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[POLL] Image Viewers - 2008 Members Choice

Wikipedia's definition of an Image Viewer is a computer program that displays a stored graphical image; it can often handle various graphics file formats. Such software usually renders the image according to properties of the display such as color depth and display resolution.

One may use a full-featured bitmap graphics editors (such as Photoshop or the GIMP) as an image viewer. But these have editing functionality one may not need. A simple viewer lacks much of this functionality and therefore starts faster. Also, viewers do have simple functionalities that editors usually lack, such as stepping through all the images in a folder (possibly as a slideshow).





If I've forgotten a viewer that you're using please list it along with a link if possible.

Thanks steve1a See Profile for last years poll.

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Re: [Poll] Image Viewers - 2008 Members Choice

Thanks for the [POLL], FB..well done

I voted for Infranview..as it's primarily what I use, and works well enough for my purposes.

MS Paint is my backup.
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I voted for ACDSee but I am using 2.43. I would not use a newer version.

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System default is Irfanview because of the plug-ins and extra functions. FastStone is the stand alone when I go rooting through folders looking for specific things.
(Have folder default set to details, removed thumbnail default view for picture folders, so a stand-alone viewer is very handy for me, and FastStone is a very nice one).

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IrfanView-default
Paint.Net
Gimp2
XnView
Other Project dogwaffle
other FreeSerifSoftware

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By just clicking the images, Microsoft Fax & Piucture Viewer.
For other times, Irfanview.

I prefer Irfanview.

Great Poll BTW!

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IrfanView has done it for me for many years.

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I use Nero PhotoViewer because I am lazy and it came with the rest of Nero.

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Great poll, FB! I primarily use PhotoFiltre or an old version I have of Graphic Workshop Professional.

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IrfanView here! I've been using it for A SUPER long time and will never give it up!
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For me, Irfanview is a must have "plug-in" for the Windows OS. As a simple viewer, which this poll seems to suggest, I don't think it can be beat. It's capable of much more like many of the other programs, but that's just a bonus. At least read about the keyboard shortcuts!
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Thanks FB for the poll !

Using CompuPic Pro for years, but I have to admit that I wonder why it hasn't been upgraded for years. Maybe "if it ain't broken....", I don't know...

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said by Sentinel:

I voted for ACDSee but I am using 2.43. I would not use a newer version.
Thats what I use. the later ones bundle too much crapware.

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Thanks for starting off the new round of polls, fourboxers.

In XP I use XnView, in Linux I use either Eye Of Gnome, or F-Spot. or Gwenview, or DigiKam to view, depending on the distro. I use Gimp to edit.

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Yay, Irfanview!!

I have used it for years. Great little freebie!!
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Another vote for Irfanview. Great image viewer, highly recommended. Started many years ago with Vueprint and still have it, but Irfanview is the better choice.

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I put a check in the "other" box. I have been using PMView Pro for many years and have found nothing that fits my needs better. I also use Picasa2.

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Graphic Workshop Professional
and
Other (please state which): SnagIt Editor
»www.techsmith.com/learn/ ··· 7102.asp


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The Official MS Picture Viewer is good enough for me.

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Other = Windows Photo Gallery (for Vista).

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I use iPhoto and Preview on Mac, MS Picture Viewer on Windows,.

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I ditched ACDSee (tired of the bloat) for FastStone, but I really do miss the speed of ACDSee

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I'll take a risk going against the grain but I've never liked IrfanView all that much. I keep trying it because of its popularity but it is kind of clunky and slow compared to FastStone and Cam2PC. I also have a preference for full screen viewers.

I think FastStone copied some of the full screen ideas from Cam2PC but is kept up to date more so and is my primary viewer since it can detect the resolution change when I rotate my monitor. I still haven't seen a full screen viewer that renders as fast as Cam2PC.

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I'm finding myself totally migrating towards FastStone Image Viewer ...

With their increased format support, frequent upgrades, intuitive attractive GUI, cool slide transitions ...

More and more useful features like the addition in the 3.3 beta of:

portable:

A zip (compressed) file that includes all the required files to run the application independently from any folder you dump it in. Major advantage is that you can carry it around on a memory stick / USB flash drive, or copy / migrate from PC to PC via simple copying of files. No installation is necessary.

and it's still a FREEBIE !

I also prefer the PicaView portion of ACDSee for the right click content menu preview ...
but haven't updated it in years ...

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Other- Adobe Bridge
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Nice Poll

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I voted:

Microsoft Picture Viewer (XP)
Other: Windows Photo Gallery (Vista)

Thank you for the poll, fourboxers See Profile

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Irfanview for quick use and viewing.
Paint.Net when I need something with a little more capability.
Thanks for your efforts fourboxers.

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