Why does the program stay active in the tray?
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When you close CodedColor, the program icon remains visible in the system tray. There is only one reason for this: CodedColor monitors filename and directory changes on your hard drives in order to keep the database records and catalog entries linked to the original images, in other word synchronous. We do not only correct broken links, like other applications, but try to prevent them in the first place. This - along with a unique broken link correction algorithm - assures, that loosing annotations only happens if you delete your original images (which of course is a "wanted" behavior).

The automatic broken link detection and correction is one of the features which positively distinguishes us from all other proffessional image database applications, where the database often becomes inconsistent, large and slow after a few months. In CodedColor, you have no redundant, obsolete or broken records!

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·In case you're worried about the word "monitors", here's a more detailed explanation: The Windows Explorer sends messages into the system, when a user renames, deletes or moves files or directories. These notifications are used by CodedColor to correct the database records. So there are not a lot of resources used up by the trayicon, as CodedColor only becomes active when it receives one of these notifications.  
 
·In case you are planning on doing massive renaming and moving of (nonimage) files or directories in the Windows Explorer, you can prevent the filechange notification by terminating CodedColor:  
 
·Press CTRL-ALT-F4, if CodedColor is active, or  
·do a Right Mouseclick on the trayicon, and choose Terminate  
 
·If you are low on resources, you can turn off the tray monitoring in the Program Settings.  
 
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·How do you handle broken links?  

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CodedColor PhotoStudio by 1STEIN is a Windows photo viewer and editor to organize, edit, resize, reformat, correct, compare, sort, watermark, annotate and print digital images, and to edit EXIF and IPTC data in digital photos. You can rename multiple images, remove scratches, create panorama pictures (stitch), convert RAW photos (from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, etc. cameras), send images via Skype, send photo SMS, burn digital watermarks, correct colors, run a screenshow, convert and correct JPEG images in a batch process, rename fields, open pictures and image folders from the Explorer, generate a webalbum in HTML and compress JPG images. The CodedColor full version is not free, but during registration you can choose the Freeware edition, in which some functions are deactivated. After the download you can try the PhotoStudio shareware for 30 days without any restrictions. The CodedColor software interface looks very similar to ACDSee, is easier to use than Photoshop and more versatile than Picasa and Irfanview, but still contains editing and correction features as effective as Paintshop. Have a look at our Before / After tutorials, in order to get an idea of the powerful editor capabilities. The software comes with a detailed handbook and a fast database to store EXIF / IPTC data and color informationen. CodedColor PhotoStudio is a powerful and versatile photo organizer and image editing software for digital camera users. The user friendly interface includes features like photo editing & printing, web & flash album galleries, slide shows, photo management & cataloging, custom sorting, IPTC & EXIF editor and display, GPS tagging, perspective correction, barrel distortion, effects, thumbnail generation, resize & resample images, jp2000, batch conversion, database keyword searching, red eye removal, color / sharpness / brightness & contrast correction, artefacts removal, clone brush, scanner & TWAIN import, screen capture, lossless JPEG rotation, transparency (alpha channel), gamma correction, print ordering and screenshows with many transition effects, watermark text, image annotations, panorama stitch & animation, video capture, PDF album export, photo layouts, collages, frames, shadows, histograms, automatic white balance, skype photo sharing, etc. Opens and converts all common image formats: BMP, WMF, GIF, JPEG, JPEG2000, TIFF, PCX, PNG, PSP, PSD, PCD, and all current RAW formats. Visit the CodedColor FotoStudio homepage to learn more and download a free copy! Includes BYNGO MMS messenger and CodedColor Publisher, a versatile photo layout and DTP tool, from which you can order individual photobooks through KODAK.