Comments on: Digital Comics Unleashed (CBR/CBZ)

By: Asuka 24

Asuka 24 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:55:32 +0000

I use the CDisplayEx program to read comics in cbr format. It is better than the regular cd display.

CBR are actually rar files with the rar changed to .cbr

If you use the avast anti-virus program, when you run a boot time scan it will let you know if a .cbr file is corrupt. I found a few corrupt files in my collection and replaced them with a new download.

By: Zachary Tirrell

Zachary Tirrell — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:50:45 +0000

I used tio use Windows, but switched to Mac a few years ago. On Windows I always used CDisplay. On the Mac I use a mix of Comic Book Lover and Simple Comic.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:55:04 +0000

Excellent post. I am just getting into reading digital comics myself, and it’s pretty awesome. I normally read novels on something like a PDA because it really stinks sitting at the computer that long, but with comics, you’re reading for short periods of time while still enjoying the read itself.

I don’t think you mentioned what OS you are using, but if you’re on Windows, there is a pretty excellent reader which allows you to view thumbnails of the covers. It kind of feels like collecting actual books. The program is called Comic Rack. You can get it at http://comicrack.cyolito.com/

Anyways, again, good post…I do believe that I’m going to start following you, Sir…lol

By: bukhory

bukhory — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:24:55 +0000

You can download here http://cdisplay.techknight.com/setup.zip

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:50:12 +0000

For Mac OSX, I recommend ComicBook Lover. It’s not free, though if you’re reading pirated digital comics, you probably don’t care about finding a pirate version of CBL.

It’s like iTunes for Comics. Amazing stuff. It even has color correction for those old mags that are all yellowed.

it has a ton of USEFUL features that generic picture viewers don’t.

http://www.bitcartel.com/comicbooklover/

By: Jonty

Jonty — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:16:03 +0000

You can bulk convert all of your comics to CBZ format using a free tool Comic Converter available for download from http://www.jontylovell.net. It will take CBZ, CBR, PDF, PPT, PPTX, ZIP, RAR or plain folders and build CBZ files from them. It supports drag and drop and will bulk convert. Best of all it is completely free.

By: Grimstone » News » January 9th, 2007 » Grimstone - Issue 1

Grimstone » News » January 9th, 2007 » Grimstone - Issue 1 — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:05:23 +0000

[...] Digital Comics Unleashed (CBR/CBZ) [...]

By: Dunnie

Dunnie — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:24:44 +0000

I just love this concept. Name the pix sequentially, rar/zip them, rename to cbr/cbz — DONE! I think also people scanning non-comic books should adapt this. Ok OCR is better, but it requires more time and effort. Still looking for THE reader. CDisplay my fav so far. Comical not bad. But *why* is not [num+/-] the zoom-standard? Pgup PgDn prev/next page is good. But mouse-wheel would be nice as well.

By: snorkledorf

snorkledorf — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:33:48 +0000

On OS X, FFView totally does it for me!

http://www.feedface.com/projects/ffview.html

By: bitburn

bitburn — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:59:33 +0000

I think the best viewer is Gonvisor (easy to use and with more features):
http://es.geocities.com/gonvisor

By: zbtirrell

zbtirrell — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:13:05 +0000

You are absolutely right, that was a typo

By: Mladen Mihajlovic

Mladen Mihajlovic — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 13:24:17 +0000

I think cbr files are RAR files and not TAR files.

By: CDisplay « freewaregenius.com

CDisplay « freewaregenius.com — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 01:05:23 +0000

[...] Go here to read more about the CBZ and CBR ebook formats. [...]

By: gr3g0s

gr3g0s — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:18:40 +0000

a good comic book reader is comical
http://comical.sourceforge.net/

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:01:57 +0000

testing some files downloaded from the internet.