[SOLVED] what is the best media (photos and videos) manager for windows?

[SECRETSERVICE]

preferably open source....

tnks

 

[USAFRet]

What are your parameters for "best"?

What do you need this to do?

 

[SECRETSERVICE]

organize and delete unwanted media in a timleline

and also convert big photos to smaller size

but i'm open too hear whats available....

 

[USAFRet]

organize and delete unwanted media in a timleline

and also convert big photos to smaller size

but i'm open too hear whats available....

Possibly FastStone Image Viewer

FastStone Image Viewer, Screen Capture, Photo Resizer ...

My go to for regular image viewing is IView.

IrfanView - Official Homepage - One of the Most Popular Viewers Worldwide

IrfanView ... one of the most popular viewers worldwide.

www.irfanview.com

Very comprehensive toolset.


For videos, many people will recommend Plex.
Absolutely does not work for me.
Most of my movies are ISO, and Plex does NOT index or work with ISO files.
I just name the files appropriately, and use VLC to watch.

 

[SECRETSERVICE]

thanks
i'm checking

i wish there was one that does both photos and videos because i've so many video shots from my phone....

i will let you know if i've anything more to say

 

[iTRiP]

Windows by It's self is, has great infrastructure to do just what you require.

Managing Photos and Videos.

You might need some other software only if you have requirements higher than what is built in windows already caters for by default.

 

[SECRETSERVICE]

i don't think that windows 11 has a timeline

in linux there is Shotwell....

but my media files are in the windows computer.....

is it safe to share the network with the lan?
because perhaps it's the best idea....

 

[USAFRet]

is it safe to share the network with the lan?

Your internal house LAN? Sure.

Then again, this is specifically what a NAS is for.

 

[SECRETSERVICE]

maybe i will invest in a nas in the future
i will try my home network sharing....

thanks USAFRet