from the computer while it is busy transferring data may cause damage
or loss of data.
• When connecting your FotoShow ™ Image Center to a computer, use only the USB data
cable that came with the drive.
CAUTION! Do not use USB extension cables with your FotoShow ™ Image Center. Data
loss may result.
Working with the FotoShow ™ Software
• Your television may crop your digital images when the FotoShow ™ Image Center
displays them in full screen mode. Iomega recommends that you center the content
matter of your photos well away from the edges of your photos if you do not want
them to be cropped in full screen mode. See “Why are My Pictures Cropped When I
View Them Full Screen”
on page 57, for more information.
• Remember to plan your albums in advance. If you will be creating a picture album
that you will be continually updating, you will want to reserve space on your Zip ®
disk. Dedicating a Zip disk may keep you from running out of room later. Consult the
table for the estimated number of images you can save for your camera resolution
and Zip disk size.
Resolution in Resolution in Zip ® 100 Zip ® 100 Zip ® 250 Zip ® 250
Megapixels pixels High Quality Good Quality High Quality Good Quality
0.3 640 x 480 375 730 940 1825
0.8 1024 x 768 170 390 425 974
1.2 1280 x 960 110 270 280 680
1.9 1600 x 1200 75 185 185 460
3.1 2048 x 1536 45 115 115 295
• When creating a Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® presentation for use with your FotoShow ™
Image Center, use bold sans serif fonts (such as Arial Bold and Verdana Bold) in sizes
over 20 points. Iomega has provided several templates for use with PowerPoint that
have been optimized for use with your FotoShow Image Center. See page 42 for more
information on using your FotoShow Image Center to give PowerPoint presentations.
• To ensure that your JPEGs are compatible with your FotoShow ™ Image Center, follow
these guidelines:
1.Make sure that when converting your files you change them from CMYK images
(optimized for print) to RGB images (optimized for computer monitors).
2.The JPEG format allows you to compress your images to save space. Remember the
higher the percentage of compression you use, the lower the image quality.
3.Never save your images as progressive JPEGs, they are incompatible with your
FotoShow™ Digital Image Center.
NOTE: JPEG is the most common file format used by digital cameras. The FotoShow ™
Image Center is compatible with most JPEG formats; however, some less common JPEG