There were numerous updates, here are only the more important things. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.98 - The memory bug with the Filter Factory is fixed ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.97 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Choosing between 5 copy/move directories (ask for copy/move must be ON) - Some print bugs fixed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 2.66 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 -------------------------------------------------...
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