I'm looking for a photoviewer/utility similar to windows ACDSee There's a carbonized ACDSee but it really sucks as it's not nearly as good as the windoze version. I'm open to other software suggestions, but what I particularly hate about iPhoto et al is that you have to IMPORT stuff before you can see them. Plus the fact that its as slow as hell. I just want a FAST, directory-based viewer where you can view files directly from a directory without having to go through that stupid import process. [Edited on 11-7-2004 by nargalzius]
cool, ok sana to, pero medyo mabagal din, I liked ViewIt better pero both still adhere to the "import" mantra
Try Photo Mechanic 4. Most SportsShooters use them. You would still have to import or ingest your files to not only one, but two locations of your choice (if needed). It's pretty fast compared to iPhoto. You might want to try it. [Edited on 11-7-2004 by bagwis] [Edited on 11-8-2004 by bagwis]
Personally, I use ViewIt. It doesn't actually "import" the files per se ... but you can't use a directory-tree based method of viewing ala ACDSee. But it's still one of the fastest ones out there, and was satisfactory enough to warrant me registering the application. Biggest plus is the ability to assign hotkeys for destination folders, meaning I can scroll thru an entire data dump in slideshow mode and hit keys at any given time to move (or copy) good takes and notable images to separate folders for later processing. [Edited on 11-7-2004 by vicicasas]
Graphic Converter (shareware) has a browser function that displays folder contents as thumbnails. No importing needed. You can traverse folders and locations using a directory tree. Photos can be viewed individually or in a slide show. It also has flexible batch options.
mgd, just saw your post, i'll give graphic converter a try, looks promising - it just might oust my preference for ViewIt hehehe about the Photoshop browsing - honestly, does anyone actually do that? i mean fire up photoshop just to browse through images (without the intention of editing them of course)? hehehehe I think not.
I just chucked viewit sa bin. Graphic Converter seems to be faster (or at least as fast), considering it has much more capabilities. I think it's an app right in the middle of iView and View it, pero taking the speed of ViewIt and some of the more complicated features of iView. And i really dig how close it is to ACDsee style, with thumbnails, and bigger preview and exif data already displayed in one of the panes. What I miss is the marking feature of ViewIt (but then, baka di ko lang pa nadidiscover pano gawin dito yon) And since it also doesn't import, then speed, plus functionality, and the fact that its really close to what I was initially looking for (a la ACDSee) then the preference for Graphic Converter is a no-brainer decision for me hehehe. Thx for the link!
'Ey, it's what I got so it's what I use. If you don't like it, then ain't no reason why you should go about knocking it.
Onga naman, fair enough I apologize. Or if I may, i'd suggest you try the diff software we're discussing here as they wouldn't put undue pressure on your system memory as PS would. But you're right: different strokes for diff folks I guess - so enjoy your preferred workflow Peace!
I do. But actually I'm also looking for a program that allows me to view thumbnails of my photo files as I would in Windows Explorer.
I'm all for iView, I don't see how importing photos can be any faster. On my 1GHz PB, it imported 1GB worth of photos in 7 seconds! Hotkey sorting and extensive EXIF info does it for me.
What I'm looking for, really, is something like what Irfanview provides. On my PC workflow, I use Irfanview to quickly preview an image 'fit to screen' size. I can then use left & right to go back & forth between images in the same directory. If I want to trash an image, I just press Delete. Finally, and for me this is the best part, if I like an image and want to edit it further I've configured it such that pressing 'E' launches my favorite image editor and hands it the file for editing. Anything like that on the Mac? Currently, I use Canon's image browser (if all I want to do is browse) but it can be slow...
@Les Not sure about the "edit with" fuction, but as far as navigation - i think ViewIt would be very close to what you need. Graphic Converter's "enter" brings up a built-in editor (which sucks) so I usually get the "preview" by disabling the in-pane preview (para detached siya) and toggle it via ctrl-command-i (and set the detached window to fill the whole screen) You can also edit/navigate via slideshow in GC, which i rarely do, since I like to see the exif info on the preview window. Unfortunately that ctrl-command-i hotkey toggle was for v5.4, with 5.5 it was assigned to a function for the built-in editor which is extremely annoying ehhehe. I wish they put it back, or at least provide configurable hotkey support. Anyways, as I said, VeiwIt is close to your navigation needs, but GC has been like a ACDSee for me (one stop shop for organizing, batch renaming, etc. etc.) Which I find better than iViewMedia Pro, which I think is the only other app that has the same feature set - but iViewMedia Pro is slower... plus it requires you to "import" like iPhoto - yuck! hahahaha. @daniel By slower, I meant the application itself. The importing is a whole other issue. I don't like the "importing" concept with my photos - of course it's just a personal preference. I like "importing" via iTunes for music for file consolidation, but for some reason, for photos, I like to just have direct access without the app forcing me to import before I can do anything with the pics. [Edited on 2-28-2005 by nargalzius]
Hey cool! Yeah I did notice that even with 1.256GB of ram on an iBook G4, iPhoto is slow. Weird. I was about to download a copy of ACDSee until I read this post. Now I'm going to download Graphic Converter. I hope it works well! Dude, sent you a PM
im still looking for the "best" photo viewer on my mac... tested photo mech, viewit, graphic converter i even used preview... but nahhh it all falls behind acdsee & fastone unluckily iphoto corrupted my 10 to 15 photos and how i wish i did not upload them on my mac... im now frustrated & dissapointed... there is still hope... il test iview...
