Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://rino.bowdoin.edu/blog/archives/2003/01/iview_vs_iphoto.shtml The comparison above is correct, though not exhaustive. It also ignores the fact that iView feels much more responsive than iPhoto. iPhoto feels very sluggish by comparison. iView treats you with respect. That is, it doesn't attempt to boil everything down to a wizard the way iPhoto does. However, it's rich functionality is very accesible and easy to use. Finally, the comparison is between iPhoto and iView Media Pro 1.5x. The 2.0 version is even better. - --Jim Laurel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Lawrence" <DLawrence@fkp.com> To: <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:55 PM Subject: [Leica] New version of iView Media Pro > Could someone who is familiar with iView for OSX succinctly > explain how it differs from the excellent iPhoto? > > Thanks > Don Lawrence > > >I think iView's problem was that they positioned themselves as > > shareware for a long time but in fact the product has matured into a > > full retail application, and at some point they knew they had to bite > > the bullet and price it accordingly. Their competition is Extensis > > Portfolio and frankly I think theirs is a better product. > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html