Viewing thumbnails similar to ACDSEE

mikeylee · mikeylee #1 (**permalink**)

03-11-2007, 10:12 PM

I searched and could not find the answer to this specific question.

While most are asking for some editing capabilities, I need something which allows me to see thumbnails of pics in a directory, bring them to full size with the only editing that would be nice is rotation to proper orientation. Nothing else. iPhoto does not work because I am talking about 400-600 photos at a time and using them for only a couple of weeks. That is VERY cumbersome in iPhoto.

Oh yea, I have an Intel iMac.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
mikeylee

Odin_aa · Odin_aa #2 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 09:08 AM

I use Adobe Bridge as a file browser still.

Lightroom has a library function that would work, as does aperture. Both of these have free trials.

mikeylee · mikeylee #3 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 09:33 AM

Odin aa,

Those are both much higher end than I was looking for, but then again, I am looking at a lot of photos at a time. I will have to try them out.

Thanks,
mikeylee

Kilted1 · Kilted1 #4 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 10:42 AM

There is a little automator action that functions as a desktop viewer

1.Start Automator :From the libray window select iPhoto
2.Select ask for Photos
3. go to file and select save as Plug-in in Finder. Call it something like iPhoto browser. Then quit Automator
4. on your desktop right click/cmd click
5. Choose the automator
and selct the name you called the automator action

You then get a window which shows you your libarary without having to open iPhoto .Select cancel when done....

cwa107 · cwa107 #5 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 11:17 AM

Check out CocoViewX - it reminds me of ACDSee quite a bit.

...and the best part is that it's free.

DubeDude · DubeDude #6 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 01:18 PM

Hi,

I use Picture Arena which does everything ACDSee did. It costs $24 but it invaluable if you have lots of pix distributed in various locations.

Here is a link:

http://www.picturearena.com/

David

mac57 · mac57 #7 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 11:22 PM

Interesting find DubeDude - the browser certainly looks similar. What happens if you double click an image? Does it open full size? Can you then just press a forward arrow to move to the next image, and a backward arrow to move to the previous one, similar to what you could do in ACDSee? If so, this could be a real keeper! Else I guess I will stay with Xee, which does do this.

DubeDude · DubeDude #8 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac57

Interesting find DubeDude - the browser certainly looks similar. What happens if you double click an image? Does it open full size? Can you then just press a forward arrow to move to the next image, and a backward arrow to move to the previous one, similar to what you could do in ACDSee? If so, this could be a real keeper! Else I guess I will stay with Xee, which does do this.

Hi,

Yes to all your questions. Picture Arena works just like ACDSee. I have only had it installed for a couple of weeks but I use it every day and would really miss not having it now. Before I got to Picture Arena I tried about five other viewers but none gave me the ACDSee-type experience I was seeking. The moment I saw the Picture Arena interface I knew it was just what I was looking for. I really do recommend it.

I hope that helps.

David

mac57 · mac57 #9 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 10:48 AM

Thanks DubeDude!!

DubeDude · DubeDude #10 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac57

Thanks DubeDude!!

My pleasure.

eric · eric #11 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 09:09 PM

nice!

i've been using the finder/xee/adobe bridge combo too. i'll have to try picture arena!

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #12 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 09:23 PM

Just an anecdote: I had my name in the credits a couple of years back. I was one of the beta testers and lent them a couple of photos for them to include the white balance and sharpness in the Canon EOS 300D I had back then. I had been offered a rebate by the developer but never got around to buying it, finding it was very slow and sluggish to navigate with Picture Arena.

Now that I have an iMac G5 maybe I should try it again.

DubeDude · DubeDude #13 (**permalink**)

03-15-2007, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacHeadCase

Just an anecdote: I had my name in the credits a couple of years back. I was one of the beta testers and lent them a couple of photos for them to include the white balance and sharpness in the Canon EOS 300D I had back then. I had been offered a rebate by the developer but never got around to buying it, finding it was very slow and sluggish to navigate with Picture Arena.

Now that I have an iMac G5 maybe I should try it again.

I am using a G4 1.4 Mhz with 1.25 Gb of RAM and Picture Arena fairly zips along on my machine.

Odin_aa #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 07, 2005 Location: North Boston, NY Posts: 604 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 2.3 ghz 6.5 GB ram 20" cinema display ..15" Macbook Pro 2.33 Core 2 Duo 2 Gig RAM	03-13-2007, 09:08 AM I use Adobe Bridge as a file browser still. Lightroom has a library function that would work, as does aperture. Both of these have free trials. http://www.lightcafe.net New servers, much faster than before
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Kilted1 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 1,133 Mac Specs: 2 iMacs 17+20" 2.16GHz 2GB RAM 500MB HDD 256MB Graphic card. 60Gig 5th gen iPod with Video	03-13-2007, 10:42 AM There is a little automator action that functions as a desktop viewer 1.Start Automator :From the libray window select iPhoto 2.Select ask for Photos 3. go to file and select save as Plug-in in Finder. Call it something like iPhoto browser. Then quit Automator 4. on your desktop right click/cmd click 5. Choose the automator and selct the name you called the automator action You then get a window which shows you your libarary without having to open iPhoto .Select cancel when done.... Last edited by Kilted1; 03-13-2007 at 12:45 PM. Reason: Clarity
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mac57 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	03-13-2007, 11:22 PM Interesting find DubeDude - the browser certainly looks similar. What happens if you double click an image? Does it open full size? Can you then just press a forward arrow to move to the next image, and a backward arrow to move to the previous one, similar to what you could do in ACDSee? If so, this could be a real keeper! Else I guess I will stay with Xee, which does do this. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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mac57 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	03-14-2007, 10:48 AM Thanks DubeDude!! My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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eric #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 04, 2006 Location: twin cities, mn, usa Posts: 8,800	03-14-2007, 09:09 PM nice! i've been using the finder/xee/adobe bridge combo too. i'll have to try picture arena! Please participate in our Member of the Month polls. Every vote counts! And remember to use the user reputation system! ["Dear Homer, I. O. U. one emergency donut. Signed, Homer." - Note by Homer Simpson]
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mikeylee #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 20, 2006 Posts: 45	03-11-2007, 10:12 PM I searched and could not find the answer to this specific question. While most are asking for some editing capabilities, I need something which allows me to see thumbnails of pics in a directory, bring them to full size with the only editing that would be nice is rotation to proper orientation. Nothing else. iPhoto does not work because I am talking about 400-600 photos at a time and using them for only a couple of weeks. That is VERY cumbersome in iPhoto. Oh yea, I have an Intel iMac. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, mikeylee
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cwa107 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,917 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	03-13-2007, 11:17 AM Check out CocoViewX - it reminds me of ACDSee quite a bit. ...and the best part is that it's free.
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DubeDude #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 07, 2007 Posts: 24	03-13-2007, 01:18 PM Hi, I use Picture Arena which does everything ACDSee did. It costs $24 but it invaluable if you have lots of pix distributed in various locations. Here is a link: http://www.picturearena.com/ David
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MacHeadCase #12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-14-2007, 09:23 PM Just an anecdote: I had my name in the credits a couple of years back. I was one of the beta testers and lent them a couple of photos for them to include the white balance and sharpness in the Canon EOS 300D I had back then. I had been offered a rebate by the developer but never got around to buying it, finding it was very slow and sluggish to navigate with Picture Arena. Now that I have an iMac G5 maybe I should try it again.
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