Please feel free to leave a review. Here are what people are saying about OrbitZoom:
- I have seen all sorts of multi-touch zooming and this is much faster and more precise because you click on your target and only have to use one hand. Congratulations.
- I showed my seven year old son how to use OrbitZoom and he was a pro in two minutes.
- After using OrbitZoom I wonder why zooming is not done like this all the time…
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Nice. I use it on my pc all the time. Quick and uncomplicated.
Since I use it as a previewer – “save as …” wld be nice.
By: idodialog on Apr 3, 08
at 12:12 am
Nice try but I’m fairly certain the UI needs improvement, and possibly zoom algorithm to be “picasa-pan-and-zoom-screensaver-smooth”. . Here is my suggestion on how the world’s most efficient image viewer should work. Picasa 3 almost got it, but they could have improved the UI. Orbitzoom, specifically:
1.) Double click to fit. Nice. I would keep this.
2.) Panning should be done with the left mouse button, always. That’s just about all the left button should do. Click and drag to pan.
3.) Zooming should be done with the right mouse button. The location of the pointer serves as the starting point for the zoom. The zoom goes in or out based on if the mouse is moved up or down. A small push up with the mouse should begin a gradual smooth zoom in. Pulling the mouse back should stop the zooming. Then the user can let go of the right mouse button and pan around.
I can’t be alone on this…
great work. The world needs this. Seems like Picasa3 image viewer is dangerously close to being the killer-app. Too bad the zooming and “%” pop-up ruin it.
By: Damien Margo on Oct 28, 08
at 1:07 pm
I need an automatic slide show program that can pan and zoom on pictures according to pre-program directions. I wish OrbitZoom could record movement on individual pictures and replay them automatically.
By: PaulY on Oct 29, 08
at 10:30 am
PaulY… I have a tool called Zen Pan that does this… it is basically a motion graphics program that lets you pan across pictures or crossfade to new pictures over time in various ways. I thought it was great and use it for a few things but then realized by the time I added up the size for the pictures I was panning and showing it was megabytes and megabytes and kind of lost heart as premiere to an flv was probably the better way to go… You can see the tool at work at http://www.zenvlog.com and http://inventor.wordpress.com
By: orbitzoom on Oct 30, 08
at 1:05 am
Damien, thanks for the comments. I suspect I agree with you – your arrangement looks to be optimal. I am not sure the mac has a right button which in part prompted the move to the left button click zoom.
The click zoom reduces strain by allowing you to zoom without having to hold down your finger – and once you get used to it I think it is just as easy.
The mouse wheel is good for zoom in and out too… but not all mouses have it.
By: orbitzoom on Oct 30, 08
at 1:12 am
Some more thoughts… It would be nice to have “cursorless” mouse functionality so nothing appears over the photo. It would also be nice to have a fully working keyboard-only solution i.e. no mouse. This should also have a distraction-free view of the image. I just wish I had one single program that works as well as that old Play Gizmos 98! That was a good viewer! One last thought about the current interface. I find it hard to use mainly because the image zooms in and out repeatedly beyond my control. This is because I move the mouse up, then down–but too far down, which currently re-initiates the zoom process.
very best,
Damien
By: Damien Margo on Nov 20, 08
at 6:18 pm