Need Help - Ignorant About FIF Fractal Files

I'm trying a parlay between the photo experts and the freeware mavens.

Recently I've received batches of FIF image files from two sources. I have no
idea what I can do with them; none of my image viewers seem able to handle them,
including Fast Stone Viewer, IrfanView, and ACDSee.

I don't know enough about the files to even guess what I may need in the future
if I want to do more than just view them, but the first step is obviously to
find a way to see what's in them. I run WinXP SP3; a fairly diligent search of
Google didn't turn up any clues for Windows, though I did find a few for Linux.

Would some kind soul point me to an application or a Windows solution that will
let me open those files, and preferably at little or no cost since this may turn
out to be a one-time need?

All suggestions welcomed. TIA.
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Don Kirkman

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:23:01 -0700, Don Kirkman
wrote:

I'm trying a parlay between the photo experts and the freeware mavens.

Recently I've received batches of FIF image files from two sources. I have no
idea what I can do with them; none of my image viewers seem able to handle them,
including Fast Stone Viewer, IrfanView, and ACDSee.

I don't know enough about the files to even guess what I may need in the future
if I want to do more than just view them, but the first step is obviously to
find a way to see what's in them. I run WinXP SP3; a fairly diligent search of
Google didn't turn up any clues for Windows, though I did find a few for Linux.

Would some kind soul point me to an application or a Windows solution that will
let me open those files, and preferably at little or no cost since this may turn
out to be a one-time need?

All suggestions welcomed. TIA.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multime.../EyeBrow.shtml

It seems to me I heard somewhere that Don Kirkman wrote in article
:

I'm trying a parlay between the photo experts and the freeware mavens.

Recently I've received batches of FIF image files from two sources. I have no
idea what I can do with them; none of my image viewers seem able to handle them,
including Fast Stone Viewer, IrfanView, and ACDSee.

I don't know enough about the files to even guess what I may need in the future
if I want to do more than just view them, but the first step is obviously to
find a way to see what's in them. I run WinXP SP3; a fairly diligent search of
Google didn't turn up any clues for Windows, though I did find a few for Linux.

Would some kind soul point me to an application or a Windows solution that will
let me open those files, and preferably at little or no cost since this may turn
out to be a one-time need?

Suggestions from Dewey Edwards and Jon in alt.comp.freeware look good; I've
downloaded both apps [EyeBrow 1.0.1 and Image Eye 7.3] and will start testing
tomorrow. Many thanks.
--
Don Kirkman