Pictodex Viewer is part of Black Magik Software's Pictodexer package; a no-frills image indexing utility which creates "thumbnail galleries" for folders of image files. Pictodex indexes are modified Macintosh PICT files which means that they can be viewed with any app that can view PICTs, however Pictodex files also contain references (relative paths) to the original files so that when viewed with the Pictodex Viewer, the thumbnails can be clicked to open the original images in another app for editing. Pictodex Viewer also has a slideshow feature which can be timed (and looped indefinately) or controlled manually.
The Pictodex Viewer can also be used as a simple image viewer since it can display any image type that QuickTime™ can recognize.
Requirements
Pictodex Viewer requires Apple's QuickTime™ and MacOS 8.0 or higher.
Using Pictodex Viewer
Pictodex files and other images can be dropped on the Viewer's icon in the Finder or can be opened by selecting "Open" from the File menu. You can select "Preferences…" from the Edit menu to tell the Viewer what application it should use to open images when their thumbnails are clicked (by default, Pictodex Viewer will open the clicked images itself).
Slideshows
To display a slideshow of the frontmost Pictodex file, select "Slideshow" from the File menu. Depending on your preference settings, the slideshow will be either timed, or will need to be advance manually by using the keyboard or mouse. To control a slideshow using the keyboard, use the right and left arrow keys to advance to the next slide or return to the previous slide (respectively) or use the up and down arrow keys to jump to the last or first slide. To control a slideshow using the mouse, hold the mouse button down and drag a bit to the right or left then release the mouse button.
To cancel a slideshow, hold down the command and period keys simultaneously.
How much does it cost?
Pictodex Viewer is free. Pictodexer, the application which creates Pictodex files, is available from the Black Magik website at the URL below.
Distribution
Pictodex Viewer may be freely distibuted provided that it is unaltered and is accompanied by all documentation and files included in the original archive.
Be sure to check out our other software including DeskBots, Unreal File Organizer, FileWhacker, Mavicadabra!, and more. All are available from the Black Magik Software website at the URL below.
Timothy M. Brown hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Timothy M. Brown will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if Timothy M. Brown has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Timothy M. Brown be liable for any damages, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software.
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