KirstenLee Viewer

The articles I’ve written on KirstenLee’s Viewer are collected on this page.

KirstenLee’s Viewer is known for advanced rendering features and is popular with photographers and machinima makers. The viewer requires a high end video card for good performance.

KirstenLee’s Viewer is known for being bleeding edge. It is not recommend for computer novices or those new to Second Life. However, it is easy to install and run in default mode. Advanced knowledge is only needed when one wants to turn on advanced features.

KirstenLee Viewer S21(8) RC2 Release Review

This morning I see KirstenLee has a new release candidate out. This one is based on Linden Lab 2.7.3 code. So, this viewer is on the very edge of the latest viewer code. The full version number is 2.7.3.8. The viewer remains Anaglyph 3D capable and it now works with my 8800 GTS card. My … Read more

KirstenLee Lee Viewer S21(8) RC 1 Release Review

KirstenLee has the new release candidate of S21(8) out. This one has 3D. This is anaglyph 3D, the red and blue shift image one looks at using blue/red glasses. 3D is not the only change, but it is the big change you can see on your screen. 3D in Second Life We are seeing more … Read more

Kirsten Viewer S21(7a) Review Continued

I’ve been able to use the viewer for a time now. My experience with it follows. Download & Install The download (29mb) and install is standard for the KirstenLee Viewer. It uninstalls the previous version in the process. The cache and settings locations are retained. The settings are kept. Experience No reboot needed. Viewer cranked … Read more

Kirsten Viewer S21(7a) Release Review

Today (5/11) the release of S21(7a) or 2.7.8.7 came out. This is version 7a because the Lab alerted viewer developers that an exploit was found in the Second Life System. Unpatched viewers are vulnerable to the exploit. Kirsten’s 7a has the patch and is safe from this exploit. If you downloaded (7), go back and get (7a). … Read more

KirstenLee Viewer S21(7) RC3 Released

  New code is rushing to the viewers in a torrent. This release of KV has lots of fixes and new stuff. Unfortunately the Apple versions are lagging because the machine used to compile those versions is overheating. The Windows version RC3 is out today.   Enhanced Avatar Physics: This is the booby juggle code … Read more

KirstenLee S21(7) RC1 Viewer Review

Today we get a new version of KirstenLee’s S21 viewer. KirstenLee says this is a NEW viewer, new in the way that it is compiled, created, using VS2010. For weeks this has been a main topic of discussion in Snowstorm mailing list for weeks… and weeks… It is quite a feat to get viewer working … Read more

KirstenLee s21(7) Alpha Version Review

The S21(6a) release of Kirsten’s viewer came out recently. It is the version you should use UNLESS you want to be one of the testers. Today KirstenLee released an alpha version of the next viewer version. You are warned that the viewer is rough and has bugs. However, I’m plagued with a curiosity about what … Read more

KirstenLee’s S21(6) Released Review

Today Kirsten released a new version of the S21 viewer. This is not a release candidate. I suppose we can call it a production version. Whatever we call it, it is out and we can use it. Kirsten S21 Download The Mac and Linux versions will be up soon, if not already. Download and Install … Read more