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  Reviewed by: SallieB

  10-27-2008

  Duration of ownership: 8 Years

  Strengths: Strengths? It's a cinch to resize and - while it's reliable - it can perform simple tasks that other - more sophisticated photo editing programs just can't do. I've used it for years and - as an artist - it's become something I can't do without! It's way simple to use.

  Weaknesses: Well - it's not sophisticated as are programs like Photoshop - but such programs can be snarky in my estimation (I also have Elements).

  Overall Evaluation: You can't go wrong - and look at the price. I call it 'Irfan' and it's definitely user friendly.

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  Reviewed by: angelsix

  10-10-2008

  Duration of ownership: 10 Years

  Strengths: FAST photo edits, viewing, batch processing. Very feature rich.

  Weaknesses: It's not Photoshop (which is slow, but better for very serious picture editing). Also, some more powerful features do require thought to use. Redeye feature doesn't work well.

  Overall Evaluation: Irfanview is underappreciated, because it started as just a file viewer. As an amateur photographer, I couldn't live without this program. When I take lots of pics somewhere, my main concerns are: auto-rotate sideways ones, view them, delete bad ones, crop, exposure etc. adjust, fine rotation when I didn't shoot straight, then rename using date & time so they're auto-sorted in with other camera pics of the event. Doing that with most programs would take for FOREVER. Irfanview even has a shortcut to load the pic. into Photoshop for me when I'm willing to take the time to do stuff like eliminate skin blemishes or redeye fixes. Learn a few keyboard shortcuts, and Irfanview lets you quickly make most of the changes you want for the whole series of pics. Just hit to delete bad ones. G to adjust contrast, saturation, brightness with quick slider bars. S to sharpen. Batch processing takes a bit to figure out, because it's so powerful. If you haven't been cropping your pics, you'll be amazed at how much better they look when you cut out the distracting elements.

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  Reviewed by: teacha1

  08-18-2008

  Duration of ownership: 7 Years

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  Reviewed by: m3site

  07-24-2008

  Duration of ownership: 10 Years

  Strengths: The screensaver process is easy. The desktop wallpaper process is a snap. The keystrokes are easy to learn and remember. The program has never gone bad on me.

  Weaknesses: The cropping is straight lines only; it would be nice to have shapes available. I kinda wish there was a correction tool for bad complexions, etc.

  Overall Evaluation: I expect to continue using this wonderful little program for many years to come. I've set my preferences so that all pix open in Irfan. This is a great starting program for people new to photo editing, but it's still a wonderful tool for the more experienced

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  Reviewed by: Deadwood

  07-21-2008

  Duration of ownership: 5 Years

  Strengths: Small, has all of the features the average user needs. FREE!

  Weaknesses: Not as slick looking as expensive graphics programs.

  Overall Evaluation: Excellent product, I've used it for years.

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  Reviewed by: buczacz

  04-18-2007

  Duration of ownership: 7 Days

  Strengths: Open fasts yet provides basic capabilities. Price was right... free... Even if you make a donation, it is still inexpensive.

  Weaknesses: Locations of features on pull down menus not where expected.

  Overall Evaluation: The time required for an application to open is very important to me. Although I own a license for Microsoft's Digital Image Pro10, I only open it when I need its advanced features. I had been using an old version of Microsoft Photo Editor for basic editing, but Irfanview provides a key feature lacking in Photo Ed. 3.0, the ability to insert text. It adds that capability seemingly without adding a heavy load on computing resources. I've not yet installed any of the "plug ins," so I can't comment on the additional capabilities they provide. Supposedly they allow you to open most any image files including some generated by CAD programs.

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