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(Page 2 of 2) Interface
I find BreezeBrowser interface well organized and laconic, set in traditional windows grey colors with black printing. All the settings are on the left panel, arranged in several groups: Conversion settings, Postprocessing and Crop checkboxes, Output settings, and three buttons for finishing the conversion process: Convert Selected, Convert, and Close.Completely unavailable to non Canon cameras options are not shown at all when you work with corresponding images. If the option can be accessible at some condition (as Temperature with custom White Balance) it will be shown appropriately.Postprocessing settings can be adjusted in a separate window where some options are also set in their own window. Thus, you only see the dialogue box when you need it. Crop also works only when it is activated.After the checkbox is active, you get the frame and its size is conveniently shown in the tools panel. The Output settings section allows the settling of file format and output directory (if you do not set the directory BreezeBrowser creates a ‘Converted’ directory in the source images folder and saves all the files in there). Color profile can be chosen if you set the option in preferences. And you can decide whether you want the converted image opened in an image editor and continue with it there. The rest space of the window is all given to the image preview. What is not very convenient in BreezeBrowser in this respect is that the preview is automatically fit to window and cannot be zoomed, the raw conversion window has a set size that you cannot change either. It is especially vexing when trying to find a white spot in the image. By the way, the cursor always works as WB picker, even when crop is enabled (to adjust the crop frame you should press shift). So be sure not to press it accidentally or you’ll have to set the white balance anew. The cursor X and Y coordinates are shown at the bottom of the panel together with RGB values of the current pixel. Batch converting workflow
Batch converting is easy in BreezeBrowser. You just select a group of file in the browser mode and go to raw conversion dialogue. The group can then be converted with the chosen settings by pressing ‘Convert selected’ button. The inconvenience here is in the fact that you cannot adjust individual settings for each file and then convert the whole group but have to apply same settings for all the files in the group. The conversion process is not background, you cannot operate the program until the conversion is over. The batch conversion process status is shown in a separate window with a ‘cancel’ button allowing interrupting of it. As you see, the window shows the image preview and its succession number. The source and output folders are stated. After the first image is converted, the estimated time of conversion will be shown as well. The two bars show the progress of the current image conversion and of the whole group conversion. Browser options
BreezeBrowser Pro is actually an image management tool and file browser that does RAW conversions. It is a very full featured image browser with quite a few file-handling extras, including several different batch operations. BreezeBrowser Pro will decode and thumbnail all of the most popular photo images file formats. Some people will find BreezeBrowser Pro's ability to export and/or copy EXIF data useful. You can copy EXIF info from files in one folder to similarly named files in another folder. Alternatively, you can copy individual EXIF data from one file to another. Breezebrowser Pro can print full size images or user configurable contact sheets. Breezebrowser Pro can generate user configurable html based 'picture pages' with 'clickable' thumbnails. This is a very cool feature with options that include making a Java Script driven html slide show.BreezeBrowser allows comparing of up to 4 images on one page. You are given an option of scrolling, moving, and zooming the images either individually or all at once. Images are shown with tagging information and can be tagged or untagged right in the comparing screen. Installation
After uninstallation BreezeBrowser leaves behind a BreezeSys folder with a couple of subdirectories and a single .dat file in the Program Files directory. You’ll have to delete it manually. Purchasing
The latest version of BreezeBrowser Pro is sold for a reasonable price of $69.95 at www.breezesys.com. The company follows a ‘try before you buy’ policy. You can download and install the latest version of the software. If you like the product, the payment may be done through RegSoft or Paypal. After the payment, you get an e-mail with a registration code and can unlock the program.
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