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From: "The Wilson's" <>
Subject: Re: Infranview Plugins - associate extensions
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 09:32:41 -0700
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If you have not installed the plugins with Irfanview you are missing many
of the types of files that Irfanview will handle. It is a long list that I
will not post here but you can find the list of plugins at:
http://www.irfanview.com/
Then click on "Plugins" which is the fourth item down on the left side.
Down at the bottom of this page is a list of all the plugins. I am sure
some will say I don't need this or I don't need that. I suggest that you
won't know what you need. I certainly don't know exactly what graphic file
types I will encounter. One brief example is the plugin called DjVu.dll. I
had no idea what this was until I wanted to download some maps from the
State of Washington (secretary of state) site that required that format.

Back at the top of the Plugin page the first method of download is to
download the files from Tucows as an .exe file. I would suggest this method
as the one with the least complications. I always suggest closing every
thing in your system tray before installation. After that is done, just
double click on the download link under number 1 and select a download
location near you. Once you select a specific download location it will
begin download. Save it to your desktop (it's easy to find here). Once the
file is downloaded (it's 4.8 MB), just double click on it and it should
install very quickly and then you are done!

Last comment. . . Elaine said she accepted the "offer" of using all the
file associations. This isn't a bad idea. If you find a certain type of
file is associated with Irfanview that you don't want that way it is very
easy and quick to go in and "un associate" that file type. It then will
revert to the way you had it before. One of the real beauties of Irfanview
is that it handles more file types than anything. As far as graphics go
this makes it so you can open a jpg (jpeg) that tends to be very "lossy"
and save it as file type that isn't to make your edits. I've recently been
using .png at the default 6 compression. It works much better than jpg.

Have fun. While you are at his site, Irfan has listed a number of very
interesting links of his favorite software, tools, and imaging sites.

John

At 03:05 AM 5/27/04, desni wrote:
>I'm curious too for I did not download the plugins either and that was only
>last year.
>Cheers
>Desni
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jjarm222" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 12:56 PM
>Subject: Re: Infranview associate extensions
>
>
> > I'm curious! When I downloaded and installed Irfanview quite some time
>ago,
> > I did not do any plugins. I have only JPGs checked. What will the
>plugins
> > do? In other words, if I install the plugins, what difference will I
> > notice?
> > Phyllis
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joyce Ragels" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: Infranview associate extensions
> >
> >
> > > Ann
> > >
> > > IrfanView will read or translate graphic images and/or will change it
> > > from one format to another. The most used extension is probably jpg.
> > > If you want to be conservative, only check that box. You can always go
> > > back and check more. It does no harm to check them all IF you want
> > > IrfanView to be the software to open those files. Once you get the
> > > program loaded, you'll see that there are more extensions than Carter
> > > has liver pills.
> > >
> > > Should you want to make changes in the future, go to options,
> > > properties, extensions and check or uncheck to your heart's content.
> > >
> > > I might also suggest the IrfanView tutorial posted by Cora
> > > http://www.teachers-connect.net/MASTII/infanv/irfanv.htm
> > >
> > > This is a very good little program, one I use a lot. You can even make
> > > a slide show of your photos with it. It might not do everything, but
> > > what it does, it does well.
> > >
> > > J
> > >
> > > Ann wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I downloaded Infranview into a folder on my hard drive. I have not
> > installed it yet as I still am unsure of what to do with marking the
> > associate extensions. Which extensions should I mark or which are needed?
> > > >
> > > > Also I am still unsure of when to download the plugins? I got two
> > different suggestions on what to do. Do I download the plugins into a
>folder
> > on the hard drive where the infranview program is or do I wait and install
> > the infranview software and then download the plugins?
> > > >
> > > > I am not very good at installing new programs as I am afraid I might
> > mess something up.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Ann
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Joyce Ragels
> > >
> > > Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
> > > - Euripides
> > >
> > >
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