IrfanView Frequently Asked Questions

Problem: The thumbnail window crashes if I have many files in a folder! ... A: In the Thumbnails window, you can select many images/files and use the menu ... FrequentlyAskedQuestionsaboutIrfanView Section1.Download,installation,systemsettings Istherea directdownloadlink forIrfanViewandPlugins? Howto properlyinstallIrfanView orPlugins? HowtoUpgradeIrfanView:Isitnecessarytouninstalltheolderversionbeforeinstallingthenewerversion? DoIneedIrfanViewPlugIns? HowcanIsetIrfanViewasmy defaultviewer? Problem:Ican'tsetIrfanViewasmy defaultvieweronWindows11? Genericproblemwithvideofiles:IfItrytoplaysomevideos(AVI,MP4,MOVetc.):thevideoisnotplaying,orIgettheerrormessage"Videonotavailable,cannotfinddecompressor"! Installationproblem:Theprogramdidnotinstallproperlyorinstallationerrorisshown. HowcanIplayQuickTimeMOV(oranyothervideo)fileswithIrfanView? HowcanIchangetheiconforIrfanViewassociations? HowcanIchangethedesktopiconforIrfanView? HowcanIcopymyIrfanViewsettingstoanotherPC? CanIaddmorePlugInstotheAppversion(fromMicrosoftStore)? WhyWindowsFileExplorershowsIrfanView(orsomestandard)iconforimagesinsteadofthumbnail? Problem:The iconsonmydesktoparewrong,allshowIrfanView/Firefox/etc.icon.HowcanIfixthat? Problem:IrfanViewwon'tsavesettingsorthereisawarningaboutread-onlyINIfile.Why? Problem:TheAddbuttonintheslideshow/batchdialogwon'taddtheselectedfiletothefilelist. IdownloadedIrfanView(orPlugIns)butwhenIstartit,Igetthemessage"Thisisnotavalid(Win32)application"? Istherea portableIrfanView version(forUSBsticks,CDsetc.)? IfIstartIrfanView,IampromptedeachtimetostartasAdministrator,why? IsIrfanView(32bit)compatiblewithWindows11/Windows10/Windows8/Windows7/Vista 64bit? Section2.Pictureeditinganddisplay Problem:Sinceyesterday,IrfanViewshowsallmyimagesblack/white(grayscale)!Why? Whyaresomeeditmenusortheredeyemenugreyedout? Whyisthefirstfolderfileloadingslow(imagedisplayisfast,status/tool-barupdateisslow)? HowcanIhighlightanareaordrawlines/arrows/rectangles/circlesintheimage? HowcanIpan/scrollanimageusingmouse(rightmousebutton)? WhyIcan'tscrollalarge,zoomed(largerthanscreen)imageinfullscreenmodeusingarrow/pagekeys? Problem:Sinceyesterday,IrfanViewshowsallimagesdistorted/stretched!Why? Problem:WhenIresize/resampleanimage,theimagesizedoesn'tchange.Why? Problem:SomePNGetc.imagesshowallblack/dark/invisible,why? Problem:IfIdecreasethecolordepthto8orlessBPP,thesavedJPGfileisalways24BPP? HowcanIcreateselectionwithexactsizeorratio? Howtopreventlargeimagesdisplayfromcoveringthescreen? Howtoprintonlyapartofanimage? Howtoprintmanyfiles(batchprint)? Howtoprintmanyimagesononepage? HowcanIadda Speechbubble/balloon toanimage? HowcanIpreparemyphotos(format2:3etc.)tobecorrect(nocroppingorwhiteedges)whenusingfora Photoprintingservice? Problem:IrfanViewfullscreenmodeshowswrongimagepartsonWindows10.Why? HowcanIinsertanotherimageintothecurrentimage? HowcanIinserttext/captionundertheimage? CanIchange/removeinsertedtextfromimage(pixels)? WhyareIrfanViewThumbnailsimagesnotclearortoosmall(forJPGs)? Problem:WhenIcaptureavideo,whyisthescreenblack? Section3.Workingwithformats,fileconversions,batchmode,browsing HowcanIconverte.g.aBMPimage/filetoJPG? Howto reducesavedfilesize fromXXtoYYKB? Howtosortpicturesby date-taken? Howtoload HEICfilesinIrfanView? Howtoload AVIFfilesinIrfanView? MybrowsersavesJPGfilesas JFIF.Howtofixthat? Howtouse Batchconversion/rename tosortresultpicturesinfolderswith date-taken infoldername? Batch mode:Howtoconvert/saveallinputfiles(evenfromdifferentfolders)back tooriginalfolders? HowtouseJPGlosslessoperations(Rotation,IPTC,Comment,RebuildEXIFthumbnail)inbatchmode? WhydoestheRAWformatloadslow(CameraRAWformats,e.g.CR2)? WhyisthesavedJPGfilemuchbiggerthantheoriginalJPGfile? HowtochangeJPGIPTC/Commentdataformanyimages(batchmode)? AretheJPGeditingoptionsforIPTC/Commentlossless? HowcanIloadonlydesiredfiletypesduringthebrowsing? Howtoexcludespecificfileextensions(e.g.TXT)frombrowsingthroughdirectory? IrfanViewcanloade.g.CR3files,butwhyarethefilesnotshownintheThumbnailwindow? HowcanIloadfiletypesWITHOUTanyextensionduringthebrowsing? HowcanIloadALLfiletypes/extensionsduringthebrowsing? Howtogetridof(bad)filenamesuggestions(textautofill)inSavedialog? HowloadPDFfilesinIrfanView? HowcanIbatchrename"JPG"filesto"jpg"(lowercaseextensions)? HowcanIaddbackgroundsoundforautomaticslideshoworEXE/SCR? HowtoextractimagesfromtheEXESlideshow? Problem:The PDFfiles savedbyIrfanViewneeda password onloading.Why? IwanttocreateaCD-ROMwhichwillautomatiallystarttheIrfanviewslideshowwheninsteredintotheCDdrive.HowcanIdothis? Problem:theJPGdialogwiththe"SaveQuality"or"Setfilesize"optionisnotvisible.Why? Section4.Advancedoptionsandfeatures HowcanI tagafile duringbrowsing? HowcanI Changemenuhotkey oraddamenutoFavorites(inEditmenu)? HowcanIuseIrfanViewtoseta randomfile fromafolder/filelist