IrfanView 4.10

[NICK ADSL UK]

IrfanView 4.10

There were numerous changes here are only the more important things.

Version 4.10 ( - CURRENT VERSION - ) (Release date: 2007-10-15)

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New PlugIn: Paint (Edit menu, Hotkey: F12, thanks to Matteo Italia!)
It allows IrfanView to paint lines, circles, arrows, straighten image etc.
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Support for embedded color profiles in JPG/TIF (Properties->Viewing)
LCMS PlugIn, thanks to Marti Maria
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New command line option: /advancedbatch (Apply advanced batch options to image)
Allows many image operations, add text etc.
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Lossless JPG Crop added (Menu: Options or Thumbnails (batch mode))
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Added option to tag/mark files during browsing (window or fullscreen mode):
Hotkeys: X = tag file, SHIFT+X = untag file, SHIFT+Q: show tagged files in Thumbnails
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Support for FLV format (Flash PlugIn, thanks to Remio)
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Histogram feature added (Menu: Image, Hotkey: SHIFT+H)
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Zoom calculation changed: relative, based on previous zoom value
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Auto adjust colors works with selections (Thanks to Andras Horvath, www.log69.com)
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Option to save values from "Enhance Colors" dialog
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New effects added: Green and Yellow eye reduction (Effects browser dialog)
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Option to keep current scroll position for the next image (Menu: View)
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Support for HDP/WDP format (Microsoft HD Photo, PlugIn)
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Save support for JNG format (Thanks to Pavel Demchuk)
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New GUI for batch/slideshow dialogs
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Custom selection dialog uses current selection at start, if available
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New compression options in PDF export (Thanks to ComSquare AG)
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New loading options for normal RAW files (Thanks to Sergey Fokin)
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Fullscreen options can be changed during fullscreen mode
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Browsing: if CTRL pressed, the file index increases/decreases by 5 (default: 1)
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3 external editors are possible now (Properties->Misc 3)
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New option for Import palette: Use nearest color (Properties->Misc 3)
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Changes in print option Scale (original image size is used as input)
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New print option for multipage images: Print odd or even pages
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Some changes/optimizations in HTML templates
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CTRL+A selects the whole image in the main window
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Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions
»www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
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http://www.irfanview.com/
Some bugs fixed (IFF/PCX/JP2 loading, GIF animations, Palette import)

[Huupi]

Faststone Imageviewer or their lightweight Maxview from Faststone,lichtyears ahead on flexability,speed and fileformat support [DNG support],i compared them and sure Faststone is the way to go.

[Seer]

Thanks for the info Nick. :thumb:
I use this stuff (IrfanView). Already did the upgrade (just before I posted). Still unbloated and good.

Never tried Faststone, but may give it a go one of these days. Thanks Huupi for suggestion, I'll keep it in mind :)

[EASTER]

I'm still wondering why IrfanView is overlooking the addition of image MASKS, at least a few would be nice, but hey, it's a freeware, so you take what it is and be satisfied right?

[midway40]

I use IrfanView as my default image viewer though I do have Faststone too. I just wished they would change the file icon from that red cat or whatever it is supposed to be, lol.

[Mrkvonic]

Hello,
A quick question, guys.
I always uninstall the previous version and install the new one.
What's your approach - upgrade or fresh install?
Mrk

[Seer]

Hello.

{QUOTE-> I always uninstall the previous version and install the new one.
What's your approach - upgrade or fresh install? <-QUOTE}

I almost always do the same, uninstall old, install new, but in this case I did an upgrade. Passed nicely. Didn't see a reason to uninstall the old, as this is not a resident app, just a pic viewer. I have FDISR installed on this PC as well, but I didn't even bother with updating a snapshot... just ran the app and plugins installer.
As a matter of fact, I noticed that I started to upgrade these days more than before. I have a (non-MS) firewall installed, and I performed an upgrade with the last three versions. I just shut it down before upgrading, and no problems encountered whatsoever.

Cheers.
:)

[HAN]

I started just upgrading over the top after reading this at the IrfanView Forum
http://www.irfanview-online.com/vb/archive/index.php?t-204.html

[acr1965]

I see that Irfanview reads pdf files. Can it be set to be the default pdf reader in windows? Also, does it allow editing pdf files?

thanks

[Bob D]

{QUOTE-> I see that Irfanview reads pdf files. Can it be set to be the default pdf reader in windows? Also, does it allow editing pdf files? <-QUOTE}
I think you need to DL/install GhostScript to get .pdf functionality.
Getting it to work properly can be a bit buggy. I don't think there is any editing function.
I would advise using a dedicated pdf program for reading .pdf files.
GhostScript/GSView (Ghostscript's GUI) is a very lightweight program with limited editing functions: text extraction, conversions.

[acr1965]

thanks for the info