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PicaView - cool tool but where to get?

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  megaptera
  Member

  Hi,

   

  Is there any legitimate way of obtaining PicaView? I've seen that it is no more being developed, which is a shame. This is something I continuously used for years (v 1.3 :-) and now I want my own copy but it's not in the online shop. Or maybe there is a replacement or an interesting alternative out there?

  Posted On April 16, 2009 - 12:51 PM (7 months ago) (Permalink to this post)
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  megaptera
  Member

  Ok, I will reply to myself then.

   

  I've found a sort of a substitute. It's called FirmTools ShellExtension and comes for free:

  http://free.firmtools.com/shellextension/

  But it only gives a preview in the context menu, and when you click on that preview it opens a default viewer. But if you install a lightweight and quick IrfanView:

  http://www.irfanview.com/

  then together they make for a substitute of PicaView. It's not PicaView but the first impression is good...

  Posted On April 16, 2009 - 04:29 PM (7 months ago) (Permalink to this post)
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  QuBe
  Focus Group

  A quick Google and I found PicaView 2.0

  I've never used it (in fact don't even know what it is), but there are download sites offering 2.0 as shareware for $29.

  http://offsitedl.acdsystems.com/english/picaview/picaview.exe

  QuBe.

   

  Posted On April 17, 2009 - 09:37 AM (7 months ago) (Permalink to this post)
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  Tankred
  Moderator

  megaptera said:

  I've found a sort of a substitute. It's called FirmTools ShellExtension and comes for free:

  Another option could be XNView. There's a plugin available, which enhances the context menu in Windows Explorer with a thumbnail preview. Here you can see it in live action:

  http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=1144

   

  Posted On April 17, 2009 - 09:49 AM (7 months ago) (Permalink to this post)

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