aswallpaper? HowtoopencurrentIrfanViewfileinWindowsExplorer? Howtodefineanexternaleditor(SHIFT+E)foranextension? Isthereatricktohideprogrammenuandcaptionpermanently,similartotoolbarandstatusbar? IsthereatricktohidecommonfoldersfromOpen/Savedialoglistofrecentfolders? Howtosend/drag&dropseveralfilesfromFileManagertoIrfanViewandloadthelistinIrfanView/Thumbnailsorperformsomeoperationswiththesefiles? Howtosend/drag&dropaTXTfilelisttoIrfanViewandloadthelistinIrfanView/Thumbnailsorperformsomeoperationswiththesefiles? Section5.FeaturesforAdministrators HowcanIinstallIrfanViewona server withsamesettingsforallusers? HowcanIinstall IrfanViewonaserver buteachusershouldsave/useownINIfiles? IrfanViewisinstalledonaserver,eachuserhasitsownINIfile.Howtosetthedefaultprogramlanguagetoe.g.German/Deutsch? HowcanI silentlyinstall/uninstall IrfanView? HowcanIsetsome optionstobefixed,like toolbarbuttons,filebrowsing,filedeleteetc.? HowcanIsetwhich saveformats shouldbeofferedinthe save/save-as dialog? HowcanIset/updatetheIrfanView license forallusers? Section6.Miscellaneous DoesIrfanViewcontainSpywareorViruses,etc.? IsIrfanViewcompatiblewithWindows95or98? IsthereawaytodobatchscanningwithouthavinganADFscanner? Problem:ThescreensavercreatedbyIrfanViewshowsjustfewimagesandthenexits.Why? Problem:IrfanViewruns/startsveryslowlyonmysystem!Why? CanIuse IrfanViewonLinux? CanIuse IrfanViewonMac? WhatistheIrfanViewicon,isthisabearordevilorsomethingelse? HowcanIaddbackgroundsoundtoaVCD(VideoCD)? Problem:WhendoubleclickafilewhichisassociatedwithIrfanView,Igetanerrormessage"Cannotfindthefile[path]oroneofitscomponents".Whatistheproblem? Problem:ThethumbnailwindowcrashesifIhavemanyfilesinafolder! SomeIrfanViewuserscreatedtutorialsforspecificfeatures/operations.Thanksguys! Isthis FAQs pageavailablein otherlanguages? InterestinglinksforspecialWindowsproblems     Q: Istherea directdownloadlink forIrfanViewandPlugins? A: Yes,thelinksareavailablesinceyearsonmywebsite.     ForIrfanView:seetheIrfanViewwebsite: OtherDownloadSites andScrollthetheendofpage(Alternativelinks)or clickhere.     ForPlugins:seethe Pluginspage,Alternativelink. Someimportantinfos:     1)PleasetakecarewhendownloadingIrfanViewfromsoftwaresiteswhicharenotlistedonthe Downloadspage.     2)Somesitesusecustom/unknowndownloaderswhichcancontainmalwareoraskyoutopayfora(free!)download.     3)TheoriginalfilenamesandSHA-checksumsofIrfanViewandPluginsinstallerarevisibleonthe Downloadspage.    Q: Howto properlyinstallIrfanView orPlugins? A: Onanormalsystem,theinstallerwillask(atstart)forADMINpermissions.Youshouldallowthatifyouwanttoinstallinthestandardfolderlike"ProgramFiles"andwritebasicprograminfosinsystemregistry.Ifyoursystemdoesn'taskforadminpermissions,youshouldforceadminstart:rightmousebuttonclickontheEXEinstaller,amenushows,choose"Runasadministrator"andverify. AdvanceduserscantaketheZIPversionandunzipintoafolderwithwritepermissions(orredirecttheINIfile).   Q: HowtoUpgradeIrfanView:Isitnecessarytouninstalltheolderversionbeforeinstallingthenewerversion? A: No.Installanewversionoveranyolderversion.Afterinstall,justrefreshyourassociations/optionsunder"Properties->Extensions"(startIrfanViewwithadminpermissions).   Q: DoIneedIrfanViewPlugIns? A: Probablynot.Allbasicoptions/features/PlugInsareincludedinthestandardIrfanViewinstallation.PlugInscontainsusuallyspecialfileformats.IfyouneedaspecialPlugIn,IrfanViewwillshowyouanerrormessageandthenyoucan/shouldinstallallotherPlugIns.    Q: HowcanIsetIrfanViewasmy defaultviewer? A: StartIrfanView,goto'Properties->Extensions'andassociateyourtypes. NOTE:innewerWindowsversions,youmuststartIrfanViewin ADMIN modetochangefileassociations.UserightmouseclickonIrfanView,usethe"Runasadmin"menuandverify.Ifstillnotworking,usetheSystemSettings(orControlPanel):Apps=>SetStandardApps=>PhotoViewer(Setdefaultprogram).    Q: Problem:Ican'tsetIrfanViewasmy defaultvieweronWindows11? A: ThereseemstobeasystemprobleminsomeWin11installations. Trythis:startSystemSettings,"AppsandFeatures",find"MicrosoftPhotos".Clickonthemenuonthefarright,chose"Advancedoptions"gototheResetsectionandperformboththeRepairandtheReset(don'tstart"MicrosoftPhotos"immediatelyafterthis).Now,associateJPGetc.withIrfanView.  Alternative:Uninstallandre-installIrfanView(withadminrights,don'tsetanyassociationsintheinstaller).    Q: Genericproblemwithvideofiles:IfItrytoplaysomevideos(AVI,MP4,MOVetc.):thevideoisnotplaying,orIgettheerrormessage"Videonotavailable,cannotfinddecompressor"! A: IrfanViewisNOTplayingavideo,itjuststartstheinstalledcodecs.      Means:thecorrectvideocodecisnotinstalledortooold,pleasecheckthissitefortheright/newercodec(seeinmenuImage->Informationforthecodecname):      Codec-Guide(installK-LiteCodecPack,recommended)      Free-Codecs.com      AllCodecsandDecompressors      www.FOURCC.org-VideoCodecDefinitions      VideoHelp.com Agoodcodecpackisthe K-LiteCodecPack,itcontainsthemostpopularvideo/audiocodecs.    Q: Installationproblem:Theprogramdidnotinstallproperlyorinstallationerrorisshown. A: Thisisusuallyapermissionproblem;theuserisakindofaPseudo-Administratoranditcan'twritefilesinthe"ProgramFiles"folderorsystemregistry.     