[WEB4LIB] Re: IrfanView

[Elizabeth L. Brown]

My problem with Irfan View is paying for it.  The license agreement is pretty clear that it's freeware only for use on home computers (exact words: "this means at home").  But to use it anywhere else, you are supposed to send $10 (or DM20), in cash to an address in Austria.

This information is here: <http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e9227474/english.htm>.  Click "Irfan View?" on the left and then scroll down  to the usage agreement.

Instead my work group has been using AlternaTIFF <http://www.mieweb.com/alternatiff/> for TIFF viewing.

If anyone wants my step-by-step instructions for disabling Quicktime from trying to view TIFF files, or for asking Alternatiff to ignore TIFF aspect ratio header tags (which are often incorrect), send a note to me off list.

Elizabeth Brown


At 05:33 PM 5/23/01 -0700, you wrote:
>I see on www.download.com that IrfanView has gathered a few negative comments. I would recommend that anyone interested in downloading the program read the reviews first. I certainly don't want my recommendation to result in brickbats thrown my way. :|
>
>I think it's a great program.
>
>Phalbe Henriksen