Looking for good image program...

Doesn't iPhoto work for you, or do you need the apparently more complex editing features in ACDSee? iPhoto allows the sorting, thumbnail previews, etc., that seem to be your big points.

 

Hi Julianne, have you tried GraphicConverter? It's very popular for this kind of thing...I'm not sure what you want to do, but I'm assuming the gallery modes in iPhoto or Photoshop Elements wouldn't work for you....

Also, in the case that you have both Tiger and a CoreImage compliant mac, then GC has already been optimized for CI!

 

It might help us to know if you are using iPhoto?

Extensis Portfolio is a very nice program.

 

I usually go versiontracker and search for image viewer... I also click on Release date so I get the ones that are updated regularly.. not abandoned. Anyway CocoaView and Pheonix slides are interesting programs. http://www.versiontracker.com/php/s...by=releaseDate&dir=descending&pg=1&perPage=20

 

Sure, what about ACDSee for the Mac?

 

I know what you mean. I left wincrap and AcdSee for a powerbook over a year ago, and I could not find a decent image BROWSER. iPhoto has its place in my arsinal now, but is not a true image browser. I think you will like Shoebox. And viewit is an awsome app too. oh, and by the way, I will never go back. OSX is truly great!

http://www.kavasoft.com/Shoebox/

http://www.hexcat.com/viewit/index.html

I hope you like one of them, let me know if it works out for you, cause I remember how frustrated I was after I switched and iPhoto did not do what I wanted and AcdSee for mac was a joke.

Good luck

Brian

 

With Tiger you can view images as a slideshow from the Finder (select a bunch of pics and CTRL+click to see the "Slideshow" option in the contextual menu). This is a good little trick when viewing a handful of photos.

The closest thing I can find to ACDSee (after a year of searching) is SimpleImage. You still have to import folders/images into the program, but it supports drag-and-drop and installs a contextual menu for image filetypes, so it's nice and useful. It's shareware, but there aren't any nag screens or anything if you don't pay to register.

 

Graphic Converter has a "browse folder" mode under the file menu. If you play with the options you can get it to show a directory tree on the left and act like the finder option. Then you can browse the thumbnails in any directory and drag n drop images to any other folder. I believe that's exactly what you're looking for.

Check out the image. To me, it looks almost exactly like acdsee.

 

Sigh...

Unfortunately iPhoto does not do what I want it to do; I can understand the OP's search for another app. iPhoto drops crap all over your Pictures folder and is very limiting when you want to edit your images. I don't use iPhoto myself... however, for beginning photographers it is a very adequate program... me thinks.

 

Balin64: did you see my 2 posts directly above yours? Would Graphic Converter work for you too? I'm pro - Graphic converter. It does everything. The only problem is sometimes you need to search for how to make it do it.