Solution:runtheinstallerasREALadministrator:rightmouseclickontheinstaller,amenushowsup.Clickon"Runasadministrator"andallowit.   Q: HowcanIplayQuickTimeMOV(oranyothervideo)fileswithIrfanView? A: InstallvideocodecsforMOVetc.format(likeK-LiteCodecPack),IrfanViewwilljuststartthevideocodec.    Q: HowcanIchangetheiconforIrfanViewassociations? A: Goto"Properties->Extensions"(startIrfanViewwith"Runasadmin")andchoosetheIconsbutton.Hereyoucansetothericon(s)forassociatedfiletypes.    Q: HowcanIchangethedesktopiconforIrfanView? A: ThisisastandardWindowsfeature.Rightclickonthedesktopicon,then'Properties'.Nowyoucansetanothericon(changeicon)orremove/changethehotkeyfortheprogramstart.    Q: HowcanIcopymyIrfanViewsettingstoanotherPC? A: IrfanViewsavesallsettingsintotheINIfile,seethepath/filenamein:Properties->Start/Exittab.CopytheINIfiletoanotherPC=>onsamelocation(seefirstthePropertiestabintheotherIrfanView,maybeisthepathslightlydifferent)andallsettingsarethere.Ifchanging32and64-bitversions:alsorenamethenewINIfile;IrfanView32-bitINIfilenamemustbe"i_view32.ini",IrfanView64-bituses"i_view64.ini".   Q: CanIaddmorePlugInstotheAppversion(fromMicrosoftStore)? A: No.TheAppfolderisprotectedbythesystemanditisnotpermitedbyaddorchangefilesthere.    Q: WhyWindowsFileExplorershowsIrfanView(orsomestandard)iconforimagesinsteadofthumbnail? A: ThisisnotrelatedtoIrfanView,thisisanoptioninWindowsFileExplorer.Seetheoptionsthere:activatetheViewtab,clickthedropdownarrowinOptionsandclick"ChangefolderandSearchoptions",unchecktheoption"Alwaysshowicons,neverthumbnails".    Q: Problem:The iconsonmydesktoparewrong,allshowIrfanView/Firefox/etc.icon.HowcanIfixthat? A: ThisisusuallyaproblemwiththeLNKfileassociation,notcausedbyIrfanView.GotoGoogleandsearchfore.g"LNKassociationfix".YouwillprobablygetseveralhitsforsitesofferingaREGfileforLNKfix.Herearesomesites: 1)RebuildIconCacheinWindows10Windows10Tutorials 2)ClearandResetThumbnailCacheinWindows10Windows10Tutorials 3)HowtoRebuildtheIconCacheinWindows 4)SomeWindows10UWPiconsnotdisplayingonsearch,orinsettings 5)LNKfixforWindows7:https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/file-asso-fixes-for-windows-7/ 6)MicrosoftKnowledgeBase 7)AUtilitytoUnassociateFileTypesinWindows7andVista 8)FileassociationfixforWindows7 9)DefaultFileTypeAssociations-Restore    Q: Problem:IrfanViewwon'tsavesettingsorthereisawarningaboutread-onlyINIfile.Why? A: Thereare2possibilities,first:yourINI(i_view32.ini/i_view64.ini)file(orwholeIrfanViewfolder)issettoread-only,pleasechangethat(reinstallIrfanView,puttheINIfileintotheApp-Datafolder);second:some"smart"washer/restoretools/pluginsarewashingtoomuch,pleaseexcludeIrfanViewfiles/folderfromsuchactions.YoucanalsoredirecttheINIfiletoanotherfolder(seeanotherquestionbelow);alsopossibleduringtheinstallation.    Q: Problem:TheAddbuttonintheslideshow/batchdialogwon'taddtheselectedfiletothefilelist. A: ThereisaWindowsExplorer"feature":Hidefileextensionsforknownfiletypes.Pleasedeactivatethisdefault(anduseless)Exploreroptiontoshowfileswiththeirrealnamesandextensions!    Q: IdownloadedIrfanView(orPlugIns)butwhenIstartit,Igetthemessage"Thisisnotavalid(Win32)application"?  A: Thismessageisshownfordamaged/incompleteEXEfiles,probablyadownloaderror.Downloadagain,tryanothermirrororlocation.    Q: Istherea portableIrfanView version(forUSBsticks,CDsetc.)? A: Yes,EVERYIrfanViewversionisportable.Youcan:     1.Copyyourexisting/installedIrfanViewfoldertoUSBstick(recommended),or     2.UsethenormalinstallerandinstallIrfanViewtoanUSBstickfolder,or     3.UsetheZIPversionandunziptoaUSBstickfolder.     (Note:theZIPversionofIrfanViewisalwaysavailableonthewebsitelink Otherdownloadsites atthebottomofthepage).    Q: IfIstartIrfanView,IampromptedeachtimetostartasAdministrator,why? A: Somebody,notIrfanView,settheprogrampropertiesto"Runasadministrator".Disablethisoption(rightclickonIrfanViewicon/EXE,Properties,tab:Compatibility)andrunIrfanViewnormally.Actually,nooptionshouldbeselectedintheCompatibilitytabforIrfanView.    Q: IsIrfanView(32bit)compatiblewithWindows11/Windows10/Windows8/Windows7/Vista 64bit? A: YES,likeprobably95%ofall32bitprograms.    Q: Problem:Sinceyesterday,IrfanViewshowsallmyimagesblack/white(grayscale)!Why? A: TheloadoptionforJPGs"Loadasgrayscale"in'Properties->JPG/PCD/GIF'isactivated,pleaseuncheck!     Note:intheSavedialog,seeJPGformatsaveoptions.Theoption"Saveasgrayscale"mustnotbeactive.    Q: Whyaresomeeditmenusortheredeyemenugreyedout? A: Manyeditoptionsorredeyereductionworksonselectionsonly.Createfirstaselection(outlinerectangle)intheimageusingtheleftmousebutton.    Q: Whyisthefirstfolderfileloadingslow(imagedisplayisfast,status/tool-barupdateisslow)? A: Probablybecauseyou:havealotoffilesinthefolderand/orthesortoption"ByEXIFdate"isON.     Thissortoptionneedstoreadthefileheaderofalllistfilesandthiscanbeslow.Useanothersortoptionsinmenu:"Options->Sortfilelist".   