------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File : 'changes.txt' - Info about IrfanView updates (important changes only!) Author: Irfan Skiljan E-Mail: irfanview@gmx.net WWW : http://www.irfanview.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.66 (Release date: 2023-12-20) - Fixed problem with network paths in Save-As dialog - Fix for text alignment in Insert Text dialog (selection/canvas) - SVG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to nerty_nerty) Download from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.65 (Release date: 2023-12-09) - Option for Dark mode: Properties->Viewing (works best with Windows 10/11) (thanks to Richard Yu, Stephen Eckels, adzm) - New option in Insert Text dialog: Text rotation (90 deg for vertical text) - New option in Slideshow dialog: Set different time for each file (new button: "Change time" for selected files) - "Paste into Selection": Second paste (CTRL+V) will also apply the image - New Hotkey after "Paste into selection": SHIFT + Click within selection: Apply pasted image and keep selection - New Edit menu: Apply image effects to inverted selection (non-selected area) - New option in Properties->Editing: Set custom filename for pasted image - Option to read XMP data in the IPTC dialog (thanks to Lee Thomason) - New Histogram effects in Effects Browser dialog (thanks to Richard Heurtley) - Improved support for tabs in text in Insert Text dialog (CTRL + Tab) - New PlugIn for AVIF format - The Replace File dialog shows preview of both images - The Fine Rotation dialog can be resized - New in Fine Rotation dialog: draw a straight line to rotate - The Histogram dialog can be resized (Local dark mode using right button) - Slideshow/Automatic mode will suspend system sleep while running - Command line: "/append" will append all pages from the input file (if "/page" option is not used) - SVG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to nerty_nerty) - JP2 PlugIn loading bug fixed (CVE-2023-26974, thanks to overXsky) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.62 (Release date: 2022-12-09) - New PDF PlugIn (thanks to Pdfium guys) - Option to save slideshow as MP4 video (Thanks to Shao Voon Wong) - New options menu: Append current image to PDF (Options->Multipage images) - New options menu: Edit multipage PDF (Options->Multipage images) - New "Adobe 8BF filters" PlugIn (for 64-bit 8BF, thanks to Sinisa Petric) - New in Advanced Batch dialog: All effects (Effects Browser dialog) can be used - New in Properties->Extensions dialog: Load only minimal (browsing) extensions - The selection rectangle can be resized on corners (with CTRL = proportional) - Change for "Paste into Selection": you can move/resize the selection rectangle/image; click to apply selection image to main image - New option in "Compare images" dialog: Show difference image - New effect in Image->Effects menu: Skew/Shear image - New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + G: Start Google Maps with GPS of the loaded file - New command line option: /fs_exit => if started in fullscreen mode; ESC closes fullscreen and IrfanView - Old/obsolete JPG options disabled: "Load as grayscale" and "Save as grayscale" (easy to forget; can be re-enabled using new INI flags) - Removed very old PlugIn: FiltersUnlimited - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.60 (Release date: 2022-03-18) - JPG save preview dialog: Options to zoom/scroll the preview image - New option in File menu: Compare current image with another image - Option for Favorite menus (Edit menu); Right mouse click on menu item - Options menu to "Create new EXIF data" in JPGs without EXIF - New browsing options for mouse wheel (Properties->Browsing) - Support for QOI format (Formats PlugIn, reading and saving) - Improved DDS loading (BC7 compression, thanks to Richard Geldreich) - TIF loading fixed (Thanks to Aslan Gurtsiev, CVE-2021-46064) - New hotkey: ALT + SHIFT + B: Show thin or normal border (current session only) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.59 (Release date: 2021-12-01) - New JPG saving option: Show preview image (to adjust quality and filesize) - Support for JXL format (JPEG XL, reading and saving; PlugIn) (must be enabled in: Help->Installed PlugIns) - New effect in Image->Effects menu: Tilt-Shift - Options for SVG loading (Properties->PlugIns) - New Edit menu: Show selection from "Auto crop borders" (can be used for e.g. Lossless JPG Crop) - Improved support for EXIF data in HEIC and CR3 files (EXIF dialog) - New print dialog option: Fill paper - for "Best fit to page" - Help text added to some options in Lossless-JPG dialog (thanks to forum users) - New command line option: /contactsheet=(filenames) => make Contact Sheet using dialog options (see "i_options.txt") - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.58 (Release date: 2021-05-26) - New option in Add-Text dialog: add text above/below image (add canvas) - New in Add-Text for Batch mode: Scale font based on desktop height - New Resize dialog option: Set size in MegaPixels - New option in File-Copy/Move dialog: Create duplicate file (for existing files) - New option: Keep mouse on Next/Prev-file toolbar buttons (Properties->Viewing) - New PlugIn: OptiPNG (Optimized PNG saving, thanks to Cosmin Truta) - PNGOUT PlugIn has been removed (use OptiPNG in PNG save options) - RIOT PlugIn has been removed (use "Set JPG file size" in JPG save options) - GIF animation bug fixed (thanks to Filipe Oliveira, Tempest Security Intelligence) - Several loading bugs in Formats PlugIn fixed (thanks to Moshe Kaplan) (CVE-2021-29360 to CVE-2021-29367) - WPG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab: CVE-2021-27224 and CVE-2021-27362) - Updated panda (thumbnails) icon - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.57 (Release date: 2021-01-13) - Improved option "Try registry changes" (Properties->Extensions) - Option to use new Windows File-Open dialog (Properties->Misc) - Option to create only Shortcuts (LNK file) in File-Copy dialog - New Camera RAW PlugIn (based on LibRAW, thanks to Alex Tutubalin) - Support for WPG format (PlugIn, WPG version 1; thanks to Flurmy) - Improved GIF reading - PCX loading bug fixed (thanks to @DmitriyMelikov, CVE-2020-35133) - MNG PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to ThanhTP) - PCX format moved to FORMATS PlugIn - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.56 (Release date: 2020-10-21) - Updated Video PlugIn (improved Win10 compatibility, new player for MP3/FLAC) - Option to play all audio formats in main window (Properties->Video/Sound) - Option to change hotkeys for menus: Right mouse click on menu item - New option in Paint dialog: Fill rect/ellipse with transparent color - New "Edit->Insert Watermark" option: Use color to highlight an area - Option to disable mouse wheel for file browsing (Properties->Browsing) - New SVG PlugIn (Thanks to seppesol) - New XCF PlugIn (Thanks to Jacek SQ6KBQ) - New JPG option: Use QuantSmooth loading (PlugIn, thanks to Ilya Kurdyukov) - Option for page/frame filename suffix in Multipage-Extract dialog - CTRL + "Save-As" icon on toolbar calls the "Save" menu - New option in Advanced batch dialog: Add Border/Frame - New option in Insert Text dialog: Settings for Outline-1 effect (Rainbow) - New paste option: Change paste counter (Edit->Paste special) - New shapes in Hexagon dialog: Ellipse, Cloud; Spiral (thanks to Rod Stephens) - New option in Hexagon/Shadow dialog: Background transparency - Support for PSB format (Photoshop files) - Context menu added to EXIF dialog (Copy only selected lines) - New placeholder: $c (Compression text from Image->Info dialog) - Program icon updated - New Paint dialog icons (Thanks to Michael Grosberg) - JP2 PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to Phung Duc Luan and Linhlhq) - B3D and XCF PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to Zhe Wang) - Formats PlugIn bugs fixed (XPM,XBM,CR2,HDR,WBMB,FITS,DDS) (thanks to nhiephon) (CVE-2020-13905, 13906, 23545, 23546, 23549 to 23563) - MNG PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to zhazha crack) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.54 (Release date: 2019-12-12) - Multiple Undo/Redo steps added (max. 20 steps, Properties->Editing) - Zoom magnifier added to fullscreen mode - Option to disable Zoom magnifier (Properties->Viewing) - Profiles option added to Print dialog - New option in Properties->Fullscreen: Set horizontal and/or vertical centering - New option in Print dialog: Set horizontal and/or vertical centering - Option to set selection border thickness (Properties->Editing) - Option to enable/disable PlugIns (Help->Installed PlugIns) - Extended sidecar files option: Copy/Move possible (Properties->File Handling) - New Canvas dialog option/method: Set aspect ratio - New option in Watch/Hot Folder dialog: Watch subfolders - Support for CR3 files (preview image only) (add to extensions list in: Properties->Extensions->Load custom types) - New Lossless JPG Dialog option: Add (or Replace) ICC color profile - New Thumbnails option: Keep focus in folder tree (after folder change/click) - Option to show Color Corrections dialog in dark mode - Fix in Metadata PlugIn (crash with bad EXIF tag in CR2 files; KVE-2019-1184) - BMP loading bug fixed (thanks to Joshua Faust, CVE-2019-16887) - JP2 PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq) - ANI PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17252) - RAS PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17251) - EXR PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17255) - DPX PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17256) - WSQ PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17250) - JLS PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to Linhlhq, CVE-2019-17253) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.53 (Release date: 2019-05-15) - New effect in Image->Effects menu: Insert Speech Bubbles Examples: http://www.irfanview.com/screenshot/big/37_speech_bubbles.jpg - New effect in Image menu: Add Shadow, Shape, Rounded corners, Snowflake etc. - New effect in Image menu: Add Hexagon (or tiles), Star, Spikes, Heart etc. - Show mouse zoom magnifier: CTRL+SHIFT + Mouse-move in the image (mouse wheel zooms within magnifier area, click inside closes it) - New border effect in "Add Frame" dialog: Broken Edge - New effect added: Radial Brighten (Effects browser dialog) - New option in Capture dialog: Draw red circle around cursor - New option in Advanced batch dialog: Set maximal dimensions for resize - Profiles option added to Contact Sheet dialog - Option to read 1 BPP images in RAW dialog - Command line: /filepattern can be combined with /slideshow - TIF/PCX/PSD loading bugs fixed (thanks to Apriorit) - Some PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.52 (Release date: 2018-12-12) - Improved Paint PlugIn stability - Support for DPX and CIN formats (DPX PlugIn, thanks to Patrick A. Palmer) - Support for FLIF format (Free Lossless Image Format, PlugIn) - Support for HEIF format (with installed HEVC extensions/codec, see Win10) - New option in Advanced batch dialog: Set minimal dimensions for resize - Option to save settings in Canvas dialog - Insert Text dialog: CTRL + click in image adds the text permanently - Command line: /filepattern option: accepts multiple extensions ("*.jpg;*.png") - Improved support for high DPI displays - Improved JPG2000 format loading - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.51 (Release date: 2018-02-27) - Improved JPG save option: "Set file size" (no RIOT PlugIn needed) - New options in IrfanView Shell Extension (PlugIns website) - Support for animated WebP files - Some fixes (Zoom box text, EXE/DLL icon loading) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.50 (Release date: 2017-10-10) - IrfanView and many PlugIns ported to Unicode! The INI file will be converted to Unicode if you call the "Properties" dialog - IrfanView will NOT run on Win9x anymore - Support for iPhone PNG files (Formats PlugIn, thanks to Jongware) - Move selection with: CTRL or SHIFT + right mouse button (Y or X axis only) - New option in Extract Pages/Frames dialog: Set page/frame range - Some fixes in the Print dialog - New text pattern: $m = show number of megapixels - New Thumbnails sort menu: Sort by Megapixels - Adjust print preview image to color/bw printer settings - Wallpaper save format changed to PNG (Win8 and later) - New zooming method: Mouse wheel alone, if "Browsing->View other files" disabled - New command line option: /hotfolder="folder" => start Hotfolder option with a specific