[djdub]

I just picked up a Sony MiniDV camera with still picture storage on a memory stick for my girlfriend. Of course there is no mention of the Mac anywhere in the box. I figure I will pick up a memory stick drive or a floppy adapter (do they work in USB drives) but was hoping someone could suggest a good software program that will show thumbnails of all the photos. I know that digital cameras typically ship with something like this. Any suggestions? Thx.

David

[VRL]

http://www.graphicconverter.net/us_gcdownload.html

GraphicConverter is great ... works with our camera's files (Ricoh). Since it's shareware, you could try it out first.

(There's an OS X version as well.)

good question!

graphic converter's nice-

as for image management, diiva, typically associated w/ usenet, makes an interesting alternative for image management on the local drive. (it creates a folder 'diiva archive' which can be filled with folders which contain image files- whose folder's image content can be previewed @ a glance more legibly than thumbnails, e.g. like 1in x 2in). an interesting way to manage images in & of itself- w/o even taking online to usenet!

on the commercial side of things- nothing beats cumulus [except it's price ;-) ]!

hope this helps

bon chance,

whomever

[zigzag]

Photoshop Elements has a nice built-in browser feature that shows thumbnails, which you can instantly open for editing. At $100 (only $70 upgrade), it's a bargain if you also want to do photo retouching.