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File  : 'options.txt' - Command line options for IrfanView
Author: Irfan Skiljan
E-Mail: irfanview@gmx.net
WWW   : http://www.irfanview.com
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List of all command line options supported in IrfanView:
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  /one                  - force "only one instance"
  /fs                   - force Full Screen display
  /bf                   - force "Fit images to desktop" display option
  /title=text           - set window title to "text"
  /pos=(x,y)            - move IrfanView window to x,y
  /convert=filename     - convert input file to "filename" and CLOSE IrfanView
                          (Note: See pattern help file page for more options)
  /slideshow=txtfile    - play slideshow with the files from "txtfile"
  /slideshow=folder     - play slideshow with the files from "folder"
  /thumbs               - force thumbnails
  /killmesoftly         - close all IrfanView instances
  /closeslideshow       - close slideshow and IrfanView after the last image
  /page=X               - open page number X from a multipage input image
  /crop=(x,y,w,h)       - crop input image: x-start, y-start, width, height
  /print                - print to default printer and CLOSE IrfanView
  /print="Name"         - print to specific printer and CLOSE IrfanView
  /resize=(w,h)         - resize input image to w (width) and h (height)
  /resize_long=X        - resize input image: set long side to X
  /resize_short=X       - resize input image: set short side to X
  /resample             - for resize: use Resample option (better quality)
  /capture=X            - capture the screen or window
  /ini                  - use the Windows folder for INI/LST files (read/save)
  /ini="Folder"         - use the folder "Folder" for INI/LST files (read/save)
  /clippaste            - paste image from the clipboard
  /clipcopy             - copy image to the clipboard
  /silent               - don't show messages for command line read/save errors
  /invert               - invert the input image
  /dpi=(x,y)            - change image DPI values, set DPIs for scanning
  /scan                 - acquire the image from the TWAIN device (show TWAIN dialog)
  /scanhidden           - acquire the image from the TWAIN device (hide TWAIN dialog)
  /batchscan=(options)  - simulate menu: File->Batch Scan, see below for example
  /bpp=BitsPerPixel     - change color depth of the input image to BitsPerPixel
  /swap_bw              - swap black and white color
  /gray                 - convert input image to grayscale
  /rotate_r             - rotate input image to right
  /rotate_l             - rotate input image to left
  /filepattern="x"      - browse only specific files
  /sharpen=X            - open image and apply the sharpen filter value X
  /contrast=X           - open image and apply the contrast value X
  /bright=X             - open image and apply the brighntess value X
  /gamma=X              - open image and apply the gamma correction value X
  /advancedbatch        - apply Advanced Batch Dialog options to image (from INI file)
  /hide=X               - hide toolbar, status bar, menu and/or caption of the main window
  /aspectratio          - used for resizes: keep image proportions
  /info=txtfile         - write image infos to "txtfile"
  /fullinfo             - used for /info, write EXIF, IPTC, Comment data
  /append=tiffile       - append image as (TIF) page to "tiffile"
  /multitif=(tif,files) - create multipage TIF from input files
  /panorama=(X,files)   - create panorama image from input files; X = direction (1 or 2)
  /jpgq=X               - set JPG save quality
  /tifc=X               - set TIF save compression
  /wall=X               - set image as wallpaper
  /extract=(folder,ext) - extract all pages from a multipage file
  /import_pal=palfile   - import and apply a special palette to the image (PAL format)
  /monitor=X            - start EXE-Slideshow on monitor X


Important notes:
- Only lower case options are supported (don't type any UPPERCASE letters) !
- Input file name (if required) is always the first parameter!
- Use "" for file names with spaces, example: "c:\images\dummy test file.jpg"
- Write always the FULL paths for file names
- You can combine several options in one command
- Wildcards supported only for /convert, /print and /info
- Maximal command line length is limited by Windows


Example for conversion: 
  i_view32.exe c:\test.bmp /convert=c:\giftest.gif
  => Convert file: 'c:\test.bmp' to 'c:\giftest.gif' without GUI ;-)
  i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /convert=d:\temp\*.gif
  i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /resize=(500,300) /aspectratio /resample /convert=d:\temp\*.png
  i_view32.exe c:\test.bmp /convert=c:\test_$Wx$H.jpg
  i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /advancedbatch /convert=c:\temp\*.jpg
  (Note: supported are all IrfanView read/save formats except audio/video)

Example for slideshow: 
  i_view32.exe /slideshow=c:\mypics.txt
  (Note: The file 'c:\mypics.txt' contains, in each line, a name of an image file,
         including the full path OR path relative to "i_view32.exe") 
  i_view32.exe /slideshow=c:\images\
  i_view32.exe /slideshow=c:\images\*.jpg
  i_view32.exe /slideshow=c:\images\test*.jpg

Example for closeslideshow: 
  i_view32.exe /slideshow=c:\mypics.txt /closeslideshow
  => IrfanView will be closed after the last image from 'c:\mypics.txt'

Example for thumbnails: 
  i_view32.exe c:\test\image1.jpg /thumbs
  => open 'image1.jpg' and display thumbnails from directory 'c:\test'
  or
  i_view32.exe c:\test /thumbs
  => display thumbnails from directory 'c:\test'

Example for close: 
  i_view32.exe /killmesoftly
  => close IrfanView and terminate all instances

Example for page:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.tif /page=3
  => Open page number 3 from the multipage image 'c:\test.tif'

Example for crop:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /crop=(10,10,300,300)
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and crop: x-start=10, y-start=10, width=300, height=300