folder - ANI format moved to FORMATS PlugIn - JP2 PlugIn loading bug fixed (Talos Advisory TALOS-2017-0310) - FPX/RLE/DJVU/ANI/SVG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to Lin Wang) - Tools PlugIn EXE-loading problem fixed (thanks to Cody Sixteen and Lin Wang) - Several PlugIns fixed or ported to unicode, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.44 (Release date: 2016-12-20) - Metadata PlugIn ported to Unicode (EXIF/IPTC/Comment data in JPG files) - Batch scan dialog: Scan to multipage file works also with PDF output - New Edit menu options: Remove or Insert strip (based on selection) - New Blur filter: Gaussian Blur (thanks to Ivan Kuckir) - New Blur filter: Fast Gaussian Blur (thanks to Mario Klingemann) - New Properties->Fullscreen option: Show blurred image sides - Option to show mouse coordinates (Properties->Viewing) - New options in Histogram dialog: modeless dialog, selections, curves - New effect added: Vertical Shift (Effects browser dialog) - New Thumbnails menu: Show/hide filenames text for thumbnails - New Image->Effects PlugIn: Film Simulation (thanks to Jan Ingwer Baer) (check the PlugIns page for CLUT files download) - New wallpaper option: Fill (Hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + F) - New Rename dialog option: Rename also sidecar files - New Print dialog option: Save settings (without printing) - Command line option "/append" works also with PDF output - A BMP loading bug fixed (thanks to Ren Yi) - The hotkey "D" (clear screen) works also in Fullscreen/Slideshow mode - Loading crashes fixed in JP2 PlugIn (JPG-2000 format) - The Luratech formats (JP2/JPM) are now Freeware (Saving and Batch mode) - Command line: /convert accepts wildcard also for a single filename, like: i_view32.exe c:\testimg.bmp /convert=c:\tifs\*.tif => save as "testimg.tif" - Command line: /capture=7 can contain the input rectangle, like: i_view32.exe /capture=7=(0,0,800,600) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.42 (Release date: 2016-03-10) - New File menu: Save Selection as (Hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + B) - New option in Capture dialog: Show timer countdown - New option in Export Tiles dialog: Extract all pages from multipage files - New option in Fine Rotation dialog: Select "best" old image - New option in Print dialog: No image overflow on page - New HTML-Export dialog option: Copy extra files to destination folder (prepare a "copy_files.txt" file with filenames) - Some PCX/BMP/PPM loading bugs fixed (thanks to Moshe Kaplan) - Improved FITS format loading - New text pattern: $R = image aspect ratio (width/height) - New hotkey: CTRL + Click into selection = clear selection - Some minor fixes (Thumbnails/folder scan) - Some workarounds for Windows-10 bugs/issues (Installer signature, Associations) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.41 (Release date: 2015-11-29) - 64-bit version: Use 32-bit TWAIN drivers if 64-bit drivers not installed - New dialog/GUI on Windows tablets ("2 in 1", Thanks to Arun Anbu from Intel) - New hotkey: SHIFT + Tab: Start/End Tablet mode dialog - New hotkey: CTRL + Insert: Edit->Copy - New Slideshow hotkey: Q = Pause/Resume a timer slideshow - New option for /info command line: write CSV file: /info=infofile.csv - Added PlugIns-Installer options for: /silent and /folder (Check FAQs page) - "Amazon 1Button App" offer removed - Some fixes (Auto color correction, PNG compression, UNC-Paths in 64-bit) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.40 (Release date: 2015-07-31) - The 64-bit version of IrfanView is available: http://www.irfanview.com/64bit.htm The 64-bit version is faster for very large images (25+ Megapixels) - Option to support IrfanView by installing "Amazon 1Button App" (OPTIONAL !) - Support for animated PNG files (APNG) - EXIF date (taken) sort menu added to main window sort menu - New Sort dialog option: Sort by EXIF date (date taken) - New toolbar item: Zoom box with common values (Properties->Toolbar) (You can also write a new value and press Enter) - New PDF PlugIn (enable in Properties->PlugIns->PDF) - New in Thumbnails window: Export image tiles for selected files (batch mode) - Load cursors and bitmaps from EXE/DLL files (Thanks to Jason Hood) - Option to set a custom font for TXT loading (Properties->Browsing/Editing) - Option to use left mouse button for fullscreen scrolling (for touch screens) - The 2 GB limit for EXE/SCR-Slideshow files changed (now: 4 GB, Windows EXE limit) - New Fine Rotation method/option added (faster for very large images) - New option for the Red-Eye-Correction effect (dialog): Set gray intensity - Some fixes in the Paint PlugIn - New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT and '+' or '-' to change GIF/ANI/PNG animation speed - New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + mouse click: Create selection based on clipboard image - New button in Batch processing dialog: Pause/Resume - New button in Advanced batch dialog: Get current selection for cropping - You can Drag&Drop (or Send To) multiple files to IrfanView shortcut or window - PlugIns "Metadata" and "JPG-Transform" included in the IrfanView installer - New command line option: /file=filename(s) => set the input filename(s) (at the end of the command chain) - New command line option: /display=(x,y,w,h,zoom,scrollX,scrollY) => set position, size, zoom and scroll position of the window and image - Command line: wildcards support for /extract (see "i_options.txt") - Command line: /panorama, /multitif and /multipdf can use "filelist=txtfile" (see "i_options.txt" for examples) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.38 (Release date: 2014-06-23) - New Options menu/feature: Export image tiles (split image) - New Options menu: Hotfolder (Watch folder and show new images) - New view modes in Thumbnails window: Tiles, Details and List mode - New feature: (new) "IrfanView Shell Extension" available on PlugIns website (= adds Context menu with some IrfanView operations to Windows Explorer) Thanks to Michael Dunn! - New options in the "Adobe 8BF filters" dialog (Thanks to Frank/jazzman) - Improved speed in the LCMS (Color Management) PlugIn - Added support for old formats like: Amiga, Atari, C64, ZX Spectrum etc. Thanks to Piotr Fusik! (RECOIL support in Formats PlugIn) - New Print dialog features: Borderless print, Negative positions, better preview - New command line option: /makecopy, a flag for /convert => if destination file exists, save new file as copy: (1), (2), (3) etc. - Option to add max. 10 external editors (for advanced users): Properties->Misc - Option to Drag&Drop current file to other programs: SHIFT + left mouse + drag - New Print dialog option: Always use default printer at dialog start - New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + N = Negative image (all channels) - Better support for high resolution screens (high DPI) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.37 (Release date: 2013-12-16) - New options in Resample dialog: Use Resample filters for shrinking; Gamma fix - Improved GIF animations - Features from Adobe-8BF PlugIn (8BF_FILTERS.DLL) moved to Effects PlugIn - New Image menu: Adobe 8BF PlugIns; with new fixed and dynamic PlugIns like: Perspective Transformations and SmartCurve - big thanks to PlugIn authors! - Option to set custom folder for Adobe 8BF PlugIns menu (Properties->PlugIns) - Added Drag&Drop from Thumbnails window to other programs - New menu: File->Open Recent Files (can be disabled in Properties->Misc) - New option in Advanced Batch dialog: Don't shrink bigger images - Added Center option for Crop in Advanced Batch dialog and /crop - Replace Color option can work on selections - GIF bug fixed (credits to Dmitry Janushkevich, Secunia Research, CVE-2013-5351) - MrSID bug fixed (reported by Parvez Anwar via Secunia SVCRP, thanks!) - Japanese folder bug fixed (reported by Asuka Nakajima, JPCERT/CC, CVE-2013-6932) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.36 (Release date: 2013-06-27) - New Lossless JPG Dialog option: Rebuild EXIF-Thumbnail - Update of EXIF-Thumbnail on JPG-Lossless-Crop - Option to Edit EXIF date/time (Options menu or Thumbnails window for batch mode) - Improved color accuracy in "Decrease color depth" function - Added "Best quality" option in "Decrease color depth" dialog (Thanks to Kornel Lesinski!) - New (Freeware) PlugIn for DWG format - thanks to BabaCAD-Software guys! - New feature: Replace Color (Image menu and Advanced Batch dialog) - New feature: Create tiled image (Image menu) - New effects PlugIn: Filter Sandbox (Image->Effects menu, JewelScript, thanks to Stefan Kuhn!) - Option to invert single color channels only (Image menu) - New Edit menu option: Show Grid (see also Properties->Editing for cell size) - New Slideshow Burning PlugIn for WinXP SP3 or later (Thanks to Eric Haddan!) - New display options added: Fit small image side to window/desktop - Profiles option added to Batch Rename dialog - New Advanced Batch dialog option: Set new image size in MegaPixels - New options for Fine Rotation effect: Keep old image size and background - New feature in Color Corrections dialog: Change White Balance - New effect in "Image->Add border/frame" dialog: Inside fading frame - New Thumbnails menu: Extract pages from selected multipage files - New Add Text dialog effect: Filled outline text (Thanks to Wong Shao Voon) - Negative and Grayscale menus can work on selections - Improved selection handling with large zooms - Updated Icons-Plugin (bigger/nicer icons, thanks to Florian Kilzer) - New hotkeys: CTRL + SHIFT + left/right arrow: Fine rotation, 0.10 deg - New hotkeys: CTRL + SHIFT + up/down arrow: Fine rotation, 0.05 deg - Batch-Scan dialog: some placeholders can be used for the filename (help file) - New text placeholders to add $ and | characters (see help file) - New (admin) INI file option: Set save formats in Save-As dialog (see FAQs) - New hotkey for slideshow mode: SHIFT + Z = show all or portrait/landscape images - Hotkey: G = stop or resume GIF/ANI animation (browse frames/pages if stopped) - DCX/ANI loading bug fixed (reported by FuzzMyApp, thanks!) - FPX bug fixed (reported by Secunia/Krystian Kloskowski, thanks!) - Added reading support for 32-bit (96 BPP) TIF images - New command line option: /multipdf (same syntax as /multitif) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.35 (Release date: 2012-11-07) - New Add Text dialog features: No selection needed, Preview, Effects etc. - Option to save profiles (Add-Text, JPG-Save and Color Correction dialog) - New capture dialog option: Capture fixed screen rectangle; Stop timer - New transparency save option: Use main window color (GIF, PNG, ICO) - New file handling option: Remove sidecar files (Properties->File Handling) - New options in Watermark dialog: Preview, Click to preview - New folder browsing options in: Properties->Browsing (stop on folder end) - The EXIF-Thumbnail will be updated during saving as JPG - New (Freeware) PlugIn for DXF format - thanks to BabaCAD-Software guys! - New RAW format options in Properties->PlugIns - New menu: View->Multipage images->Auto show page thumbnails dialog - New print option for multipage images: Print specific pages - Option to Set selection rectangle color (Properties->Editing) - Context menu for video player (Copy frame, change volume) - New display menu option: Apply Sharpen after Resample - New button in Batch dialog: Save filenames as TXT file - New Thumbnail menus: Start Multipage TIF/PDF dialog with selected files - Thumbnails folder tree: CTRL + click = Load thumbs from all subfolders - New option for FLV files: Play in main window (Properties->Video) - New options in Batch rename dialog (create duplicate files) - Option to save custom dimensions in Resize and Custom-Selection dialog - Updated TIF loader - Updated DJVU PlugIn, thanks to guys from Caminova! - Command line: wildcards support for /multitif and /panorama (see i_options.txt) - Command line switch for /info: /shortinfo (write just file index and name) - Command line option for EXE Slideshow: /clearmonitors (clear other monitors) - Command line option "/append" can be now also used with "/scan" - New placeholder: $Q (get "correct" file extension, if possible) - New placeholder: $P (print size, from image->info dialog) - New fullscreen/slideshow hotkey: C = center image, On/Off - F8 key now allowed in slideshow mode: copy current file - Some TIF/GIF/CLP loading bugs fixed (thanks to Codenomicon Fuzz-o-Matic guys!) - PCX/XCF/ECW loading bug fixed (reported by FuzzMyApp, thanks!) - FPX/RLE/TTF/DJVU bug fixed (by Francis Provencher via Secunia