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File  : 'PlugIns.txt' - Info about IrfanView PlugIns
Author: Irfan Skiljan
E-Mail: irfanview@gmx.net
WWW   : http://www.irfanview.com
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!*! Please use always the current IrfanView and PlugIn version !*!


- How to install IrfanView PlugIns?

  1) Visit IrfanView's homepage: http://www.irfanview.com
  2) Go to "Download->PlugIns"
  3) Download PlugIns
  4) Click on the PlugIn file
  5) PlugIns will be installed into IrfanView "PlugIns" directory


Download:

You can download all PlugIns from the Internet:
   http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm


Note: Check the file "i_plugins.txt" in the IrfanView->PlugIns folder for 
      additional infos.


Available PlugIns:


1) 8BF_FILTERS: allows IrfanView to load (normal) Adobe Photoshop 8BF filters.
   Note: some older/special 8BFs may require additional system DLLs:
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   Msvcrt10.dll
   Plugin.dll
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   Copy these DLLs into your Windows->System or System32 folder.
   You can download these DLLs here:
   http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/plugins/8bf_tools.zip
          
2) B3D: allows IrfanView to read BodyPaint 3D files.

3) CRW: allows IrfanView to read Canon CRW files (high resolution image version). 
   Note: this PlugIn requires additional Canon DLLs:
   http://irfanview.tuwien.ac.at/plugins/canon_crw.zip
   (check "Readme.txt" for instructions and install!)

4) CADIMAGE (CS_DXF, CS_DWG, CS_HPGL): allows IrfanView to read DXF/DWG/HPGL/CGM/SVG files. 
   See "http://www.cadsofttools.com/download/irfanviewplugins.zip" for 
   newest versions and license. (Shareware, Third party PlugIn)

5) DICOM: allows IrfanView to read Dicom medical files (DCM, ACR, IMA). 
          Thanks to Wolfgang Krug and Chris Rorden.

6) DJVU: allows IrfanView to read DJVU format.

7) EA_FSH: allows IrfanView to read/write EA Sports FSH files.
   Created by GreyMana, thanks!

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

9) EFFECTS: contains image effects.

10) EMAIL: allows IrfanView to send images as emails.

11) EXIF: allows IrfanView to show EXIF information from JPG files.

12) FILTER_FACTORY: allows IrfanView to use Filter Factory 8BF files (Photoshop filters).

13) FLASH: allows IrfanView to read Flash/Shockwave format.

14) FORMATS: allows IrfanView to read some rare image formats.
    (Formats: PSP, G3, RAS, BioRAD, Mosaic, XBM, XPM, GEM-IMG, SGI, KDC,
              RAW, RLE, WBMP, TTF, CRW, CR2, DNG, NEF, ORF, RAF, MRW, DCR, SRF,
              PEF, ERF, X3F, EFF, DDS, CAM, SFW, WAD, WAL, PIC, FITS, HDR)

15) FPX: allows IrfanView to read FlashPix files.

16) FILTERS_UNLIMITED: allows IrfanView to use Filters Unlimited files 
   (Photoshop filters). Check "FUnlimited_Readme.txt" for full info.

17) ICONS: additional icons for IrfanView file associations.

18) ICS: allows IrfanView to read ICS files (Image Cytometry Standard).
    Thanks to Cris Luengo!

19) IPTC: allows IrfanView to show/edit IPTC and Comment information from JPG files.

20) IV_PLAYER: allows IrfanView to play video/sound/audio-cd files.
    (AVI, MPG, WAV, MIDI, CDA, WMA, ASF, AIF, SND etc.)

21) JPEG2000: allows IrfanView to read/write JPEG 2000 files.

22) JPG_TRANSFORM: allows IrfanView to support lossless JPG operations.

23) JPM: allows IrfanView to read/write JPM format. 

24) KDC: allows IrfanView to read Kodak Digital Camera files.

25) LDF: allows IrfanView to read/write LuraDocument LDF files.

26) LOGO-MANAGER: allows IrfanView to read Nokia Logo Files: NLM/NOL/NGG/NSL/OTB/GSM.

27) LWF: allows IrfanView to read/write LuraWave LWF files.

28) MED: allows IrfanView to play MED/OctaMED audio files.

29) MNG: allows IrfanView to read/play MNG/JNG files.

30) MP3: allows IrfanView to play MP3/MP2/MP1 files.

31) MPG: allows IrfanView to extract frames from MPEG files.

32) MRC: allows IrfanView to read MRC files.

33) MR-SID: allows IrfanView to read LizardTech's SID files.

34) NERO: allows IrfanView to burn slideshow to data or Video CD, using
    Nero Burning ROM software (www.nero.com).

35) PHOTO-CD: allows IrfanView to read Kodak PCD files.

36) PNGOUT: allows optimized PNG saving.
    Created by Ken Silverman, thank you!

37) POSTSCRIPT: allows IrfanView to read PS, EPS, PDF files.

38) QUICKTIME: allows IrfanView to play/read Apple Quicktime files.

39) REAL-AUDIO: allows IrfanView to play Real-Audio RA files.

40) SFF: allows IrfanView to read SFF (Structured Fax) Files.

41) SLIDESHOW: allows IrfanView to create presentations in EXE or SCR format 
   (standalone executable/screen saver).

42) SOUND_PLAYER: allows IrfanView to play OGG files (Ogg Vorbis).

43) VIDEO: allows IrfanView to play video/sound files
    (AVI, MPG/MPEG, WAV, MOV, MID/RMI, AIF, AU/SND, WMA, WMV)
