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File  : 'Plugins.txt' - Information for IrfanView PlugIns
Author: Irfan Skiljan
E-Mail: irfanview@gmx.net
WWW   : http://www.irfanview.com
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Information about IrfanView PlugIns:

Available PlugIns:


* 1. 8BF_FILTERS.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to load Adobe Photoshop 8BF filters.
                       Note: this PlugIn may require additional system DLLs (see "i_plugins.txt").

* 2. B3D.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read BodyPaint 3D files.

* 3. CRW.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read Canon CRW/CR2 files.
               Note: this PlugIn may require additional Canon DLLs (see "i_plugins.txt").

* 4. CADIMAGE.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read CAD formats: DXF, DWG, HPGL, CGM, SVG.
                    Check "http://www.cadsofttools.com/download/irfanviewplugins.zip" for 
                    newest versions and license. (Shareware, Third party PlugIn)

* 5. DICOM.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read Dicom medical files. 
                 Thanks to Wolfgang Krug and Chris Rorden.
                 Note: DICOM/ACR/IMA format hasn't a specific header and IrfanView 
                 can't recognize all such images. If you want to read Dicom/ACR/IMA
                 images with IrfanView, the file extension MUST BE ".dcm", ".acr" or ".ima" !

* 6. DJVU.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read DjVu format.

* 7. EAFSH.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read/save EA Sports FSH files. 
                 Thanks to GreyMana: http://www.greymana.de.

* 8. ECW.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read/write ECW files (Enhanced Compressed Wavelet).

* 9. EFFECTS.DLL - This PlugIn contains some image effects.

* 10. EMAIL.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to send images as emails.

* 11. EXIF.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to show EXIF information from EXIF-JPG files.

* 12. FFACTORY.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to use Filter Factory 8BF files (Photoshop plugins).
                     The DLL is based on the Filter Factory library from Michael Johannhanwahr: www.icnet.de.
                     Thanks Michael!

* 13. FLASH.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to play Macromedia's Flash/Shockwave format. 

* 14. FORMATS.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to use some rare image formats: 
                  - PSP - Paint Shop Pro format
                  - G3 Fax format
                  - RAS/SUN format
                  - Bio-RAD Confocal image format
                  - Mosaic format
                  - XBM format
                  - XPM format
                  - GEM-IMG format
                  - WBMP - WAP Bitmap
                  - SGI format (Silicon Graphics Image)
                  - RLE format (Utah RLE Image)
                  - TTF format (True Type Font)
                  - RAW format (RAW data)
                  - Digital camera RAW formats (CRW CR2 DNG NEF RAF ORF MRW ERF DCR SRF X3F PEF EFF)
                  - DDS format (Direct Draw Surface)
                  - SFW format (Seattle Film Works JPG file)
                  - CAM format (Casio CAM JPG file)
                  - KDC format (Kodak Digital Camera files)
                  - WAD format (WAD3 game files)
                  - WAL format (Quake 2 textures)
                  - PIC format (Softimage PICT)
                  - FITS format (Flexible Image Transport System)
                  - HDR format (High Dynamic Range)

                  Note: G3 format hasn't a specific header and IrfanView 
                  can't recognize  all such images. If you want to read G3 
                  images with IrfanView, the file extension MUST BE ".g3" !

                  Note: Mosaic format hasn't a specific header and IrfanView 
                  can't recognize  all such images. If you want to read Mosaic 
                  images with IrfanView, the file extension MUST BE ".mos" !

                  Note: XBM format hasn't a specific header and IrfanView can't 
                  recognize all such images. If you want to read XBM images with 
                  IrfanView, the file extension MUST BE ".xbm" !

                  Note: XPM format hasn't a specific header and IrfanView can't 
                  recognize all such images. If you want to read XPM images with 
                  IrfanView, the file extension MUST BE ".xpm" !

                  Note: WBMP format hasn't a specific header and IrfanView can't 
                  recognize all such images. If you want to read WBMP images with 
                  IrfanView, the file extension MUST BE ".wbmp" !

* 15. FPX.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read FlashPix format.

