FastStone Image Viewer 7.6: improved performance and new ...

Software preferences are a personal thing of course, and FastStone certainly is a very good, fairly light-footprint image viewer. I happen to ... Searchfor: ADVERTISEMENT FastStoneImageViewer7.6:improvedperformanceandnewratingsystem, MartinBrinkmann Apr4,2022 Windowssoftware | 26 FastStoneImageViewer7.6isthelatestversionofthefree(forhomeuse)imageviewerforMicrosoftWindowsdevices.ThenewversionisthefirstreleasesincethereleaseofFastStoneImageViewer7.5inMarch2020.Whileitisapointrelease,itcouldhavebeenamajorversionreleaseaswellthankstoitsnewfeaturesandimprovements. FastStoneImageViewer7.6isalreadyavailableontheofficialwebsite.Itisofferedasaportableversionthatdoesnotneedtobeinstalledandasaninstallerthatinstallstheprogramonthesystem. Existingusersmaynoticetheperformanceimprovementrightaftertheyhaveupgradedtheapplicationtothelatestversion.OneofthemainchangesofFastStoneImageViewer7.6isthatanewdatabaseengineisused.Thedatabaseisnotmentioned,butitpromisesbetterperformance,capacityandreliabilityaccordingtothereleasenotes.Theprogram'sstartuptime,foldertreecreationandnetworkfolderaccesshavealsobeenimprovedandusersshouldnoticeimprovementsintheseareas. ADVERTISEMENT Thesecondimprovementcomesinformofanewratingsystem.Itisabasicone,asitallowsyoutoassignratingsbetween1and5tofiles.Ratingsarenotenabledbydefault,selectingRating>EnableFileRatingunlocksthefunctionality. ThekeyboardshortcutsAlt-1toAlt-5maybeusedtoassignratingstofilesintheapplicationfromthatmomenton.RatingscanberemovedwiththeshortcutAlt-0,andthesameoptionsareavailableintheright-clickmenuunderRatings. Theratingsystemwouldnotbeveryusefulifyoucouldnotuseittofilterimagesintheapplication.Selectthenewratingsfilteroptiontodisplayimagesthatmatchaspecificratingoraratingrange.UsethekeyboardshortcutShift-1toShift-5toapplythefilterquickly;Shift-0displaysallunratedimages.Optionstodisplaygreaterorequal,orlessthanorequal,ratingsareprovidedaswell. ADVERTISEMENT ThenewFastStoneImageViewer7.6supportstwoadditionalsortingoptions:dateandtagged. Tagsandratingsarepreservedinthedatabasewhenfilesaremovedorcopied. AnothernewoptionisfoundunderSettings: "Pre-scanfoldersintothumbnaildatabases"willscanselectedfoldersordrivesautomatically,evenbeforetheyareaccessedbytheuser.Drivelettersorpathsneedtobeaddedtoincludetheseintheautomaticoperation.Subfoldersarescannedautomatically,butthiscanbedisabledintheconfigurationwindow. FastStoneImageViewer7.6hasseveralminorimprovementsaswell: ImageStripBuilderhasanewCenteroption. Thestatusbardisplaysthesizeofselecteditems. Thethreenativethemeshavebeenimproved. PreserveAspectRatioaddedtoImageSizeintheDesignandPrinttool. GoogleMapsandGoogleEarthmaybeaccessedviathehotkeysCtrl-Shift-MandCtrl-Alt-MforimageswithGPScoordinates. EXIFLensModeloptionaddedtocaptioninContactSheet,textinSlideShowandtextinBatchConverttool. Imagesintheactivefoldermaybeshuffledpriortothecompletionofthumbnailgeneration. WindowsViewmode:mergetwostatusbarsintoonetomaximizetheviewingarea. NewoptiontoselectthesecondarymonitorunderSettings>DualMonitorifmorethantwomonitorsaredetected. ADVERTISEMENT ClosingWords FastStoneImageViewer7.6improvestheapplicationinseveralmeaningfulways.Usersshouldnoticeperformanceimprovementsinseveralkeyareas,includingprogramlaunchbutalsowhenperformingdatabaseoperations. NowYou:whichimageviewerdoyouuse,andwhy?   