[@ruantec]

Ok i took some times today as i promise Squall and started to code the app so here´s a small report of what i´ve done sofar:

-Classes implemented.
-Gif, jpg, bmp, png, tiff etc. supported.
-Shell interaction support(select @ruanViewer as your default app pic viewer).
-Gif animation support(still some small things to fix but it works at least).
-Drop-Shadow effect to give a better look to the pic frame.
-Gradient background for a stylish look.

here are some pics of the app in action:

Thats all for now... enjoy! :thumb:

Regards
@ruantec

 

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what language do you code in again? I forgot

one big request I have is the use of the mouse wheel to view the prev/next image in the directory

The language i use to code the app is C# and the tool of course VS2008 :thumb: and thanks for the mouse wheel idea... it should be easy to do.

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Here are some information i forgot to mention on my previous post:

-Hardware acceleration(yes am using hardware acceleration to render the pics as the classes used are from @ES)
-True Aero support(done after i posted the pics as squall requested)

Here are some pics again:

Regards
@ruantec

 

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Thanks guys!!

i took some time today again to re-check what i´ve done and noticed a small memory leak in the png handling code. so i fixed the problem and went to the next step which is APNG support! YAY!!!

Here is a small video demostration:

NOTE:
The hanging at the beginning isn´t from @ruanViewer.. it was caused by an application i had running in the background.

 

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Seriously, you managed to make that much in just a day? oO

It pwns Windows Pic and Fax Viewer at running GIFs/APNGs already (very smooth, unlike with WPFV you get lots of stuttering).

Thank you!

Actually its about 3 hours of work and not a day... i started the project yesterday night and didn´t worked always on it as i completely fixed @ES Smooth Scrolling bug(yes i worked on both projects paralely lol). and today i spend about 40 minutes hunting bugs, adding APNG support etc. sadly there are some bugs more to fix... if i get some more time today night i´ll look into it and release the app too.. in the mean time am going out and spend some time with my family

 

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um. vista photo viewer doesn't animate gifs at alllllll




good idea!
Give your daughter a hug from unca squall

i will mate

Didn't open GIFs on that. On XP's the GIF opens but it's slow as hell and there's a lot of stuttering as well (especially with larger GIFs).

that´s because all the rendering is done by software while @ruanViewer use hardware acceleration

 

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Back from wonderfull days with my family YAY!!!!

well after having a tremendous weekend with my uncle that came to Europe to visit me and almost my entire family lol am finally back, full of BBQ and ready to continue lol... i´ll check the code and i´ll try to add the requested features as fast as i can... sadly the next few days are going to be very stressfull but i´ll see what i can do to add those features as soon as i can

@ruantec one day i hope good as you, if not better.

i know you could get better than me... just believe in yourself, don´t listen to the internet bull****s about languages, don´t believe in hearsay, choose the language you preffer or the best tool for the job and learn hard :thumb:

 

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Ok after reading the whole thread again i´ve finally added all the ideas to my todo list... anyways i got a crazy idea today and don´t know if is needed or not... since am using hardware acceleration to render the pics and picture filters has been requested several times here.... what do you think... should i add PIXEL SHADER support?

 

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home sweet home yay!!! am finally back and already started to work more on this nice app. one of the things i´ve made this time is the activation of shaders effects in my @ruanViewer! sadly i need to draw a menu for the effects in order to make them more usable.... anyways i did a small manual test and added some shaders to see if it works... the results well check this out:

Shaders effects used:

1. ZoomBlur
2. Swirl
3. Sharpen

Original file:

 

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Thank you for your opinion guys :thumb:

The main goal is to keep the app as simple as possible... the reason why i added shaders effects support is because i wanted to test some stuff myself too and because the @ruanViewer is probably one of the few image viewers out there that doesn´t use GDI to render the stuff... for that reason there are too many ways i could improve this app or test stuff that could help me to create more fancy stuff for ya. eventhought i´ll keep @ruanViewer simple and easy to use for everyone and also small as possible in size...

