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Q1 What
is ComicGURU?
ComicGURU
is total solution tool for converting your favorite comic strip
images into
Comic eBook for your PDA such as Palm
Sony Clie or Pocket PC devices.
Q2
How do I convert the book content into
a ComicGURU file?
With
user friendly ComicGURU converter tool, you can change bunch of
comic strips
into CXB ComicGURU book files. After
conversion, copy your book file into
ComicGURU supported PDA and enjoy
it.
Q3 Where
can I get those comic books?
For
now you have to make your own comic books or share with your friends.
Free comic images can be found on
many internet sites. You can also scan your
favorite comic books and convert into
your own CXB files. (Comic book service is
planned on future.)
Q4 What
is CXB format?
ComicGURU
image format was developed to fulfill Size, Speed and Quality on
gray
scale images and now supports color.
ComicGURU can compress 200 pages of
gray 320 by 600 pixel images into approximately 6MB file.
Fast decoding format
enables the chances of selecting variety
of supporting handheld devices.
(B/W only CMB format is only available in ComicGURU ver 1.x )
Q5
What kind of image formats does ComicGURU support?
Popular
image formats such as jpg, gif, bmp, png, pcx, tga is supported
for
ComicGURU.
Q6 Can
I see ComicGURU in color?
Now
you can pack your color images into your PDA with fast and powerful
Raysolutions ComicGURU Color. ComicGURU
color format was developed for
maximum performance with minimum number
of colors. Compression in "Size"
option is best for documents, color
cartoons and illustrations while "Quality" option is
optimized for photo images.
Q7 Why
is the image limited to 320 pixels?
Most
of PDA has 320 screen formats in common. (even on most of PocketPCs
if you
view in landscape at least you can
view 320 pixels) Smaller the constraints harder
the chance of reading text. So 320
was minimum choice on image sizes. As reading
text is almost impossible on 160x160
pixels low resolution Palm Handheld such as
m100, those have been excluded from
support list.
Q8 Does
ComicGURU support other than 320 resolution?
We have
no plans on supporting lower than 320 pixels. Over 320 pixel image
depends on devices and will be in
the future.
Q9
How many pages are possible to
pack in CXB?
As
long as memory permits. Generally black and white comic book has
200 pages
and size of 6~7 Mb.
Q10 Dose
ComicGURU support non-PALM PDAs?
ComicGURU
Viewer supports CLIE or Tungsten series for Palm OS and i-Paq,
Jornada and Carsiopia based on Pocket PC OS now. For others will
be announced
as you have a plan hearafter.
Q11
Can I see ComicGURU files in my PC?
You
can see CXB files with free ComicGURU Viewer for Windows.
Q12
What is a MemoryStick?
MemoryStick is external expansion memory card developed by Sony
Corp.
Most of Sony CLIE PDA has MemoryStick
slots which ComicGURU book files are
stored into.
Q13
How do I copy my files into the
MemoryStick?
Put you CLIE into cradle and run MSImport. Then check for your
memorystick to be
mounted into removable drive in Windows.
Copy CXB file into /palm/programs/ComicGURU/
with windows file explorer or
ComicGURU memorystick Export.
Q14
Is it possible to store files into
the main memory of the Palm?
Because of CXB file sizes and Palm limitation, CXB files cannot
be copied into
Palm main memory.
Q15
Images are broken and invokes error
while viewing, what is the a cause?
There might have been error while
sending files into MemoryStick.
If you can successfully see same page
with Windows ComicGURU viewer then
please check file with "CRC"
in book info dialog of ComicGURU viewer in PDA.
Q16
How do I copy ComicGURU file into Tungsten
SD memory card?
To copy ComicGURU files Use SD memory card reader or Palm
utility like
SyncWizard.
Copy CXB file into /palm/programs/ComicGURU/ SD card directory
with windows file explorer or ComicGURU memorystick Export.
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