Bartek Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Hi It is not stricte Affinity topic but kinda related. I'm using Fast Stone Image Viewer in my "workflow" and I'm addicted by simplicity of this software and full-screen preview which is very importand thing for me. BUT this soft does not support viewing of Affinity formats (any vector formats btw) and since Designer is my number one weapon I'm looking for something with ability to display at least THUMBNAILS of graphic files (like Windows file explorer do). OK - i know I'm maybe demanding so it is not even neccesary to opening files by viewer but i want to see thumbnails to have ensurance the folder with Affinity files is not empty when I'm browsing files with image viewer. What kind of image viewers/photo managers do you guys use with Affinity? bures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted March 12, 2020 Staff Share Posted March 12, 2020 Hi Bartek I recommend checking out the below threads, as there are many different apps suggested! I hope this helps Bartek 1 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schorsch Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/12/2020 at 10:58 AM, Bartek said: Hi It is not stricte Affinity topic but kinda related. I'm using Fast Stone Image Viewer in my "workflow" and I'm addicted by simplicity of this software and full-screen preview which is very importand thing for me. BUT this soft does not support viewing of Affinity formats (any vector formats btw) and since Designer is my number one weapon I'm looking for something with ability to display at least THUMBNAILS of graphic files (like Windows file explorer do). OK - i know I'm maybe demanding so it is not even neccesary to opening files by viewer but i want to see thumbnails to have ensurance the folder with Affinity files is not empty when I'm browsing files with image viewer. What kind of image viewers/photo managers do you guys use with Affinity? Hello Bartek, normally the windows explorer should be able to do that, but i don't know if that's enough for you. Explorer.wmv Friendly greetings Georg Bartek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartek Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 3:27 PM, Schorsch said: Hello Bartek, normally the windows explorer should be able to do that, but i don't know if that's enough for you. Thanks for reply. Yes, I'm using Explorer sometimes but generally I prefer Total Commander as a file manager and Faststone Image Viewer as photo/image browser. TC is able to show thumbnails but FIV is very, very convenient if I need to browse images (and does not show Affinity files at all). I have to check ACDSee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Move Along People Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 - Quote Move Along people,nothing to see here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Another image viewer that does recognize afphoto files is XnViewerMP Haakoo beat me by -- <that much :) Move Along People 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2.4..; Affinity Designer 2.4..; Affinity Publisher 2.4..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johannfromchina Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 On 3/12/2020 at 5:58 PM, Bartek said: Hi It is not stricte Affinity topic but kinda related. I'm using Fast Stone Image Viewer in my "workflow" and I'm addicted by simplicity of this software and full-screen preview which is very importand thing for me. BUT this soft does not support viewing of Affinity formats (any vector formats btw) and since Designer is my number one weapon I'm looking for something with ability to display at least THUMBNAILS of graphic files (like Windows file explorer do). OK - i know I'm maybe demanding so it is not even neccesary to opening files by viewer but i want to see thumbnails to have ensurance the folder with Affinity files is not empty when I'm browsing files with image viewer. What kind of image viewers/photo managers do you guys use with Affinity? I was also an Fast Stone user and changed to XNViewMP for Affinity. Check it out, it is very similar (but have its quirks). I like its filter and rankieg options... Bartek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Red Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 for those using a Mac or Windows and with RAW photo files, I use FastRawViewer. It is especially helpful for analyzing images. By using the R key as a shortcut it will open your image in Photo's Develop Persona ( this is set in the preferences of FastRawViewer ). You can view JPG's as well. It is about $30 CAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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