SVCRP, thanks!) - JLS (CharLS) loading bug fixed (reported by Joseph Sheridan, thanks!) - PIC format removed (Softimage PICT, loading bugs) - NLM format removed (Nokia LogoManager formats, loading bugs) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.33 (Release date: 2012-03-28) - Improved rotation speed for 1 BPP images - New Advanced Batch dialog option: Change order of operations - New Thumbnails window option: Try to load EXIF-Thumbnail for JPG files - Simple Drag&Drop feature from Thumbnails window added (Load files from Thumbnails in another programs/editors) - Selection: hold ALT key pressed during drawing to make a proportional selection with the inverted ratio from "Create Custom selection" dialog - New effect added: Horizontal Shift (Effects browser dialog) - New option in "Decrease color depth" dialog: Convert 24 BPP to RGB-565 - New option in Resize dialog: Auto adjust DPI based on new sizes - New option in Add-Text dialog: Adjust font size to current zoom-in size - Support for JPEG-XR format (HDP PlugIn) - Possible Thumbnail/Resample problem on Win7-64 bit fixed - FSH format (reading) removed (PlugIn bugs) - DIB-RLE bug fixed (reported by Parvez Anwar via Secunia SVCRP, thanks!) - JPG-2000 PlugIn crashes fixed (by Parvez Anwar/Secunia and FuzzMyApp, thanks!) - ANI/EMF/JPM loading bugs fixed (reported by FuzzMyApp, thanks!) - SGI bug fixed (reported by Gynvael Coldwind, thanks!) - Some new Admin INI file options added (Toolbar, Browsing, Delete); see FAQs - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.32 (Release date: 2011-12-15) - Improved Resampling (Speed; Lanczos artefacts: thanks to Marcel Lancelle) - New feature: Add watermark image (Edit menu and Advanced batch dialog) - Improved zooming: CTRL + wheel (keep mouse coordinates) and centered zoom - Support for WebP format (Weppy format, PlugIn, reading + saving) - Support for PDN format (Paint.NET format, PlugIn, thanks to Martin Osieka) - Support for XCF format (GIMP format, PlugIn, thanks to Martin Osieka) - Face Detection Plugin (Thumbnails window, thanks to MulticoreWare guys) - New JPG save option: Try to save with original (estimated) JPG quality - Improved/changed sort menus (XP/natural order) - New batch rename option: Run test rename - New Thumbnails menu: Refresh selected thumbs - Batch dialog, Output directory: Placeholders are now allowed - New Properties dialog: Zoom / Color management - New expert zoom option: Edit table with fixed zoom values (Properties->Zoom) - New fullscreen options: Center image, Text layer (Properties->Fullscreen) - New option in "Create multipage TIF/PDF" dialog: Load filenames from TXT file - New options in JPG IPTC/Comment dialogs: Allow Unicode PlugIn to change text - New command line option: /cmdexit (close current IrfanView after command line) - TIF/FPX bug fixed (reported by Secunia, thanks!) - New special INI option to hide common folders in Open/Save dialog (see FAQs) - New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + K = Keep Scroll position ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.30 (Release date: 2011-06-20) - Faster JPG loading! (Thanks to D. R. Commander for libjpeg-turbo) - New Paste options: Paste on left/right/top/bottom (Edit->Paste Special) (see also the new option: Properties->Editing->Fit clipboard image) - Changes in Open/Save dialogs (Recent folders box, View mode is remembered) - Menu "File->Recent directories" removed (MRUDs are now in the Open dialog) - New options in Canvas Size dialog - EXIF + IPTC PlugIns merged into Metadata-Plugin - New option in JPG IPTC/Comment dialogs: Allow placeholders - New option in JPG IPTC dialog: Batch editing (if started from Thumbnails) - New options in Capture dialog (send to Clipboard, Printer, new name patterns) - Option to show Alpha channel for TIF/PNG/TGA files (menu: Image->Show channel) - Option to show TIF alpha/transparency (for 32 bit RGBA images, Properties->Viewing) - Added basic support for EXIF saving from Digi-Cam RAW formats to JPG - The Effects dialog can be resized/maximized - AltaLux Effect/PlugIn added (Image->Effects menu, Thanks to Stefano Tommesani) - Option to set a tolerance value for "Auto crop borders" (Properties->Editing) - New Advanced-Batch dialog: Crop width/height can be negative (crop from end) - New option in batch rename dialog: Remember last rename counter - Support for MPO format (Multi Picture Object, first 2 images can be loaded) - Support for GLCD format (Formats PlugIn) - DEL key now allowed in slideshow mode: delete current file - New hotkeys: SHIFT + 1-3: Start external editor 1-3 - New hotkey: SHIFT + "." (point): Toggle slideshow modes: random/automatic - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs fixed (ALT+F4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.28 (Release date: 2010-12-16) - Option to support IrfanView by installing Google Chrome browser (OPTIONAL !) - New multipage images feature: Show page thumbnails (Hotkey: F10, menu: View) (Uses thumbnail settings from Thumbnails window, use TAB for focus change) - New multipage images option: Change pages using Page keys (Properties->Browsing) - New color management option in Properties->Viewing: Set input ICC profile file for images without embedded ICC profile (default: sRGB) - New edit menu: Show selection grid (None, Golden Ratio, Thirds) - New edit menu: Redo (one step, hotkey: CTRL + J) - Video Playbar showed if DirectShow option used (Fullscreen: B = toggle playbar) (see Hotkeys help page; Thanks to Henner Helmers for testing) - Option to show an image color channel, menu: "Image->Show channel" and - Option show the channel as color or grayscale (Properties->Browsing/Editing) - Selection: hold CTRL key pressed during drawing to make a proportional selection with the ratio from "Create Custom selection" dialog - New selection hotkeys: ALT + arrows: change width/height of the selection rectangle CTRL + arrows: proportional resize of the selection rectangle Arrows: If no scrollbars visible: Move selection rectangle - New placeholder options for: $D, $d, $F and $N => allow partial text, example: $N[0-5] => get first 5 characters from the file name - New window display options: Fit to window width/height - New Email PlugIn option: Resize large images - New Batch resize option: Resize based only on new/old DPI value - Vertical and horizontal flip can be applied on selections - New print dialog option: Collate (for multiple copies of multipage images) - New Insert-Text dialog options: Antialiased text and Centered (batch mode) - New Sort dialog option: Insert before selected file (for Batch/Slideshow) - New JPG-Transform PlugIn option: Write/remove JFIF JPG header - New Capture dialog feature: Set timer value as decimal number - New hotkey: click into image + SHIFT = copy hex color value to clipboard - New thumbnail sizes for 3:2, 4:3 and 16:9 ratios (Thumbnail window options) - New selection color/method for items in Thumbnails window - Improved extraction of video frames (more formats supported if Codecs installed) - New feature for advanced users: define an external editor for every extension => see FAQs for an example, [CustomEditors] - New PNG save option: Save transparency as Alpha channel (Thanks to Thomas Henlich) - Command line: /advancedbatch and /convert can process all pages from multipage TIF - Command line: /extract works now for GIF/ANI animations too - New command line option: /export_pal=palfile (export palette to a PAL file) - New hotkey: SHIFT + F5 = Refresh (force resample, if set in display options) - New hotkey: SHIFT + Home/End = Load first/last page in a multipage image - New hotkey: CTRL + D = Image->Add border/frame - New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + X = Set as wallpaper: Proportional - Menu change: Create max. custom selection moved to "Create maximized selection" - At request of Luratech: removed support of LWF/LDF formats (projects/formats stopped, buffer overflows reported) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.27 (Release date: 2010-05-09) - Updated/improved TIF loader - Save dialog: if you write file extension, the right file type is selected - New edit menu: Crop visible window area (incl. zoom) - The internal selection code has been changed (to fix some rounding errors) - New capture option: Object capture (with auto scroll, if possible) - New button in Batch progress dialog: Return to batch (use same files again) - New JPG save dialog option: Keep XMP data (from original JPG file) - New command line option: /effect=(effect-nr,value1,value2) Apply effect from Effects-Browser dialog, Example: Apply Blur of 30 i_view32.exe c:\image.jpg /effect=(1,30,0) - New option in Print dialog: Auto rotate (based on image dimensions) - New HTML dialog option: Create thumbs without frame/border - Support for BLP format (BLP-2, Formats PlugIn) - PSD loading bug/crash fixed (PSD bug reported by Secunia, thanks!) - Fixed problem in "Create multipage PDF" dialog - Batch conversion of multipage images to multipage PDF is now possible (Advanced options work on the first page only) - New image menu: Add border/frame (Thanks to Balazs from 530.hu) - New edit menu: Create maximized current custom selection (using dialog values) - New edit menus: Create maximized selection (for some standard ratios) - Bigger "Browse for folder" dialog - New option in Properties->Browsing: Beep on folder loop (or screenshot save) - New option for external editors: Send all filenames in one call (Properties->Misc) - New option in Postscript PlugIn/dialog: Set custom Ghostscript DLL location - Another Blur effect added (Total variation method, thanks to Daniel Marks) - New option in Properties->Extensions->Icons: Leave current icon (for XP only) - Hotkey CTRL + A can be used to select and unselect whole image (toggle) - New fullscreen hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + W: Stretch images over all monitors (toggle) - Hotkey: CTRL + right mouse drag: scroll image even if Conext menu option activated - Change in CTRL + Print key action: minimize IrfanView window before capturing - New HTML template variables: #IMAGE_PATH#, #IMAGE_BASENAME#, #IMAGE_EXT# and #SELF_LINK# (see help file, HTML Export page) - Skin change problem on Linux/Wine fixed - Some "Multipage images" menus moved from View to Options menu - The hidden mouse in fullscreen/slideshow mode will be shown on mouse move - New command line option: /random, can be used only with /wall => set random wallpapers, see "i_options.txt" for examples - New feature for administrators: "DefaultLang" for INI file (set default language) => see FAQs for an example - New Lossless JPG Dialog option: Perfect (error on non-perfect JPG images/sizes) - New hotkey: SHIFT + Mouse-Wheel: scroll image horizontally - New hotkeys: "=" for zoom in; CTRL + G = image->grayscale - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.25 (Release date: 2009-06-16) - New capture option: Region capture (Thanks to grebulon) (as option in Capture dialog or hotkey: CTRL + Print key) - OCR Feature/PlugIn added (Options menu, Hotkey: F9, full image or selection) PlugIn download: http://www.irfanview.info/plugins/kadmos/ - New command line switches for /capture 4 = use region capture, 5 = start in capture mode using dialog settings - New and re-arranged Properties dialogs - New Color Management options in Properties->Viewing (new LCMS PlugIn needed) - Burning PlugIn: can burn using Nero or Windows interface (WinXP or later) - Support for JLS format (JPEG-LS, PlugIn by KATO Kanryu) - Support for WBZ/WBC/WB1 formats (Webshots formats, PlugIn by V. Paramoshin) - New display option: Use Resample for zooming (Menu: View->Display options) - New fullscreen option: Use Resample for zooming (Properties->Fullscreen) - Option to save changes on exit in now also used for image/file change - New option in Batch-Scan dialog: Remember last scan counter - Previous "Search files" dialog results showed again on next search - Batch rename dialog: Last 15 rename patterns are saved - New Thumbnails sort options: Sort by image DPI - New placeholder: $p (image DPI) - New buttons/options in File-Replace dialog for multiple files - Resample bug with very special images fixed (TIF bug reported by Secunia, thanks!) - The option "View->Lock zoom" works now with all display options - Show PNG and TGA/DDS alpha color options merged (Properties->Viewing) - New command line option: /reloadonloop Reload input source used in /slideshow when list is finished - Command line, /convert: exit codes added: 0 = OK, 1 = load error, 2 = save error - Support for TIFs with 12 bits per channel - New option in Postscript PlugIn: Enable