IrfanView version 4 released

[JDPower]

http://www.irfanview.com/

 

Changelog:

 

* Improved Vista compatibility

 

* New display option: Center image in window (Menu: View->Display options)

 

* Toolbar skin option added (Properties->Toolbar)

More Toolbar skins are available on the IrfanView homepage.

=> Users can send new Toolbar skins by email, Thanks guys!

 

* New Properties->Video option: Use DirectShow for playing (good for MJPG AVIs)

 

* New advanced batch option: Auto adjust colors

 

* "Enhance colors" can be now used on selections

 

* New EXIF dialog button: Show in Google Earth (if GPS data available)

 

* The EXIF dialog can stay displayed on screen

 

* Thanks to Dmitri Poguliayev for the new Vista icon!

 

* New Hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + M = Show/edit JPG comment

 

* Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions

http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

 

* Some bugs fixed (Start folder, RLE BMPs, ANI loading)

[fullbug]

Looks alot to me like Faststone Image Viewer, is it any better?

[JDPower]

Looks alot to me like Faststone Image Viewer, is it any better?

I've never used Fast stone so can't say, but IrfanView does all the quick editing jobs I ever need it to.

[CeeCee]

I'm still using version 3.91 and it serves my purposes well.

[Andavari]

I've never used Fast stone so can't say, but IrfanView does all the quick editing jobs I ever need it to.

I tried Faststone last month and it isn't bad, however I ended up going right back to IrfanView a couple of days later. Suppose I'm just used to how IrfanView works since I've been using it for ages.

[BrownSugar]

I've used Irfanview as a quick indexing program and really like it for slideshows, too.

 

Does anyone know if any of the others (Faststone, Xnview) allow you to "hand" outline for cropping or cutting? I know that they allow you to select square or rectangle portions of the photo, but I haven't seen the ability to select any portion you want using the mouse. I know that Paint Shop Pro can do it, and free programs such as Gimp and Paint.net can.

[DennisD]

Does anyone know if any of the others (Faststone, Xnview) allow you to "hand" outline for cropping or cutting?

 

Not sure if this is quite what you want, but Faststone Screen Capture has a "capture freehand region" function, and the white background square the cropped image is on, can be made invisible in the Faststone Editor.

 

Edit: Faststone Capture.

[BrownSugar]

Not sure if this is quite what you want, but Faststone Screen Capture has a "capture freehand region" function, and the white background square the cropped image is on, can be made invisible in the Faststone Editor.

 

Yes, I am looking for the "freehand" outline. Would that feature allow you to outline an area of a photo, then copy and paste the freehand outline into another photo?

[DennisD]

Sorry squire, I have no idea, but I think I'll have a play around with it myself, and if I have any joy I'll post back.