Hi all, I remember there has been a discussion on image browsers a while ago, but I can't find any reference to this subject ...
The problem is, I started to use Photoshop CS plus the Adobe RAW 2 plugin to work with my *ISTD RAW images, and that works just great! However, on trips I just take my laptop, and will not have Photoshop available, so I am looking for an alternative to browse through my RAW images with some other tool. I have tried the Pentax Photo Browser, and that would be OK for checkin single images, but it lacks functionality to view larger numbers of files really. It opens every file in a separate window, and you cannot simply Page up or down through the images. It does not have a 'slide-show' feature or full-screen view either. So, after searching arround on the WEB it seemed that the latest release or BreezeBrowser 2.8 would be perfect, and I downloaded that for evaluation. The user-interface and features are just fine, it offers all I need. However, whenever RAW images are displayed full-size, there is a really AWFULL blue/green color cast, and the image is a bit too dark as well. The displayed thumbnails are fine, but they probably come from the embedded JPG image ... I contacted Breeze support about it, and am waiting for an answer now. Questions: 1) Does anyone have (better ?) experience with BreezeBrowser and Pentax RAW files 2) Are there any alternatives that offer full-screen viewing, and if possible a slide-show capability as well for .PEF files ? 3) Is it (legally and technically :-) possible to install Photoshop-CS on a second PC with just one license ? They will never be used at the same time, but I wonder if the new 'activation' scheme would give me trouble ... I have a vague recollection that someone mentioned this possibility on the list a while ago, but can't find that post now. TIA, Jan van Wijk ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
