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An image browser, viewer, converter and editor with an easy to use interface FastStone Image Viewer is a fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor.
Faststone Image Viewer has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping and color adjustments.
Its innovative but intuitive full-screen mode provides quick access to EXIF information, thumbnail browser and major functionalities via hidden toolbars that pop up when your mouse touch the four edges of the screen.
Other features include a high quality magnifier and a musical slideshow with 150+ transitional effects, as well as lossless JPEG transitions, drop shadow effects, image annotation, scanner support, histogram and much more.
It supports all major graphic formats (BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA) and popular digital camera RAW formats (CRW, CR2, MRW, RAF, PEF, ORF, NEF, SRF and DNG).
FastStone Image Viewer includes two editions in one installation:
Standard Edition - Free for private or educational use
Professional (Pro) Edition - Registration required. Once registered, Standard edition will be converted to Pro edition
Here are some key features of "FastStone Image Viewer Standard Edition":
Image browser and viewer with a familiar Windows Explorer-like user interface
True Full Screen viewer with image zoom support and unique fly-out menu panels
Crystal-clear and customizable one-click image magnifier
Superior Red-Eye effect removal/reduction with completely natural looking end result
Image modification tools: Resize/resample, rotate/flip, crop, sharpen/blur, brightness/contrast, etc.
Eleven (yes, 11) resampling algorithms to choose from when resizing images
Image color effects: gray scale, sepia, negative, Red/Green/Blue adjustment
Image special effects: watermark, annotation, drop shadow, framing, bump map, lens, morph, waves
Multi-level Undo/Redo capability
One-touch best fit/actual size image display support
Image management, including tagging capability and Copy To/Move To Folder support
Histogram display with color counter feature
Image EXIF metadata support (plus comment editing for JPEGs)
Configurable batch processing to convert/rename large or small collections of images
Slideshow creation with 150+ transition effects and music support (MP3, WMA, WAV...)
Create efficient image attachment(s) for emailing to family and friends
Print images with full page-layout control
Choose and set desktop wallpaper from your image collections
Acquire images from a scanner
Versatile screen capture capability
Powerful Save As interface to compare image quality and control generated file size
Run favorite programs with one keystroke from within Image Viewer
Create a no-install fully portable version of the program which can be run from a removable storage device
Configurable mouse wheel support
Supports multiple program skins
Here are some key features of "FastStone Image Viewer Professional (Pro) Edition":
All features in Standard edition, plus:
Compare images side-by-side (up to 4 at a time) to easily cull those forgettable shots
Create fully configurable Contact Sheets - just like the pros (and save $$$ on ink)
Drag and drop to arrange thumbnail orders (Custom Sort)
Create memorable artistic image montages from your family photos for personalized desktop wallpapers (Wallpaper Anywhere)
Supports dual-monitor configurations
Limitations:
FastStone Image Viewer, MaxView and Photo Resizer are provided as freeware for private (non-commercial) or educational (including non-profit organization) use. In these cases, you are granted the right to use and to make an unlimited number of copies of these programs. However, for commercial use, it is required to purchase a license.
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