Free Alternative to Photo Mechanic??

Hi, I'm a college sports photographer looking for a free alternative to Photo Mechanic. All I need it for is to batch rename photos and being able to caption photos using something like code replacement. I could do it in Lightroom but I would really prefer not to since Lightroom is really slow in my opinion.

Thanks

Check FastStone Image Viewer (the Tools tab).

It's my pivot point for anything graphic.

http://www.faststone.o​rg/download.htm

XNView.

+1 for FastStone.

While those free alternatives may work for now (do they allow code replacements?), if you are going to be doing this on a regular basis, you will end up with Photo Mechanic eventually. It is the defacto standard for sports photogs that have to cull, edit, caption and file quickly on deadline.

Ya I think I'll just bite the bullet and buy Photo Mechanic. While these free programs look good, if I'm going to be doing this for awhile I may as well get the best. Is there any way I can get a deal on it and not pay full price? Does it ever go on sale?

ayattoni wrote in post #17941385
Ya I think I'll just bite the bullet and buy Photo Mechanic. While these free programs look good, if I'm going to be doing this for awhile I may as well get the best. Is there any way I can get a deal on it and not pay full price? Does it ever go on sale?

It usually goes on sale once a year for 10-15% off, but it's hard to predict when that sale will be. The last time was in December, but it varies from year to year.

Cheers,
Bryan

Ok thanks!

I forgot to mention, the quickest way to hear about any future sales/discount is their Facebook page. They always make the announcement there first.

Cheers,
Bryan