Q: HowcanIhighlightanareaordrawlines/arrows/rectangles/circlesintheimage? A: Openanimageaselectthedesiredarea(e.g.usingtheleftmousebutton).Nowyoucancallsomeeffects,theywillbeappliedontheselectedrectangleonly.Like:Image->Effects->Sepia,Image->Negativeorothereffects.       YoucanusethePaintPlugIn(EditmenuorF12)todrawarrows/lines/rectangles/circlesintheimage.    Q: HowcanIpan/scrollanimageusingmouse(rightmousebutton)? A: Youcanscrollanimageonlyiftherearevisiblescrollbars.Therightmousebuttoncanbeusedforpanning(ifnotsetotherwisein"Properties->Viewing"):pressanddrag/movetherightmousebuttontopan.    Q: WhyIcan'tscrollalarge,zoomed(largerthanscreen)imageinfullscreenmodeusingarrow/pagekeys? A: EitheristheimagenotreallylargerthanscreenortheoptionProperties->Browsing/Editing->Jumptonextimage...active,pleaseuncheck.    Q: Problem:Sinceyesterday,IrfanViewshowsallimagesdistorted/stretched!Why? Q: Problem:WhenIresize/resampleanimage,theimagesizedoesn'tchange.Why? A: TheViewmenuoptionlike"Fitimagestodesktop"isactivated(orasimilarviewoption),pleaseuncheckandtryanotherdisplayoption,e.g.1:1toseetheoriginalsize.    Q: Problem:SomePNGetc.imagesshowallblack/dark/invisible,why? A: Thisisprobablyaspecialcombinationofoptions:theimageistransparent,ithasonlyblack/darkdrawings,thewindowcolorisblack(default)andtransparencyoptionisenabled.Theeasiestsolutionistochangethewindowcolortosomethingelseordisablethetransparencyoptionandreloadthefile=>seein"Properties->Viewing".    Q: Problem:IfIdecreasethecolordepthto8orlessBPP,thesavedJPGfileisalways24BPP? A: PleasenotethataJPGcanbeonlysavedas24BPPor8BPPgrayscaleimage.JPGdonotallowotherBPPvalues.IfyouwantotherBPPvalues,pleaseuseformatslikePNG,TIF,BMP,etc.    Q: HowcanIcreateselectionwithexactsizeorratio? A: Seeinmenu:Edit->Createcustomselection(orotherselectionmenus).    Q: Howtopreventlargeimagesdisplayfromcoveringthescreen? A: Setthedisplayoption(menu:View->Displayoptions)to"Fitimagestowindow". Thenyoumoveandresizethewindowasyouwish(usingleftmousebutton).Thewindowwillkeepthesize/position(ifenabledin:Properties->Viewing).   Q: Howtoprintonlyapartofanimage? A: Useleftmousebuttontoselectthedesiredpartintheimage,thenusethePrintmenu.   Q: Howtoprintmanyfiles(batchprint)? A: IntheThumbnailswindow,youcanselectmanyimages/filesandusethemenu"Printselectedfilesassingleimages".    Q: Howtoprintmanyimagesononepage? A: IntheThumbnailswindow,usethemenu"Createcontactsheetfromselectedthumbs".Theresultimage(s)canbeprintedorsaved.    Q: HowcanIadda Speechbubble/balloon toanimage? A: Method1:openanimageandseeinmenu:"Image->Effects->InsertSpeechBubbles".      Method2:findsomenice/emptybubble/balloonimages,e.g.onsiteslike: https://www.clipsafari.com/ orsimilarwebsites(searchonGooglefor"Speechbubbleballoon").YouwillgetbestresultsifyouhavesuchballoonimagessavedastransparentPNGs.Nowyoucanaddtheballoonimagetoyournormalimageusingthemenu:Edit->Insertoverlay/watermarkimage.Lateryoucanselecttheinsideoftheballoon/textareaandinserttextintotheballoon.    Q: HowcanIpreparemyphotos(format4:3etc.)tobecorrect(nocroppingorwhiteedges)whenusinga Photoprintingservice? A: Mostphotoprintingservicesuseformats3:2or2:3(10x15cmor4x6inches)forphotos. Ifyourimages(e.g.fromacompactdigitalcamera)are4:3or3:4(seein"Image->Info"menuinIrfanView,Originalsizeratio),youshouldbettercropthedesiredimageareainformat3:2or2:3andprintthecroppedimage.Thesteps:     1.OpentheimageinIrfanView(see"Image->Info",seeiftheoriginalsizeisnotalready3:2or2:3).     2.Gotomenu:"Edit->Createmaximizedselection".Forlandscapeimagesuse3:2,forportraitimagesuse2:3.     3.Seetheselectionrectangle.Ifyouwanttomoveit,useeithermouse(rightmousebuttonclickinsideoftheselection)orarrowkeysonkeyboard.     4.WhentheselectionisOK,useeithermenu:"File->Selectionas"(sameas:"Edit->Crop"andthen"File->Save-As")or better:"Options->JPGLosslessCrop",tosavetheselectedimage.     5.Usethenewfileforprintingservices.    Q: Problem:IrfanViewfullscreenmodeshowswrongimagepartsonWindows10.Why? A: YourscreenDPIvalueisnot100%.IrfanViewmaynotsupportallDPIscalingfeaturesonWindows10yet.Fix:rightmousebuttonclickonIrfanView,Properties,Compatibility.Activatetheoption"OverridehighDPIscaling",use"ScalingperformedbyApplication".   Q: HowcanIinsertanotherimageintothecurrentimage? A: Firstcopyapicture(whichshouldbeinserted)toclipboard,e.g.inanotherIrfanViewinstance.Nowopentherightimage,usemousetoselectarectangle(oruse:Edit->Createcustomselection)andifyounowuse:Edit->Paste,theimagefromclipboardwillbeinsertedintoselection.InProperties->Editing,youcansettofitorstretchapastedimageintoselection. Hint:usethehotkey"CTRL+SHIFT+Mouseclick"tocreatearectangleselectionbasedonclipboardimagedimensions.   Q: HowcanIinserttext/captionundertheimage? Q: CanIchange/removeinsertedtextfromimage(pixels)? A: Firstyouneedtoaddsomecaptionspaceundertheimageusingthe"Image->ChangeCanvassize"menu.IntheCanvasdialog,setonlytheBottomside(method1),setthecolorforthenewarea.Nowyoucanselectthenewarea(usingmouse)andcallthe"Edit->Inserttext"menutoinsertsometextintheselectedarea.Hint:youcanusetheBatchdialog,Advancedoptions(thereisalsoCanvasandText,withplaceholders),toaddcaptionandtexttomanyimages. A: Theinsertedtextcan'tbechangedorremoved,itisburnedintoimagepixels.Youcanonlyuse"Edit->Undo"andaddanewtext.   