Lightbox
Lightbox is an image browser with a twist: it attaches itself to any selected application so that users have easy access to all their image folders. Iif you attach it to Microsoft Word, its thumbnail viewer and file browser become physically attached to the bottom of the Word window until you click Remove in the Lightbox Manager window. It works with all popular applications including Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and InDesign; Corel Draw and PaintShop Pro Photo; and so on.
Other features include a color picker, animated thumbnails, favorites, history, user defined thumbnail sizes and an "instant viewer" that displays a large version of the image on double-clicking. Aimed at graphic designers, web designers and digital photographers, Lightbox has full drag and drop support, enabling users to select and place images immediately into their applications.
Comment
A practical example of lateral thinking, Lightbox stands or falls according to whether individual applications have a need for it. Most have their own browsing facilities: even MS Works Word has Insert>Picture>From file, which brings up an image browser.
Lightbox's support for 150+ file formats (including video, audio, and document files, and 50 RAW formats) is noteworthy, as is its ability to display both Exif and IPTC metadata.
Tech info
- OS: Windows 2000 onward
- Price level: Approx. $30
Conceiva
Established in 2001, Australian developer Conceiva develops and sells products under its own Conceiva brand and also develops and sells other software products in Japan where it partners with Jungle K.K. (www.junglejapan.com). In Japan, its products are market leaders in their respective software categories. Conceiva works in Europe with AKRA GmbH and Mobile Welten GmbH.
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