CocoViewX Mac OS X Picture Viewer

.: About this project

CocoViewX is an freeware Imagebrowser & Viewer for Mac OS X.
It is capable of viewing and manipulating the common image file formats as BMP, TIFF, TARGA, GIF (animated), PNG, JPG, PICT, PDF, EPS, ICNS, JP2, SGI ...
Now your surely ask your self "Why another image viewer?"
Well i can tell you. I needed an image browser who is capable of (quick) exporting image files with geometry changes.
Sort images by name, date, size and kind. Has a fullscreen-view and slideshow included.
Auto-refresh directory content ( perfect for observe a download folder ).
To get more infos take a look at the key feature list.

.: The News

Version 0.9.6: 06.01.2007

First HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Then i want to say that i am sorry that i took so long the upload the universal binary version from CocoViewX. But now here it is ( only english at the moment) and there are some new nice features.

New Features :

• Read IPTC Metadata ( i.e from Photoshop)
• Write IPTC Metadata
• Read EXIF Informations from RAW files
• Drag EXIF Information from the table to any other application
• Use CocoThumbX preferences to create Custom Icons
• Better JPEG lossless support
• Rotate&Save image in fullscreen
• New better image selection/crop
• Export images with round corners
• Preview all images bevor exporting them to your harddisk
• New dropbox layout
• Copy Image as Custom Icon to file
• New Mac OS X like Preferences

Bug fixes:

• Fixed that a empty DropBox would not accept new files
• Fixed crash deleting Alias file

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Version 0.9.5: 20.05.2005

• Fixed that the top of the preferences was not visible (english)

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Version 0.9.4: 18.05.2005

Again i recommend every one, Especially Mac OS X 10.4 user to get this update.
Hey, get Tiger. It speeds up your applications and gives you a better image support....system wide!

Todays changes are:

• Improved Fullscreen Performance:
  • Faster image rotating and flipping
  • Added a dynamic image cache for faster image switching

• Fullscreen:
  • Play sound if end of slideshow is reached
  • Slideshow button always available if CocoViewX should scans subfolders
  • Changed timer behavior by manual skipping images at the slideshow
  • Added new Keyboard Shortcuts
    (Command + Left Arrow = First Image, Command + Left Arrow = Last Image)

• DropBox:
  • Folders are now drop able
  • Added ToolTip Information
  • Improved Keyboard support

• EXIF Features:
  • Remove EXIF Information from selected files
  • Set file modification date back to EXIF date

• Added Adobe Illustrator Support
• Accept Drag from iPhoto
• Copy RAW files from Digital Camera

• Keep Creation Date after lossless JPEG rotation
• Fixed a crash on Tiger by dragging files from or into CocoViewX

• Tiger only (thanks to Apple) :
  • better PDF Support
  • Corrupt JPEG Support
  • Massiv performance improvement

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Version 0.9.3: 01.05.2005

I recommend every one, Especially Mac OS X 10.4 user to get this update.

Todays changes are:

• Tiger compatible

• New column Finder-Label
• HFS File Type Support
• More Information in the Info Panel ( Compression, BPP SPP BPS, DPI )
• Save Tiff Images with there old compression
• Preview from you Presets
• Enable/Disable Anti-Aliasing from Main Image View
• Create ASCII File from DropBox and Marked Images after Slideshow
• Add files via Shortcut ( Command+B ) to the DropBox
• Change DPI Value export multipage TIFF and PDF files
• Auto rotate images by there given EXIF-Orientation-Tag
• Lossless JPEG Rotation
• Create Multi-Page Tiff images
• Creating Thumbnails in a Thread after showing the marked files in a new window

• Renaming:
  • Check for start-value
  • Reorder files in the source table
  • already existing files marked in the destination table

• Import from Digital Camera:
  • Auto rotate images by there given EXIF-Orientation-Tag
  • Disable/Enable creating Thumbnails

• Fullscreen:
  • New Fullscreen Mode : Fit Image to Window
  • Switch between 3 Windows Levels ( Always On Top, Normal, Desktop )
  • Enable/Disable Anti-Aliasing

• Bug Fixes:
  • fixed asepct ratio creating thumbnails with shadow

• and many more minor changes

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26.04.2005 : Important!

