Working with Photos using IrfanView

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Manipulating your photos takes a bit of patience and the right software. But what software is right for you? If you’re the average person with a cheap digital camera, then something like Photoshop will be overkill for your needs.

Sometimes, you find that little piece of software that packs a lot into a small space. When it comes to working with graphics – and photos – that software is IrfanView. While billed as an image viewer, IrfanView has some pretty good tools for working with photos.

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    Posted by Sir0tter  on  09/21  at  10:56 AM

  1. For a BETTER phote editor, check out CompuPic at http://www.photodex.com/products/compupicpro

    Got a LOT better results with this!

    2. Posted by tom madsen  on  09/21  at  01:29 PM

  2. Interesting article,however, does not Picasa from Google do pretty much the same thing? I do like that program, as it is easy to use and also FREE.
    Tom

    3. Posted by Thomas Graham  on  09/21  at  01:39 PM

  3. An even more basic, simple-to-use program is
    A Smaller Image, available for $12. at
    http://www.trivista.com/products/asmallerimage/

    I use it a lot for preparing digital photos for e-mailing. It can’t compare to Irfan view in features, but it is very quick to use.

    4. Posted by ismael  on  09/21  at  06:37 PM

  4. excellent tips as always. i would like to know about Windows Vista: shortcuts, special features and why sometimes, if i am the administrator, says that have to have administrator permition to do things like delete a photo or something and it didn’t ask me for password or something. thanks for your tips.

    5. Posted by Joachim Mueller  on  09/21  at  08:02 PM

  5. It seems I am not part of the “in” crowd. Does “Smileys” mean I have to write a comment that makes someone smile?

    I agree with your view that Irfanview is a great little program. The reason I write is about the installation. Microsoft has the behaviour of a big monolith and it favors monopolies. That’s why I use as little MS as possible. The put everything into gargantuous files or directories that become hard to control and reduce speed. Putting documents in the sixth level of directories makes Intel smile because the searching takes processing power. My solution: Create directories like “office”, “media”, “utilities”, and so on and then you can sort things out more easily.

    Never use the directory “My Documents”!!! If you have to reinstall Windows the contents of that directory are history! And who bothers making back-ups? I use a directory named “data” which has subdirectories according to my needs. That directory I copy regularly to a USB flash drive and my data are somewhat safe. The use of a directory with that name “data” is older than MS. I used it when BG was still in school.

    I also use the same names of my unique directories as program groups in the “start menu” and therefor keep my menus well organised.

    May be you can use some of my “tricks” to make users a little bit smarter users.

    Sincerely,

    Jo

    6. Posted by SmartGuy10104  on  09/22  at  04:22 AM

  6. While I do agree that InfanView has many great options, I especially like the ability to batch rename, resample, and save multiple pictures at the same time. It really helps out when resizing pictures to put on a web page or share in an email.

    What I really recommend to users who don’t do very much photo editing, say family members of those people who read these tech tips, is the Google owned Picasa. Available for free, it has a bunch of tools to view and organize your photos as well as enhance, touch up, remove redeye, etc. all in an easy to use interface.

    7. Posted by Narsbars  on  09/22  at  05:12 AM

  7. I have known about Infranview for years but never bothered. After this clear and compelling description I have downloaded all of the plugins and I can’t wait to use my new toy.
    Thanks for the great write up/

    8. Posted by Richard Henderson  on  09/22  at  12:16 PM

  8. I know that it let’s you view the IPTC fields, one by one, but does it let you “harvest” EXIF and IPTC fields so that the metadate can be transferred to caption lists or external data bases used as “Finding Aids?” If so, can the process be reversed so that metadata such as a caption list can be deposited into the IPTC fields in a batch process?  If not, can you recommend a program that will perform these tasks?

    The use of the IPTC fields allows the photographer to provide captions and other critical information, such as the photographer’s name and the image’s copyright status for each photo that becomes part of the digital file, much like writing a caption on the back of a print, or stamping it with a copyright icon, married the contextual infomation with the visual in the “old days.” Such information enhances the value of the digital image, even more than all of the technical tweaking that is available with this and many other software apllications.

    Is Irfanview still free?  If so, you should say so.  If not, please give the MSRP.

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