Q: WhyareIrfanViewThumbnailsimagesnotclearortoosmall(forJPGs)? A: SeeinThumbnailsWindowsoptionsmenu/dialog.Deactivatetheoption'LoadEXIF-ThumbnailforJPGs'.    Q: Problem:WhenIcaptureavideo,whyisthescreenblack? A: TrytodisablevideoaccelerationinSettings->ControlPanel->Display->Throubleshooting,duringthescreenshots.Or,startasecondplayerinstanceandtrytocaptureit.    Q: HowcanIconverte.g.aBMPimage/filetoJPG? A: OpenaBMPfileusingtheFile->Openmenu.NowgotoFile->Saveasmenu,chooseJPGasoutputformat,setthenewfilename/folderandsave.Ifyouwanttoconvertmanyfiles,usetheBatchConversion.  Seealso thisvideo.    Q: HowtoreducesavedfilesizefromXXtoYYKB? A: Thereisnoone-clicksolutionforthat,sorry.     1.Openanimage.     2.GotomenuImage->Resize/Resampleandreducetheimagedimensionsinpixels.     3.GotomenuFile->Saveas,chooseJPGandsaveasnewfile(seealsoJPGsaveoptionslike:lowerJPGquality,uncheckEXIF,etc.).     4.Lookatthefilesizeofthenewfile.Ifstilltoobig,repeatthesteps,usingsmallerpixelsizeand/orlowerquality,etc.     X.Formanyimages,useFile->BatchConversion,Advancedoptions. Note:sinceversion4.20,anewJPGsaveoptionhasbeenallowed:Setfilesize.    Q: Howtosortpicturesby date-taken? A: OpenThumbnailswindowandloadafolder.Seethumbnailssortmenu,use SortbyEXIFdate.    Q: Howtoload HEICfilesinIrfanView? A: YoumustinstalltheHEVCextension/codec.       1)Searchoninternetforthe"CopyTransHEIC"Windowscodecandinstallit(Freeforpersonaluse,forWin7/Win8/Win10/Win11).      CopyTransHEICCodec      or      2)IfyouhaveWindows10/11,youcaninstallitfromMicrosoftStore: Youneedtoinstall2(!!)extensionsfromMicrosoftStore: HEVCVideoExtensionsfromDeviceManufacturer AND  HEIFImageExtensions.    Q: Howtoload AVIFfilesinIrfanView? A: YoumustinstalltheAVIFextension/codec.       IfyouhaveWindows10,youcaninstallitfromMicrosoftStore: AV1VideoExtension.    Q: MybrowsersavesJPGfilesas JFIF.Howtofixthat? A: ThisisnothinginIrfanView,thisissueiscausedbysomeWindowsUpdatebug. JFIFisactuallyaJPGfilewithwrongextension,youcanrenameittoJPG.      Solution1:start"Regedit.exe",goto"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT->MIME->Database->ContentType->image/jpeg".Seethe"Extension"key,editextensiontextfrom".jfif"to".jpg".      Solution2:seesomewebsiteswithmoredetails/screenshots: NSpeaks-JFIFtoJPG or Brumpost-JFIFtoJPG.    Q: Howtouse Batchconversion/rename tosortresultpicturesinfolderswith date-taken infoldername? A: IntheBatchdialog,youcanuse Placeholders inthenameoftheoutputdirectory.Ifyousetadirectorynamelike"C:\sortedimages\$E36868(%Y_%m_%d)\",youwillsavetheresultfilesinfolderswithdate-taken(format:YYYY_MM_DD)infoldername,like"C:\sortedimages\2011_06_23\".    Q: Batch mode:Howtoconvert/saveallinputfiles(evenfromdifferentfolders)back tooriginalfolders? A: TheBatchdialogtextfield"Outputdirectoryforresultfiles"cancontainarealfolderpathand/orplaceholders(seetheHelpfile,Options->Textpatternpage).     Usethe $D placeholder/textasresultdirectory,whichistheplaceholderfortheoriginalfilefolder.     Takecare,youcanoverwriteallinputfiles!Youcancombine conversion+rename andsetanewfilenametoavoidoverwriting.    Q: HowtouseJPGlosslessoperations(Rotation,IPTC,Comment,RebuildEXIFthumbnail)inbatchmode? A: StarttheThumbnailwindow,openthefolderwithJPGs,selectmanyJPGsandseeinthumbnailmenuFileforJPGLosslessOperations->Losslesstransformationswithselectedthumbs.Note:Theauto-rotationoptionworksonlyiftheEXIForientationtagisproperlysaved(nottop-left).    Q: WhydoestheRAWformatloadslow(CameraRAWformats,e.g.CR2)? A: ThisdependswhichRAWpluginoptionsareusedin'Properties->PlugIns'.Thepreviewoptionisthefastest,Half-sizeisfastandifbotharedeactivated:thefullRAWimageisloaded=>veryslow.    Q: WhyisthesavedJPGfilemuchbiggerthantheoriginalJPGfile? A: TheJPGfilesizedependsprimaryonJPGsavequality,intheSavedialogoptions.Normalqualityis75or80,highervalueswillproducelargerresultfiles.    Q: HowtochangeJPGIPTC/Commentdataformanyimages(batchmode)? A: IntheThumbnailswindow,selectmanyJPGimages/filesandusethemenuJPGLosslessOperations->SetIPTCdata/Commenttoselectedthumbs.Thedataforthefirstimageisappliedtoallfiles.TheIPTCdialogoffersadditionaloptions.    Q: AretheJPGeditingoptionsforIPTC/Commentlossless? A: Yes,theimageitselfisNOTrecompressed.    Q: HowcanIloadonlydesiredfiletypesduringthebrowsing? Q: Howtoexcludespecificfileextensions(e.g.TXT)frombrowsingthroughdirectory? Q: IrfanViewcanloade.g.CR3files,butthefilesarenotshownintheThumbnailwindow? A: Goto"Properties->Extensions",editthefileextensionsinfield"Loadcustomfiletypes";deleteunwantedoraddspecial(butsupported!)extensionsattheend(use'|'asdelimiter).PressOKandlaterF5inIrfanViewtoreloadthefolder.    