As Windows Mobile devices have become faster from a processor and memory perspective, the ability to do tasks that had been regulated to the desktop are slowly creeping into these devices.  Powerful word processing and spreadsheet applications are not common place as are GPS and multimedia entertainment.  Add to this list photo editing.  Until just a few years ago, while editing applications existed, photo editing was painfully slow and the tools available were so severely limited that it made little sense to attempt. 

That has all changed with products like Spb Software House’s Spb Imageer.  The latest version of the application (version 1.5) is powerful and feature rich.  Best of all, it is very fast and simple to use straight away making it the perfect application for on-the-fly photo editing with Windows Mobile devices.  Spb Imageer also can perform a slide show of images, excellent for showing friends or family photos quickly. 

Spb Imageer is somewhat sizable application at 2.1MB installed.  The application can be installed either into Main Memory or can be installed on a Storage Card. When started, Imageer displays all of the pictures in the My Pictures folder.  This view can be of thumbnails, a detailed view or a simple list.  The application does have a file browser built-in, making it easy to find any pictures users may have on their Windows Mobile device.  Further, Spb Imageer can do a search of the Pocket PC – including the Storage Card – to find pictures automatically. 

Figure 1:  The Spb Imageer Thumbnail Display

To view a file in Imageer, simply tap that thumbnail and it will be displayed.  Further, you can also display an image in full screen mode by tapping the icon on the lower toolbar.  When the file is displayed you will also see the file name displayed as well.  This is a feature that can be toggled off as well should you not want to see the text while viewing the images.  If you are viewing in full screen mode and want to return to regular viewing, simply double-tap the image.

Figure 2:  View an Image in Regular Mode...

Figure 3:  ... Or in Full Screen Mode.

With the image selected and displayed, users than begin to take advantage of the multiple editing tools that Spb Imageer has to offer.  The editing tools are selected by tapping the palette tool on the toolbar.  Selecting this will open a secondary toolbar which has the various edit functions as well as a more advanced edit menu available.

Figure 4:  The Editing Toolbar Displays When The Palette Icon is Tapped

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