Antialiasing for better quality - New button in EXIF dialog: Show in GeoHack-Wiki (for GPS coordinates) - New help menu: Check homepage for updates - Browsing hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + number (0-9), decrease file index by number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.23 (Release date: 2008-12-29) - Two small 4.22 bugs fixed: Next toolbar button, PDF saving ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.22 (Release date: 2008-12-22) - Added History list for Random slideshow ("No file repeat" removed) - New multipage images menu: Create Multipage PDF - Option to save changes on exit (Properties->Misc 1, default: OFF) - TIF loading bugs fixed (Thanks to j00ru//vx) - New command line option: /filelist=txtfile; Examples: i_view32.exe /filelist=c:\mypics.txt i_view32.exe /filelist=c:\mypics.txt /thumbs i_view32.exe /filelist=c:\mypics.txt /convert=d:\*.jpg => use files from mypics.txt as input for different operations - New Contact Sheet options: Set custom paper size and units - Options to set start parameters for external editors (see Help file/button) - External editor names are showed in the menu text - New Panorama dialog option: Add space between images - Browsing: if CTRL + number (0-9) pressed, the file index increases by number - New wallpaper menu: Stretched - proportional - New Slideshow dialog option: Remember last file index on exit - New option to show DDS alpha color (Properties->Misc. 1) - Support for WSQ format (Wavelet Scaler Quantization, PlugIn by Steven Venable) - New Thumbnail option: Use full file path for sorting (if subfolders loaded) - New thumbnails tree menu: Load subfolders - New hotkeys: SHIFT + arrows = Move selection rectangle - New hotkeys: SHIFT + N = Create new image; SHIFT + V = Add canvas; CTRL + SHIFT + Y = Auto crop borders; CTRL + SHIFT + J = Lossless JPG crop; SHIFT + O = Fit window to image; F11 = show/hide mouse in Fullscreen/Slideshow - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some bugs fixed (SGI loading, crop selection) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.20 (Release date: 2008-07-16) - Basic Unicode support added (Properties->Misc 1, thanks to Christophe Paris!) - New zoom options; improved relative zoom (Properties->Viewing) - Thumbnails can be sorted manually using drag/drop - GIF animations can be played in fullscreen/slideshow mode - New Advanced batch options: Fine rotation, Blur, Median ... - Option to show TIF Annotations created by Kodak Imaging (Properties->Viewing) - New JPG save option: Set file size (PlugIn: thanks to Lucian Sabo) - New save menu: Save for Web (PlugIn: thanks to Lucian Sabo) - New thumbnails options to disable or configure info text on mouse over - New edit menu: Auto crop borders (remove outside lines/rows of same color) - New feature in Canvas dialog: negative border sizes are allowed (border crop) - New option in Capture dialog: Capture desktop on current monitor only - New options in Custom selection dialog: Set custom ratio; Save values - New slideshow option (window mode): Set window position - New Fullscreen display options: Fit to screen width/height (Hotkeys: 5/6) - IPTC data in TIF files can be showed (no editing yet) - Fixed Thumbnails crash on multi core CPUs - New command line option for EXE Slideshow: /window=(x,y,width,height) - Option to set Status bar text using placeholders (Properties->Misc 3) - Option for proportional paste into selection (Properties->Misc 3) - Support for EXR format (PlugIn) - Support for MAG format (MAKI, Formats PlugIn) - Default display option is now: Fit only big images to desktop - Expanded Copy/Move dialog (4 more folders) - New Edit menu: Maximize and center selection (hold CTRL to center only) - New option in Edit Palette dialog: Click on image to find color index - New Thumbnails menu: Remove selected thumbs from list, Hotkey: Ctrl+Del - New Thumbnails menu: Save selected files names as TXT - New Thumbnails menu: Start Panorama dialog with selected files - The Enhance/Correct colors dialog can be resized/maximized - Enhanced TIF-LZW saving with 24 BPP images (smaller files are created) - New command line option: /jpg_rotate=(...values...) JPG lossless rotation, see i_options.txt for examples - New command line option: /transpcolor=(r,g,b) Set transparent color: can be used for GIF/PNG/ICO saving - New Hotkey: SHIFT + F = Fit only big images to desktop - New Hotkey: SHIFT + W = Fit images to window - New Hotkey: NUM-PAD 5 = Scroll to image center - New Hotkey/Menu: CTRL + N = Open current file in another IrfanView window - New Thumbnails option: Auto scroll during creation - New option in JPG IPTC/Comment dialog: Append text to old text - Scan dialog: 'Skip existing files' works also for multipage TIF files - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (scrolling) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.10 (Release date: 2007-10-15) - New PlugIn: Paint (Edit menu, Hotkey: F12, thanks to Matteo Italia!) It allows IrfanView to paint lines, circles, arrows, straighten image etc. - Support for embedded color profiles in JPG/TIF (Properties->Viewing) LCMS PlugIn, thanks to Marti Maria - New command line option: /advancedbatch (Apply advanced batch options to image) Allows many image operations, add text etc. - Lossless JPG Crop added (Menu: Options or Thumbnails (batch mode)) - 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 - Support for FLV format (Flash PlugIn, thanks to Remio) - Histogram feature added (Menu: Image, Hotkey: SHIFT+H) - Zoom calculation changed: relative, based on previous zoom value - Auto adjust colors works with selections (Thanks to Andras Horvath, www.log69.com) - Option to save values from Enhance Colors dialog - New effects added: Green and Yellow eye reduction (Effects browser dialog) - Option to keep current scroll position for the next image (Menu: View) - Support for HDP/WDP format (Microsoft HD Photo, PlugIn) - Save support for JNG format (Thanks to Pavel Demchuk) - New GUI for batch/slideshow dialogs - Custom selection dialog uses current selection at start, if available - New compression options in PDF export (Thanks to Martin Osieka/ComSquare) - New loading options for normal RAW files (Thanks to Sergey Fokin) - Fullscreen options can be changed during fullscreen mode - Browsing: if CTRL pressed, the file index increases/decreases by 5 (default: 1) - 3 external editors are possible now (Properties->Misc 3) - New option for Import palette: Use nearest color (Properties->Misc 3) - Changes in print option Scale (original image size is used as input) - New print option for multipage images: Print odd or even pages - Some changes/optimizations in HTML templates - CTRL+A selects the whole image in the main window - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some bugs fixed (IFF/PCX/JP2 loading, GIF animations, Palette import) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 4.00 (Release date: 2007-04-23) - 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: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some bugs fixed (Start folder, RLE BMPs, ANI loading) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.99 (Release date: 2006-11-16) - Option to Search files (File menu or Thumbnails, Hotkey: CTRL+F) - Support for PDF export (PlugIn) (Thanks to ComSquare AG) - New Thumbnails option: Load file list from TXT - New zoom workwise: Centered zoom or based on old scroll position - Zooming and scrolling is now possible in slideshow mode - Many new effects added: Unsharp mask, Fish Eye etc. (Thanks to GENiEBEN) - New Flash Plugin for Flash 5 or later! (Thanks to Remio) - Option to transfer files by FTP (Thumbnails window, PlugIn) - Option to set the Start folder (Properties->Misc 2) - New image option: Auto adjust colors (Thanks to Andras Horvath, www.log69.com) - New effect: Chromatic Aberration (Thanks to Thomas Strauss) - Support for SIF format (Formats PlugIn) - Support for PVR format (DreamCast Texture, Formats PlugIn) - Support for AWD format (Artweaver Format, PlugIn) - Support for VTF format (Valve Texture Format, PlugIn) - WMF format check added, to avoid WMF vulnerability (Thanks to Jakub Debski) - New Thumbnails sort options: Sort by portrait/landscape - Fullscreen option: Use right mouse button for scrolling (Properties -> Misc 1) - Fullscreen option: Set display multiplier (for wide screen displays) - New placeholders for EXIF/IPTC: $E, $I => to load all EXIF/IPTC data - Command line change for /resample! (see i_options.txt for examples) - New command line options: /resize_long, /resize_short (see i_options.txt) - New command line option: /panorama=(direction,file1,...,fileN) - New command line options: /bright=value, /gamma=value - Command line switch for /info: /fullinfo (write EXIF, IPTC and Comment) - Updated CRW/CR2 PlugIn, please install newest Canon DLLs (see i_plugins.txt) - Option to show a warning on ESC thumbnails exit (Thumbnails options) - New options in dialog: Create custom selection - Support for MP4 format (Quicktime PlugIn) - At request of Luratech: JP2/JPM/LWF/LDF are not available in Batch mode - New Hotkey: SHIFT + P = Copy current filename to clipboard - Added YUV (4:2:0) format support to Formats PlugIn - Help file format changed to CHM (Compatible with Windows Vista) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (add-all button, ANI/CUR loading, batch text) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.98 (Release date: 2005-12-24) - Option to support IrfanView by installing Google Toolbar and/or Google Desktop Search (OPTIONAL !) - New Thumbnail window option: Load thumbs from all subfolders - Alpha blending effect added for slideshow/fullscreen (Properties->Fullscreen) - New options for fullscreen/slideshow: Set text position/alignment - PlugIn for AFPL Ghostscript: PS, EPS, PDF formats (see Properties->PlugIns) - Support for CGM/SVG formats : CADImage.DLL (Shareware, see i_plugins.txt) - Support for HDR format (Formats PlugIn, thanks Kevin) - New option for DigiCam RAW formats: Load half size image (Properties->PlugIns) - New effects added: Sepia, Raindrops, Fragment etc. (Thanks to GENiEBEN :-) - Option to set the start corner for crop and text-layout in batch mode - New placeholders for Date/Time: %Y, %m, %d (see help file for examples) - New placeholders: $M (multipage index), $d (directory name) - Most of normal placeholders can be used for "/convert=" too - Option to hide main window in Thumbnails mode (Properties->Misc 1) - New lossless JPG dialog option: Set DPI value - Set loading options for Ghostscript, MrSID, JPM: Properties->PlugIns - New JPG save option: Reset EXIF orientation tag - New advanced slideshow dialog option: Play in window mode - Command line option for EXE Slideshow: /monitor=X (start on monitor X) - Command line option: /dpi works now for /scan, /scanhidden and /batchscan - New special INI options to hide caption/menu bar permanently (see FAQs) - Support for 3GP format (Quicktime PlugIn) - New hotkeys: Red eye, Fullscreen text, Direct print, Lossless JPG (see help file) - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (slideshow, print) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.97 (Release date: 2005-04-22) - New 'Browse Subfolders' dialog, when folder end/begin reached (CTRL+B) - New JPG Transformation dialog option: Apply EXIF date/time to new file - Zooming for videos added - Option to show EXIF data from TIF files - Support for Adobe DNG format (Formats PlugIn, thanks to Dave Coffin) - Support for FITS format (Flexible Image Transport System, Formats PlugIn) - Support for PIC format (Softimage PICT, Formats PlugIn) - Support for WAL format (Quake 2 textures, Formats PlugIn) - Improved multiple monitor support - Batch scanning and Acquire merged into one menu - Some loading bugs fixed, thanks to Bruno Rohee - New PlugIn: PNGOUT (Optimized PNG saving, thanks to Ken Silverman) - Changed hotkeys: CTRL+Home, CTRL+End = load first/last file in directory - New hotkeys for Fullscreen display options (keys: 1, 2, 3, 4) - Number of MRUDs extended to 10 - Some menu/properties rearrangements (Fullscreen, View->Display options) - Thanks to Michael Ofner for help file updates/fixes - Most PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.95 (Release date: 2004-10-26) - New TIF save option: Save all pages from original image - New batch option: Apply changes to all image pages (if TIF saving) - New TIF option: Edit multipage TIF (Menu: View->Multipage images) - Option to sort thumbnails using EXIF date (Thumbnails menu) - Option to sort thumbnails using image width/height (Thumbnails menu) - New image menu: Custom Rotation (Fine rotation) - New JPG Transformation dialog option: Auto rotate (according to EXIF info) - Option to show full file path in the title bar (Properties->Misc 1) - New HTML dialog option: Choose folder with templates (for changed templates) - Option to paste Text from Clipboard as image - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (crop, MS PNG bug, print dialog) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.92 (Release date: 2004-08-20) - New JPG option: Auto-rotate image according to EXIF info (Properties->JPG) - New advanced batch options: Set long/short side, load/save settings - New options for DigiCam RAW formats (Properties->PlugIns) - New options for multipage extract (View->Multipage images) - OPTION to use eBay search in the toolbar (Properties->Misc 3) (OPTIONAL!!!) - New PlugIn for Dicom formats (DCM, ACR, IMA) - Option to show common shell folders in Thumbnail directory tree - Support for CR2/X3F formats (Properties->PlugIns, see also i_plugins.txt) - Option to sort files using the XP sort order (for names with digits) - New PlugIn for DXF/DWG/HPGL formats : CADImage.DLL (Shareware, see i_plugins.txt) - New hotkey: Shift+L = Lock/Unlock Zoom (fullscreen mode too) - New/changed hotkeys: CTRL+P = print, CTRL+PageUp = previous multi-page, CTRL+PageDown = next multi page, Shift+T = toolbar edit field, Shift+M = send by email, CTRL+Shift+B = Batch scanning; (removed: CTRL+N) - New options for toolbar edit field (file filter, see help file) - New options for batch IPTC mode - Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.91 (Release date: 2004-05-01) - Option to enable/disable multiple monitor support (Properties->Misc 1) - New command line option: /extract=(folder,extension) Example: i_view32 c:\multipage.tif /extract=(c:\temp,jpg) => Open 'c:\multipage.tif' and save all pages to 'c:\temp' as JPGs - New command line option: /import_pal=palfile Example: i_view32 c:\test.bmp /import_pal=c:\mypalette.pal => Open 'c:\test.bmp' and apply a special palette - Some minor bugs fixed (Print, EXE-Slideshow) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.90 (Release date: 2004-04-09) - Improved print dialog - Improved Contact Sheet option - New options for Slideshow/Fullscreen - New options for Batch conversion/rename - New options for HTML export (Slideshow, Templates) - New pattern/display options for: Slideshow, Fullscreen, Print, Insert Text, Contact Sheet, HTML-Export, Batch Rename (use EXIF/IPTC values) - Transparent PNG saving added - New option: Canvas size (Create image border) (Image menu and Batch mode) - New hotkeys: E = show EXIF info, CTRL+I = show IPTC info, F4 = append current file to slideshow - Option to start IrfanView in fullscreen mode (Properties->Misc 1) - Selection: proportional resize possible (press/hold CTRL key down) - New command line option: /multitif=(tifname,file1,...,fileN) Example: i_view32 /multitif=(c:\test.tif,c:\test1.bmp,c:\dummy.jpg) => Create multipage TIF (test.tif) from 2 other files - New command line option: /append=tiffile Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /append=c:\test.tif => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and append it as (TIF) page to 'c:\test.tif' - New command line options: /hflip and /vflip (horz. and vert. flip) Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /vflip => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and flip vertically - New command line option: /batchscan=(options) See "i_options.txt" for an example - New command line options: /jpgq=value; /tifc=value => Set JPG save quality; set TIF save compression - New command line option: /wall=X Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /wall=0 => Set 'c:\test.jpg' as wallpaper (centered) - New command line option: /contrast=value Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /contrast=33 => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and apply contrast (value 33) - Support for DWG/HPGL formats. PlugIn: http://www.cadsofttools.com (Shareware) - CTRL+Tab can be used for internal control-switch in the Thumbnail window - CTRL+A hotkey changed to CTRL+SHIFT+A (File->Acquire) - Multiple monitor support added (Slideshow/Fullscreen) - ECW saving added to ECW PlugIn - New options in Image->Info dialog - Option to show a warning on ESC exit (Properties->Misc 1) - Added options for silent install and uninstall (Check help FAQs) - Most PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.85 (Release date: 2003-08-29) - The WBZ/WBC support has been removed! (At request of www.webshots.com) - Support for Adobe 8BF filters: Image->Effects menu (PlugIn) - Support for JPM format (JPEG2000/Part6, LuraDocument.jpm, PlugIn) - Support for DDS format (Direct Draw Surface) (Formats PlugIn) - Support for DXF format. PlugIn from: http://www.cadsofttools.com (Shareware) - Support for DWG format (AutoCAD 13 or later, preview only) - Simple saturation option added (Image->Enhance Colors and Batch mode) - New options for GIF/ICO transparent saving (save dialog options) - New edit menu: Create custom selection - New advanced batch option: Add overlay text - New batch scan option: Skip existing files - The selection rectangle can be moved using the right mouse button - Expanded Copy/Move dialog (more folders) - Option to set JPG Comment/IPTC for multiple files (from Thumbnails window) - Option to set the cut color (Properties->Misc 3) - Option to sort files in "Create multipage TIF" dialog - Option to set the start image index in the slideshow dialog (double click) - Option to enable/disable dithering for color reduction - New option: "Properties->Misc. 1->Show TGA alpha color" - Improved JPG lossless operations: Use as JPG cleaner possible - New options for HTML export - Change: PSP, CAM, SFW formats moved to FORMATS PlugIn - Wallpaper save location changed (Folder: "Application data") - Slideshow movement in now possible in automatic mode too (space/backspace ...) - Improved SGI, TIF reading - Improved command line option: /slideshow; Examples: i_view32.exe /slideshow=folder i_view32.exe /slideshow=folder\*.jpg - New command option: /aspectratio; Enable aspect ratio for /resize and /resample - New command line option: /info=txtfile; Write image infos to text file Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /info=test.txt Example: i_view32 c:\*.jpg /info=jpgs.txt - Most PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions: Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (Filter Factory, RAW) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.80 (Release date: 2003-01-10) - New IPTC PlugIn (allows IPTC editing/saving) - Option to edit/save JPG comments (IPTC PlugIn) - Option to burn Slideshow to CD (Nero PlugIn, requires Nero Burning ROM) - Support for WBZ/WBC formats (Webshots graphics, thanks to V. Paramoshin) - Support for OGG sound format (SoundPlayer PlugIn, FMOD) - New options in batch scan dialog (increment, digits, scan to multipage TIF) - Experimental support for digital camera RAW formats: NEF, ORF, RAF, MRW and DCR (Formats PlugIn, thanks to David Coffin) - Sort option for batch dialog files - The Median filter is back (Effects PlugIn) - New fullsreen option: Stretch all images to screen (properties->viewing) - New thumbnail menu: Start batch dialog with selected thumbs - New thumbnail menu: JPG lossless transformation with selected thumbs - Improved HTML export (HTML browsing added) - Added some options to Slideshow-EXE, press F1 key (Resample, Extract images) - New command line option: /sharpen=value Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /sharpen=33 => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and apply sharpen (value 33) - New command line option: /hide=x; hide toolbar, status bar, menu or caption Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /hide=1 => Open 'c:\test.jpg', hide window toolbar (read "i_options.txt" for more) - Improved TIF/CLP/JPG reading - Improved ICO reading (multiple ICO handled as other multipage formats) - New INI-Option for Administrators (check Help->FAQs) - These PlugIns are changed/added, please install the newest versions: CRW, DJVU, ECW, Effects, EXIF, Flash, Formats, IPTC, JPG2000, Slideshow, JPG-Transformation, SFF, Video, SoundPlayer, Nero Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.75 (Release date: 2002-07-15) - Support for ICS format (Image Cytometry Standard) (PlugIn) - Support for CDR/CMX format (Corel Draw Format) (Preview only) - Improved MPG thumbnail support - MPG/AVI frames can be extracted from the Options menu - Option to control keeping of JPG EXIF/IPTC/Comment data (Save options->JPG) - Option to save files with original date/time (Save and Batch dialog) - Option to edit extensions for browsing (Properties->Extensions dialog) - Option to import palettes (PaintShopPro format, menu: Image->Palette) - New option for batch rename: Overwrite existing files - Added RAW saving (Formats PlugIn) - New option in "Properties->Misc. 2": Send short file name to external editor - Improved "Edit->Add Text" feature - Change DPI option moved to Image->Info dialog - New command line option: /filepattern="pattern"; read specific files only Example: i_view32.exe c:\images\ /thumbs /filepattern="*.jpg" => Go to folder "c:\images\" and show JPG thumbnails only Example: i_view32.exe c:\images\ /thumbs /filepattern="123*.jpg" => Go to folder "c:\images\" and show JPG names "123*" as thumbnails - New command line option: /gray Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /gray => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and convert to grayscale - New command line option: /rotate_r Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /rotate_r => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and rotate to the right - New command line option: /rotate_l Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /rotate_l => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and rotate to the left - New command line option: /swap_bw; Swap black and white color in the image Example: i_view32.exe c:\test.bmp /swap_bw - These PlugIns are changed/added, please install the newest versions: EXIF, IPTC, Formats, CRW, ECW, MP3 Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (EXIF, Batch) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.70 (Release date: 2002-04-19) - Creating of EXE/SCR files for presentations (in Slideshow dialog) - Support for MNG/JNG formats (PlugIn) - Support for BodyPaint 3D format (PlugIn) - Support for MrSID format (PlugIn) - Support for ECW format (PlugIn) - Support for MRC format (PlugIn) - Support for WAD format (WAD3, thanks to DrkShadow, PlugIn) - Support for TTF format (True Type Fonts, in Formats PlugIn) - Support for RAW format (in Formats PlugIn) - Support for Canon CRW format (high resolution, VERY slow, using Canon DLLs): http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - New option: "Properties->PlugIns->Set TTF text" - Option to activate the Canon CRW PlugIn: "Properties->PlugIns" - New menu: Image->Effects browser (Effects preview + settings) - New effect: "Image->Red eye reduction" (in the selection), very simple - New nice feature: Create Panorama Image (image menu) - Improved resize/resample dialog (support for cm/inch resize) - Improved batch dialog; Advanced batch options are saved - New option: "Properties->Misc. 1->Close TWAIN after acquire" (Default: ON) (Setting OFF can be used for manual batch scanning) - New option: "Properties->Misc. 1->Show PNG alpha/transparency color" - New nice feature: support for TXT format, see also: "Properties->Misc. 3" - New menu: File->Open ASCII file (TXT, INI, HTML, C, H, PAS, JAVA, DFM etc.) - The selection can be resized using left mouse button - Zoom into selection with the left mouse button (zoom to window) - New feature for administrators: "ShowExtensionsDlg" for INI file, example: [Extensions] ShowExtensionsDlg=0 => hide the extension dialog from properties - EXIF information from JPGs is also saved in a new JPG - New EXIF PlugIn - New multipage TIF option: "Append image to TIF" (view->multipage images) - Toolbar can be customized: "Properties->Misc. 3" or double click on toolbar - The left/right keys (<-,->) can be also used for browsing through directory - Improved black/white TIF saving ("fixed" old and stupid 'Windows Imaging' bug) - Context menu for Thumbnail tree - New command line option: /bpp=BitsPerPixel Example: i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /bpp=8 Supported BPP-values: 1, 4, 8 and 24 (decrease/increase color depth) => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and reduce to 256 colors - MP3 player is hidden in slideshow mode (can be used for