Once input and output directory have been set and image conversion settings are completed the actual image conversion can be started. To start image conversion in the process panel
click button 'Convert Images Now' or
click respective symbol in the tool bar or
choose item 'Start conversion' in menu 'Process' or
hold key 'Ctrl' and press 'T'
All of the above actions have the same effect of starting the conversion process.
Photo Album Helper creates two image files in the output directory for each image file found in the input directory. One image file is created in directory 'tn' of the output directory and has size and quality as set for 'Thumbnails'. The other is created in directory 'img' of the output directory and has size and quality as set for 'Images'. If directories 'tn' and 'img' are not present in the output directory already, they are created by Photo Album Helper.
During image conversion the application switches to the log panel and displays the progress.
In the course of image conversion only JPEG image files from the input directory are processed, i.e. all files ending with .jpg or .jpeg. The application does not drill down recursively in the input directory, i.e. files in subdirectories of the input directory are not processed.
The conversion process runs as an own thread within the running application. This way it does not interfere with the event dispatch thread and can be stopped at any time. To stop a running image conversion
click button 'Stop conversion' or
click respective symbol in the tool bar or
choose item 'Stop conversion' in menu 'Process' or
hold key 'Ctrl' and press 'H'
All of the above actions have the same effect and stop a running image conversion.
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