CocoViewX does not work correct on Mac OS X 10.4!
I'm going to release the next day a 10.4 compatible release.

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Version 0.9.2: 30.03.2005

Todays changes are:

• thumbnail cache
• (html)export/preset supports now drawing border and drop shadow (png/tiff only)
• copy thumbnail to pastboard
• EXIF support by renaming series of pictures
• hide/show full-screen control panel by pressing the tabulator key
• read/write comment to/from files ( Finder compatible )
• option to disable/enable columns
• added toolbar icons for Full-screen and Slide-Show
• save Screenshot from multiple screens into a multipage TIFF
• hold zooming by switching between pictures

• added Japanese localization

• Bug fixes:
  • fixed crash typing width or height by multiple export
  • fixed crash by creating thumbnails of corrupt image files
  • fixed crash starting slide-show when no file is selected
  • fixed html-exporting relative instead of absolute path
  • fixed problem the application lost file-focus by creating a new folder in the export-view
  • fixed drawing a transparent background instead a black background

• and many more minor changes

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23.02.2005

Added a "PayPal Donate" button to this webside.
I spend many hours developing CocoViewX. So if you like using CocoViewX, please make a small donation via PayPal. So i can keep up developing CocoViewX.

Thank you!

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Version 0.9.1: 23.02.2005

We're getting closer to the final version 1.0
Todays changes are:

• Changed the Scroll-wheel behavior on the image view
  • Wheel up/down will scroll vertical
  • Wheel up/down by pressing the SHIFT key will scroll horizontal
  • Wheel up/down by pressing the COMMAND key. Go up/down one page
• Added preview by exporting images
• Added a table of strings for HTML-export
• Import pictures from Mass-Storage Digital Cameras and/or Flash-Card Reader
  ( for more details take a look in the preferences )
• Select and copy a rectangle into clipboard. Pressing COMMAND+Left mouse button by dragging mouse
• copy/cut/paste files
• Undo and Redo copy/cut/paste files

• Added Localizations:
  • German
  • Traditional Chinese -> Special thank to Jack M.H. Lin
  • Japanese -> Special thank to Atsushi Marui ( coming with 0.9.2 )

• Bug fixes:
  • fixed problem that the control panels does not appear on the left side of the screen
  • fixed startup problem with Dual G5. Special thank to Jorge Pino Garcia for beta-testing

• and many more minor changes

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13.02.2005

Quick summary whats going on.
If finished the localization of CocoViewX into German and Traditional Chinese ( thanks goes to Jack M.H. http://applewoods.blogspot.com ).

Currently im working on :

• import from digitial camera, for those you dont want to use iPhoto
• on a new software webpage. Uh i hate webdesign ;-)

Finished :

• Preview image bevor exporting
• Localization ( feel free to mail me for a localization in your language )
• Edit HTML Strings
• Minor changes

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Version 0.9: 30.01.2005

• JPEG EXIF support
• File Information Panel
• New Fullscreen
  • mark/unmark images
  • delete images
  • control panel
  • multi page images navigation
  • Full-screen or window mode
  • scanning subfolders
  • increased performance
  • zooming (window mode only)
  • enable/disable information
  
  
• Extract Multipage Images
• Toolbar button for scaling
• Copy Preset via Drag&Drop into Finder
• Abort Loading Thumbnails
• Batch Timestamp changing
• Export ASCII filelist
• Show all possible applications for file-typ
• open multiple files via standard or other application ( i.e Preview open all images in one window )
  
  
• and many more ....

