What Image viewer do you use?

Discussion in 'other software & services' started by berryracer, Jul 28, 2012.

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  1. berryracer

    berryracer Suspended Member

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    I have been using IrfanView for a while but was wondering if there is anything better

    What are y'all using?
     
  2. blacknight

    blacknight Registered Member

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    FastStone Image Viewer :)
     
  3. JoeBlack40

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    Another "vote" for it,it's awesome.
     
  4. DOSawaits

    DOSawaits Registered Member

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    FastStone Image Viewer +1 :thumb:
     
  5. Nebulus

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    I use Irfan View and I find it perfect for my needs. No need to change it.
     
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    The native of Windows.
     
  7. LenC

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    Faststone - completely satisfied so never really tried Irfanview or anything else.
     
  8. gerardwil

    gerardwil Registered Member

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    Faststone,both Capture and Viewer
     
  9. Ranget

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    windows native :)
     
  10. berryracer

    berryracer Suspended Member

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    thanks for the suggestion guys!

    Ill try Fastone
     
  11. Seer

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    I have used both Irfanview and Faststone (the former for many years), but have recently found this, I'm not sure if I should call it a gem yet, Zoner Photo Studio, of which I am currently using the free edition. I did a quick test by loading a 200MB Hubble jpg (so a very complex compressed image) in a couple of viewers and Zoner was 4-5 times faster in rendering (cca 3-4 sec on my rather poweful system) than the next best. It is also blazingly fast on launching, the GUI loads in an instant, very unusual for a Windows app. And it has a native x64 version.
    In short, I had to switch to it.
     
  12. mick92z

    mick92z Registered Member

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    I use Picasa, although, I get the feeling the rooms gone quiet :D
    That darn google
     
  13. kdcdq

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    FastStone Image Viewer +5 :thumb:
     
  14. treehouse786

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    windows photo viewer
     
  15. Ashanta

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    MycView is the best light image viewer, believe me ;)

    Only 39 kb !!

    Here are some key features of "MycView":

    · Reading image format JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, DIB, RLE, PNM, EMF, WMF, ICO, CUR.
    · Reading lists LST files, SLD (XnView).
    · Automatic closing at the end of the slideshow with the parameter "/c".
    · Display in a window or full screen with the key "f".
    · Opening a new file with the keystrokes "Ctrl-O".
    · Opening a new directory with the keystrokes "Ctrl-D".
    · Number of loops defined with the parameter "/l".
    · Number of seconds per image defined with the parameter "/s".
    · Open the context menu with the Middle-click or "Ctrl-M".
    · Change the background color with the option "/b".
    · Automatic rotation with the exif information.
    · Browse images with thumbnails.
    · Zoom and scrolling the image.
     
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  16. Noob

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    Windows stock. :D
     
  17. radial5

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    I use XnView primarily for sifting through new photos taken in raw before any processing.

    XnView

    Features :

    Import about 400 graphic file formats
    Export about 50 graphic file formats
    Multipage TIFF, Animated GIF, Animated ICO support
    Image IPTC, EXIF metadata support
    EXIF auto rotation support
    IPTC editing
    Resize, rotate, crop support
    Lossless rotate & crop (jpeg) support
    Adjust brightness, contrast...
    Auto levels, contrast
    Modify number of colors
    Apply filters (blur, average, emboss, ...)
    Apply effects (lens, wave, ...)
    Fullscreen mode
    Slide show with effects
    Batch convert, batch rename
    Create WEB page easily
    Screen capture
    Create contact Sheet
    Create or edit Multi-page file (TIFF, DCX, LDF)
    TWAIN & WIA support (Windows only)
    Print support (Windows only)
    Drag & Drop support (Windows only)
    Compare image side by side
    Filmstrip layout
    44 languages support (Windows only)
    And many many other things...
    No Adware, No Spyware
     
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    I've tried others but always go back to IrfanView. It's not perfect, but overall it's a great viewer. :)
     
  20. puff-m-d

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    + 1 :thumb:
     
  21. Dermot7

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    Really like XnView :thumb: My second choice would be FastStone :)
     
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