Hello Brian,

Thursday, June 06, 2002, 5:38:11 AM, you wrote:

BLS> Hello all,

BLS>         The company for whom I work deals a lot in the Purchasing department with
BLS> product images.  The idea is that (potential) vendors, inventors, etc. send
BLS> in photos of their products for our people to review and pass along, if
BLS> appropriate, to the necessary people.

BLS>         Nearly all of the photos received come either via e-mail (as attachments)
BLS> or on CDs.  And well over 90% of those images are in the Mac format (.tiff,
BLS> etc.)...to Windows-based PCs.  So, normally the images are transferred over
BLS> to the lone Mac in our facility (via e-mail or the tried-and-true
BLS> "sneakernet") and then all the reviewing and, ultimately, the forwarding to
BLS> whomever takes place from there.  This is not the most efficient
BLS> methodology.

BLS>         In an effort to make this process less cumbersome and time-consuming, I've
BLS> installed some freeware that helps a little.  (They allow us to, first, get
BLS> to "some" of the data on the Mac-formatted CDs and, second, open/manipulate
BLS> most of the images--.tiff files--we get.)  But this, too, has not brought us
BLS> anywhere near the efficiency that I think we can achieve.

BLS>         I know hardly anything about Macs and so I'm looking for some help in
BLS> filling this need.  So, what do I need?

BLS>         Well, I need a PC-based program that allows users to view and retrieve
BLS> Mac-based files on CDs, in e-mail...whatever--images, text, et al.  Our PC
BLS> users don't really need to modify the images; just open them, verify a
BLS> couple of items, and then send them along via e-mail.

BLS>         With some of the reading I've done on this topic I must say I don't think
BLS> I'm gaining much ground so I'm really in need of "the voice of experience."
BLS> That is, specific recommendations or websites with pertinent information.

BLS>         Thanks in advance for the help.

BLS>         Brian

Try ACDSee viewer from    http://www.acdsystems.com/
It can open about 20 picture formats (*.tiff also).
Trial version about 90 days.

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