Example for print:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /print
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg', print the image to default printer and close IrfanView
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /print="Printer Name"
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg', print the image to specific printer and close IrfanView
  i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /print
  => Print all JPGs from "C:\" and close IrfanView

Example for resize:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /resize=(300,300) /resample
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resample: width=300, height=300
  (Note: Resample uses the the active resample filter from the INI file)
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /resize=(300,300) /aspectratio
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resize: width = max. 300, height = max. 300, proportional
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /resize=(300,0) /aspectratio
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resize: width=300, height=proportional
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /resize_long=300 /aspectratio /resample
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resample: long side=300, short side=proportional
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /resize=(300,0)
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resize: width=300, height=original
  i_view32 c:\test.jpg /resize=(150p,150p)
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and resize: width=150%, height=150%

Example for capture:
  i_view32.exe /capture=0
  => Capture the whole screen
  i_view32.exe /capture=1
  => Capture the foreground window
  i_view32.exe /capture=2
  => Capture the client area of the foreground window
  Advanced examples:
  i_view32.exe /capture=1 /convert=c:\test.jpg
  Capture foreground window and save result as file.
  i_view32.exe /capture=1 /convert=c:\capture_$U(%d%m%Y_%H%M%S).jpg
  Capture foreground window and save result as file; the file name contains time stamp.

Example for ini:
  i_view32.exe /ini
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /ini
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /ini="c:\temp\"

Example for clipboard paste:
  i_view32.exe /clippaste
  i_view32.exe /clippaste /convert=c:\test.gif

Example for clipboard copy:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /clipcopy
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /clipcopy /killmesoftly

Example for /invert:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /invert

Example for /dpi:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /dpi=(72,72)

Example for /scan:
  i_view32.exe /scan
  i_view32.exe /scanhidden
  i_view32.exe /scanhidden /dpi=(150,150)
  i_view32.exe /scan /convert=c:\test.gif
  i_view32.exe /scanhidden /convert=c:\test.gif
  i_view32.exe /print /scan

Example for /batchscan=(options):
  options = all 8 options from the batch scan dialog:
  filename, index, increment, digits, skip, dest-folder, save-extension, multi-tif
  i_view32.exe /batchscan=(scanfile,1,1,2,1,c:\temp,bmp,0)
  i_view32.exe /batchscan=(scanfile,1,1,2,1,c:\temp,bmp,0) /dpi=(150,150)
  i_view32.exe /batchscan=(scanfile,1,1,2,0,c:\temp,tif,1)
  i_view32.exe /batchscan=(scanfile,1,1,2,1,c:\temp,bmp,0) /scanhidden

Example for /bpp:
  Example: i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /bpp=8
  Supported BPP-values: 1, 4, 8 and 24 (decrease/increase color depth)
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and reduce to 256 colors

Example for /filepattern:
  i_view32.exe c:\images\ /thumbs /filepattern="*.jpg"
  => Go to folder "c:\images\" and show JPG thumbnails only 
  i_view32.exe c:\images\ /thumbs /filepattern="123*.jpg"
  => Go to folder "c:\images\" and show JPG with names "123*" as thumbnails

Example for /sharpen:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /sharpen=33

Examples for /hide:
  Values (can be combined (add values)):
    Toolbar     1
    Status bar  2
    Menu bar    4
    Caption     8
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /hide=1
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg', hide toolbar only
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /hide=3
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg', hide toolbar and status bar
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /hide=12
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg', hide caption and menu bar
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /hide=15
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg', hide all

Examples for /info:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /info=c:\test.txt
  i_view32.exe c:\*.jpg /info=c:\jpgs.txt
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /info=c:\test.txt /fullinfo

Example for /append:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /append=c:\test.tif
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and append it as page to 'c:\test.tif'

Example for /multitif:
  Syntax: /multitif=(tifname,file1,...,fileN)
  First file is the name of the result TIF file.
  i_view32.exe /multitif=(c:\test.tif,c:\test1.bmp,c:\dummy.jpg)
  => Create multipage TIF (c:\test.tif) from 2 other files

Example for /panorama:
  Syntax: /panorama=(X,file1,...,fileN)
  First parameter (X) is the direction: 1 = horizontal, 2 = vertical.
  i_view32.exe /panorama=(1,c:\test1.bmp,c:\dummy.jpg)
  => Create horizontal panorama image from 2 other files

Example for /jpgq:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /jpgq=75 /convert=c:\new.jpg
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and save it as c:\new.jpg, quality = 75
  Quality range: 1 - 100.

Example for /tifc:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /tifc=4 /convert=c:\new.tif
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and save it as c:\new.tif, compression = Fax4
  Compressions: 0 = None, 1 = LZW, 2 = Packbits, 3 = Fax3, 4 = Fax4, 5 = Huffman, 
  6 = JPG, 7 = ZIP

Example for wallpaper:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /wall=0
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and set is as wallpaper (centered)
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /wall=1
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and set is as wallpaper (tiled)
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /wall=2
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg' and set is as wallpaper (stretched)

Example for /extract:
  i_view32.exe c:\multipage.tif /extract=(c:\temp,jpg)
  => Open 'c:\multipage.tif' and save all pages to folder 'c:\temp' as JPGs

Example for /monitor:
  MySlideshow.exe /monitor=2
  => Start standalone slideshow on monitor 2

Example for /advancedbatch:
  i_view32.exe c:\test.jpg /advancedbatch /convert=c:\image.jpg
  (some Misc. Advanced Batch options are not supported: overwrite, delete, subfolders, all pages)
  => Open 'c:\test.jpg', apply Advanced Batch options and save as new file
