> On May 17, 2017, at 8:55 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> > wrote: > > >> On May 17, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: >> >> >> Hi All!... >> But I wonder, with a modern Mac, what happens when you insert a CD with a >> set of folders containing JPEGs into a Mac: will it offer to open a photo >> viewer (if nothing is configured to happen as discussed in #2 above)? >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> Igor >> > I believe it will totally depend on how the user preferences are set. On my > iMac, a CD with folders of photos is just like any other set of folders. > If/when I double-click on an actual image file (not a folder or sub-folder), > then Something will rise up to digest that file and render it in all its > glory. It might be Preview, it might be Photos, it might be Elements or it > might be Lightroom. etc. All depends on Preferences. Most likely it will not > be an app that will smoothly allow for right-arrow/left-arrow movement from > image to image. A lot of open file, view, close file, and repeat… > > If it were me, I would set up a gallery within my poorly organized overloaded > Zenfolio-based photo gallery. I do that with family reunion photos for > example. With a direct link to that specific gallery and easy navigation once > there it simplifies the access for less literate viewers. Set the parameters > to allow download of original images and tell the parents to go wild. (And > maybe provide an email address i anyone needs Help?) If there is concern > about “public” posting of kids’ photos, password access to that gallery. > > Many similar options but Zenfolio is the one I know. And a one-year > less-than-deluxe membership would probably be less than the cost of a bunch > of CDs. > > Another option is to build and export your gallery from Lightroom as an > HTML-coded website which you can then host wherever. > > If you do stick with the CD solution, however you structure the folders and > files (and any Mac-compatible .exe gadget), if you want to send me a link or > actual content (via dropbox for example) I can do a quick look at how it will > perform under OS-X. > > stan > —
One other thought. Aren’t there free slide show viewers? For both Mac and Windows? Set up one of each with pointers to the root of your image folder structure, copy and include on the CD... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
