IrfanView 3.80 released

[toto2k]

availabe at www.tucows.com

Version 3.80 (Release date: 10.01.2003)
- 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.html
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added

[LTR12101B]

Oooh!
http://www.tucows.com/mmedia/preview/194967.html

So new, there's no "Whats new" at www.irfanview.com

Other viewers:
http://www.slowview.at/ - Slowview, currently 1.0RC2
http://www.xnview.com/ - XnView, currently 1.5
Both are (like Irfanview) free, at least for personal use, and both have a folder/thumbnail/preview layout available, which is an irritating omission in Irfanview.

If one doesn't support that awkward file format you're looking for, the others might!

[Fox Mulder]

IrfanView has a folder/thumbnail/preview layout available, LTR12101B.

[LTR12101B]

Not all on the same screen.... unless that new since the version I have.

The other two both seem to have a folder / thumnail option (like Irfanview) - but with the addition of an enlarged preview of the selected thumbnail.

Oops, forgot to mention another, rather quirky, one
http://www.pixoid.com/ - ImageN
I believe the TWAIN support may be broken in this - it's a very quirky interface (though I think you can switch it to an ordinary window) - It has EVEN MORE enlargement filters than IrfanView

Beware, though, by default, ImageN is a SERVER - so be sure to configure it OFF or LOCAL.

Also heard that it may be about the best Photoshop plugin support out of all the free ones.

TBH, I can't remember WHY I liked this one, but I'me sure there was something in it that mitigated my dislike for the interface!