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Web site: http://www.irfanview.com/
Date of first review/ name of reviewer: 5/21/08 [Lisa Spiro]
Additional reviewer(s):
Produced by: irfan skiljan
Cost: Free [donations encouraged]
Description: IrfanView is an easy-to-use image editor and viewer
Platform: Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
License: "IrfanView is provided as freeware, but only for private, non-commercial use (that means at home). IrfanView is free for educational use (schools, universities and libraries) and for use in charity or humanitarian organisations."
Maturity: now on version 4.10 [first released in 1996]
Features:
- Supports many file formats
- Batch conversion
- Supports scanning
- Supports cropping, resizing, effects, etc
- Fast and lightweight
Advantages:
- Essential tool for quickly and easily batch converting files. For instance, you can rotate a folder of images, resize them, convert them to JPGs, etc--using a simple interface.
- Use IrfanView to enhance an image by adjusting contrast, applying effects, etc.
- You can also use IrfanView to rename files in batches.
Disadvantages:
- It's not available natively on the Mac. Since switching to a Mac, IrfanView is the software I miss most.
Tips:
- If you are going to convert images in batches, make sure you have backup copies, and test the conversion first on a couple of images.
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