background music) - New print option for multipage images in print dialog: Page range - FSH format saving added, thanks to GreyMana - Improved command line option "/print"; Support for custom printers: Example: i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /print="Printer Name" - Improved command line option "/ini" = support for custom folders: Example: i_view32.exe /ini="c:\temp\" - New options in "Properties->Misc. 2" for slideshow/batch dialogs - Two new variations for "fit to desktop": fit to desktop width/height - Option to stretch small images for Contact sheet and Thumbnails - "Count colors used" moved to Image info dialog - These PlugIns are changed/added, please install the newest versions: Formats, Flash, EaFSH, SFF, DJVU, EXIF, JPG-Transformation, MP3, IPTC Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.61 (Release date: 2001-12-03) - New command line option: /dpi=(xDpi,yDpi) Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /dpi=(300,300) => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and set DPI to 300x300 - Some minor bugs fixed (icons, HTML, commands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.60 (Release date: 2001-11-30) - Support for JPEG2000 format! Thanks to LuraTech! :-) (free saving up to 640x480 pixels) http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Improved Windows XP compatibility (associations) - New "Properties->Extensions" dialog (please associate your old files again!) - Associations: Option to set different icon for each format (Icons-PlugIn) - Uninstall option available (program group or control panel) - Support for FSH format (EA Sports FSH Format). Thanks to GreyMana! :-) http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - New feature: Change DPI (image menu and in batch mode) - Added support for TIFs with old JPEG compression - Added support for TIFs with LogLuv compression - New HTML export options - New slideshow advanced option: "Auto sort after insert" - Last used Batch/Slideshow directory will be saved - New print option: "Original size" (calculate print size from image DPI) - New option: "Properties->Extensions->Add as application for USB events" - New option: "Properties->Video->Hide playbar in fullscreen mode" - New option: "Properties->Others 1->Show hidden files during browsing" - New option: "Properties->Others 2->Use right mouse button for context menu" - Option to hide/show program menu: "View->Menu bar" (ALT + SHIFT + M) => not saved at exit, for advanced users only - Option to hide/show program caption: "View->Caption" (ALT + SHIFT + C) => not saved at exit, for advanced users only - Improved command line option, support for wildcards (convert and print only): Example: i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /convert=d:\temp\*.gif Example: i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /resample=(500,300) /convert=d:\temp\*.png Example: i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /print - New command line option: /scan Example: i_view32.exe /scan Example: i_view32.exe /scan /convert=d:\temp\image.jpg => Acquire the image from the TWAIN device - New command line option: /clippaste Example: i_view32.exe /clippaste => Paste the image from clipboard - New command line option: /clipcopy Example: i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /clipcopy => Copy the image to clipboard - New command line option: /invert Example: i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /invert => Make negative image - New command line option: /silent => Don't show error message for command line read/save errors - The /resize and /resample options can be used with percentages Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /resize=(150p,150p) => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resize: width=150%, height=150% - Change: the option "/print" will now print all pages from a multipage image - Copy/Paste routine changed - Some minor bugs fixed (crop) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.51 (Release date: 2001-08-20) - Support for Canon CRW format (JPG image only) - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.50 (Release date: 2001-08-18) - New features for thumbnails: - Rename (click on file name or F2/F6) - Context menu (right mouse button) - Drag&Drop files to folders in directory tree (IrfanView internal drag&drop) - New thumbnails feature: Send selected images by EMail - New in "View->Create Multipage TIF/LDF": Select/add multiple files - New feature: Copy Shop (File menu): Send image from scanner to printer - Improved WMF/EMF reading - Resample edge problem fixed - Support for true color XPM images (FORMATS-PlugIn) - New Email-PlugIn features: BCC field and editing for TO/CC/BCC fields - New option in "Properties->Others 1": Load always next image on Page Up/Down - New option in "Properties->Others 2": Select printer for the "/print" option - Support for Nokia Phone Logo formats: NLM/NOL/NGG/NSL/OTB/GSM: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html Thanks to Mike Bradley! :-) http://www.logomanager.co.uk - New menu item: "Options->Change language" - IPTC PlugIn: IrfanView can now show IPTC-Information in JPGs (Image->Info) http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Show JPG Comments in image info dialog - New command line option: /ini Example: i_view32.exe /ini => Use "i_view32.ini" + "Slideshow.lst" from the Windows folder - New option in JPG-Transformation-PlugIn: Save with original date/time - Proportional sizing for command line options "/resize" and "/resample" Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /resize=(0,300) => calculate width automatically (aspect ratio) Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /resample=(300,0) => calculate height automatically (aspect ratio) - These PlugIns are changed/added, please install the newest versions: Email, LWF, LDF, MP3, Formats, JPG-Transformation, EXIF Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.36 (Release date: 2001-04-30) - New status bar entry: current directory index - Some minor bugs fixed (video and languages) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.35 (Release date: 2001-04-26) - Multi language support ! Choose language in "Properties->Language" Please check this site for available languages and SDK for translators: http://www.irfanview.com/languages.html - New option: Set background color for main window (Properties->Viewing) - New option: Set background color for fullscreen/text (Properties->Viewing) - Change: INI file (i_view32.ini) is now saved in the IrfanView directory - Change: Slideshow file (Slideshow.lst) is now saved in the IrfanView directory - Improved capture option - MP3 PlugIn updated: Support for M3U playlists - New command line option: /resample=(w,h) Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /resample=(300,300) => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resample: width=300, height=300 (using the active resample filter from the INI file) - New command line option: /capture Example: i_view32 /capture => Capture the whole screen and show the image in IrfanView - The setting "Always on top" is saved to INI file - The internal video/audio player is back as PlugIn (Properties->Video/Sound) - The EXIF info dialog is moved to EXIF-PlugIn - New thumbnail options: Set background color, Hide borders, Hide MRUDs, HTML-Export using relative paths - The Email-PlugIn can send emails using MAPI protocol - These PlugIns are changed/added, install the newest versions: Email, Formats, FlashPix, LDF, LWF, JPG-Transformation, IV_Player, MP3, Flash and Filter Factory, EXIF and Video Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.33 (Release date: 2001-01-21) - Change: Video/Sound/Audio-CD formats moved to IV_Player-PlugIn: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for Utah RLE file format: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for SFF file format (Structured Fax File); Thanks to Peter Schaefer!: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Change: Black background - New: Status bar - for additional file infos - Improved sharpen/blur effects (faster) - Improved print option - Improved zooming/scrolling - New option: Load DJVU files with max. DPIs (Properties->Others 2) - Change: "Resample" can be again used for Fit-To-Desktop (Properties->Viewing) - The folowing plugins are updated, please install the newest versions: EMAIL, LDF, DJVU, FORMATS - Support for PSP7 (PaintShopPro 7) files - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.30 (Release date: 2000-11-04) - IrfanView can create multipage TIFFs (Menu: View->Multipage images) - Email-PlugIn is available (send images as emails): http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - New thumbnail option: Create contact sheet from selected thumbnails - Support for MED/OctaMED sound file format: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Improved print option - New advanced batch option: Create subfolders in destination directory - New view menu option: Fit only big images to window - Change: RAS and G3 formats are moved to FORMATS PlugIn: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.25 (Release date: 2000-09-02) - LWF-PlugIn can save now images up to 4096x4096 pixels! Thank you LuraTech! :-) - Support for LDF files (LuraDocument format, from LuraTech GmbH, Germany) http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - IrfanView can create multipage LDFs (Menu: View->Multipage images) - New feature: Selection/crop/cut now possible in zoom mode :-) - Support for lossless JPG rotation/flip (Menu: Options->JPG Transformation): http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - New advanced batch option: 'Crop' (Crop all images, set X, Y, Width, Height) - New save option for PNGs: 'Set compression level' (Save dialog->Options) - Change: 'Fit big images to desktop' moved to View menu - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.21 (Release date: 2000-07-20) - The capture (hotkey) problem on some systems is fixed! - New cut option: "Cut - leave selection" in Edit menu - New thumbnail view menu: 'Directory tree' (hide/show directory tree) - The hotkey "F" (View->Fit window/image to desktop) is back - New command line option: /resize=(w,h) Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /resize=(300,300) => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resize: width=300, height=300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.20 (Release date: 2000-07-12) - New feature: directory tree in thumbnail window :-) - Added tooltips for thumbnail images - Added proportional scrollbars - Improved capture option (capturing with hotkey, include mouse cursor) - New: main window can be resized (see next line ...) - New viewing options (menu: view, only one option is active): 1) 'Fit window to image' (recommended) 2) 'Fit image to window' 3) 'Fit window/image to desktop' 4) 'No fit' - New view option: 'Lock zoom' (check/uncheck, valid for current session only) - New option: 'Export palette' in menu 'Image->Palette' (PaintShopPro format) - New dialog for 'Batch scanning' - Support for Filters Unlimited: Menu 'Image->Effects->Filters Unlimited': http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html Check 'www.icnet.de' for filters. - Support for WAP WBMP format: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for SGI (Silicon Graphics Image) format: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for NCC information: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html Check 'www.netcybercards.com' for full info. - Changed: Quicktime part is now moved to a plugin: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Some IFF bugs fixed (HAM6 and 24 planes IFFs) - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.17 (Release date: 2000-04-22) - Support for Macromedia's Flash/Shockwave format :-) http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - MP3 plugin updated, please update: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - PhotoCD plugin updated, please update: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - DjVu plugin updated (smaller and faster), please update: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for GEM IMG format: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - New batch feature: batch rename - New menu item: Help->Installed PlugIns - New slideshow icon, thanks to Korogi and Hide from Japan :-) - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.15 (Release date: 2000-03-20) - Support for FlashPix format :-) http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for XBM/XPM formats: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for AT&T DejaVu (DJVU) format: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Improved support for PhotoCD format (support for all resolutions): http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - The german help file is finished! :-) - EXIF-JPG: IrfanView can now show EXIF-Information (FORMATS-plugin required!) - New: preview in the slideshow dialog - New menu item: "Create new image" (menu: image) - Improved HTML-Export (check new options in Thumbnail-Window) - New command line option: /page=PageNumber Example: i_view32 c:\test.tif /page=3 => Open page number 3 from the multipage image 'c:\test.tif' - New command line option: /crop=(x,y,w,h) Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /crop=(10,10,300,300) => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and crop: x-start=10, y-start=10, width=300, height=300 - New command line option: /print Example: i_view32 c:\test.jpg /print => Open 'c:\test.jpg', print the image to default printer and close IrfanView - Support for Mouse-Wheel function (scrolling, moving to next/previous image) - New thumbnail feature: 'Start slideshow with selected thumbs' - View menu: "Best fit to desktop" moved to "Image" menu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.12 (Release date: 2000-01-30) - New plugin, allows IrfanView to play MP3/MP2/MP1 (*.MP3) files: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for Dicom/ACR format: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Support for Mosaic format: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - New image menu: Enhance colors (brightness/contrast/gamma/rgb) - Enable gamma correction for all loaded images (Properties->Viewing) - New button in batch dialog: Use current directory as output - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.10 (Release date: 1999-12-22) - Support: You can support IrfanView if you visit IrfanView sponsors in: Help->Info/Support. (german version only) Many many thanks! :-) - Read support for PSP-4 format (Paint Shop Pro version 6, first layer) - New: Saving files as PBM/PGM/PPM (binary and ascii) - New scan option: Batch Scanning (Menu: File) - New plugin, allows IrfanView to play Real Audio (*.RA) files: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html (The RealPlayer from www.real.com must be installed) - New plugin is available for some rare image formats: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - New options for multipage images (Menu: View->Multipage images) - New viewing option: 'Dither 24BPP images on 16BPP displays' (properties) - Improved 'Properties->Extensions' (please associate your types again!) - Improved resize/resample dialog (percentage of width/height) - New options for advanced batch conversion - Screensaver is now disabled during the slideshow - New command line option: '/closeslideshow' (see next line ...) - New slideshow option: Close IrfanView after the last slideshow image - Some PSD bugs are fixed - Better compatibility with Windows 2000 - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.07 (Release date: 1999-10-20) - Support for Apple QuickTime 3 and 4 (activate in Properties->Others 2) => Support for QTIF, Mac PICT, FLI/FLC, FPX, SWF, MP3 formats - Support for KDC format (Kodak Digital Camera format) as plugin: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Change: the Filter Factory part is now moved to a plugin: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - Change: the LWF format is now moved to a plugin: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.html - New thumbnail option: print selected thumbs as single pages - New slideshow option: Don't display same image again (if random slideshow) - New option in Properties->Extensions (read only associated types) - New option in Properties->Others 2: Enable/Disable MRUDs in File menu - New feature: count colors used (Menu: Image) - Improved contrast control - New feature: read/write TIFFs with ZIP compression - New option: show videos with desktop size (menu: options->video size) - New command line option: '/killmesoftly' (close all IrfanView instances) - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.05 (Release date: 1999-07-26) - New: Help file is available! Many many thanks to Steve Clark! :-) - Support for SFW files (Seattle Film Works) - New feature: Open any file in HEX viewer (Menu: File) - New view option: Show HEX view of file (HotKey: F3, like Windows Commander) - New option in Properties->Others 2: Don't change index after renaming - New View menu item: Start/Stop automatic moving through directory - New features in thumbnail window (toolbar, MRUDs, browse button) - New thumbnail options (in thumbnail window) - New fullscreen options: Rotate (L/R), Flip (H/V) - New command line option: '/thumbs' (start IrfanView in thumbnail mode) - New option in Properties->Viewing: Always center window when load new image - New option: show file information for AVI/MPG/MOV/WAV files - New feature: Add subdirectories in Slideshow/Batch dialog - The command line option '/c=' is changed to '/convert=' - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.02 (Release date: 1999-06-07) - Support for PSP format (Paint Shop Pro) - New: Paste an image into another one (selection) - New: Save thumbnails as an image - New: Save thumbnails as HTML file - New: Save thumbnails as separate images - New: Open current file (or thumbnails) with external viewer/editor - Support for AU and SND sound files (MS Active Movie is required !) - Support for DAT files (Video CD) (MS Active Movie is required !) - Support for ICL files (Icon Library) - Improved support for EXE/DLL files (extracting icons) - Some minor bugs/features fixed/added ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.00 (Release date: 1999-04-06) - Finally: Thumbnails! Menu: File, Hotkey: T :-) - New: Extract frames from MPG/MOV files is possible - The edit field in the toolbar is now editable (set custom directory index) - Move to next/previous file with PgDn/PgUp (if no vertical scrollbar) - New option: Display 'Save'-Dialog for 'File->Save' (in Properties->Others) - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.98 (Release date: 19.01.1999) - The memory bug with the Filter Factory is fixed ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.97 (Release date: 11.01.1999) - Support for the Photoshop Filter-Factory. Thanks to Michael Johannhanwahr :-) IrfanView's menu: 'Image->Effects->Filter Factory', Hotkey: K Supported are FF (*.8BF) filters. You can find more than 1500 (!!!) such filters at the web site of Steve Fisher: http://www.netins.net/showcase/wolf359/adobepc.htm - New edit option: Add text to image (into the selection) - New: Capability to extract icons from (most) 32-bit EXE/DLL files - Saving file as TGA (uncompressed) - New menu item: 'View->Random file in directory', Hotkey: CTRL+M - New menu item: 'View->No Zoom', Hotkey: CTRL+H - New advanced batch option: 'Use aspect ratio' for resize - New option: 'Use flat toolbar' in Properties->Others - Some minor bugs fixed (animated cursors etc.) - I have a brand new homepage, designed by Gismo :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.95 (Release date: 27.11.1998) - Improved batch conversion ! (Button: Advanced Options) :-) - Improved print capabilities (preview) - Playing audio CDs in background (Menu: Options or File->Open) - New option: Color balance (change RGB intensity) - New effect: 3D Button - The toolbar is now flat - New shell options in: properties->extensions->advanced (SendTo, View with ...) - New options in the 'Decrease color depth'-Dialog (Custom number of colors) - New options in Properties->GIF: Show transparency in single images - New viewing option: Show filename transparent: y/n (in Properties->Viewing) - Some command line problems are fixed ;-) - Exit fullscreen mode with: left mouse click in the left/right upper corner - New hotkey: C (for Options->Capture) - New hotkey: CTRL+A (for File->Acquire) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.92 (Release date: 10.11.1998) - Read support for G3 FAX files (the extension MUST BE *.g3 or *.G3 !!) - New effect: Pixelize - New effect: Fine Rotation - New menu item: Image->Effects->Setup (set parameters for effects) - All effects are now available for selections too :-) (selection or full image) - New fullscreen option: view images with the normal size (in properties) - New menu item: Loop video/music (menu: options) - New slideshow option: Random after mouse/keyboard input - Improved cropping (undo is now possible) ;-) - The 'Extract AVI Frames'-Bug under WinNT is fixed - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.90 (Release date: 13.10.1998) - Improved resampling !!! Better results than Photoshop ;-) - New effects: Sharpen, Blur, Oil paint, Emboss, Edge detection, Median, Explosion - Support for LWF files (LuRaWave format, Wavelet compression) (Note: IrfanView can't save images larger than 640 x 480 pixels as LWF ! -> For large images use the 'LuraWave Studio' from WWW.LURATECH.COM) - Support for ASCII PBM/PGM/PPM files (reading) - Support for AIF sound files (MS Active Movie is required !) - The Slideshow timer can be now less than one second - Improved support for WMF/EMF (Batch conversion is now possible) - Saving file as EMF (Enhanced windows metafile) - New option: 'Fit images to the whole screen in the fullscreen mode' (Viewing) - New scrolling possibilty: with the right mouse button (press and move) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.85 (Release date: 21.08.1998) - Support for EPS files (Encapsulated PostScript, TIFF preview only) - Support for CLP files (Windows Clipboard file) - Support for CAM files (Casio digital camera file, with JPG) - The 'Capture' feature is available :-) - New feature: Extract all AVI frames ! (options->extract all frames) - Display mouse coordinates (single mouse click/move) - New option: Hide mouse cursor in fullscreen and slideshow mode - New hotkey: CTRL-W (start slideshow with files from current directory) - New hotkey: Shift+G (for Gamma correction) - Better compatibility with Win98 (registry) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.83 (Release date: 03.07.1998) - The slideshow bug on some systems is fixed - New options: (in the 'Properties' dialog): - New option: Delete to Recycle Bin - New option: Jump to the next file after deleting - New option: Ask to overwrite file for 'Save' and 'Save as' - New option: Don't notify if the end/begin of the directory is reached - New hotkey: Ctrl+Y for Crop - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.82 (Release date: 21.06.1998) - New menu item: About->Thanks :-) - Support for DCX files (multiple PCX) - Support for windows cursor files (*.CUR) - Support for animated windows cursor files (*.ANI) - New menu item: Save (Hotkey: Ctrl+S) - save current file in the same folder - New option: Extract all frames (for ANIs and animated GIFs) - New slideshow option: Sort (files by name, date etc.) :-) - New command line option: '/c=filename' (convert input file to 'filename') Example: i_view32 c:\test.bmp /c=c:\giftest.gif => Convert file: 'c:\test.bmp' to 'c:\giftest.gif' without GUI :-) (Note: supported are all IrfanView read/save formats except: AVI,MOV,MPG, WAV,MID,WMF,EMF) - New option: video size (for AVI, MOV and MPG) Set the video size for all videos :-) - New hotkey: D (for edit->delete: remove image from the memory/screen) - New options in 'Properties->Viewing': a) View all files in directory (enable/disable moving with space/backspace) b) Set the zoom step (deafult: 10 %) - Moving with <- and -> in WAV, AVI, MPG, MOV, MID - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.80 (Release date: 03.05.1998) - New !!! The toolbar is now available :-) - Support for MPEG/MOV files (MS Active Movie is required !) - Support for Adobe Photoshop files (*.PSD) - Support for Corel PhotoPaint 6.0 files (*.CPT) ... this is a TIFF ;-) - New edit options: CUT/CROP (select a portion of image with the left mouse button) Now you can cut or copy portions of an image :-) - New: The ONE-Step UNDO option is available (see next line) - New option in 'Properties->Others': "Use UNDO option" (deafult is OFF to save memory) Undo is available for following changes: Resize/Resample, Increase/Decrease color depth, Convert to grayscale, Negative, Brightness, Contrast, Gamma correction, Cut - New options in 'Properties->Extensions' (Set Icon, Other extensions) - New option in 'Properties->Others': "Create desktop link for IrfanView32" - The zoom step is now always 10 % (10 % till 1000 %) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.68 (Release date: 27.03.1998) - Choosing between 5 copy/move