Comments on: Browse, annotate, and organize your image library with PhotoMesa, a “zoomable” image browser http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/ Freeware reviews and downloads, featuring the coolest, best free software Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:46:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jen Jenkins http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-241312 Jen Jenkins Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:30:03 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-241312 I've come across www.beta.lila.io, which is an online Zoomable Rich Media blog service...is actually a next generation visual blog I would say...the paper paradigm of traditional blogs like wordpress and blogger seems to be broken I’ve come across http://www.beta.lila.io, which is an online Zoomable Rich Media blog service…is actually a next generation visual blog I would say…the paper paradigm of traditional blogs like wordpress and blogger seems to be broken

]]> By: Bryan http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-111471 Bryan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:02:32 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-111471 Crashes every time I run it under Vista. I did try XP compatibility mode - still fails. Uninstalling. Crashes every time I run it under Vista. I did try XP compatibility mode – still fails.

Uninstalling.

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]]> By: Mark http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-67546 Mark Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:31:24 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-67546 It worked OK on an older PC with a 2.6GHz P4 and 1 GM memory. But I made a mistake to scan a folder with several thousands of pics per subdirectory and now I'm waiting forever for the program to finish scanning. It has frozen with a 100% cpu load and the UI is not responding. It may finish after several minutes and I may see the thumbnails but it's a sign of sloppy development to just freeze the whole program when there's a lot of data to process, without any feedback, no progress bars even, no ability to pause or abort the scanning, just wait and pray the system won't crash before it shows the thumbnails. It's a good idea, the zoom oriented UI can be useful in some cases, but the program needs a bit improvement in its usability. Thanks for a potentially useful program. It worked OK on an older PC with a 2.6GHz P4 and 1 GM memory.

But I made a mistake to scan a folder with several thousands of pics per subdirectory and now I’m waiting forever for the program to finish scanning.

It has frozen with a 100% cpu load and the UI is not responding. It may finish after several minutes and I may see the thumbnails but it’s a sign of sloppy development to just freeze the whole program when there’s a lot of data to process, without any feedback, no progress bars even, no ability to pause or abort the scanning, just wait and pray the system won’t crash before it shows the thumbnails.

It’s a good idea, the zoom oriented UI can be useful in some cases, but the program needs a bit improvement in its usability.

Thanks for a potentially useful program.

]]> By: Hasle http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-67474 Hasle Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:25:17 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-67474 Stupid program! When I tried to run it for the first time it said I needed MDAC - and hey would open a page where i could download MDAC. And lo! it opened a page that said the page I was looking for could not be found. I tracked down MDAC myself, but when I tride to install it, I was told that it was incoptible with my version of Windows, and that all its functions were integrated in Windows, so I did not need it. Guess whether i gave up! Stupid program!

When I tried to run it for the first time it said I needed MDAC – and hey would open a page where i could download MDAC. And lo! it opened a page that said the page I was looking for could not be found. I tracked down MDAC myself, but when I tride to install it, I was told that it was incoptible with my version of Windows, and that all its functions were integrated in Windows, so I did not need it. Guess whether i gave up!

]]> By: Rens http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-67392 Rens Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:20:48 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-67392 Nice Programm! I installed it immediately after I read your review. At first Photomesa worked fine. It took a few minutes for Photomesa to index all my images (over 12.000!) but after that I could browse and zoom all of my images. Very Nice!! When I closed Photomesa I noticed a lot of harddisk activity and it took several minutes before I could sign off and switch to another user. I was disappointed when I opened Photomesa for a second time. After about 30 minutes Photomesa still showed a white screen and it kept using 50% CPU capacity (Intel Core2duo 2.14 Mhz, 1 Gb RAM). I killed the process with Dtaskmanager. Strange behaviour. I hoped Photomesa would start quickly because it uses a database and stores thumbnails. Nice Programm! I installed it immediately after I read your review. At first Photomesa worked fine. It took a few minutes for Photomesa to index all my images (over 12.000!) but after that I could browse and zoom all of my images. Very Nice!! When I closed Photomesa I noticed a lot of harddisk activity and it took several minutes before I could sign off and switch to another user.

I was disappointed when I opened Photomesa for a second time. After about 30 minutes Photomesa still showed a white screen and it kept using 50% CPU capacity (Intel Core2duo 2.14 Mhz, 1 Gb RAM). I killed the process with Dtaskmanager. Strange behaviour. I hoped Photomesa would start quickly because it uses a database and stores thumbnails.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-67323 Rarst Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:17:34 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-67323 I couldn't run it on my home PC, it says it needs MDAC and exits. Even if I somehow broke MDAC 2.6 that is included in WinXP SP2, it still says same thing after I manually installed MDAC 2.8. PS I do have .net framework installed so it's not issue either PPS lately I strongly dislike programs that require bunch of microsoft stuff installed and running - makes them highly non-portable and at times bugged :( I couldn’t run it on my home PC, it says it needs MDAC and exits. Even if I somehow broke MDAC 2.6 that is included in WinXP SP2, it still says same thing after I manually installed MDAC 2.8.

PS I do have .net framework installed so it’s not issue either

PPS lately I strongly dislike programs that require bunch of microsoft stuff installed and running – makes them highly non-portable and at times bugged :(

]]> By: RG http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-66935 RG Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:00:26 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-66935 Excellent find. I was looking for something like this a few months ago but gave up...a way to preview pictures spanning many folders without opening the folders or relying Windows' thumbnail folder icon. Excellent find. I was looking for something like this a few months ago but gave up…a way to preview pictures spanning many folders without opening the folders or relying Windows’ thumbnail folder icon.

]]> By: Samer http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-66924 Samer Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:10:57 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-66924 A note on attribution: I will attribute sources such as blogs, forums, or sites where the software was reviewed and/or an editorial opinion was presented. (DonationCoder definitely falls into this category). I do not attribute directories, lists, or database type listings, including big software portals, where the information is copied verbatim from the developer's site. A note on attribution: I will attribute sources such as blogs, forums, or sites where the software was reviewed and/or an editorial opinion was presented. (DonationCoder definitely falls into this category). I do not attribute directories, lists, or database type listings, including big software portals, where the information is copied verbatim from the developer’s site.

]]> By: boris http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-66839 boris Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:00:45 +0000 http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/03/19/browse-annotate-and-organize-your-image-library-with-photomesa-a-zoomable-image-browser/#comment-66839 Where did you pick that one from? I saw it mentioned on Donationcoder.com couple of days ago. Where did you pick that one from? I saw it mentioned on Donationcoder.com couple of days ago.

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