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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) AWD: allows IrfanView to read Artweaver files.
        Thanks to Boris Eyrich.

3) B3D: allows IrfanView to read BodyPaint 3D files.

4) CRW: allows IrfanView to read Canon CRW/CR2 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!)

5) 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)

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

7) DJVU: allows IrfanView to read DJVU format.

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

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

10) EFFECTS: contains image effects.

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

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

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

14) FLASH: allows IrfanView to read Flash/Shockwave format.
           Thanks to Remio.

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

16) FPX: allows IrfanView to read FlashPix files.

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

18) FTP: allows IrfanView to transfer files from Thumbnails window using FTP.

19) ICONS: additional icons for IrfanView file associations.

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

21) IMPDF: allows IrfanView to save PDF files (Portable Document Format).
    Thanks to ComSquare AG!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35) MRC: allows IrfanView to read MRC files.

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

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

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

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

40) POSTSCRIPT: allows IrfanView to read PS, EPS, PDF files.
                Note: AFPL Ghostscript is required:
                http://www.ghostscript.com/awki/AFPL_Ghostscript_8.54

41) QUICKTIME: allows IrfanView to play/read Apple Quicktime files.
               (MOV, 3GP, MP4, FLI/FLC)

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

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

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

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

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

47) VTF: allows IrfanView to read VTF (Valve Texture) Files.

