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<blockquote data-quote="Pomeroy" data-source="post: 1442077" data-attributes="member: 91360"><p>Here is a comparison of IrfanView features and some of Preview that comes on your Mac</p><p></p><p>Some IrfanView features:</p><p> ▪ Many supported file formats </p><p> ▪ Multi language support Preview does</p><p> ▪ Thumbnail/preview option Preview does</p><p> ▪ Paint option - to draw lines, circles, arrows, straighten image etc. Preview Annotates with arrows, boxes, circles and text</p><p> ▪ Toolbar skins option No</p><p> ▪ Slideshow (save slideshow as EXE/SCR or burn it to CD) Preview does slide shows, but to save or burn use iPhoto or iMovie</p><p> ▪ Show EXIF/IPTC/Comment text in Slideshow/Fulloes etc. Preview No, iPhoto yes</p><p> ▪ Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters No</p><p> ▪ Fast directory view (moving through directory) Preview does</p><p> ▪ Batch conversion (with image processing) Preview does somethings like resize or rotate</p><p> ▪ Multipage TIF editing Don't know</p><p> ▪ File search Preview does</p><p> ▪ Email option Preview does</p><p> ▪ Multimedia player Preview No, Quicklook yes</p><p> ▪ Print option Preview does</p><p> ▪ Support for embedded color profiles in JPG/TIF Preview does</p><p> ▪ Change color depth Don't kmow</p><p> ▪ Scan (batch scan) support Preview does</p><p> ▪ Cut/crop Preview does</p><p> ▪ IPTC editing Preview does</p><p> ▪ Effects (Sharpen, Blur, Adobe 8BF, Filter Factory, Filters Unlimited, etc.) Preview does Sharpen and Color Correction but no Adobe filters</p><p> ▪ Screen Capturing Preview does</p><p> ▪ Extract icons from EXE/DLL/ICLs No EXE, DLL's or ICL's on a Mac</p><p> ▪ Lossless JPG rotation Preview does</p><p> ▪ Unicode support Preview ?</p><p> ▪ Many hotkeys Preview does</p><p> ▪ Many command line options No</p><p> ▪ Many PlugIns No</p><p> ▪ Only one EXE-type file, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like "I Agree" or "Evaluation expired" Preview is only one file, there are no DLLs on a Mac and of course no Nag screens</p><p> ▪ No registry changes without user action/permission! No registry on a Mac</p><p> ▪ and much much more Preview does PDF's as well as images</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pomeroy, post: 1442077, member: 91360"] Here is a comparison of IrfanView features and some of Preview that comes on your Mac Some IrfanView features: ▪ Many supported file formats ▪ Multi language support Preview does ▪ Thumbnail/preview option Preview does ▪ Paint option - to draw lines, circles, arrows, straighten image etc. Preview Annotates with arrows, boxes, circles and text ▪ Toolbar skins option No ▪ Slideshow (save slideshow as EXE/SCR or burn it to CD) Preview does slide shows, but to save or burn use iPhoto or iMovie ▪ Show EXIF/IPTC/Comment text in Slideshow/Fulloes etc. Preview No, iPhoto yes ▪ Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters No ▪ Fast directory view (moving through directory) Preview does ▪ Batch conversion (with image processing) Preview does somethings like resize or rotate ▪ Multipage TIF editing Don't know ▪ File search Preview does ▪ Email option Preview does ▪ Multimedia player Preview No, Quicklook yes ▪ Print option Preview does ▪ Support for embedded color profiles in JPG/TIF Preview does ▪ Change color depth Don't kmow ▪ Scan (batch scan) support Preview does ▪ Cut/crop Preview does ▪ IPTC editing Preview does ▪ Effects (Sharpen, Blur, Adobe 8BF, Filter Factory, Filters Unlimited, etc.) Preview does Sharpen and Color Correction but no Adobe filters ▪ Screen Capturing Preview does ▪ Extract icons from EXE/DLL/ICLs No EXE, DLL's or ICL's on a Mac ▪ Lossless JPG rotation Preview does ▪ Unicode support Preview ? ▪ Many hotkeys Preview does ▪ Many command line options No ▪ Many PlugIns No ▪ Only one EXE-type file, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like "I Agree" or "Evaluation expired" Preview is only one file, there are no DLLs on a Mac and of course no Nag screens ▪ No registry changes without user action/permission! No registry on a Mac ▪ and much much more Preview does PDF's as well as images [/QUOTE]
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