Picasa-like performance on older hardware.

[ThomasLeigh]

When it comes to image viewing for years now I stick to Google Picasa, because this is the only app with which I can quickly and smoothly view photos (it shows double-clicked images instantaneously while in case of ImageGlass I need to wait a tangible while) - either fit-to-screen or full-sized. The reason I mention Picasa is that I much like the concept of ImageGlass (I find it holds much promise) and I would love to be able to benefit from it. Unfortunately I use an old PC (Windows 7 32-bit, 2GB RAM), but since Picasa is somehow able to run smoothly even on such a setup I’ve thought that maybe You could figure out how to make Your app similarly smooth even on older hardware. I realize that this might not be of Your interest. If so, however, it would be great for many more people to become able to benefit from Your great app.

[ThomasLeigh]

It’s Picasa 3.9.140 compilation 248, You can download it from here.

[d2phap]

Thanks @ThomasLeigh
IG uses WinForms framework which has limited in performance (is not GPU-accelerated).
I have been working on the new version for better performance and experience.

[ThomasLeigh]

Thank You for Your answer, I’m very, very happy and I can’t wait for a new release! :) Thank You so much!