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Weblog:   iPhoto 2.0 -- It's Mostly Good News
Subject:   iView MediaPro instead of iPhoto 2?
Date:   2003-02-02 19:26:46
From:   punkish
Response to: iView MediaPro instead of iPhoto 2?

Hi,


Unsolicited reply...


I find iView Media Pro a significantly better product than iPhoto.


There is simply no comparison in speed. iView is simply a speed demon compared to iPhoto.


Organization is completely in your control. My photos are actually sitting on an external firewire drive. iView has no problems, and no burning need to transfer them in its own mysteriously named folders.


Exports to various formats are much more superior to what I have seen iPhoto do... html templates are completely customizable, can export to database tables compatible formats, the usual contact sheets, quicktime movies, etc.


Limited amount of editing is possible, however, if you have GraphicConverter or Adobe PhotoShop Elements, you are set.


The full package may be $80, but I think I paid $45 or so a while back for a downloadable version -- you really don't need a manual. The program is really that easy.


Trust your instincts. iPhoto doesn't even begin to compare with iView.


pk/
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  • iView MediaPro instead of iPhoto 2?
    2003-02-02 21:21:58  jfaughnan [Reply | View]

    I'm getting a good feeling about iView. I do find the subset (album equivalent) UI a bit klunky, but it seems to work. A few questions if I may take advantage of your kindness:

    How would iView work if:

    1. I put images on a drive and attached a lot of titles and comments to them.
    2. I move the entire image directory to another drive.

    Does iView have a function to handle moving the image store?

    One reason iView appeals to me is that I'd like to keep many of my images on a home server that's backed up daily rather than my iBook.

    I'd love images to have a unique persistent identifier either as a file name or as a JPEG internal attribute so we wouldn't have to worry about losing the connection to the image metadata when we move the image. Maybe in some future OS ...

    I'd also like to see an AppleScript that would allow one to select images in iView and then pump them into iPhoto to order books, etc.

    john

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