best picture view for os x?

the picture viewer that comes on this os is terrible.......is there a picture viewer like the one on windows vista?

There are plenty of other graphics viewers out there. Xee is free and very popular. ViewIt is very good, but not free. There are many others... you'll have to decide for yourself what works for you.
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20ls01 said:

the picture viewer that comes on this os is terrible.......is there a picture viewer like the one on windows vista?

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Not trying to pry but what is so bad with Preview on this OS ... I find it to be very good and delving more into the depths of it you can do alot more than JUST looking at pictures .....
Just curious is all ;0

I was on the search too and found JustLooking from ChipmunkNinja to be pretty effective for just flipping through pics. Oh, and it's free too.

Keith

20ls01 said:

the picture viewer that comes on this os is terrible.......is there a picture viewer like the one on windows vista?

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Just had a look back thru your posts - are you sure you are in the right place?
Vista could well provide all that you need. You could run Bootcamp and Vista and could then avoid the poor Mac OS

Have you tried QuickLook? You may not even be aware of it. Highlight a picture file and hit the space bar. Then you can arrow through the directory. You can also import it into iPhoto and use that for photo browsing. Also, take a look at CocoViewX.

Collin Bl said:

Just had a look back thru your posts - are you sure you are in the right place?
Vista could well provide all that you need. You could run Bootcamp and Vista and could then avoid the poor Mac OS

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i never really used a mac before and all this is new to me. there are things i find on the mac os to be a lot less convenient compare to windows vice versa.
just ugraded to 4gb of ram, will buy win 7 pro very soon, but it does not mean i am never going to use os x anymore.

thanks for the suggestions......

20ls01 said:

i never really used a mac before and all this is new to me. there are things i find on the mac os to be a lot less convenient compare to windows vice versa.

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Less convenient or just different?

I like Acdsee for Windows. They have a beta version out for the Mac. >_>"

I was a big AcdSee person too. Glad to hear they're working on a Mac version.

CocoViewX is close, IMO... and you can't beat the price (free!).

lifeisabeach said:

There are plenty of other graphics viewers out there. Xee is free and very popular. ViewIt is very good, but not free. There are many others... you'll have to decide for yourself what works for you.
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thisone is great! i like it

justlooking is nice too!
thanks all

once, twice, three times a t....

Depending upon what you want to do Preview might be a good option. It has a lot more capability than you would think at forst glance. You might want to check out ATPM 14.09 - How To: Making Preview Useful Again. It covers the Leopard version of Preview but some of the techniques are similar or identical. You might find some additional tips at UsingMac.com - Mac Tricks and Tips, Wallpapers and Applications for Mac Users

Just for viewing pictures, I think Picasa has come a long way. It is free as well.

Picasa3 is very good, you can also use it to make minor edits

where can i download preview? a friend erased my system x folder and long story short i need to get all of my apps again. anyone know where i can find the tiger version?

Not sure if you can download preview. They should be on the disk that came with the computer.

sfizzle said:

anyone know where i can find the tiger version?

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Probably only from an internet search. Be sure you don't buy a model-specific gray colored disc. You want the retail version. I guess the Tiger one, like Leopard would be black with a big 'X' on it.