Well, good old Z finally stopped opening, what with the latest update of Windows 10. I can still access the folders via other means, but here's my multi-step dilemma:
I just want something that lets me download, adding to folders, re-name, and inspect.
Everyone touts "on the cloud" services. I don't want it. I go places where there isn't internet access (gasp, yes, there are such places) so don't waste time telling me such-and-such is so good I'll just have to get it.
Every program I've looked at was more interested in letting me apply a bazillion different filters, adjust levels, etc, etc, etc. and I don't do that, either. I'm old-school, I take as many shots as I need to get the results I want.
Anyone know of a storage program that does what Zoombrowser did, and doesn't clutter up the screen with endless, useless, options?
I use FastStone Image Viewer for basic photo viewing. It's pretty quick and simple. I'm not sure if it's useful for managing my folders; I do that manually with the Windows file system, but for a quick, light photo viewer, FastStone is pretty good. It does have all sorts of options, but they're unobtrusively in the background and I never look at them. I used Zoombrowser until it died too. I had a very early version which I got with my original 5D.
Another program I've used is Irfanview. From what I recall, it gives you more direct access to the filing structure, so it may be better for file management.
I had to think about it a bit to remember the name.
bcguy wrote:
I use FastStone Image Viewer for basic photo viewing. It's pretty quick and simple. I'm not sure if it's useful for managing my folders; I do that manually with the Windows file system, but for a quick, light photo viewer, FastStone is pretty good. It does have all sorts of options, but they're unobtrusively in the background and I never look at them. I used Zoombrowser until it died too. I had a very early version which I got with my original 5D.
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I also use FastStone Image Viewer, mainly for comparing the images side-by-side.
Have you tried running Zoombrowser EX in one of Windows 10's various compatibility modes?
It's possible Z-EX runs with other libraries that might no longer work in Windows 10 and then you'd have to chase them down and also try setting their compatibility. But in any event, if you haven't tried Z-EX in a compatibility mode, try that first and let us know how it goes.
sirimiri wrote:
Have you tried running Zoombrowser EX in one of Windows 10's various compatibility modes?
It's possible Z-EX runs with other libraries that might no longer work in Windows 10 and then you'd have to chase them down and also try setting their compatibility. But in any event, if you haven't tried Z-EX in a compatibility mode, try that first and let us know how it goes.
I installed it on a recent clean build (full 10 Pro DL from MS on November 1 with all updates except 11) and did not encounter any issues with execution, but I don't know all the functions. I did notice that it does not display the files from (CR3) cameras such as the 90D or R5. 5D IV, 5DsR, 1Ds III, etc. images look OK to me.
I did not use any compatibility modes, but I do have several versions of .NET, Visual C++ runtimes, etc. installed.
I would suggest Photomechanic or maybe BreezeBrowser depending on the necessary functionality needed.
I run a windows machine, custom-built, and mostly shoot jpegs. I do shoot raw when the art department demands it, but my time, I feel, is better spent getting it right in-camera, (usually an extra minute or less) than fussing an obsessing over raw files.
I use a 5D3 and a 7D2.
I'll have to try the compatibility mode option, and see what I get.
I don't know a lick about zoombrowser. This post was the first I had ever heard of it. If you are looking for a program that will allow you to ingest files, review them, and do some basic functions you might be describing photomechanic which is the fastest and simplest review and culling software that I know of. You can go to any media room at any sporting event and most will have photomechanic on their computer for ingesting and reviewing and working quickly with their files whether they be jpeg or raw. It's not an image conversion tool. It is though the fastest tool I know of for viewing, culling, and cropping photos and I have tried the others mentioned in this thread. Photomechanic is not inexpensive but you could not take it away from those that use it. They offer a free trial. It has a learning curve but it is short and once you figure it out you can view and cull your images at breakneck speed. The vast majority of sports photographers and event photographers shooting a volume of images use it.
Adobe Bridge is completely free and offers a lot of functionality. I use it a lot for e.g. selecting using colour tags, for batch copying, and for batch renaming. I'm on Windows 10, bang up to date, and RAW files on my 5D-IV's 5DS-R and 6D-II show up fine (I may have added a codec to see them, can't remember).
I still have Breezebrowser Pro but have not had a use for it for ages. Likewise Irfanview, Faststone, Xnview etc.
Breeze Downloader Pro is brilliant though. Its ability to specify downloadable files names to the n-th degree is great and exceeds anything else I know of.
Affinity Photo is the very affordable place to go to for any JPEG editing etc.
I’m the same I missed Canon zoombrowser I know I’m being irrational but nothing else seems the same , I just liked the way it worked and was great for quickly going through my photos after a day out
I now am using faststone viewer which is ok, and I’m trying out DXOPHOTOLAB for raw conversion and going through shots
I’m liking DXO think I will buy it when the trial runs out
DPP doesn’t work on my PC but that’s because it’s a bit out of date I think