* 16. FUNLTDIV.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to use Filters Unlimited files (Photoshop PlugIns and filters)
                     The PlugIn is based on the Library from Michael Johannhanwahr: www.icnet.de
                     Thanks Michael!

* 17. ICONS.DLL - This PlugIn contains special icons for IrfanView file associations.

* 18. ICS.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read ICS files (Image Cytometry Standard). 
                Thanks to Cris Luengo.

* 19. IPTC.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to edit IPTC and Comment information from JPG files.

* 20. IV_PLAYER.EXE - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to play video/sound/audio-cd files using MS Media Player interface.
                      (AVI, MPG, WAV, MIDI, CDA, WMA, ASF, AIF, SND, WMA/WMV)

* 21. JPEG2000.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read/write JPEG2000 format. 
                     JPEG2000 is high compression format and produce better results as "old" JPG. 
                     Note: Third party PlugIn, registration required for saving.

* 22. JPG_TRANSFORM.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to process lossless JPG transformations: 
                          vertical flip, horizontal flip, rotation or marker cleaning.

* 23. JPM.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read/write JPM format. 
                (JPEG2000/Part6, Luradocument.JPM, similar to LDF) 
                Note: Third party PlugIn, registration required for saving.

* 24. KDC120.DLL - This DLL is created by Kodak Eastman Company. 
                   It allows IrfanView to read KDC files (Kodak Digital Camera). 
                   It was tested with KDC120 and KDC50 files.

* 25. LDF.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read/write LuraDocument format LDF. 
                LDF is high compression format for images and documents and produce better results as JPG. 
                IrfanView can save images up to 4096x4096 pixels as LDF and max. 6 pages in one LDF file. 
                The DLL is based on the SDK from LuraTech GmbH, Germany: www.luratech.com
                Thanks guys!

* 26. LOGOMANAGER.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read to Nokia Logo Files:
                        NLM/NOL/NGG/NSL/OTB/GSM.
                        Thanks to Mike Bradley: http://www.logomanager.co.uk

* 27. LWF.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read/write LuraWave format LWF. 
                LWF is high compression format and produce better results as JPG. 
                IrfanView can save images up to 4096x4096 pixels as LWF. 
                The DLL is based on the SDK from LuraTech GmbH, Germany: www.luratech.com
                Thanks guys!

* 28. MED.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to play MED/OctaMED audio files.

* 29. MNG.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read/play MNG/JNG files.

* 30. MP3.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to play MP3/MP2/MP1 audio files.

* 31. MPG.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView extract frames from MPG files.

* 32. MRC.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read MRC files.

* 33. MRSID.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read LizardTech SID files.

* 34. NERO.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to burn slideshow to data or Video CD, 
                 using the FULL version of Nero Burning ROM software (www.nero.com).

* 35. PHOTOCD.DLL - This DLL is created by Kodak Eastman Company. 
                    It allows IrfanView to read large resolutions from a PhotoCD file: 
                    1536 x 1024 and 3072 x 2048 pixels.

* 36. PNGOUT.DLL - This PlugIn allows optimized PNG saving. Thanks to Ken Silverman.
                   PlugIn URL: http://advsys.net/ken/utils.htm#pngout

* 37. POSTSCRIPT.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read PS, EPS, PDF files.
                       Note: AFPL Ghostscript is required:
                       http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/AFPL/index.htm

* 38. QUICKTIME.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to play Apple Quicktime formats: 
                      MOV, MacPICT, QTIF and FLI/FLC. 
                      Note: Apple Quicktime must be installed and the PlugIn enabled in:
                      Properties->Video. 
                      Download it from Apple: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

* 39. RA_PLAYER.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to play Real Audio files.
                      Note: The Real Player must be installed! 
                      Download it from Real Networks: www.real.com

* 40. SFF.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to read SFF (Structured Fax) Files.

* 41. SLIDESHOW.EXE - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to create presentations in 
                      EXE or SCR format (stand alone executable/screen saver).

* 42. SOUNDPLAYER.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to play OGG files (Ogg Vorbis).

* 43. VIDEO.DLL - This PlugIn allows IrfanView to play video/sound files.
                  (AVI, MPG/MPEG, WAV, MOV, MID/RMI, AIF, AU/SND, WMA/WMV)
