08-30-08, 1:18 PM
Figured out how to read manga scans easily on OSX
Okay, so I've been reading scans on my OS X Tiger computer, and it sucked. I had to resize and open each image separately. Too much clicking makes my wrist hurt. But here's the scoop, I figured out how it's done:
Open Preview and go to preferences. Under 'Image' select "open all images in one window" or "open all groups of images in same window". Doesn't matter much which - the first puts all images in the 'drawer' no matter if you open them separately or together, the second puts all images opened at the same time in the same drawer.
Under 'default image size' select "actual size". Uncheck the box that says "respect image DPI for 'actual size'". This way you won't have to resize unless you actually want the image smaller.
Next, navigate to a folder that has the scans you want to read... this next part is good if you want to read the whole folder at once. Hit command-a (command is the one with the weird thing and the apple) to select all, then double-click on any filename to open them all in the same window.
Alternately, you can select a range of files (file 1-9, for instance, or 4-15 or whatever) by selecting the first one, then holding shift while you click on the last one. Or you can hold command while you click to add/remove things from the selection one by one.
Once they're all open, you may or may not be able to see the drawer, but you can push up and down to select the previous or the next file, respectively (same order as in the folder, I think).
Open Preview and go to preferences. Under 'Image' select "open all images in one window" or "open all groups of images in same window". Doesn't matter much which - the first puts all images in the 'drawer' no matter if you open them separately or together, the second puts all images opened at the same time in the same drawer.
Under 'default image size' select "actual size". Uncheck the box that says "respect image DPI for 'actual size'". This way you won't have to resize unless you actually want the image smaller.
Next, navigate to a folder that has the scans you want to read... this next part is good if you want to read the whole folder at once. Hit command-a (command is the one with the weird thing and the apple) to select all, then double-click on any filename to open them all in the same window.
Alternately, you can select a range of files (file 1-9, for instance, or 4-15 or whatever) by selecting the first one, then holding shift while you click on the last one. Or you can hold command while you click to add/remove things from the selection one by one.
Once they're all open, you may or may not be able to see the drawer, but you can push up and down to select the previous or the next file, respectively (same order as in the folder, I think).
Posted by bubble | 08-30-08, 1:18 PM | Add a comment