Q: HowcanIloadfiletypesWITHOUTanyextensionduringthebrowsing? Q: HowcanIloadALLfiletypes/extensionsduringthebrowsing? A: Goto"Properties->Extensions",editthefileextensionsinfield"Loadcustomfiletypes";adda|attheend,tocreateanemptyextensionentry.Optional:gotoProperties->FileHandlinganddisabletheoption:"Asktorenameifincorrectextension". IfyouwanttoloadALLfileextensions:goto"Properties->Extensions",editthetextinfield"Loadcustomfiletypes";adda*attheend,toallow all/wildcardextensions.    Q: Howtogetridof(bad)filenamesuggestions(textautofill)inSavedialog? A: ThisisnotcausedbyIrfanView.ManyobjectsintheFiledialogs(open/save)aremanagedbyWindows(FileExplorer).Thisissueiscausedbythe"AutoComplete"optionforFileExplorer.Youcandisableitin"InternetProperties"dialog:searchfor"internetoptions"or"autocomplete"inWindowsSettings,openthedialog,goto"Advanced"tab.Scrolldownto"UseinlineAutoCompleteinFileExplorer",uncheckitandpressOK.   Q: HowloadPDFfilesinIrfanView? A: InstallIrfanViewandPlugIns.InstallGhostscriptfrome.g. here. ForIrfanView32-bit:takethe32-bit(!)EXEinstaller,like"gs926w32.exe")orGhostscript64-bitforIrfanView64-bit(like"gs926w64.exe").   Q: HowcanIbatchrename"JPG"filesto"jpg"(lowercaseextensions)? A: IntheBatch-Conversiondialogusetherenamepattern:$N.jpg(BesureyouonlyhaveJPGfilesselected/addedtotheinputlist).    Q: HowcanIaddbackgroundsoundforautomaticslideshoworEXE/SCR? A: Intheslideshowdialogput/addMP3filesintotheslideshowfilelist,usuallyatthebeginorbeforeanimage.TheMP3fileisplayeduntilitendsoruntilnextMP3isloadedfromthefilelist.IrfanViewPlugInsshouldbealsoinstalled,atleasttheMP3PlugIn.    Q: HowtoextractimagesfromtheEXESlideshow? A: StarttheEXEandpressF1forhelp.UseEhotkeyforextraction.    Q: Problem:The PDFfiles savedbyIrfanViewneeda password onloading.Why? A: ThePDFsavesettingsarenotproperlyset.SeetheSave-Asmenu/dialog,PDFformatoptionsandset:tabGeneral:"Nopreviewneeded";tabSecurity:uncheck"Activatesecurity".    Q: IwanttocreateaCD-ROMwhichwillautomatiallystarttheIrfanviewslideshowwheninsteredintotheCDdrive.HowcanIdothis? A: YoucancreateeitheraselfrunningEXEslideshowfile(intheslideshowdialog)oryoucancopytheoriginalfilestotheCDanduseaTXTfile.Readthehelpfilepage"HowtostartIrfanViewslideshowfromaCD?"forexamples.    Q: Problem:theJPGdialogwiththe"SaveQuality"or"Setfilesize"optionisnotvisible.Why? A: Youprobablydisabledit.Openanimage,use"File->SaveAs"menu.TheSave-Asdialogshows2optionsatthebottom:"Savewithoriginaldate/time"and"Showformatoptionsdialog".Checktheformatoptionandthedialogwillshowallpossible(ifany)savingoptionsfortheselectedformat. Ifyousavetheimage,theprogramwillrememberthelastusedoptions.   Q: HowcanI tagafile duringbrowsing? A: SeetheHotkeyshelpfilepage.TagafilewithX,untagwithSHIFT+X,useSHIFT+QtoshowalltaggedfilesinThumbnailswindow.    Q: HowcanI Changemenuhotkey oraddamenutoFavorites(inEditmenu)? A: Userightmousebuttonclickamenu.Anewcontextmenuwillshowupwithnewoptions. Ifahotkeyisalreadyinuse,youneedtoremoveitfirstinothermenu.   Q: HowcanIuseIrfanViewtosetarandomfilefromafolder/filelistaswallpaper? A: Usethecommandlineoptions:/randomand/wall,seei_options.txtforexamples.    Q: HowtoopencurrentIrfanViewfileinWindowsExplorer? A: YoucandefineWindowsExplorerasoneoftheexternaleditors(Properties->Misc).Thecorrectcommandislike: explorer"/n,/select,"%1    Q: Howtodefineanexternaleditor(SHIFT+E)foranextension? A: IntheINIfile,createanewsection[CustomEditors].Thenwriteanewlineandsetthevalueforanextension,like:      PDF=D:\Software\FoxitReader\FoxitReader.exe""%1""       or      PDF=D:\Software\FoxitReader\FoxitReader.exe"-p"%1""    Q: Isthereatricktohideprogrammenuandcaptionpermanently,similartotoolbarandstatusbar? A: Yes.IntheINIfile,writeinsection[Menu]Active=0tohidemenu,insection[Caption]Active=0,tohidetheprogramtitle.    Q: IsthereatricktohidecommonfoldersfromOpen/Savedialoglistofrecentfolders? A: Yes.IntheINIfile,writeinsection[Open]or[Save]CommonFolders=0tohidethecommonfolders(like"MyPictures"etc.).    Q: Howtosend/drag&dropseveralfilesfromFileExplorer/ManagertoIrfanViewandloadthelistinIrfanView/Thumbnailsorperformsomeoperationswiththesefiles? A: Asfirst,youcantrythe"IrfanViewShellExtension"fromthePlugInspage. Thisprogramaddsseveralshellmenus(rightmouseclickinFileExplorer)forselectedfiles,like:Playslideshow,LoadfilesinThumbnailswindow,StartJPGLosslessRotation,Convertimagestoanotherformat,SavefilenamesasTXT,CreatemultipageTIForPDF,Createpanoramaimage. Youcanalsocreatespecialdesktopicons/shorcutsofIrfanView(fromshellmenuorcopyanexistingshortcut)andusethe"/file="commandtouseseveralfilesasinput.See"i_options.txt"forallcommandsandexamples. IfyouhaveanewdesktopshorcutforIrfanView,thenyoucanedittheitemProperties(rightmousebuttonclickonit)andsetaspecialcommand("Target")forit(theoldtargetcommandissomethinglike"C:\ProgramFiles\i_view64.exe")=>writenewtargettext:   C:\ProgramFiles\IrfanView\i_view64.exe/file= =>toload(dropped)filesinIrfanView,forviewingandallotheroperations.   C:\ProgramFiles\IrfanView\i_view64.exe/thumbs/file= =>toloadfilesinThumbnailswindow.   