Gallery HD
Table of contents:
- Gallery HD, Commitment
- How to get the software
- Gallery HD Operation
- Gallery HD, conclusions
- Gallery HDVersion 1.1
Given the multimedia vocation of Windows 8, one of the fundamental and necessary tools is a good image viewer that takes advantage of the experience of user who contributes the Modern UI interface. For this purpose we have in the application store Gallery HD, an application that provides an easy-to-use interface to view the images stored on our equipment.
Gallery HD, Commitment
Gallery HD shows the images stored in different folders, select the ones you want and display them in full screen, either one by one, well as a carousel with a time interval between image and image that we can adjust.We can also see the image metadata without leaving the application.
How to get the software
Gallery HD is available in the Windows app store in two forms: free and paid The free sample , although on the first day of use the is not present. The application warns about this during installation. If we want the free application we have to opt for the paid version, whose price is 2.49 euros
To locate the application in the Windows store the simplest thing is to load the URL (which you have in the application file at end of the article), in Internet Explorer and install from there with the control that appears at the top left “View in Windows Store”.
Once clicked, the store application will open and we can now download Gallery HD. Every time we run the application, at least for the first day, it will show us the warning about , as well as the possibility of acquiring it at that moment.
Gallery HD Operation
On the first screen after installation, we will see icons representing the folders and images that the application recognizes within the “images” library ”. If we have empty folders it will not show them.
From here we can organize our images, either by adding more favorites or removing one. You have a control to browse all folders on your computer, including those available on the network, and bookmark the contents of folders outside the local machine.
The contents of the “favorites” folder are organized by grids which can be linked to an individual image or a folder. As soon as we click on any grid, if it is from an individual image it will show it full screen, and if it is from a folder it will show us its equally organized content.
On any application screen, activating the right mouse button will display a menu in the lower area with options that vary depending on the contextThe options are very easy to understand and I'll get into the more comprehensive two paragraphs later.
Once we have an image full screen, with the right mouse button two bands are displayed. The upper one shows basic information about it (name, resolution and date), as well as a control to return.
In the bottom part we will have a menu: properties, share, slideshow (starts the slide show) and zoom to the left of the black band, and on the right, album cover (which selects the current image as representative of the folder), a control to buy the application if we are working with the free version and settings for the adjustment options of the application. "
When we click on “properties” a side band is displayed on the right with the image metadata. The band is partially transparent. This function, in addition to providing quite useful information, is very aesthetic in its design.
As for the adjustment options, which can be triggered from various points of the application, they allow to configure some basic parameters: time between images in the slideshow, and the booleans full screen, zoom, repeat and details in the thumbnails (thumbnails associated with the images).
Gallery HD, conclusions
Gallery HD is a very attractive application that makes good use of the user experience provided by the Modern UI interface, with small animations and effects of this environment. The program does its job well and can be used on both desktops and tablets running Windows 8 and RT
A good product of care and aesthetic design, with a very reasonable price. If you manage large image banks, even on a network, Gallery HD can be a good option to have images organized visually, and with immediate availability.
Gallery HDVersion 1.1
- Developer: Frozen Volcano
- Download it at: Windows Store
- Price: Free / 2.49 euros
- Category: Photography
Full and functional image viewer for Windows 8 and Windows RT