This feature enables you to seamlessly download photos from your camera, CD, memory card reader or other device to your computer and stamp them with an Event, Place and an Album in the process. If you have photos from multiple events on you media, you can download each event separately in a single acquire session. To see what cameras and devices are supported click here.

Using the feature
To download photos from your camera, CD, memory card reader or other device to your computer, attach the device to your computer (and turn the power on if needed) and then go to the Preclick View SmartPhoto tab and click on the Acquire Photos button.

The software will then search for all supported devices connected to your computer. If there are multiple supported devices connected, you will be prompted to select the device to download from. If your device is plugged in but cannot be found by Preclick, click here for more information.

The software will scan the selected device and display thumbnails for all the photos found. The feature enables you to import multiple groups of photos separately and stamp each group with an Event, Place, Album and Date in the process. You will want to start by selecting the photos you want to download as part of your first (or only) group. By default, all photos are selected and have a yellow outline around each thumbnail. You can deselect photos by clicking on them individually or you can click the Deselect All button to deselect all photos. You can select a group of consecutive photos by clicking on the first thumbnail and then hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and then click the last thumbnail in the group. Once you have selected all the desired photos for the first (or only) group, click the Next button.

On the second acquire screen, you will first want to enter an Event name for your group. The Event name you enter will be used as the folder name for these photos, in renaming the photos and also added to each photo’s Event field in the Preclick PhotoBack. You can also enter a Place and Album label for the group. Select to use the camera's date for the photos, or if you haven't set the date on your camera, select one in the space provided.

The photos you selected on the first screen appear in the preview window. If you wish to add or delete photos, you can click the Back button at the bottom of the screen and make your changes.

You can then select the location for your new subfolder. The software defaults to the My Pictures directory but you can click the Browse button to select a different location.

If you want to delete the group of photos off of the device after they are downloaded, choose Yes, if not, leave the No choice selected. This option will not be available if you are acquiring photos from CD.

When you are finished entering all the information, click the Copy button and your photos will be downloaded to your computer and renamed in the process.

When the download is completed, you can either click the Done button to end the acquire process and launch Preclick (don't forget to detach your camera and turn off the power) or click the Get More Photos button to repeat the process with a new group of photos.

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