directories (ask for copy/move must be ON) - Some print bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.66 (Release date: 17.03.1998) - Some BMP bugs are fixed (RLE 4) - Some IFF bugs are fixed (HAM 6) - Some RAS bugs are fixed (support for compressed SunRAS) - Support for 40-BPP images - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.65 (Release date: 03.03.1998) - Scan support (TWAIN) - New menu option: Sort directory files (by name/date/size/extension) - Some IFF bugs are fixed - The bug with some long names is fixed - New menu item: Minimize (to task bar), Hotkey: M (BOSS-Key ;-) - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.63 (Release date: 25.01.1998) - New 'View' menu item: 'Multipage TIFF' (next/previous page etc.) - New GIF save option: 'Save Interlaced' - Some GIF bugs are fixed - The german version of IrfanView is available :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.60 (Release date: 15.12.1997) - New feature: Batch Conversion :-) Note: IrfanView32 can't convert WMF/EMF to ANY (format) in batch mode ! - New menu item: Increase color depth (to 4, 8, 24 BPP) - New menu item: Decrease color depth (to 1, 4, 8 BPP) - New menu item: Resample image (Smooth), better than 'Resize', but slower - New option in 'Properties->Other': "Use 'Smooth' for Fit To Desktop ..." - New slideshow option: 'Add All' :-) - New options in the 'Resize' dialog ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.55 (Release date: 16.11.1997) - Improved GIF-Animation :-) - Support for sound files: WAV, MID and RMI :-) - Enabled Zooming/Scrolling in the fullscreen mode - The bug with some 24-BPP IFF-Files is fixed - The bug with some 24-BPP TARGA-Files is fixed - New command line option: '/slideshow=txtname.txt' Example: i_view32.exe /slideshow=c:\mypics.txt Note: The file 'c:\mypics.txt' contains, in each line, a name of the image, including the full path ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.52 (Release date: 16.10.1997) - Save options are now in the Save dialog - Preview support for Windows Metafiles - Preview support for AVIs (Video for Windows) - New option: 'Gamma Correction' - New: 'Best fit to desktop' is now "on" or "off" - New feature in the 'Resize' dialog: 'Preserve aspect ratio' - Improved 'Brightness' and 'Contrast' - Support for 64-BPP PNGs - Save large images as ICO (more than 128 x 128 pixels) - Remember the last slideshow file list - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.50 (Release date: 27.09.1997) - Saving file as ICO (The maximum size for an ICON is: 128 x 128 pixels) - Support for uncompressed PCXs (read) - New option: 'Convert to 2 Colors' (black/white) - New option: 'Clear MRUDs' (in 'Properties->Other Options') - New option: 'Rename File' (Hotkey: F6) - New slideshow option: 'Random display' - New print option: 'Vertical - Best Fit' - New option: 'Swap colors' (RGB->RBG, RGB->BGR, RGB->BRG, RGB->GRB, RBG->GBR) - Improved 'Set as wallpaper' (centered/tiled/restore) - Improved AVI playing - Some ICO bugs are fixed (black/white ICONs etc.) - The registry-bug with some extensions is fixed (ICO, BMP) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.40 (Release date: 02.07.1997) - Support for TIFFs with the JPEG compression (read/write) - Support for TIFFs with separated color channels (read) - Support for YCbCr-TIFFs (read) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.37 (Release date: 18.06.1997) - Brightness/Contrast dialog: CANCEL-button is available - New option: 'Edit palette' (display and change image palette) - New options in 'Properties->GIF', choose transparent GIF color (palette index) - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.35 (Release date: 05.06.1997) - Support for PBM/PGM/PPM file formats (binary only) - Support for Amiga IFF/LBM format - Save GIFs with transparent (background) color (=black) - The 'minimize bug' is now fixed ;-) - New menu item: 'MRUDs' = 'most recently used directories' (Menu: 'File') (IrfanView can remember the last 5 viewing directories) - New option: 'Remember last window position' in 'properties->others' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.32 (Release date: 25.05.1997) - Play animated GIFs in normal window ! (no fullscreen more :-) - Improved GIF-Saving (save as 1 and 4 bits-per-pixel) - Saving file as PCX - Support for CMYK TIFFs - Enabled copy/move files in the fullscreen mode (F8/F7) - Remember the last viewing/saving directory - Remember the last window position - New options for slideshow: load/save slideshow, pause (press 'Pause') - New option: 'Always on Top' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.30 (Release date: 04.05.1997) - PREVIEW option ('File->Open'), doesn't work with WMF/EMF and AVI ! - Support for multiple Icons (1,4,8,16,24 and 32 bits-per-pixel) - The bug with 'Properties' under WinNT 4.0 Service-Pack-2 is fixed - New options for slideshow (see 'slideshow') ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.27 (Release date: 15.04.1997) - New feature: SLIDESHOW :-) How to use? You can add files to the slideshow list with: - Drag & Drop (select one or more files ...) - Select one or more files and press the 'ADD' button - Double click on the filename - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.25 (Release date: 31.03.1997) - New features: converting to greyscale, negative, brightness and contrast - Bugs with some BMPs are fixed (new decompression routine :-) - New menu item: 'Refresh directory' -> update of directory indexes (hotkey: 'U') - New option in 'Properties->MultipleGIF': "None" (for no animation) - New hotkey: 'Shift+R' for "Reopen" - Double click on left mouse button -> Fullscreen - Click on left mouse button -> load previous image (in fullscreen mode only !) - Click on right mouse button -> load next image (in fullscreen mode only !) - New registration price: 10 USD or 15,- DEM ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.22 (Release date: 17.02.1997) - Support for some special JPEGs (Adobe ...) - improved rotating left/right for black/white and 16-color images - improved Drag&Drop (IrfanView changes immediately to the target directory :-) - The option: 'Always fit to desktop for big images' is available again :-) - Bugs with some GIFs and PCXs are fixed - The animated-GIF dialog moved to 'Properties->Multiple GIF' :-) - Jump to the first/last file (after reaching last/first image in directory, IrfanView jumps to the first/last image in directory) - New option: 'Ask to rename if incorrect extension' (in 'Other options') - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.20 (Release date: 28.01.1997) - The BIGGEST IrfanView Bug is fixed !!! :-) (now you can resize images to any size you wish without deformations and cache contents inserted in the picture) - Support for 16-bpp (BitsPerPixel) BMPs/DIBs and 16-bpp TIFs (read only) - Better horizontal flip for black/white images - The option: 'Always fit to desktop for big images' is not more available - The IrfanView-Code was again optimized :) => the EXE file is smaller - And I have a new home page :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.18 (Release date: 06.01.1997) - The bug with corrupted GIFs is fixed - Support for Multipage-TIFFs with more than 256 pages (pictures) - New options in "Properties->extensions": 'Select all' and 'Clear all' - Support for (*.SUN) extension (=RAS, Sun Raster Images) - Modifikations in About-Box ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.17 (Release date: 16.12.1996) - Multipage-TIFF support ! (One of the first viewers with multipage TIFF support) - Support for 'Exif'-JPEGs - New option in "Properties->Copy/Move/Save": default 'save as' directory - Rename-question for files with incorrect extension - The Multiple-GIF timer is now much better :) - Some minor bugs fixed (very large GIFs, 'paste->save as') ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.15 (Release date: 30.11.1996) - Multiple (animated) GIF Support ! IrfanView is the first graphic viewer WORLDWIDE with Multiple GIF support. (One known bug: with some specially transparency combinations) Much fun :) - New menu: Convert to 256 colors (for true color images only) - Some WMF bugs are fixed (with old (Win 3.x) WMFs) - Now: "Save as" with lower case names - And you can copy my E-Mail address from "About-Box" :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.12 (Release date: 16.11.1996) - The GIF-Decompression is now totally rewritten ! I hope without bugs :) - Windows metafiles support (WMF=Windows Metafile and EMF=Enhanced Metafile) - Command line support for AVIs (Fullscreen for AVI is not available) - Some minor bugs fixed (startbar, extensions etc.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.10 (Release date: 27.10.1996) - Print support - "Always fit to desktop" was changed to "Always fit to desktop for big images" - Some minor bugs fixed (GIFs, rotate under WinNT, overlapping) - NEW ! Command line options: /one, /fs, /bf, /pos=(x,y), /title=text : /one - force "only one instance" /fs - force Full Screen /bf - force Best Fit /title=text - set window title /pos=(x,y) - move the window to x,y Notes: - Only lower case options are supported: Examples: i_view32 test.bmp /BF = incorrect i_view32 test.bmp /bf /title=My PIC = correct ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.07 (Release date: 20.10.1996) - AVI support (video for windows) - Jump to first/last file in the directory (CTRL+F,CTRL+L) - New option: always fit to desktop (properties->other options) - Finally: "Save as", non-extension support - Read support for extensions: *.jpeg, *.tiff - Correct displaying of all Photo-CD files (rotate) - Copy/move/delete windows - Copying/moving: Replace question if the file exists (replace of read-only files) - More hotkeys (rotate, flip, properties, image info etc.) - Some minor bugs fixed (GIF,RAS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.05 (Release date: 29.09.1996) - Edit options (Copy/Paste/Delete/Clear Clipboard) - New in "Properties->Other options": allow Only 1 instance of IrfanView32 - Read-Header function is implemented, warning if incorrect extension - Some fast-directory-view bugs fixed (like: last image) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.00 (Release date: 02.09.1996) - Progressive JPEG support (read/save) - Alphabetical sorting of images in directory - Some minor bugs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.99 (Release date: 25.08.1996) - New fast directory view ! This part is now totally rewritten; no more lost files and uncomplete lists. Files are shown in the order how they stay in FAT, that means unsorted. Coming in next release: sorting files in alphabetical order. - Fixed bugs with some ICOs, and compressed BMPs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.98a (Release date: 16.08.1996) - Fixed bug with 256-colour-ICO - Fixed bugs with fit-to-desktop and resize - New menu outfit - Zoom percentage shown in title bar - Positioning window somewhere else than top left corner (biggest known bug: IrfanView still can NOT correctly resize images whose dimensions exceed actual screen resolution; if you do not want to cut edges of your image, void saving in this situation) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.98 (Release date: 09.08.1996) - Viewing ICO - Zooming in and out (known bug: zooming in large images works till now only up to 500 %) - Resize image ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.97 (Release date: 03.08.1996) - Viewing RAS - Fixed some bugs with fast directory view and GIF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.95 (Release date: 01.08.1996) - Viewing TGA - Image flip/rotate - Image copy/move to another directory - New tab-dialogs (Menu: Options->Properties) - IrfanView32 doesn't support Win32s any more ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.90 (Release date: 18.07.1996) - Viewing Photo CD - "Fast directory view" (jump to next image in the current directory with space, to previous with backspace) - Set image as wallpaper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.85 (Release date: 01.07.1996) - Windows 95-dialogs (open/save file) - Viewing 2 bits per pixel PNG - Saving file as TIFF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.80 (Release date: 15.06.1996) - Viewing PCX and RLE - Viewing grayscale TIFF - Fixed some bugs with GIF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.70 (Release date: 01.06.1996) - Viewing TIFFs (uncompressed, packbits, Huffmann, fax group 3, fax group 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 1.00 - Irfan was born ;-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------