Davilyn Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 What is everyone using as an alternative to Photoshop Bridge? I have canceled my Photoshop subscription but have to the end of month to find an alternative to Bridge. I am just a normal user, not a pro so I don't want to spend an arm and a leg for a program, but yet I need a good program that can do extended searches that can be narrowed down to a specific keyword or subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csp Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 hi, http://www.lynapp.com is a very good option on a budget but http://www.camerabits.com is the best and fastest Davilyn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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csp Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 ....this is not my experience lyn is very fast on my machine similar or even faster than bridge ! pm is simply the best image browser and worth the money ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Davilyn Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 I downloaded the trial version of Lyn. This is what I didn't find - unless other people would like to know before they also download it. (a) only will show size of image if you do a sort . It won't show my external drive images © won't preview in viewer any Affinity images formats (d) no import feature (e) no resizing feature. I stopped there- it is too feature-less for my use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csp Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I downloaded the trial version of Lyn. This is what I didn't find - unless other people would like to know before they also download it. (a) only will show size of image if you do a sort . It won't show my external drive images © won't preview in viewer any Affinity images formats (d) no import feature (e) no resizing feature. I stopped there- it is too feature-less for my use. what BS ! sometimes it helps to read the manual first before judging a software ! to my knowledge there is still no 3. party software available which can read .aphoto files lyn does have an import feature lyn does read files stored on an external drives but bridge does not resize without photoshop so resize is not a bridge feature for 20 $ it is quite nice app with a lot of features ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert123 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I downloaded the trial version of Lyn. This is what I didn't find - unless other people would like to know before they also download it. (a) only will show size of image if you do a sort . It won't show my external drive images © won't preview in viewer any Affinity images formats (d) no import feature (e) no resizing feature. I stopped there- it is too feature-less for my use. I use Photoline's Browse function as an alternative to Bridge. It's a bit clunky in places, but has all the power of Photoline behind it, including actions. And the browse function can send image files to external apps, so it works well together with Affinity. Batch processing is also supported. Once the images are indexed, thumbnail preview is lightning fast. www.pl32.com It might be a bit overkill, though, to install an alternative image editor just for its browse functionality. What about Picasa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depa Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Perfect Browse of On1software is also a good alternative ... and it was free some weeks ago. regards jmcbade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Herbert123 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 A free alternative would also be http://www.xnview.com/en/xnviewmp/ A dark theme can be downloaded here: http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=25934&start=15#p109533 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davilyn Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 I want to thank everyone for their suggestions. I decided on On1 Perfect Photo Suite and I couldn't be happier. It does everything I could have ever wanted - in actuality it functions as a mini-version of Ps, I can re-touch, use special effects, and re-size to my hearts content. They have a wonderful customer service and answered my questions promptly (email) and even more, were very friendly and out-going. It doesn't handle Affinity Image format and On1 said they don't plan to do that in the near future - but I always save my work as a jpeg anyway so it shows up in On1 just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Davilyn Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Mbd........I got the 9.5 and with that you get the 10 included in late fall. Its so cheap at $90 compared to anything else that can do all these things that I thought it a deal. Because I am new to Perfect Photo I thought it a nice touch to include a video series to move you along quickly in assimilating the program. I also have Ps; so I do several things when working with Affinity. Sometimes I save it as a psd. in Affinity so I can finish the graphic off in Ps with effects that Affinity is currently missing. But if you save the Affinity as a jpeg and an Affinity file then you have something you can work with in Perfect Photo for small changes - or in my case I just use Perfect Photo now for small changes to a image that doesn't require a major over-working, addition or subtraction which would otherwise have to be done in Affinity or Ps. So for my purposes, yes, I can use this program now for external editing. I didn't know there was a MAS version of Perfect Photo so I assume that would come in 9---but purchased versions will be 9.5 and 10. Also, do read about the upgrades in 10 for they are significant-and as all programs do now, significant upgrades often require an upgrade fee. I did notice however that they are offering that upgrade for free (to 10) to some users. By the way customer support is very prompt and detailed in response to email questions - even when you haven't bought the program yet which I found refreshing to say the least. I asked them to give me details about the sizing options and they did so within a day. Then On1 sends you a Survey to ask how their techs did - so I'd say that its nice to know you can depend on them for actual support. And the techs obviously speak English so you actually get replies that make sense and are knowledgable about their programs. anon1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Depa Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 You can also try Photo Mecanic ... This is a fast browser but ... expensive ! I think that there is a trial release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paolo.limoncelli Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Am I the only happy GraphicConverter user here? I'm damn vintage... :D Quote The white dog, making tools for artists, illustrators and doodlers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvoth Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Another GraphicConverter user here. I like the new Cocooner mode. Quote David Voth Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher ver. 2: macOS Sonoma and iPadOS 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paolo.limoncelli Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 GC is an old school app, made to deal with any kind of format (vector and raster), highly integrated with OSX, but doesn't cover the workflow needs of a photographer. It is more a swiss knife for digital imaging, particularly useful for complex batch operations (eg. remove add/alpha from a group of pictures or direct palette manipulations, cross format conversions etc...). I've been hating Bridge since first release, never loved Lightroom (and Camera RAW) for its poor demosaicing algorithm. I'm an old Apple Aperture user, and still don't understand the reason why Apple downgraded to Photo.. Ok for the open architecture, but the file management in Aperture was the state of art. In the mean time I'm using GC to browse my photos too. The Affinity DAM is a terrific piece of news. Quote The white dog, making tools for artists, illustrators and doodlers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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