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Lightweight Image Program?

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:55 am
by TheBlueEcho
Anyone know a lightweight image program. You know, somthing that can do a quick crop or convert the format of an image, without taking 5 min just to load?

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:56 am
by Danny420Dale
Irfanview?

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:06 am
by Arcalane
Danny420Dale wrote:Irfanview?
QFT. Google it. Indispensable little thing.

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:09 am
by Deathguard
Paint.net

Paint.net is the name of the program. I don't mean MS Paint.

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:42 am
by Danny420Dale
Deathguard wrote:Paint.net

Paint.net is the name of the program. I don't mean MS Paint.
Paint.net isn't exactly what I call 'lightweight', though. Howver, it is pretty powerful. :)

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:14 am
by Wilbky
Real men pir-
Nevermind.

Have you tried Gimp?

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:15 am
by Water_and_Wind
GIMP is anything but lightweight. Go Irfanview.

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:33 am
by Danny420Dale
Wilbky wrote:Real men pir-
Nevermind.

Have you tried Gimp?
YOU ARE A PIRATE! :lol:

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:13 am
by TheBlueEcho
Gimp is NOT lightweight. Not even the Portable Gimp is Lightweight. and I never used Paint.Net I don't think it is light enough for what I was looking for. So I went with Irfanview. And so far I LOOOVE it. Thanks! :D It was exactly what was I looking for. Fast boot, crop, save, done. 8)

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:49 am
by Hawkwings
Does irfanview let you save jpegs at different quality levels?

Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:50 am
by Raithah
Oh definitely. It can also resize 'em batch style; so you can make up thumbnails for any of your screen caps.

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:49 am
by derekiv
I always used a combination of Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.(one to crop and one export.) probably will use use infraveiw now.

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:55 am
by Normandy
Uhhh, MSPaint?

If you don't need to do anything fancy, why not just stick with it?

(Unless you're converting an image to a .gif. You have to covert it gradually stepping down quality rungs or it looks ugly).

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:11 am
by derekiv
What do you guys think is the best free photo program?

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:16 am
by The Boz
Define "photo program".

Else Gimp.