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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: JayWPage on September 10, 2012, 12:24:42 pm

Title: Looking for suggestions for a good photo browser
Post by: JayWPage on September 10, 2012, 12:24:42 pm

I am looking for a new photo browser for a Mac. I'm sure there must be many good, inexpensive browsers out there that will allow you the freedom to import and organize your images in any way that you chose. I am tired of the limited functionality of the Finder program and I won't allow programs like Aperture to reorganize my photo directories (year/location/event). Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Looking for suggestions for a good photo browser
Post by: lfeagan on September 10, 2012, 12:34:04 pm

Lightroom will allow you to import any organize in any way that you want. I just told someone else something similar two days ago on this forum.

Title: Re: Looking for suggestions for a good photo browser
Post by: kirkt on September 10, 2012, 02:06:54 pm

iPhoto, XNViewMP, Bridge ....

kirk

Title: Re: Looking for suggestions for a good photo browser
Post by: lfeagan on September 10, 2012, 02:55:25 pm

Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/)
digiKam (http://www.digikam.org/)

And if you in general feel that Finder is too simplistic to meet your needs, give PathFinder (http://cocoatech.com/) or ForkLift (http://www.binarynights.com/) a try. PathFinder was the major reason I have been able to stand using a Mac (instead of Linux). In fact, now I wish I could find a file browser similar in features to PathFinder for Linux (my primary OS). Using Finder for managing large numbers of files in complex hierarchies is like trying to demolish a tall building using but a single hammer.