C:\ProgramFiles\IrfanView\i_view64.exe/convert="d:\converted_tifs\*.tif"/file= =>toconvertfilestoTIF. Justfewexamples,insteadof/convertyoucanuse/combineothercommandlineoptions,like:/ini(tousespecialsettings),/print(toprintallinputfiles)etc.;see"i_options.txt". YoucanalsocreateRegistryentriesandnewShellmenuswithsuchcommands. Important:/file=MUSTBEthelastcommand/parameterinthetargettext.   Q: Howtosend/drag&dropaTXTfilelisttoIrfanViewandloadalistwithfilenamesinIrfanView/Thumbnailsorperformsomeoperationswiththesefiles? A: YoucansaveandimportsuchTXTfilesonseveralplacesinIrfanView:Slideshowdialog,Batchdialog,Thumbnailswindow. Youcanalsocreatespecialdesktopicons/shorcutsofIrfanView(fromshellmenuorcopyanexistingshortcut)andusethe"/filelist="commandtouseaTXTfilewithfilenamesasinput.See"i_options.txt"forallcommandsandexamples. Note:Thisisverysimilartothe"/file="commandfromabove,justreplace"/file="with"/filelist="andsend/dropaTXTfileasinput.Sameexamplesasabovewillwork.   C:\ProgramFiles\IrfanView\i_view64.exe/thumbs/filelist= =>toloadaTXTfilelistinThumbnailswindow.   C:\ProgramFiles\IrfanView\i_view64.exe/slideshow= =>toloadaTXTfilelistandstartslideshow. Important:/filelist=MUSTBEthelastcommand/parameterinthetargettext.   Q: HowcanIinstallIrfanViewonaserverwithsamesettingsforallusers? A: 1)InstallIrfanViewontheserver      2)SetyourIrfanViewoptions(propertiesetc.).         Now,settheINIfile"i_view32.ini"toreadonly.         Theuserscan'tchangeIrfanViewoptionsanymore.      3)Topreventtheregistrychanges(associations),youcanhidetheProperties->Extensionsdialog.         WriteintheINIfile:         ShowExtensionsDlg=0insection[Extensions].    Q: HowcanIinstallIrfanViewonaserverbuteachusershouldsave/useownINIfiles? A: 1)InstallIrfanViewontheserver     2)WriteintheglobalINIfile(i_view32.inionserver): INI_Folder=folderinsection[Others]. Examples: INI_Folder=C:\TEMP,or INI_Folder=%TEMP%,or INI_Folder=%APPDATA%\IrfanView,or INI_Folder=C:\TEMP\%YOUR_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE%,or INI_Folder=%YOUR_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE%\folder Q: IrfanViewisinstalledonaserver,eachuserhasitsownINIfile.Howtosetthedefaultprogramlanguagetoe.g.German/Deutsch? A: Method1:PrepareaspecialINIfilewithcustomdefaultsettingsandcopyitoverthelocal/usersINIfile.     Method2:WriteintheglobalINIfile(i_view32.inionserver): DefaultLang=dll-nameinsection[Language]. Exampleforgerman: DefaultLang=deutsch.dllinsection[Language]. Q: HowcanIsilentlyinstall/uninstallIrfanView? A: Usually,youcandownloadtheZIPversionofIrfanViewandPluginsanddeploythefiles. Selfinstallversionshavespecialstartoptionsforsilentinstall(examples,version4.52): 1)IrfanView: iview452_setup.exe/silent iview452_setup.exe/silent/ini=^%APPDATA^%\irfanview iview452_setup.exe/silent/ini="%APPDATA%\irfanview" iview452_setup.exe/silent/folder="c:\testfolder\irfanview" iview452_setup.exe/silent/folder="c:\testfolder\irfanview"/desktop=1/thumbs=1/group=1/allusers=0/assoc=1/ini="%APPDATA%\irfanview" iview452_setup.exe/silent/folder="c:\testfolder\irfanview"/ini="c:\temp" Options: folder:     destinationfolder;ifnotindicated:oldIrfanViewfolderisused,ifnotfound,the"ProgramFiles"folderisused desktop:  createdesktopshortcut;0=no,1=yes(default:0) thumbs:   createdesktopshortcutforthumbnails;0=no,1=yes(default:0) group:    creategroupinStartMenu;0=no,1=yes(default:0) allusers: desktop/grouplinksareforallusers;0=currentuser,1=allusers(usedONLYIF/desktop=1and/or/group=1areset) assoc:    ifused,setfileassociations;0=none,1=imagesonly,2=selectall(default:0) assocallusers: ifused,setassociationsforallusers(WindowsXPonly) ini:          ifused,setcustomINIfilefolder(systemenvironmentvariablesareallowed) 2)PlugIns: iview452_plugins_setup.exe/silent iview452_plugins_setup.exe/silent/folder="c:\programfiles(x86)\irfanview" iview452_plugins_x64_setup.exe/silent/folder="c:\programfiles\irfanview" 3)Uninstall: iv_uninstall.exe/silent Q: HowcanIsetsomeoptionstobefixed,like toolbarbuttons,filebrowsing,filedeleteetc.? A: IntheglobalINIfile(locatedintheIrfanViewfolder),youcansetsomeAdminvaluesincorrectINIsections: 1)Fixedtoolbarbuttons: [Toolbar] Admin_Flag=value (whichwillbeusedinsteadofthenormal"Flag"value) 2)Disabledeletingofsinglefiles: [Others] Admin_EnableDelete=0or1 (1means:deletingenabled(default);0means:deletingdisabled) 3)Disablefilebrowsing: [Viewing] Admin_ViewAll=0or1 (whichwillbeusedinsteadofthenormal"ViewAll"valuefrom:properties->browsing->viewallfiles) Q: HowcanIsetwhich saveformats shouldbeofferedinthe save/save-as dialog? A: IntheglobalINIfile(locatedintheIrfanViewfolder),youcansetsomeAdminvaluesincorrectINIsections: [Save] Admin_SaveFormats=extension|extension| Examplefor2formats: Admin_SaveFormats=BMP|JPG| NOTE:youcandothatalsointhelocalINIfile(iftheAdminoptionisnotused),justuse: [Save] SaveFormats=extension|extension| NOTE:Ifyouleavethevaluetext empty (noextensions),theresavedialogswon'tbeusedatall,soyoucan disableFile->Savemenus. Justwrite: SaveFormats=| orAdmin_SaveFormats=| Q: HowcanIset/updatetheIrfanView license forallusers? A: Insertthelicense(and/orotheradminoptionsfromabove)totheglobalINIfile(locatedintheIrfanViewfolder)anddistributeit. 