Talk:IrfanView
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[edit] Incompatible with Vista?
I have Windows Vista on my new laptop and have been unable to install IrfanView. The error messages I have been receiving seem to indicate the latest version is not yet compatible with Vista. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable about software and Vista can add to the article about IrfanView and Vista. 4.232.201.205 00:05, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
- Irfan says (in e-mail) 'MS itself has tested version 3.98, it was on the official Vista software list. If an error message is there, the use should better check his permissions and/or install it in a "normal" folder, different from "program files".'. Andy Mabbett 21:38, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
- Lots of software is on the "official Vista software list," but it nonetheless won't run under Vista. I have Vista, for example, and Irfan 3.99 would not install. This is a Vista problem, not an Irfan problem. McPoet 13:13, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] software ok?
My only question is, who's to stop individual programmers from including whatever hacks they want inside of an executable file? Should we trust software from personal developers (esp. international software?)? Is there any check or balance whatsoever on this type of thing? (replies would be appreciated) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.159.107.253 (talk) 02:41, 11 March 2007 (UTC).
- You would have to worry about that if you were considering using an obscure program. For a major program like this, very well known, all you have to worry about is making sure you get an "authentic" download. In other words, the check is, over the years, with millions of people using this program, if there were something wrong with it, someone would have discovered it! Also, this is a reason to get your download from a major download site, that checks the software to some extent. Of course, you can never be absolutely sure of anything -- especially famous software from big companies...-68.236.103.195 15:43, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
- Irfanview is pretty mainstream nowdays --211.28.152.3 12:15, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
yes i agree,irfanview is a great little program,for the huge number of formats supported and for it s speed,no loading times like in photoshop etc,so when you want to convert an image,or to view it very fast..there is nothing better.and regarding it s reliability i will quote ken rockwell on this one :"IrfanView's claim to fame is its huge base of formats it can decode. It can't run on Apple, but even with that it was a popular program when I worked in Hollywood for opening specialized motion picture film industry image file formats." http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/sw.htm#visinf —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.79.239.175 (talk • contribs) 12:06, May 11, 2007 (UTC)
- Who's to stop anyone from doing anything morally wrong or illegal? We largely rely on societal pressure, also known as civilization. An uncivilized person works inside and outside the bounds of acceptable behavior at will. We have to individually decide whether or not to trust people. Do you trust Microsoft? Do you trust Linus Torvalds? Do you trust Apple? If you personally feel fear that Irfanview, which is not listed on any spyware lists anywhere, is going to take control of your computer, than don't download it. I'd be more suspicious if Irfan sold it to some software company which proceeded to put out a new version immediately. --75.173.4.172 (talk) 17:52, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Freeware? Really?
If this is freeware then why do I have to choose a payment plan before downloading the program? tildetildetildetilde —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 134.114.183.173 (talk • contribs) 07:12, July 2, 2007 (UTC)
- You don't. Which site are you downloading it from? Try here [1]. Also, to sign your posts you put the actual tilde sign (~) not actually type out the word ;) --Android Mouse 08:49, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
It's not free for commercial use so shouldn't the article say that somewhere? 210.55.0.190 00:03, 29 August 2007 (UTC)jason
- The reprographics shop where I work bought a single-copy license. Since then, it has saved us enough time and hassle in one week to pay us back for the license, which cost less than US$20. We work with large-scale black-and-white images, usually 400x400 dpi, 24"x36". --75.173.4.172 (talk) 17:46, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] CMYK jpgs
The streams embedded in pdfs are sometimes jpgs (/DCTDecode) that can be extracted by hand into a file and viewed. But they are not always RGB; they may be /DeviceCMYK -- 4 bytes per pixel instead of 3? Which image viewers can properly handle CMYK jpgs? Irfanview sort-of recognizes the file type but shows false color, and then saves as a wrong RGB. Image Analyzer says it can handle CMYK, but does not seem to do it by default -- maybe with the ImageFileLib plugin? -69.87.199.97 14:08, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
the example images on this page are confusing
