This site requires new users to accept that a small amount of member data is captured and held in an attempt to reduce spammers and to manage users. This site also uses cookies to ensure ease of use. In order to comply with new DPR regulations you are required to agree/disagree with this process. If you do not agree then please email the Admins using info@nikondslr.uk after requesting a new account. Thank you.

 Moderated by: chrisbet, Page:    1  2  Next Page Last Page  
Alternative to FastStone for Mac users   -   Page   1
 Rating:  Rating
AuthorPost



Posted: Wed May 15th, 2013 13:03
 
1st Post
jk



Joined: Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Location: Carthew, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posts: 6983
Status: 
Offline
I think I have a near equivalent to the Windows program FastStone Viewer.
It is Lyn.
http://www.lynapp.com/
It has a free trial period of 15 days.

Thereafter It does require a small payment of $20 but it is better than anything Free or small priced. The only software on Mac that is more featureful then you need to get Photo Mechanic 5 which is x10 the price!



____________________
Still learning after all these years!
https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none
 




Posted: Thu May 16th, 2013 12:26
 
2nd Post
TomOC



Joined: Wed Apr 11th, 2012
Location: Sausalito, California USA
Posts: 616
Status: 
Offline
Ditto that...been using it for nearly a year - it just keeps getting better



____________________
Tom O'Connell

-Lots of people talk to animals.... Not very many listen, though.... That's the problem.

Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh
 




Posted: Thu May 16th, 2013 13:06
 
3rd Post
Robert



Joined: Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Location: South Lakeland, UK
Posts: 4066
Status: 
Offline
Just D/L'd it, seems very good, snappy and plenty of features

It doesn't seem to have found Lightroom's keywords though.



____________________
Robert.

 




Posted: Thu May 16th, 2013 15:50
 
4th Post
jk



Joined: Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Location: Carthew, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posts: 6983
Status: 
Offline
Robert wrote: Just D/L'd it, seems very good, snappy and plenty of features

It doesn't seem to have found Lightroom's keywords though.

Need to export your metadata to xmp files that live with your images!
:-) 



____________________
Still learning after all these years!
https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none
 




Posted: Thu May 16th, 2013 17:28
 
5th Post
Robert



Joined: Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Location: South Lakeland, UK
Posts: 4066
Status: 
Offline
Mmmm, I realise that but... :devil:



____________________
Robert.

 




Posted: Fri May 17th, 2013 02:29
 
6th Post
jk



Joined: Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Location: Carthew, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posts: 6983
Status: 
Offline
But still not working?
I'll take another look on my nice new 10.8.3 rocket!

Macbook Air 13" took 15mins to convert/upgrade from 10.6.8 to 10.8.0 with no hitches or glitches. Then 15 hours to get/download the upgrades of stuff from App Store! How I hate this business model. I much rather download once and have it stored for reuse in my software archive!,



____________________
Still learning after all these years!
https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none
 




Posted: Fri May 17th, 2013 16:07
 
7th Post
Robert



Joined: Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Location: South Lakeland, UK
Posts: 4066
Status: 
Offline
After the download, stop the installation, by telling the dialogue not to install, then go look in the Updates folder in the main library. there will be a folder there with a number with the last modified date of just now, That was your update download.

Copy that fold to a safe place, either another drive or a USB stick and un mount it or remove it. then go back to software update and resume the update. The update file in the update folder will be nuked when it has completed the update.

I have added a screenshot of the folder with a recent update in it. Note the path at the bottom of the window.

You simply double click on the main package to initiate an update/install.

What really annoys me is the update being downloaded without my consent. I was watching my network monitor the other day and noticed it going haywire, in fact it was the update in that folder below, it downloaded all by itself. When I got notification it was ready to install. Fortunately I saved the update to another drive before I did the actual installation. Otherwise I would have to d/l three more updates, one for each computer.

Attachment: Upate screenshot.jpg (Downloaded 51 times)



____________________
Robert.

 




Posted: Fri May 17th, 2013 17:22
 
8th Post
jk



Joined: Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Location: Carthew, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posts: 6983
Status: 
Offline
Thanks Robert.
I was much easier in the past before all the App Store and iCloud stuff.



____________________
Still learning after all these years!
https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none
 




Posted: Fri May 17th, 2013 18:35
 
9th Post
Robert



Joined: Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Location: South Lakeland, UK
Posts: 4066
Status: 
Offline
I agree, the simplified 'consumer' solutions are bloody hard work unless you are a 'consumer'.

I liked it when they were part way between geek and consumer. I could handle that.

They are too busy trying to appeal to the mindless masses with the 'It just works' approach, so they can increase the 60 billion (or whatever it is now) Dollars cash they have in the bank.



____________________
Robert.

 




Posted: Mon May 27th, 2013 10:43
 
10th Post
Iain



Joined: Thu Apr 5th, 2012
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Posts: 1484
Status: 
Offline
Thanks Jonathan, I've been looking for something to replace Faststone since I went all mac.:thumbsup:

 

Reply
1st new
This is topic ID = 624     Current time is 19:55 Page:    1  2  Next Page Last Page    
Nikon DSLR Forums > The Image Processing and Editing Forums > Software for Image Processing > Alternative to FastStone for Mac users Top

Users viewing this topic

Post quick reply

Go to top
Go to end
Messages
Home
Recent topics
Unread posts
Last posts
Splash

Current theme is Modern editor



A small amount of member data is captured and held in an attempt to reduce spammers and to manage users. This site also uses cookies to ensure ease of use. In order to comply with new DPR regulations you are required to agree/disagree with this process. If you do not agree then please email the Admins using info@nikondslr.uk Thank you.


Hosted by Octarine Services

UltraBB 1.173 Copyright © 2008-2025 Data 1 Systems
Page processed in 0.0659 seconds (65% database + 35% PHP). 81 queries executed.