1)IfIrfanViewisinstalledonaserver,startIrfanViewinadminmodeandinsertthelicense.ItwillbesavedintheglobalINIfileandusedforallusers. 2)IfIrfanViewisinstalledonlocalclients,startIrfanViewinadminmodeandinsertthelicense.DistributetheglobalINIfile,copyittotheIrfanViewfolderonlocalclients. HereisanexampleofaminimalINIfile(5linesonly)fortheIrfanViewfolder: [Others] INI_Folder=%APPDATA%\IrfanView [Registration] Name=yourlicensename Code=yourcode Q: DoesIrfanViewcontainSpywareorViruses,etc.? A: NO.IfyourantivirusprogramreportsavirusorspywareinIrfanViewdownloadedfromtheofficialhomepages,youshouldeitherupdatetheantivirusprogramoruseabetterone.    Q: IsIrfanViewcompatiblewithWindows95or98? A: IrfanViewversion4.44(andearlier)iscompatiblewithallWin9x-andlaterWindowsversions.Win9xmeans:Windows95,98,98SEandWindowsME.    Q: IsthereawaytodobatchscanningwithouthavinganADFscanner? A: Yes,unchecktheoptioninmenu:File->Acquire/Batchscanning->CloseTWAINdialogafteracquiringimage.    Q: Problem:ThescreensavercreatedbyIrfanViewshowsjustfewimagesandthenexits.Why? A: Theproblemiscausedbyanotherrunningsoftware,whichkillsthesaver.Checkyoursystem.    Q: Problem:IrfanViewruns/startsveryslowlyonmysystem!Why? A: Probablyanoldantivirusprogramoranotherbackgroundsoftwareisrunning,whichcausessuchproblems.Checkyoursystem.  A: IftheloadingoftheJPGfilesisslow,maybeyouactivatedtheQuant-Smooth(Properties->JPG)orColorManagementoptions.    Q: CanIuseIrfanViewonLinux? A: Yes.Thereisnonative-LinuxversionofIrfanView.However,youcanuseIrfanViewinconjunctionwithLinuxprogramslikeWINE,WindowsLinuxemulatorsandLinux-basedvirtualmachines.Takethe ZIPversionofIrfanView andunzipitorcopyyourexistingWindowsIrfanViewfoldertoLinux.ThisiseasierbecausetheinstallermayneedadditionalWindowsDLLstorun.Seeinstructionson: IrfanViewonLinuxwithWine .   Q: CanIuseIrfanViewonMac? A: Yes,probably.Thereisnonative-MacversionofIrfanView.However,youcanuseIrfanViewinconjunctionwithMacprogramlikeWineBottler/DARWINE.Takethe ZIPversionofIrfanView andunzipitorcopyyourexistingWindowsIrfanViewfoldertoMac.ThisiseasierbecausetheinstallermayneedadditionalWindowsDLLstorun.    Q: WhatistheIrfanViewicon,isthisabearordevilorsomethingelse? A: ThisisaredCAT,aroadcat.Note,Ilikecats,butthisisajoke;-)    Q: HowcanIaddbackgroundsoundtoaVCD(VideoCD)? A: ThisisnotpossiblebytheVCDspecification.    Q: Problem:WhendoubleclickafilewhichisassociatedwithIrfanView,Igetanerrormessage"Cannotfindthefile[path]oroneofitscomponents".Whatistheproblem? A: StartIrfanView,goto'Properties->Extensions'(runIrfanViewinAdminmode)andassociateyourfiletypesagain.    Q: Problem:ThethumbnailwindowcrashesifIhavemanyfilesinafolder! A: ThisisaWindows9x/XPbug(nowalsoonWindows764bit=>Bluescreen,Windowsbug),themax.numberoffilesinthefolderissystemdependent.Trytosplitfilestoseveralfolders.    Misc: SomeIrfanViewuserscreatedtutorialsforspecificfeatures/operations.Thanksguys! 0)GreattutorialbySurendranNambiath:https://bytepublish.com/irfanview.html Downloadthe"LITE"version(20MB). 1)IrfanViewHelpfile-translatedinbrowser byCoassinEnzo 2)Installationandusage:irfan-view-quick-start-guide.htm byBartoszMakuch 3)IntroductiontoimageprocessingbyRichardGrant:an_alternative_introduction_to_image_processing.htm  4)ImageEditing:image-editing-with-irfan-view.htm byBartoszMakuch 5)BatchImageResize:https://www.toolfinderr.com/bulk-image-resizer-irfanview/ byOlafvanGessel(withvideo) 6)Common:https://www.computerhilfen.de/info/irfanview.html German/Deutsch 7)Common:https://www.indeavors.com/resources/tutorials.htm 8)Mergingseveraldirectoriesofphotos/camerasbyJoelBourguignon:Fusion_of_several_directories_of_photos.pdf (PDF) 9)Common:https://www.irfan.pl(Polish,manytutorialslikeInstall,Resize,Screenshot,Watermarketc.) 10)BatchResize:https://diaryofdennis.com/2012/07/11/tutorial-converting-batch-rename-and-batch-resize-your-photos-with-irfanview/ 11)BatchResize:https://gregor-moellring.de/anleitungen/viele-bilder-aendern-mit-irfanview/(German) 12)BatchRename:https://gregor-moellring.de/anleitungen/automatisch-viele-bilder-umbenennen-irfanview/(German) 13)Batchtextwithnumbers:https://www.fatblokeracing.org/Inserting_Sequential_Numbers_Into_Photos_using_Irfanview.shtml 14)BatchConversion:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWvlvu_4NQc(Spanish) 15)ScreenshotandBatchconversion:https://www.makeuseof.com/... 16)Slideshow:http://www.zisman.ca/Irfanview/ Q: IsthisFAQspageavailableinotherlanguages? A: Yes,herearesometranslations: -FrenchFAQsbyNicolasChevallier -RussianFAQs by CoupofyTeam -HindiFAQs by Dealsdaddy -Portuguesetranslation -Chinese(Simplified)byxbeta -SpanishbyAugustoDuenas -DutchFAQs by bespaardeals -AlbanianFAQs ofthispageprovidedby Gameresponse -IndonesianFAQs courtesyof ChameleonJohn -RomanianFAQs providedby IrinaVasilescu -BengaliFAQs by ShopItKart Misc: InterestinglinksforspecialWindowsproblems: VideoHelp.com-Videotools/conversions