Images are opened in...

Here you can select how the image should be opened once you double click on a thumbnail. Valid options are: "Image Editor" and "Full Screen Viewer".

By selecting Image Editor (the default), IDimager will open the image in the Image Editor/Viewer and allows you to make changes, switch zoom level, switch to full screen, and much more.

By selecting Full Screen Viewer, IDimager will open the image in full screen mode. This mode is actually a single image in the Light Table, switch to full screen. This will give you all advantages of the Light Table too.

Dynamic switching; No matter which option you selected above, you can always hold down the [Shift] key and then double click to get the alternative option. Example; you have selected the "Full Screen Viewer" as you image opening mode. This means that you can double click on a thumbnail and open that image in the Full Screen mode. However, if you hold down [Shift] and double click on the thumbnail, it will be opened in the Image Editor/Viewer. Evidently this also applies when you select the Image Editor as your default mode. In that case a double click will open in the Editor and [Shift]+Double Click will open the image in the full screen mode.

Image Viewer Background Color

Specify the color that should be used as the background color in the Image Viewer (opened image).

Image viewer optimized for

Choices are Best Speed or High Quality

Best Speed: Use this setting for the best speed when browsing through your images in the Image Viewer. The downside is that display quality is compromised for speed.

High Quality: Use this setting for the best possible quality in the Image Viewer. The downside is that it is slower to browse through images.

Mouse Wheel Behavior in Image Viewer

Here you can specify how the scroll mouse should behave when used in the Image Viewer. Valid options are "Zoom In/Zoom out" and "Skip Image (Browse)".

If you want the mouse scroll behavior to act reversed compared to the default behavior, make sure you select the option “inverted”.

Use read-ahead technology

Select this option if you want the image viewer to read the next image at the background when navigating through full screen images.

Use embedded previews for RAW files

By selecting this option IDimager will try to read embedded images for your RAW files. If an embedded image is found, this is presented to you in the Image Viewer. If no embedded image is found, the image will be converted using the integrated RAW converter (DCRAW engine). Enabling this option will improve your working speed for RAW images.

Open RAW images according to the Exif orientation flag

Select this option if you want IDimager to rotate the RAW files based on the Exif orientation flag (portrait of landscape).

Open non-RAW images according to the Exif orientation flag

Select this option if you want IDimager to rotate the non-RAW files based on the Exif orientation flag (portrait of landscape) if available.

Use anti-aliased (enhanced) image viewing

Select this option if you would like to apply anti-aliasing to images that are opened in the Image Viewer.

View images sharpened in the Image Viewer

Select this option if you want to apply additional sharpening in the Image Viewer. Enabling this option slows the Image Viewer down. You can also apply sharpening in the Image Viewer manually by pressing the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl]+[Q] while viewing an image.

With this option enabled, you can define the level of sharpening that should be applied to images when they are displayed in the Image Viewer.

Span the Light Table over dual monitors is available

When your configuration is equipped with a dual monitor setup then you can specify that the Light Table should be spanned over both monitors.

With this setting disabled then IDimager will use your primary monitor for the Light Table which you can optinally position on either monitor. With this setting enabled, the Light Table will use both monitors and treat it as one single large monitor. The best experience is achieved when you dual monitors both share the same resolution.

Image Preview Size

Specify the size of the preview image if that panel is opened.

Store previews in database

This option is only available in the Professional Edition.

Select this option if you want IDimager to maintain small sized versions of your images and keep those in the  database. With this option switched on, the thumb building process will be slowed down (about 2 times). That is because during that phase IDimager will build and store the thumb as well as the preview image.

The advantage of using this option is that it can drastically speed up your work flow. Loading images to the preview panel is very fast which allows you to rate your images quickly by navigating through the thumbnails with the preview panel opened. Another advantage of using this option is that it allows you to show sharper thumbnails when you "upscale" the collection viewer to a value over 100%. In that case, IDimager will load the preview image to create a very sharp thumbnail, where if there is no stored preview the thumbnail will be scaled which always results in a low quality thumbnail.

Image preview quality

Here you can specify in what JPG compression quality the previews should be stored. It is recommended to keep this at 85%. That gives a good quality preview while the file size if not too big.

The higher this value, the larger the preview images's file size will be.

Image preview sub-text

By clicking the button you will be able to design the text that should appear below the image preview in the Preview panel (opened by opening that panel in the left tab menu).

The design uses the mini-HTML editor and you'll be able to use HTML capabilities, in combination with macro commands.

Default Crop Grid Rule

When an image is opened in the Image Viewer and you then activate the crop tool then the crop selection rectangle can be divided using several rules:

Rule of Thirds: The rectangle is divided into 3 equally sized parts

Golden Rule: The rectangle is divided into 3 parts based on the golden rule (golden ratio = Phi)

Image statusbar text content

The Image Viewer/Editor also has a status bar of its own. here you can configure what info should be contained on the bar.

By clicking the button you will be able to design the text that should appear in the status bar.

The design uses the mini-HTML editor and you'll be able to use HTML capabilities, in combination with macro commands.

Image Viewer info text

In the Image Viewer/Editor you can press the i-key [i] on your keyboard to display information about the image. This option allows you to configure what is displayed in the info box.