ADVERTISEMENT Summary AuthorRating5basedon2votesSoftwareNameFastStoneImageViewer7.6OperatingSystemWindowsSoftwareCategoryMultimediiaLandingPagehttps://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm Advertisement AboutMartinBrinkmann MartinBrinkmannisajournalistfromGermanywhofoundedGhacksTechnologyNewsBackin2005.HeispassionateaboutallthingstechandknowstheInternetandcomputerslikethebackofhishand. YoucanfollowMartinonFacebookorTwitter ViewallpostsbyMartinBrinkmann→ Relatedcontent Rufus:MicrosoftisblockingWindowsISOdownloads GoogleChromeisblockingalldownloadsfromPortableApps Cross-platformebookappCalibre6.0isoutwithfulltextsearchsupport.DropsWindows8support WindowsMalwareEffectsRemediationTool ShareX14launcheswithofflineOCRsupport BypassWindows11MicrosoftAccountrequirementanddenyprivacyquestionsduringsetupwithRufus PreviousPost:«RecoverWindowsandprogrampasswordswithExtPassword NextPost:«MicrosoftPowerToyscouldsoongetaMacOSinspiredPeekfilepreviewfeature Comments HenksaidonApril4,2022at1:26pm Reply Softwarepreferencesareapersonalthingofcourse,andFastStonecertainlyisaverygood,fairlylight-footprintimageviewer.IhappentokeeptheportableversionofFastStoneonmymaintenanceUSBstick,forwhenIneedanimagevieweronacomputerotherthanmyown. Formyself,IpreferinstallingXnViewwhichstilloffersabitmoreversatilityandconfigurabilitywith,forexample,farbetterright-clickmenuintegration(that’stosay,whencombinedwiththeXnViewShellExtension). Sopersonally,IwouldrateFastStone2ndfromthetop.Butit’sgettingclose. chesscanoesaidonApril4,2022at1:43pm Reply Ihappenedtoupgradeyesterdayandamreallypleasedwiththeproduct.Martin’sfinereviewofnecessityhadtobebrieferthantheproductupgradedeserves. owlsaidonApril4,2022at2:13pm Reply MyfamilyandIenjoyhobbyphotography(mainly,snapshots). WeownavastamountofReversalfilmsanddigitaldatafromthefilmera,andareworkingontheirdigitalarchiving. Therefore,Iuseitdifferentlyapplicationsoftwareforthepurpose. Currently,myfavoritesareasfollows. For“imageviewer,”MassiGra Imageediting:IrfanView RAWimageprocessing:darktable Archivemanagementfunction:digiKam Datasharing:nomacs ChrissaidonApril4,2022at2:24pm Reply >Currently,myfavoritesareasfollows. >For“imageviewer,”MassiGra >Imageediting:IrfanView >… Dependswhattypeofimageeditingyoudo,ImovedfromIrfanviewtoXnViewwhenIdiscoveredthatitsupportedLevels,the‘go-to’toolforenhancingscans,andIwouldthinkalsophotographs,easily. NowIprefertospendmytimeinLinuxIhavenochoice,anyway! owlsaidonApril4,2022at2:41pm Reply @Chris, >Dependswhattypeofimageeditingyoudo,ImovedfromIrfanviewtoXnViewwhenIdiscoveredthatitsupportedLevels,the‘go-to’toolforenhancingscans,andIwouldthinkalsophotographs,easily. Thanksforthereply. Basedonyourcomments,IwillgiveXnViewatry. IactuallymovedfromXnViewtoIrfanviewafewyearsago;IwassohappywithIrfanviewthatIstoppedcheckingouttheothers.Thanksforthefreshpointers. ChrissaidonApril4,2022at5:51pm Reply >IwillgiveXnViewatry. XnViewMPisnowthemainsoftware,nearingmaturity,withquitesophisticatedimagemanagetoolswhicharewell-regarded.Andalsocross-platformwithsupportforMacandLinux. Andforimageprocessingspecifically,alsoaCurvestoolifyouknowhowtouseit,notreallyunderstandingitI’vealwaysmanagedwithLevels! owlsaidonApril5,2022at9:06am Reply @Chris, Thanksforinformativeinformation. Iobtainedtheportable(zippedprogram:ZipWin64bit). PowerfulImageViewer·XnViewMP|XnView.com https://www.xnview.com/en/xnviewmp/#downloads Ijustadjustedthepreferencesandothersettings,neverthelessitstillhassmoothbehavior,streamlinedUI,Itshowsthequalityoftheelementsandthehighdegreeofperfection. Fornow,itismyfirstimpression,Iwillcontinuetouseitforawhiletotestit. JohnGsaidonApril5,2022at2:21am Reply MyhistorywithphotoviewersislargebecauseIhaveagigitalcameratomakephotosofflowersandplantswithbigqualityanddetails,sofirstIusedtorunPhotosizer,thenFastone,thenXnview,thenIrfanviewandfinallyIhavearrivedtotheappofW11Photos.Probablyit’snotthebestofallconsideringthenumberofoptionstoeditormodifyaphoto,howeverit’sthefastwaytoopenlargephotos(morethan100mpx).AlsoithassomegoodintegrationwithMScloudandsomeotherthingsthatincreasesitsimportanceformystudiesandhomework.Thanksforthearticle.:] owlsaidonApril5,2022at12:07am Reply Postscript: Myphotocollectionisenormous,over1millionfiles(3terabytes).Itis“UltraSearch”thathasshownunparalleledperformanceinorganizingthem(searchingforduplicatefiles,renaming,moving,anddeleting). https://www.ghacks.net/2021/05/28/find-duplicate-files-and-more-with-open-source-cross-platform-tool-czkawka/#comment-4495629 Iuse“UltraSearch”and“windows_czkawka_gui”fororganizing(checkingduplicateandsimilarimages)dummyfilesforarchivingandeditingpurposesofmytoolargenumberofimages. Sinceeachhasitsowncharacteristics,theyareveryusefulwhenusedtogethertofindalluselessorhalf-finishedfiles,andtheycanbeeasilydeleted,renamed,moved,copied,etc. Findduplicatefilesandmorewithopensourcecross-platformtoolCzkawka–gHacksTechNews https://www.ghacks.net/2021/05/28/find-duplicate-files-and-more-with-open-source-cross-platform-tool-czkawka/ Inaddition,Ialwaysuse“FastCopy”,whichisequippedwithaverificationfunction,inconsiderationofaccidentsinvolvingimagedamageduringcopyingormoving. https://www.ghacks.net/2022/01/25/fastcopy-4-is-now-available/ SebassaidonApril4,2022at3:46pm Reply Faststonehasbeenmymainimageviewerforyearsandtheseareverywelcomeimprovements.Theeditsectionisgoodalso,asistheoptiontomakeandeditvideosandtheoptiontoshowrawimages. XnviewInevercouldgetthegriponit,butthatistypicalforsoftware,doesn’tmeanitisbad,justthatFastoneworksforme. PetsaidonApril4,2022at8:18pm Reply InFRANView Fastestthingaroundforsomanyyears. PetsaidonApril4,2022at8:19pm Reply IrFANlolsorry. CircassiangenocidesaidonApril4,2022at9:42pm Reply Themostlightweight&fastestimageviewerI’veseensofar.Idealforlow-endPCs- https://www.nyam.pe.kr/dev/imagine/ ErdogansaidonApril4,2022at9:54pm Reply TryImagineImageViewer(1.11MB)- https://www.nyam.pe.kr/dev/imagine/ TreysaidonApril5,2022at4:00am Reply Alltheappsmentionedhereareawesomeandmostarefree.Justafriendlyreminderaboutdonatingifyou’vebeenusingthemforawhileandthey’reworthsomethingtoyou. aneighbornamedLarrysaidonApril5,2022at4:33am Reply I’mnotafanofproprietarysoftware,butifIhadtochoosebetweenFastStone,Irfanview,andXnViewMP,I’dchooseXnViewMP. XnViewprovidesLinuxbuildstoo. XnViewistheclearwinnerherehandsdown.ItriedFastStoneafewtimesanditneverstruckmeasanythingspecial. AnonymoussaidonApril5,2022at6:29am Reply IwonderifanyonestillactuallyusesACDSee? JakesaidonApril8,2022at10:31am Reply Ido…. IstillwantsomeonetodoupdatedtakeonamazinglyfastsmallviewerwithUIlikeACDSee“2.43/3.0″…stillusingitbecauseoftheUI(wayyoucannavigatebetweenfoldersandfiles,stillthebest) OldGamersaidonApril5,2022at5:07pm Reply Irfanview..OnAllSystems..Forages.:D AlexsaidonApril6,2022at12:34am Reply XNView(bothclassicandMP)stillhasabugthatflipsportraitvideosupside-down. Checktheirforumfordetails. owlsaidonApril6,2022at4:24am Reply Certainly,thatbotheredmeatthetime. Inanycase,Iwillcontinuetouse“XnViewMP”andseehowitgoes. clownsaidonApril6,2022at3:00am Reply @Alex: Thatisthenatureofsoftware:bugs.Theycomeandgoasthey’reeventuallyfixed.Welcometotheworldofupdates! AlexsaidonApril6,2022at5:55pm Reply @clown Howlongofan“eventually”isconsideredreasonable? ThatbugwasfirstreportedonDecember2018,that’sover3yearsand26non-betareleasesago. https://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?p=153667 MarcsaidonApril9,2022at4:16am Reply Xlideitportablehere… owlsaidonApril9,2022at2:33pm Reply >Xlideitportable XlideitImageViewer https://sourceforge.net/projects/xlideit/ Itrieditout. Prettygood! Iintendtocontinueusingit. Wiki https://sourceforge.net/p/xlideit/wiki/Home/ Myconcernisthatthedeveloperhasbeenoutofcommunication(whereaboutsunknown)for14monthsanddevelopmentsupporthasstopped. https://sourceforge.net/u/picorover3/profile/ mesaidonApril10,2022at10:10pm Reply ACDSee2.4here–ancient(!),basic,blazinglyfast.XnViewMPforcolorprofile&webpsupport,configuringthisbeastisanightmare.Paint.netforimageediting. 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