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IrfanView


These instructions are long to cover many of the options you have. Creating a slideshow can be as easy as selecting the images and playing the show.

Download http://www.irfanview.com/      Installation file <1 MB

Fast Slideshow

  • Suggest you have all images in one folder and have them prepared (cropped, rotated, resolution lower, etc. – instructions below)
  • File menu, Slideshow
  • Look in box:   choose folder with images
  • Click the Add all button or click on only the images you wish to add and the add button.

Note:
You can also add additional images from other folders by changing the location in the Look in box.
You can move an image up or down for the order. Sometimes I name them ahead with number and names to set the order. (Ex. 1VanGogh, 2VanGogh, etc.) You also have a Sort files button that will let you sort them by Name, Date, size, etc.

Slide Show Options

Slide advancement – automatically, or set # of seconds
Loop show, Hide cursor

To Play MP3 files (background music)
Insert MP3 file before the slide you want it to start on. ( Change Files of Type to show All files) Plugin for MP3 playback   http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm  (It will not play wav files) 

You can just hit Play if all you want to do is show the slideshow

Save as Exe (for portability)
     You do not need IrfanView or plugins to play slideshow (with or without music) on another computer

Burn to CD – Data CD or Video CD (VCD)  - Requires Nero Burning (costs, but free demo)
What I usually do is create an exe file and then later burn that to a CD using my own burner software.

Text in a Slideshow

Don’t use the option in the slideshow window.  It will show the same text on each slide. If you want to add text as an introduction to a page or the slideshow, experiment with the following:

¨       Go to the Image menu, Create New empty) image

¨       Set the size and color (ex. 800 wide x 600 high and blue background)

¨       Select an area in the center by clicking and dragging

¨       Edit menu, Insert Text

¨       Choose the font style, size, and color (I choose transparent, Franklin Gothic, 36, white)

¨       Click OK 

¨       Type the text

¨       Click OK 

¨       Click anywhere outside of the box to remove the selection box.

¨       If you do not like your choices, click the Undo button and try again.

¨       For fun try the buttonize effect – Image menu, Effects, 3D Button

¨       Save the image as JPG and/or GIF and add it to your slideshow

Useful Buttons

         Previous and next file in the directory            Slideshow button

                                                   Magnify or shrink view of image 

Prepare images before starting the slideshow 

Photo Editing

  • Crop image - Click and drag to select an area; Edit menu, Crop
  • Rotate – Image menu; Rotate right (or just click R on the keyboard); there is a custom rotation that lets you rotate by degrees.
  • Resize the image -  the  “Preserve aspect ratio” box needs to be checked to keep correct proportions in the image.

Zoom in, select the eye, click Image menu, Redeye reduction

  • Brightness & Colors – Image, Enhance colors (take in small increments; can always click Undo

Resolution

If you have high resolution images, you can reduce the resolution so that it still appears correctly in a PowerPoint or on the web, but does not bloat your file size.

  • File menu, Batch Conversion/Rename   (also good for bmp to jpg conversions)
  • Navigate to your folder with images.
  • Click Add all
  • Output directory – can use the same one (and overwrite the originals) or choose a new one.
  • Output format – jpg (not bmp)
  • Click Options and set quality 72-90
  • Click OK
  • Click Start

After the conversion and you click Exit, you will get a blank IrfanView screen.


Miscellaneous

  • To clear the screen go to Edit and Delete Display or File and Open the next image you wish to edit.
  • Text in an image – Select the area you wish to insert text; Edit menu, Insert Text

Thumbnails

To show Thumbnails in a separate window, click File, Thumbnails, navigate to the folder you wish to display

Click Open and notice as you click once on an image file, a thumbnail and file information is shown in the window.

Rename

Batch Conversion/Rename 

Print a Contact Sheet

  • Print several images as thumbnails on one page.

  • Open the Thumbnails window (File, Thumbnails) and browse to the folder with pictures.

  • Change Thumbnails size, if you want.

  • Hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and single-click each image that you want. When through, release the Ctrl key.

  • Click File, Create contact sheet from selected thumbs.

  • Set the page width and height and click Create. The resulting image sheet can be printed or saved.

Make an Icon

Shrink the image to 16x16 and save it as an ICO file. Try making it transparent before you save it to see if you like it better.

Tutorials

http://www.zisman.ca/Irfanview/

http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/media/irfanv.htm

http://eport.soundpiper.com:8080/pictutor/irfanview.html

 
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