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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: April 13, 2009
- Total Downloads: 39,468
- Downloads last week: 194
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A newer version of Cooliris for Firefox 3 is available.
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 26 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Cooliris blows up your Web-surfing experience into a larger-than-life graphical experience. It takes the images it finds on nearly any Web site, expands them to super-extra-large size, and then lets you surf through them in a classy scaling interface that we think we last saw in the Iron Man movie. Or maybe it was The Dark Knight.
Whatever the inspiration, there's no doubt that the cross-platform and cross-browser Cooliris puts the "graphic" back in "graphic user interface". Installing it places a button on the Toolbar. When you're on a Cooliris-enabled Web site, click the Cooliris button to activate the Cooliris interface. Your screen will go black, and all the images on the site will zoom past you as if on a roller-coaster. They stop soon after, and from there you can surf the site using the subtly-placed search bar at the top of your monitor. Click on an image to enlarge it. If it's a still image, it simply enlarges. If it's a video, it enlarges and starts playing.
Currently, the plug-in only supports a handful of the most popular graphics-intensive site, such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, and a few others. A WordPress plug-in allows those who use that blogging system to create Cooliris functionality, and there's a Webmaster's guide on the Cooliris site for users who host their own sites. We also noticed occasional stability problems on Internet Explorer, but they were intermittent at best. Installing the add-on is worth it just for the sweeping, futuristic way that images stream by when you browse, even though there might not be much practical application at this point.
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Publisher's description
From Cooliris :Cooliris (formerly PicLens) instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing photos and videos on the Web. Photos and videos will come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes well beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With Cooliris, browsing and viewing media on the Web will never be the same again. Search sites like YouTube, Flickr, Google Images, deviantART and more. You can visually shop at Amazon.com and you can discover content from sites like ESPN, MSNBC and BBC, as well as movie trailers and the latest pop culture.
CoolIris v1.10 lets users view locally-stored photos, revamps its Facebook interaction, and supports full metadata display, including shutter, aperture, ISO, image size, source, and ratings.
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
What's new in this version:
CoolIris v1.10 lets users view locally-stored photos, revamps its Facebook interaction, and supports full metadata display, including shutter, aperture, ISO, image size, source, and ratings.
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User reviews of Cooliris for Firefox 3 1.10.0.24532
- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 26 votes
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Version: Cooliris for Firefox 3 1.10.0.24532
Pros: Wonderful effects.. Makes me think I actually have multiple monitors.
Cons: Sometimes freezes.. Makes normal firefox look dull in comparison..
Summary: I use it quite often, for videos of various interests this is super. Add the hulu access to movies and it's nothing short of great entertainment. Why can't IE come up with an innovation like this? Guess they believe what they offer is good 'nuff..
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Version: Cooliris for Firefox 3 1.10.0.24532
"Great little program....no fuss no muss"
Pros: it seems to work really great without bogging down my system......
I love how it makes viewing pictures look the same be it from the web or from
your hard drive. two thumbs upCons: I don't see any......
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Version: Cooliris for Firefox 3 1.10.0.24532
Pros: the transition/animation effect
Cons: no anchor or bookmark for faster viewing of a specific photo or group of photos especially if folder contains plenty of photos. (local search)
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Version: Cooliris for Firefox 3 1.10.0.24532
Pros: Easy access to everything I want to view
Cons: Only con - have to wait for buffering sometimes
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