These are
usually comic
books in an
archive format.
A .cbr file is
actually the
same thing as a
.rar file and a
.cbz file is the
same as a .zip
file.
To display these
archives easily
it's extremely
useful to use
the free program
called CDisplay.
If you
asssociate these
two file types
with CDisplay,
you never need
to unpack the
arcives, but can
keep them
together (of
course, you can
unpack the
individaul
images with
WinRar etc any
time you want),
then just double
click to
read/view the
comics.
The Windows
Comic Reader
utility 'CDisplay'
was written to
ease the reading
of comics with
the pages in
JPEG, GIF or PNG
format, without
the need to open
the archive at
all
Get the free app
here:
- What are CBZ
files? CBZ files
are zipped file
archives that
have had their
extension
renamed from
.zip to .cbz
- What are CBR
files? CBR files
are rarred file
archives with
their extension
changed from .rar
to .cbr
- ...but why?
These are the
extensions
associated with
the rather
excellent
CDisplay
program, a very
good way of
reading digital
comics.
- Can CDisplay
read zip and rar
files? Yes but
you have to run
the program then
open them
manually.
- So why rename
them? By making
file extension
associations it
means when you
double click on
a CBR or CBZ
file it will
open in CDisplay
automatically.
Zip and Rar
extensions are
more likely
associated with
an archive
program and
you're likely to
want to keep it
that way.
- So what's so
good about this
CDisplay
program? It's a
good way of
viewing image
archives and has
a lot of options
for presentation
and moving
through
archives, many
of which are
optimised for
comics.
- How do I make
my own CBR and
CBZ files?
Archive the
files as you
would normally (eg
Winrar. winzip
etc) and
just rename them
with the
different
extensions....
yes, it's that
simple!
DjVu
Reader
DjVu Reader
To use djvu,
simply get the
free open source
viewer (very
small) from
here. Its a tiny
self-contained
program with no
install
programs, just
run it. There
are others, but
I like this
one..
Home:
Here is another
free «OpenDjVu»
Project
DjVuReader is
intended for
viewing djvu
files in
Windows95/98/XP.
http://opendjvu.webhost.ru/index_en.html
iSilo 4.2
To read pdb
files you need a
program like
iSilo 4.2
for Win (pdb
reader,
01/12/2005). Its
a small program
that does not
install much
across your
system. Their
home page is:
1)
Unpack
(no
password)
2)
Install
using
the .exe
3)
Enter in
the
Registration
Code
found in
the
csc.nfo
file
(open
this
file
with
notepad
if you
don't
have the
NFO
viewer
app).
4)
Enjoy!
:)
Update: Here is
Ver 4.26 (more
recent than the
above):
