Viewing Image sets - a little tip :)

[cmccallum]

Hey all,

First time poster here - got my forum account activated just to share a little tip with you all after seeing the faq page about the size of the images. There is a way of getting a happy medium between images fitted to the screen, and easy browsability, and it's all thanks to geeky comic book fans ;)

Basically, people scan in comics and save them as [comicname]pg1, [comicname]pg2 etc etc etc... then they save them all in a nice zip file, and use a piece of comic book reading software to open them and view them in order. Most of the good reading software will do full screen viewing (even with absolutely no menu's for the best in full screen goodness :)). By a happy cooncidence, the Abby image sets are saved to zip files in exactly the same way. Best of all they'll let you flick through the pictures by just hitting space bar... good for those of you who want to have your mouse hand free for... eh... other activities :o (who doesn't like drinking a cup of tea while looking at their favourite models?)

So anyway - here's a few links;

CDisplay (http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay) is probably the best windows based software out there, and does everything I've mentioned above - you'll need to change the preferences to make it default to fit to screen, though.
Comix (http://comix.sourceforge.net/) is the software I use on Linux
Comical (http://comical.sourceforge.net/) I've never used, but I needed to include something on Mac - there are versions for Windows and Linux too, though

So try one - download some of your favourite zip files, and browse away. You don't even have to unzip the image sets - just open the zips using the software - which has got to make storage a bit neater.

Enjoy the full screen goodness, and the use of your newly freed hand ;)

[Leprechaun]

Hi cmccallum

Thanks for the tip, and welcome to the boards!


got my forum account activated just to share a little tip with you all
Hope this won't be your last post.

- L

[johnew]

Welcome mccallum,

Just downloaded CDisplay and found it easy to set up and use. Select "c" to open configuration window then select "fit if oversize" and unselect "supress for double pages" To use the mouse to change pages got to "Mouse control" and just pick your preferred settings.

Saves from unrarring the image sets and saves a lot of HD space

Thanks for a super find
johnew

[depictmeuk]

On a MAC OS X I unzip the files with Stuffit and look at the pixs with Xee.
Keeping the files zipped saves only a small amount of space, and as drives are now cheap and huge seems pointless.

[depictmeuk]

OK so I thought I would try Comical.
It works OK but the quick test won't make me change my viewing habits.

And the file size difference from a folder to a zip is miniscule 12meg zip is a 12.5meg folder.