Regards
@ruantec

 

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To be honest am quite impressed to see that people determine the addition of Shader effects as "Bloated" to be honest i thought it would be a nice feature as there are a lot of shader effects that can increase the image quality and also add some nice feeling when viewing pics in a Dialshow.. taking in mind everything is done using the GPU power.

 

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Hmm...creating 2 modes in the software, one basic and one advanced would help to satisy both parties. In short, keep all the basic options like those in Windows Pic viewer in the basic view, and everything else in the advanced view. Ability to toggle between modes could be done with a small button on the bottom-left/righ corner of the app.

Sounds like a very nice idea thank you :thumb:

I can't wait for this app, can you at least throw a beta or even an alpha out? :innocent:

i´ll add a menu for the Shaders then i´ll release a beta.

 

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hey MT i just came after watching your concept picture... the concept is simple yet great looking and thats exactly what i was looking for since the @ruanViewer is made using the new @ES classes the possibilities are almost limitless in many areas when it comes to eye candy

Regards
@ruantec

 

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So uh... any news on this?

yes... by the end of this week i will probably release the first beta with menu and shaders so everybody can have fun with it :thumb:.

 

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Wohooo! :x3:

Best news i heard this week XD

I know this will sound like something said "somewhere else", but...

I CAME. :eyemove:

There, I said it...

Thank you for your great posts!

Per @ruan:

nice work indeed.. :thumb:

Short list of Wishes:

1) Full screen mode.
2) Slide show effects.
3) Ability to write captions.. anywhere in image even GIFs..
4) Save GIF as frames of BMPs. or save resized & animated gif.
5) Ability to rotate 360[B]° [/B]clockwise/anticlockwise..
6) Tilt, Skew support.
7) Merging two images in one, like a picture frame with a picture.
   (perfect for templates, like low fade, leaves at edges in the 
   picture..etc)
8) Windowless image viewer support.. just like a splash screen..
   (could activate the window through shortcut key or clicking the image
   The same way emuforums display images)

I appreciate your efforts.. :emb:

Nice wish list you have there all those points are easy to do.. the only point i see that can´t be added is point #6 as i haven´t heard about that before or maybe i know that with a different name dunno and i can´t add something without knowing what is needed or how it should work. also GIF frames can be saved as JPG, BMP or PNG already and rotation is already supported.. windowless image is a piece of cake and already supported as its part of the plan of the new 2D animated skins for @ES. remember that the code used to build the @ruanViewer was taken directly from the new version of @ES which already has a lot of features in it :thumb:

Is that Francine Dee??

... am not sure because that´s a random pic i found on the net :???:

 

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aaaaaaaaaaa i got ya now but there´s one problem adding that feature............. i can´t add that feature as its already there the code used as previously said its from @ES and it supports the ability to transform pictures into a 3D object(plane) and once transformed i can allow the Z axis to be changed.

 

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mmmm am in need of some icons for the menu... for now am using this ones(look at the pic) if someone has better one in png format please feel free to share it with me if you want.

 

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Looking good eh.

yea... still not looking as good i want but slowly is getting there...

 

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i agree with you guys too... the Mac dock style doesn´t look that good and it has some limits i do not like... so i´ve got a new idea today.. i think to bring a overlay menu that fades out the pic and bring up a menu in the windows(please tell me what you think about it) am still unsure tho.. if MT or somebody else could provide me some pics i can use them and get the menu done..my idea should be something like this:

 

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Yeah i like it too... sadly i haven´t had enough time to draw all the stuff myself or find all the required icons(am moving to the City again so i´ve had lots of stress lately).. anyways i´ve found some previous pics made by me for the old @ES and they fit perfectly on it(icons aren´t animated yet). to show what i mean i´ve uploaded a video to youtube again:

UPDATE:
This one goes a bit closer to MT´s awesome concept:

 

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Ok here´s a small video to show what i´ve done sofar... there are still 2 bugs left and some more tests by Schumi before i release the app today.. anyways enjoy this video: