Looking for an image viewer (to compare scaled down digital photos with less image artifacts)

[Volker Wysk]

Am Mittwoch, den 09.09.2020, 08:45 +0200 schrieb Ralf Mardorf via
ubuntu-users:
> On Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:39:42 +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
> > You could try Geeqie.
> 
> Hi Volker,
> 
> thank you, the quality of the images is ok. Unfortunately my computer
> does not have the resources to use Geekie without side effects.

You can specify the image scaling method in Edit -> Preferences ->
Image. You could use a faster, less pretty method than the default.

> 6.60.3 Intel Celeron G1840 2.80GHz dual-core
> Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics
> Controller
> 8 GiB RAM
> 
> Pro
> 
> Scaled down images are ok.
> 
> Con
> 
> When comparing one picture after the other within one window it takes
> time until the scaled down picture is rendered. It's quite fast, but
> not fast enough to compare by switching between pictures. It's what I
> probably need to get used too.

Try the "Nearest" scaling method (see above).

> If comparing one picture after the other in different windows, it
> takes
> time until the GTK widget shows a picture. Before it shows an image
> it's flashing black and white. This does terrorize the eyes, so it's
> no
> option.
> 
> I suspect that no Linux software can handle raw images? And if
> software
> would be able to display raw images, it would probably be way slower
> than viewing JPEGs.

Geeqie can handle raw images.

Bye,
Volker
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