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GhostlyEye
the Timer automated image Grabber.
Website contents: copyright © 1993-2008, Harry Doldersum.
GhostlyEye is targeted at the Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and XP operating systems.
Product Features summary
| Captured image type | Full desktop screen. |
| Capture mode | In timer automated mode. |
| Preference settings | Allows the user to indicate preferred startup settings, for all configurable options. |
| Timer automated mode properties |
- Set auto-execute mode on each system start.
- Set preferred snapshot interval (in secs.).
- Set a snapshot limitation on duration and set this limit to a preffered value (in secs.).
- Set a snapshot limitation on quantity and set this limit to a preferred value (in pcs).
- Above limits (duration and quantity) can be used seperately or simultaniously.
- Set exit mode (GhostlyEye will close itself when the set limits - see above - have been reached.
- Hide mode is standard (GhostlyEye will operate hidden from the desktop).
- GhostlyEye will auto-execute on application startup, using above preference settings.
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| Supported image formats |
- Bitmap ".bmp" format - Windows Device Independent Bitmap.
Recommended image format for business use - maximum image quality, but a larger image filesize. Recommended format, if max. quality is required.
- JPEG ".jpg / .jpeg" format - Joint Photographic Experts Group.
Very good image format, optimized for photography, with an adjustable "image quality / file size" ratio (see the "Preferences" dialog). This is actually GhostlyEye's default format, with a preferred "compression / image quality" ratio of "80" (where a ratio of "100" is the max. image quality, resulting in min. compression). Recommended format for overall images. Filesize is very efficient, when compared with the other supported formats.
- Windows ".wmf" format - Windows Metafile.
A Metafile is a collection of structures that store a picture in a device-independent format and was designed for the Windows V3.x operating system. The Metafile format is useful to transfer images between applications that do not have other options available, but is not the best choice for image storage.
- Windows ".emf" format - Windows Enhanced Metafile.
An Enhanced Metafile is used in applications meant for the Windows95 (and later) operating systems and is an improved version of the ".wmf" Metafile (see above).
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| Filename field. |
Holds image storage path, filetype and basis filename. Use the "Select" button to select a preferred folder. In the now available selection dialog, you can also enter the preferred filename and filetype.
(Note: This filename can be expanded with a sequentially incrementing number, during the session or expanded with the actual date & time digits. The option to insert any of these numbers can be switched off in the preferences settings - then GhostlyEye will create only a single file, that will get updated on each capture. If applicable, the procedure overwrites existing filenames without warning, to avoid unwanted interruptions in the capturing process).
If no path is indicated, the images are stored in the same folder as GhostlyEye.
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| Network support | GhostlyEye is suitable for working in a network environment. |
| Backup facilities | Please note that backup software is not within GhostlyEye's scope, since there is wide variety of excellent backup solutions available. |
| Documentation | Implemented as online helpfile. |
| Color adjustments | Implemented to follow the Windows operating system settings. The colors of all screen elements can be altered, to facilitate use on LCD screens or use under special lighting conditions. |
| Font adjustments | Implemented to follow the Windows operating system settings. |
| Mouse adjustments | Implemented to follow the Windows operating system settings. |
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