(LRViewer is a free app for the Mac and Windows that allows you to view Lightroom images and metadata without using Lightroom itself. Previously announced here.)

A major LRViewer upgrade, Version 1.1, is now available for download from ImageIngester.com. You can now:

• See ratings (1 - 5 stars) along with the image file name.
• Zoom in to see a 100% view, and then pan with the mouse.
• Export JPEGs with EXIF and XMP info.

This version also includes LRVmaker so that photographers can customize the appearance and behavior of LRViewer for their clients by:

• Placing a logo on the screen.
• Showing a button that goes to the photographer's web site.
• Opening a catalog automatically when LRViewer starts up.
• Starting with a selected collection or other outline item, and controlling which outline items show.
• Marking images with a watermark.
• Preventing clients from accessing EXIF info and metadata, from viewing images above a certain size, and from exporting JPEGs.

LRVmaker costs $25; a free demo is fully functional but marks the LRViewer screen with the word DEMO.

For more information or to download LRViewer and LRVmaker, go to ImageIngester.com.

--Marc