Batch converting images with Irfanview

IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative freeware graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista.

Irfanview is very powerfull for command line batch conversion of image files. WIth Irfanview, you can create your own scripts to automate converting images from dozens of formats to others.

Also see Image conversion for details and tutorials.

Some IrfanView features:

• Many supported file formats 
• Multi language support
• Thumbnail/preview option
• Paint option - to draw lines, circles, arrows, straighten image etc.
• Toolbar skins option
• Slideshow (save slideshow as EXE/SCR or burn it to CD)
• Show EXIF/IPTC/Comment text in Slideshow/Fullscreen etc.
• Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters
• Fast directory view (moving through directory)
• Batch conversion (with image processing)
• Multipage TIF editing
• File search
• Email option
• Multimedia player
• Print option
• Support for embedded color profiles in JPG/TIF
• Change color depth
• Scan (batch scan) support
• Cut/crop
• IPTC editing
• Effects (Sharpen, Blur, Adobe 8BF, Filter Factory, Filters Unlimited, etc.)
• Capturing
• Extract icons from EXE/DLL/ICLs
• Lossless JPG rotation
• Many hotkeys
• Many command line options
• Many PlugIns
• Only one EXE-File, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like "I Agree" or "Evaluation expired"
• No registry changes without user action/permission!
• and much much more

Supported file formats in IrfanView:

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Changelog

There were numerous changes here are only the more important things.

Version 4.10 ( - CURRENT VERSION - ) (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 ComSquare AG)
• 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
  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
  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
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 (CTRL+F)
- 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
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
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (crop, MS PNG bug, print dialog)

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
- Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- 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). Note: this is 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
- 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+T 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)
- 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
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added

Version 3.85 (Release date: 29.08.2003)

- 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
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (Filter Factory, RAW)

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 fullscreen 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 (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
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added

Version 3.75 (Release date: 15.07.2002)

- 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
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added (EXIF, Batch)

Version 3.70 (Release date: 20.04.2002)

- 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, PlugIn)
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- 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
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added

Version 3.61 (Release date: 03.12.2001)

- 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: 01.12.2001)

- Support for JPEG2000 format! Thanks to LuraTech! :-)
(free saving up to 640x480 pixels)
- 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.htm
- New feature: Change DPI (image menu and in batch mode)
- Added support for TIFs with old JPEG compression
- Added support for TIFs with old 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/features fixed/added (crop)

Version 3.51 (Release date: 20.08.2001)

- Support for Canon CRW format (JPG image only)
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added

Version 3.50 (Release date: 18.08.2001)

- 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.htm
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.htm
- 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
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added

Version 3.36 (Release date: 30.04.2001)

- New status bar entry: current directory index
- Some minor bugs fixed (video and languages)

Version 3.35 (Release date: 26.04.2001)

- Multi language support ! Choose language in "Properties->Language"
Please check this site for available languages and SDK for translators:
http://www.irfanview.com/languages.htm
- 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
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added

Version 3.33 (Release date: 22.01.2001)

- Change: Video/Sound/Audio-CD formats moved to IV_Player-PlugIn:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for Utah RLE file format:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for SFF file format (Structured Fax File); Thanks to Peter Schaefer!:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- 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: 04.11.2000)

- IrfanView can create multipage TIFFs (Menu: View->Multipage images)
- Email-PlugIn is available (send images as emails):
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- New thumbnail option: Create contact sheet from selected thumbnails
- Support for MED/OctaMED sound file format:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- 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: 02.09.2000)

- 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.htm
- 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.htm
- 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: 20.07.2000)

- 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: 12.07.2000)

- New feature: directory tree in thumbnail window :-)
- 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.htm
- Support for WAP WBMP format:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for SGI (Silicon Graphics Image) format:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for NCC information:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Changed: Quicktime part is now moved to a plugin:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Some IFF bugs fixed (HAM6 and 24 planes IFFs)
- Some minor bugs/features fixed/added

Version 3.17 (Release date: 22.04.2000)

- Support for Macromedia's Flash/Shockwave format :-)
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
(first NON-Macromedia Flash viewer!)
- MP3 plugin updated, please update:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- PhotoCD plugin updated, please update:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- DjVu plugin updated (smaller and faster), please update:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for GEM IMG format
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- 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: 20.03.2000)

- Support for FlashPix format :-)
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for XBM/XPM formats:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for AT&T DJVU format:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Improved support for PhotoCD format (support for all resolutions):
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- 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: 30.01.2000)

- New plugin, allows IrfanView to play MP3/MP2/MP1 files: :-)
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for Dicom/ACR format:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- Support for Mosaic format:
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
- 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