Wanted: Freeware image viewer that doesn't automatically create thumbnails

[Big Bass]

Thumbs Plus has a nice feature that allows you to create thumbnails
only for items you select. The freeware apps I've tried like Irfanview
and Faststone while excellent utilities do not give you the option of
selectively creating thumbnails, does anyone know of a freeware viewer
that does?

Thanks for your help.

 

[Helen]

Thumbs Plus has a nice feature that allows you to create thumbnails
only for items you select. The freeware apps I've tried like Irfanview
and Faststone while excellent utilities do not give you the option of
selectively creating thumbnails, does anyone know of a freeware viewer
that does?

Thanks for your help.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "selectively creating" thumbnails.
IIRC IrfanView will allow one to select specific photos from a group to make
a slideshow of, or thumbnails can be selected and saved.

Open IrfanView - the File tab lets one select from numerous options regarding thumbnails;
Options tab has many other options for thumbnails and/or slideshows.

It seems to me that IrfanView will do what you want - perhaps a bit more exploring and
experminting with it's many options will prove to be just what you're looking for.

 

[kenny]

I think I know what you mean... you want to view a directory, but only the
ones you choose to be displayed as thumnails. I have not seen that on any
program! .. however there is another solution that might interest you

http://www.firmtools.com/products/shellextension/

This shows a thumb for the file you right click on, and it is free

Screenshot http://www.firmtools.com/products/shellextension/screenshots.php

Kenny www.computerboom.com

 

[Big Bass]

Thanks for your replies and advice. What I really want is the acility
that Thumbsplus has in which you can set it not to automatically
create thumbnails. You can then highlight individual files/icons and
select 'Make Thumbnails' to create thumbnails just for those files.
(there is also a 'make all' type of option too of course). The reason
I prefer having that level of control is that if I download a few
images from a lot of sets in a group or groups, I like to be able to
view just a few at a time to decide whether to download the rest of
the set or not. It's just a preference having seen that facility in
Thumbsplus.

The drawbacks of Irfanview is that it only retains thumbnails for the
active folder so has to recreate them every time you change to a
different folder and with Faststone, when it is creating a lot of
thumbnails it insists on scrolling the display to where it is
currently creaing thumbnails so it is very difficult to browse while
it is creating hundreds of thumbs. These are both incidental but just
a couple of drawbacks to me - I guess I want the luxury of Thumbsplus
without having to pay $70-80.

Thanks again for your advice chaps.