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Peter-Strydom
Peter-Strydom
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October 2, 2017
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Looking for a compatible Light Room photo viewer that I can package with my photo's

  • October 2, 2017
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I need to send this as a package to a semi computer literate client to assist in the selection of photos that need to be edited, this app must be desktop compatible, simple for the client to use, and must allow the customer to star rate each photo so that when I get this back I know which photo in LR needs to be edited as the customers favorite.

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    Correct answer Rob_Cullen

    Faststone Image Viewer can be installed to run on a usb stick. It will allow photos to be tagged by a simple tick in a box.

    Download FastStone Image Viewer

    I think xNView is also available as a 'portable' version and has Tagging and Star rating.

    https://www.xnview.com/en/

    BUT neither program is 'Compatible' with Lightroom. You would need to run the USB program and use a filter to view the files that have been tagged or rated.

    You will still have to somehow select the same photos in Lr, as the exported files on the USBs from several family members will not be referenced in Lr.  And the suggestion I made above can do this if you make a list of selected files-

    eg. xNView-

    and then use this list in the Search Filter of Lightroom. (see link in Post#6) *IF the exported files have the same filename as the originals.!!

    John Beardsworth's suggestion Post#11 is possibly the easiest.!!

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    Peter-Strydom
    Peter-StrydomAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 3, 2017

    Thank you very much to all who responded to this post, much appreciated.

    I have gone with Wobertc's suggestion as in Post 12, not ideal but time is becoming a problem.

    I wonder if Adobe would not want to consider this, it wont take much to do so as all that is wanted is already built into PS/LR, all they have to do is create a Lite version as a photo viewer with ratings and comments, nothing else really.

    p.s. Must be desktop driven and be mobile so as to accompany the photo folder.

    Great to give this to the bride, bridegroom etc for inputs, at least you're not making decisions on their behalf and only spend time enhancing those photo's that are important to them (not you).

    Thanks to all again.

    cmgap
    Community Expert
    cmgapCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 3, 2017

    Here is the link to make a feature request: Photoshop Family Customer Community

    If you post it maybe others will chime in.

    Peter-Strydom
    Peter-StrydomAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 3, 2017

    Hi Jim and Wobertc, yes you seem to have a understanding of the problem.

    Just to add, I have exported the 500+ photo cataloge from LR and have a folder with all the images on a USB stick (this a simple process), what I am looking for is a application (.exe file) that I can include with this, all that I am looking for is a photo viewer that will allow the user to star rate the relevant photo and possibly add a comment, this needs to be sent back to me and the 5 star rated photos are the ones I will further enhance using LR and will ignore the rest.

    So in summary I am looking for a Light Room compatible desktop photo-viewing application that offers a rating and comments feature that I can package with the photo's and send on a USB to the client for review and selection.

    john beardsworth
    Community Expert
    john beardsworthCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 3, 2017

    I don't think there's anything obvious.

    I'd just tell them to move the images into different folders, using their operating system to examine files. Once you get the sticks back, you could import the stick folders.

    Michael J. Hoffman
    Community Expert
    Michael J. HoffmanCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 2, 2017

    I forgot to add this helpful link... refer to the section on sharing:

    Learn to use Lightroom on the web

    Mike

    Peter-Strydom
    Peter-StrydomAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 2, 2017

    Thank you Michael, my problem is it must be desktop, I have some 500 photos which I've cleaned up and these will be disseminated to about 6 family members to select their favorites for final editing, 3 of them live out in the stix (bush farms) with no internet connection.

    Each family member needs to mark their favourites (star rating) and let me have these back, I need to correlate these and continue the work in LR.

    not your normal problem!

    cmgap
    Community Expert
    cmgapCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 2, 2017

    Collections that are synced to your Lr Mobile account will be viewable in any browser. All you need is the link that is generated when you make the collection public.

    Michael J. Hoffman
    Community Expert
    Michael J. HoffmanCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 2, 2017

    Hi Peter,

    I’d recommend Lightroom mobile for the web.

    Within Lightroom, sync your collection(s) of photos with Lightroom Mobile. Then, go to lightroom.adobe.com (and sign in with your Adobe ID) and you’ll find your synchronized photos.

    You can share collections at that point, and with the link provided, you can invite your client to view the photos, they can “like” them, and they can add comments. The likes and comments will sync back to Lightroom on the desktop and you can view them from within your Library module.

    So, the only photo viewer your client needs is a browser...

    Mike

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