FAQ for Image Album Program

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I don't have any Flash editing knowledge, is it necessary for me to create an image album?

A4Desk Flash image album software is designed for non technical users, no matter how novice they are in the field of Flash design and editing. With the extremely easy-to-use interface, anyone can add photos, create and upload a image album in a matter of minutes.

I want to decorate my pictures with nice borders or frames, does the software do what I need?

Yes, the image album program features 12 layout templates, ranging from the simpliest thumbnail gallery to the sophisticated flash slideshow template, with the whole folder hierarchy for user navigation. All templates are designed by professional developers, some of them even allows you to modify the template skin color to match the style of your site.

How do I protect my photos from being copied?

The software turns off the ability to right-click the image and avoid doing save as, which is a perfect way to protect your images.

Is it possible to password protect my gallery? Sometimes I want to create private albums, not just have everything I upload available to the general public at large.

Certainly yes. The image album program enables you to add password to control the access of image album. If you put a password into a gallery, it will grant access to anyone who has the password.

I am a busy photographer and I would like to add hundreds or even thousands of photos to my gallery. My question is, how many photos I can add to the gallery?

There is NO limit on the number of photos you can add. If you are going to make the gallery publicly viewable online, you should make sure that your server has enough space to store all your photos.

I have taken some wonderful images in a wedding ceremony, can I add description or caption to my photos and let visitors know what they are viewing?

Yes, you can add rich-text descriptions to each of your photos using HTML tags or simply plain text. Visitors will then know more about the photos such as where were they be taken, your feeling, etc.

My client is a German and I need to customize the title and description in German. Can A4Desk image album support non English character?

Yes, the image album supports Unicode where you can customize the title, descriptions in foreign languages.

Can I be able to insert background music/sound to attract web visitors?

The answer is definitely yes. Users can add appropriate background music in conjuction with the slideshow to deliver visual enhancement. For instance, you can play traditional Chinese wedding song for the wedding party held in Chinese restaurants to match the theme; a narrated slideshow can also be built to introduce how you do a nice make up for a cocktail party.

How can I put my image album on my site?

The first step involves publishing and uploading the gallery to your server, followed by pasting the embed code generated by the software to your website and get the gallery displayed.

Some of my friends live in remote place where they have limited access to the Internet. Apart from putting my gallery online, is there any alternative solution for me to share photos with my friends?

Yes, you can burn your gallery into a CD-ROM, then distribute them to your friends.

What kind of image formats does the album software support?

The image album will show pictures with any of these file types: JPG, JPEG, GIF and BMP.

How can I navigate my photos?

Users can navigate photos by using previous/next control button, or by clicking on thumbnail preview images.

We are a PR firm and would like to categorize photos of the events we have organized by year, any idea of how to do that?

You can group photos into different categories simply by creating sub galleries. For instance, you can create sub galleries like 2009, 2010, 2011, and assign photos to the relevant gallery folders.