Comparison of leading viewers
August 07, 2006
This is an excerpt from an internal analysis, that was carried on as part of the Viewer planning. We'll be glad to receive your reactions - best of all on our forum.
Notice that standard Palm viewer - Media - is left out from comparison because of a simple reason: It's benchmarks were too bad.
| Compared packages: | |
|---|---|
| RPV | Resco Photo Viewer v2.40.2 (Aug 05, 2006) |
| AI | Acid Image Pro v3.020 (Nov 4, 2004) |
| GRX | GrxView Pro v3.1.1 (May 31, 2006) |
| SP | Splash Photo v4.4 (Oct 28, 2005) |
| Price | Size | Card access | Palm cameras | Desktop | Customizability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPV | $ 24.95 | 397K | Full | all | + |
high |
| GRX | $ 24.95 | 462K | Full | newest | – |
medium |
| AI | $ 49.95 | 522K | Full | all | – |
low |
| SP | $ 29.95 | 322K | limited | most | + |
medium |
| Image notes | Slideshow | Categories | Multiselection | Img manager | Zoom quality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPV | + |
best | structured | yes | good | low |
| GRX | + |
weak | — | yes | basic | good |
| AI | – |
weak | simple | yes | basic | good |
| SP | + |
good | simple | no | none | good |
| JPGspeed | Folder loading | Thumbnail loading | Large folders | Huge folders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPV | very fast | fast | fast | fast | medium |
| GRX | slow | slow | slow | very slow | unsupported |
| AI | fast | medium | slow | slow | unsupported |
| SP | very fast | medium | fast | medium | ? |
| Image formats: | ||
|---|---|---|
| RPV | Jpeg, progrJpeg, GIF, animGIF, BMP, Tiff/F | T600, Clie, Zire, T650 |
| GRX | Jpeg, progrJpeg*), GIF, animGIF, BMP, Tiff, | PNG, PCX, Djvu, T650 |
| AI | Jpeg, progrJpeg, GIF, BMP, Tiff/F | T600, Clie, Zire, T650 |
| SP | Jpeg | Clie, Zire, T650 |
*) GRX: sub-optimal implementation (frequent memory failures)
| Thumbnail storage (Icon cache) | |
|---|---|
| RPV | Limited-size RAM DB, optionally temporary. Slow thumbs can be stored on the card in a separate file. |
| SP | Modifies original image file by adding private data. |
| GRX | Maintains special card file. |
| AI | Maintains special card file. |
| Special features: | |
|---|---|
| RPV | Image encryption (jpeg) Image crop Exif Info Adjustment of image colors Histograms Slideshow music (Pocket Tunes or built-in player) Albums Ability to load huge images |
| GRX | Plugin architecture (Basic JPEG-only viewer takes 298K) |
| AI | Multi-send, optional resize before sending (-) Long application loading |
| SP | 2-way synchronization with PC Slideshow music (Pocket Tunes) Camera interface |