[Digikam-users] A comment on Irfanview

[Paul Verizzo]

Unless I"ve missed something, Irfanview does not do multiple images, except as you've noted, for contact sheets.  I have long loved IV and have sent $$$ for support, but it's been pretty stagnant in many ways for a long time. The Thumbs (T) sub-program is a good example. I still use it from time to time, but XnView.org has pretty well become my "go to" viewer/manipulator program.  I still keep IV as my default "Open with" when I double click on an image format file.  Bang! Right there, now.  

These other programs and what the OP wanted were options like one 8x10, two 5x7's, wallets, 3 on a page, combos, etc. The HP and Canon programs are great for that.

Not to diss Linux or the community, but with Windows I have many options for what I want to do.  I have never found one program of any type that did it all the ways I liked.  All have strengths, all have weaknesses.  For me, digiKam is one more, and I am very grateful for what it does better than other programs.  But I could not live with it alone, Linux or otherwise.

Paul



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Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:28:34 +1100
From: Peter Shute <pshute at nuw.org.au>
Subject: [Digikam-users] Re: Photo printing programs
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"Irfanview does not have multi-image options, but it's great for a quick one off with easily changed size options."

Press T in Irfanview for the Thumbnail view, which does batch resizing, etc. I believe it will print contact sheets, not sure about the watermarks.