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Version 0.8.1: 16.01.2005

Today there is only a small update from CocoViewX. But i recommend this for every one.

• send multiple image via email
• support for any email application ( Mail.app, Entourage, Thunderbird, ... )
• convert images before sending via email
• share your Export-Preset with friends
  Easy installation by dragging the .preset file onto the CocoViewX preset table
• EPS support
• use the extension jpg instead jpeg by exporting files
• copy image into pasteboard
• start CocoViewX with browser or full-screen view by dragging an image on the dock icon
• changed behavior of renaming files without extension or removing the extension ( Finder Style )
  
  
• Minor changes
  
  
• Bug fixes:
  • save option not to show filename in full-screen
  • fixed crashes loading some .pict image files

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Version 0.8: 09.01.2005

• HTML export with page and image presets
• Zoom images, show original size and size to fit
• Follow alias
• Flip images horizontal and vertical ( both image-view and full-screen )
• Accept image drag from web browser
• Random Slideshow
• Shortcut to start slideshow and random slideshow from main window
• Save image
• Make screenshot and copy into image-view
• Show current and overall image count in full-screen
• Auto and manual folder refresh
• Show full-screen on primary, secondary or same screen as main window
• DropBox Features added : Mail, Set as desktop, Open with standard application, reveal in Finder
• some minor GUI fixes and behavior problems
• Bug fixes:
  • fixed crash loading TARGA images
  • fixed crash after closing keyboard layout window
  • fixed export and creating thumbnails from PICT images
  • fixed crash by loading corrupt PDF files

Special thanks goes to:

• hutno3 design again for the beautiful file icons

...old news

.: Key Features

• DropBox : easy access to files and folders
• Fast image cache
• Rename series of images
• Fullscreen-view (browsable)
• (Random) Slideshow in fullscreen-view (auto rotate)
• Auto-refresh folder content
• Sortable list-view
• Scalable thumbnails (16px to 128px)
• Export files to JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP and GIF
• PDF and EPS support
• Quick export images
  Export the next images with the options from the last one ( save-place, quality, geometry, filetyp) by just one key-press
  ( great for generating thumbnails for your web-page )
• Html export (with preset)
• Rescale,rotate,flip images
• Convert image to grayscale
• Accept or ignore DPI values
• Save ICNS files as TIFF or PNG images
• File manipulating : move, delete, copy, duplicate, create new folder, create alias
• Drag&drop files from or into Finder or other applications
• Send images to any Mail application
• Set image as desktop wallpaper
• Browser mac os x packets
• Comes in brushed metal (default) or classic look
• Drag&Drop files or folders onto the dock icon
• JPEG EXIF Support
• Import from Digital Camera
• Lossless Image Rotation

.: Frequently asked questions

1. How can i enlarge the thumbnails?

Just resize the column with the thumbnail

2. How can i start the slideshow?

Pressing "s" in the full-screen-view or COMMAND+2 in browse-view

3. How can i start the random slideshow?

Pressing COMMAND+s in the full-screen-view or COMMAND+3 in browse-view

4. Why is CocoViewX so slow by creating thumbnails?

Disable Anti-Aliasing in the preferences

.: Some Screenshots

Main Window	Preferences Appearence
Preferences Import	Preferences Fullscreen
Rename series	HTML Export
Export Image

.: Special Thanks

• hutno3 design again for the beautiful file icons
• David Lanham: For the permission to use one of his icon as main application icon -> Website
• Jack M.H. Lin for the Traditional Chinese localization
  Visit him on http://applewoods.blogspot.com
• Atsushi Marui for the Japanese localization
  Visit him on http://www.mgsoft.org/jikanbae/
• Some members of the Mac-Life forum for beta-testing the application .
• The osxentwicklerforum.de members for giving answers to dumb questions.
• Daniel Kriener and Jorge Garcia Pino for bug hunting
• Troy Stephens for the IconFamily tools

.: User Comment

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