Graphic Converter For Mac

Once upon a time, programs that were able to handle graphics files were like sports cars - few in number, and pretty expensive. I am not thinking only about the Mac platform, because the first image viewer/graphic converter that I remember is the SEA, coming from Photodex, way back in the MS-DOS age. That one was an awesome program for those days, and even now, Photodex has a great tool called CompuPic, released over 6 years ago, but still way ahead of many competitors.

Anyway, the above was just a little slice of my huge computer graphics memories pie, so I'll leave memories aside and move to the topic I have in mind - a graphic converter for Mac. Yes, today it seems I'm in a "Mac tools spree," and I really hope they'll come in handy for you and your beloved Apple computer. The one in the spotlight now is simply called GraphicConverter, and comes from a German software company, namely Lemke Software.

GraphicConverter reached version number 6.4.1, and allows image browsing, metadata editing, slideshows, and image conversion for more than 200 file formats, but it doesn't just stop there. This last version comes with a lot of updated features and improvements, with some of the best new features listed below:

- Support for bio-formats (with the help of the licensed bio-formats sdk from Glencoe software) (UB)
- Metadata change in the context menu of the browser works with other formats like TIFF (UB)
- Import of NV12
- Import of images of .CWK files

Currently, the supported languages are German, English, French, Danish, Sweden, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Dutch, and Catalan, and the registered users of GraphicConverter 6.x will get it as a free update, while new ones will have to pay $34.95 for a license.

The greatest part of the story is that this graphic converter for Mac also works with oldies, since there are three versions - Universal Binary, X, and Classic, with the first one requiring at least Mac OS 10.4.4, the second - 10.1.5, while GraphicConverter Classic will work on Macs using OS 8.6-9.2.2. Now, that's what I call "supporting old hardware," and I am sure there are some Mac users who really appreciate it.

Oh, yeah - I nearly forgot that - to purchase or download the trial version of this graphic converter for Mac, just go to the official GraphicConverter page.