FastStone Image Viewer 3.6 Beta

* Now it runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

* It is possible to show EXIF / Histogram information and work on the thumbnails at the same time. Just press I key to turn the Image Properties window on/off

* Improved the Batch-Convert (under Tools menu):
- Allowed Sorting Files in the Input List
- Added "Expand Mode" option to the Canvas tab of the "Advanced Options" window
- Supported "drag and drop" files from Windows Explorer to the Input List

* Improved the Draw Board (under Edit menu). Now annotation objects (texts, lines, boxes etc.) can be re-edited by re-opening the Draw Board (press D key)

* Improved the Print dialog

FastStone Image Viewer 3.6 Beta 2

New Features:

* Now it runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows
* It plays video files (avi, wmv, mpg) in slide shows
* It is possible to show EXIF / Histogram information and work on the thumbnails at the same time. Just press I key to turn the Image Properties window on/off
* Improved the Batch-Convert (under Tools menu):
o Allowed Sorting Files in the Input List
o Added "Expand Mode" option to the Canvas tab of the "Advanced Options" window
o Supported "drag and drop" files from Windows Explorer to the Input List
* Improved the Draw Board (under Edit menu). Now annotation objects (texts, lines, boxes etc.) can be re-edited by re-opening the Draw Board (press D key)
* Improved the Print dialog

FastStone Image Viewer 3.6

* Now it runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows
* It plays video files (avi, wmv, mpg) in slide shows
* It is possible to show EXIF / Histogram information and work on the thumbnails at the same time. Just press I key to turn the Image Properties window on/off
* Improved the "Batch-Convert" (under Tools menu):
o Allowed Sorting Files in the Input List
o Added "Expand Mode" option to the Canvas tab of the "Advanced Options" window
o It is now possible to "drag and drop" files from Windows Explorer to the Input List
* Improved the "Draw Board" (under Edit menu). Now annotation objects (texts, lines, boxes etc.) can be edited by re-opening the Draw Board (press D key)
* Added "Animated GIF" as an output option in Multi-Page File Builder
* Added "Multi-Page File Splitter" (under Create menu), which is used to split a multi-page file into single files
* Added "Panorama Image Builder" (under Create menu), which is used to put multiple images side by side horizontally or vertically
* Improved the Print dialog
* Fixed some bugs

- Added Preview to the "Batch Convert" tool. Now it is possible to preview the conversion by clicking the "Conversion Preview" button

- Added a checkbox to allow converted files to be saved in their original folders in the "Batch Convert" tool

- Enhanced the "Cover" style of Set as Wallpaper. Now it is possible to zoom and drag an image to set any particular part of it as wallpaper

- Now it is possible to adjust EXIF Timestamp by both hours and minutes using the "Change Timestamp" tool under "Tools" menu

- Added an option to the Settings to determine which (move or copy) action to take when files are dragged to the folder tree

- Enhanced the Magnifier to view large images faster

- Updated the RAW format library. Panasonic RW2 files are supported
Fixed some bugs

* Now it is possible to draw callout (cloud, oval, rectangular...) objects in "Draw Board"
* Translated user interface into 15 languages
* Added option "Number of Copies" in the "Print" dialog
* Added option "Color Subsampling" (also called "Chroma Subsampling") for saving JPEG files
* Optimized for better performance
* Fixed a bug in version 3.7 that the program cannot auto-refresh when viewing files in a network folder
* Fixed a bug in previous versions that the program cannot view animated GIF files with zero frame delay time
* Other minor improvements

Chinese (Simplified) - translated by MetalDudu
Chinese (Traditional) - translated by GOPC
Danish - translated by AGS
Dutch - translated by Albert Hansen
French - translated by Colok www.colok-traductions.com
German - translated by Winfried Gaenssler
Hungarian - translated by Székács András
Italian - translated by Vecna
Korean - translated by Kang Min Choul
Norwegian (Norsk bokmål) - translated by Geir Håkon Eikland
Polish - translated by Maciej Kulej
Portuguese - translated by Rui Pedro da Silva Gomes da Costa
Russian - translated by Владимир Мурин
Spanish - translated by CH

* Enhanced "Multi-Page File Builder" and "Image Strip Builder" under "Create" menu
* Added "Copy", "Paste" and "Cut" to the right-click menu on folder browser
* Improved performance of selecting files in the thumbnail browser
* When dragging thumbnails, now it is possible to cancel dragging by pressing Esc key
* Multi-page TIFF files can be saved as multi-page PDF files
* Added 2 languages: Czech and Swedish
* Fixed bugs
* Other minor improvements

* Enhanced the skins and toolbar icons. Now the windows have drop shadow effect in Vista and Windows 7
* Added "Search and Replace" to Batch Rename
* Added "Renaming Preview" to Batch Rename
* Enhanced "Conversion Preview" in Batch Convert. Now it is possible to compare the original and converted images side by side
* In Advanced Options for Batch Convert, added an option to specify whether color adjustments (brightness, contrast, sharpening etc.) should be made before or after resizing.
* Shows GPS information in the "Image Properties" window. A "Show in Google Earth" button will be available if the image has GPS information
* Added "Border Effects" under Edit menu
* Added an option to remove EXIF/IPTC data when emailing images
* Added shortcuts for favorite folders
* Improved performance on network folders
* Improved compatibility with Windows 7
* Fixed bugs
* Other minor improvements

* Improved the loading speed of JPEG images and embedded preview of RAW images
* Improved the rendering quality when the Smooth option is turned on
* Enhanced Contact Sheet Builder
* Added "Auto Crop" to the Rotate window
* Added more callout styles in Draw Board
* Added an option to the Settings (press F12) to specify the location (top or bottom) for displaying filename information in full screen
* Other improvements and bug fixes

* Now it is possible to batch convert images into PDF files
* Enhanced the magnifier
* Optimized the loading speed of Windowed View
* Fixed some bugs introduced in version 4.1
* Other minor improvements

• Improved the "Acquire Image from Scanner" tool (previously called "Scan Board"). Now it supports batch scanning to PDF, TIFF, JPEG and PNG. It allows users to rotate, crop, deskew, annotate, print, email and save scanned images directly within this tool
• Added "Watermark" to the Effects menu
• Added "Auto-Rotate" option to the Print dialog
• Added drag-and-drop capability to the Print dialog
• Improved the USM-Sharpen algorithm by allowing up to 50 pixels in radius
• Improved the "Full Screen Preview" of the "Sharpen/Blur" tool. Now it is possible to make adjustments in full screen mode
• Fixed a bug in the "Adjust Lighting" tool that it could not save changes of Highlights
• Other minor improvements and bug fixes

• Added Clone Stamp and Healing Brush
• Added "Auto-Adjust Colors" to Colors menu. THANKS to Andras Horvath: www.log69.com
• Added "Adjust Lighting" to lighten or darken shadows and highlights
• Added "Adjust Levels"
• Added "Adjust Curves"
• Added USM (Unsharp Mask) option to Sharpen/Blur
• Added Sketch and Oil Painting effects
• Added outward-pointing tails to text objects in Draw Board
• Now images in Slide Show Builder, Multi-page File Builder, Image Strip Builder and Email list can be drag-and-dropped to rearrange the order
• Supported EPS format by displaying the preview image
• Updated the RAW format library. Sony SR2 raw format is supported
• Improved memory management to handle larger images
• Other minor improvements and bug fixes