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[Bhikkhu Pesala]

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[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Version info:

Version 4.62 ( - CURRENT VERSION - )

(Release date: 9th December 2022)

• New PDF PlugIn (thanks to Pdfium guys)
• Option to save slideshow as MP4 video (Thanks to Shao Voon Wong)
• New options menu: Append current image to PDF (Options->Multipage images)
• New options menu: Edit multipage PDF (Options->Multipage images)
• New "Adobe 8BF filters" PlugIn (also for 64-bit 8BF, thanks to Sinisa Petric)
• New in Advanced Batch dialog: All effects (Effects Browser dialog) can be used
• New in Properties->Extensions dialog: Load only minimal (browsing) extensions
• The selection rectangle can be resized on corners (with CTRL = proportional)
• Change for "Paste into Selection": you can move/resize the selection rectangle/image;
• click to apply selection image to main image
• New option in "Compare images" dialog: Show difference image
• New effect in Image->Effects menu: Skew/Shear image
• New hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + G: Start Google Maps with GPS of the loaded file
• New command line option: /fs_exit
• => if started in fullscreen mode; ESC closes fullscreen and IrfanView
• Old/obsolete JPG options disabled: "Load as grayscale" and "Save as grayscale"
• (easy to forget; can be re-enabled using new INI flags)
• Removed very old PlugIn: FiltersUnlimited
• Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:
  https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Version 4.65 ( - CURRENT VERSION - )

(Release date: 9th December 2023)

• Option for Dark mode: Properties->Viewing (works best with Windows 10/11)
• (thanks to Richard Yu, Stephen Eckels, adzm)
• New option in Insert Text dialog: Text rotation (90 deg for vertical text)
• New in Slideshow dialog: Option to set different time for each file
  (new button: "Change time" for selected files)
• "Paste into Selection": Second paste (CTRL+V) will also apply the image
• New Hotkey after "Paste into selection":
  SHIFT + Click within selection: Apply pasted image and keep selection
• New Edit menu: Apply image effects to inverted selection (non-selected area)
• New option in Properties->Editing: Set custom filename for pasted image
• Option to read XMP data in the IPTC dialog (thanks to Lee Thomason)
• New Histogram effects in Effects Browser dialog (thanks to Richard Heurtley)
• Improved support for tabs in text in Insert Text dialog (CTRL + Tab)
• New PlugIn for AVIF format
• The Replace File dialog shows preview of both images
• The Fine Rotation dialog can be resized
• New in Fine Rotation dialog: draw a straight line to rotate
• The Histogram dialog can be resized (Local dark mode using right button)
• Slideshow/Automatic mode will suspend system sleep while running
• Command line: "/append" will append all pages from the input file (if "/page" option is not used)
• SVG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to nerty_nerty)
• JP2 PlugIn loading bug fixed (CVE-2023-26974, thanks to overXsky)
• https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm?

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

IrfanView 4.66 released on December 20, 2023

20.12.2023, 11:09 PM
Some bugfixes for version 4.65, both 64bit and 32bit.?

• (Release date: 2023-12-20)
• Fixed problem with network paths in Save-As dialog>
• Fix for text alignment in Insert Text dialog (selection/canvas)
• SVG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to nerty_nerty)
• Download plugins from: https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

IrfanView 4.67 released on 5th April 2024

(Release date: 2024-04-05)

• Smaller fixes (Insert Text, Paste warning, Hex viewer, Auto adjust colours)
• Separate overwrite option for Save/Save-As menus (Properties->File Handling)
• The Insert Text dialog will remember the last screen position
• New OCR PlugIn: requires Tesseract OCR (Properties->PlugIns)
  See "i_plugins.txt" for infos (https://github.com/UB-Mannheim/tesseract/wiki
• Support for PNG comment (Image->Info dialog or $C placeholder; reading only)
• SFF PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to Mateusz "LeftarCode" Lewczak)
• EXR PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to Minji Kim and Jaehun of WHS WWW Team)
• PSP/Formats PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to wangmy)
• Loading issues in several PlugIns fixed (thanks to Trend Micro)
  Fixed PlugIns: Formats, DPX/CIN, WSQ, MrSID, AWD
• PSP/Formats PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to wangmy)
• PSP/Formats PlugIn loading bug fixed (thanks to wangmy)
• Download newest PlugIns version from:
  https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Version 4.70 ( - CURRENT VERSION - )


(Release date: 2024-10-11)

• New option: Keep existing alpha/transparency color (Properties->Viewing)
  Show checkerboard image; Alpha/Color also used for saving
• New option in Increase Color Depth dialog: 32 BPP (with alpha layer)
• New option in Replace Color dialog: Set transparent color (if 32 BPP image)
• New Image menu: Edit or Set alpha/transparency color>
• New option: Show Browse buttons in main window (Properties->Browsing)
• Fine Rotation option can work on selections
• New in OCR PlugIn: read QR or Barcode (thanks to ZXing guys)
• New slideshow hotkey: SHIFT + "," (comma): Toggle random and automatic time
• New Print dialog option: Reverse pages (for multipage images, page ranges)
• Support for EXIF data in WEBP files (EXIF dialog)
• Command line: "/effect" can be combined with "/slideshow", like:
  i_view64.exe /slideshow=c:\mypics.txt /effect=(30,0,0)
• Loading issues in several PlugIns fixed (thanks to Trend Micro)
  (CADImage, Formats, CamRAW, DjVu, JPM, ECW, WSQ)
• SVG PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to nerty_nerty)
• EXR PlugIn loading bugs fixed (thanks to leeho and Who4mI)
• Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:
  https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

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