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How To Create A Slideshow using Irfanview

    Warning: do not experiment with the settings in Irfanview slideshow because they are many, hard to find, and I've not found how to restore them to factory settings except by uninstall and install again.
  1. Install Irfanview (version 4.30 as of 2011/06/26)
  2. Click on the filmstrip (2nd icon in from upper left corner of the Irfanview screen)
  3. Select images to include in the slideshow.
  4. Click on "Save slideshow as EXE/SCR"
  5. Verify default is set to "Create EXE" .
  6. Browse to the desired folder into which to place the file.
  7. Look at "file name" (left from last use) and make sure it is ok.
  8. Click "Create".
  9. Click "OK".

Result:

  1. Start it by clicking on it in Windows Explorer (or in a link we've programmed); stop it by clicking on "Escape".
  2. "Pause" with "control Break", go back one slide by clicking of the left side of the screen, go forward by clicking on the right side of the screen.
  3. It is drive independant (except for the upper left corner where the file path/name are displayed). It will run anywhere Irfanview is installed, and the entire folder can be moved to new location.
  4. I cannot figure out the code in the Irfanview slideshow file (.exe), so I don't see a way to simplify the process by compiling the .exe file in apl.

Conclusions about our 3 digital cameras:

  • All produce satisfactory images when viewed as exported from the camera. These are 4.5mb for the D90, .7mb for the 990, and 1mb for the Casio.
  • We reduce images to about 50kb for e-mail & web use. Images from the D90 are still excellent; those from the 990 are good; those from the Casio are not good.
    \StroudArt\BobGlad\Bob92nd\ ( 500 70 70 0 4.69mb , eexcellent, Nikon D90)
    \Stroud\BobGlad\Bob92nd\ ( 500 70 70 0 33.97kb , eexcellent, Nikon D90 reduced)
    \BocaKreweArt\ ( 500 84 132 3 3.18mb , excellent)
    \HouseArt\ ( 500 115 205 1 1.22mb , excellent)
    \CoxArt\ ( 500 9 113 13 1.21mb , excellent)
    \StroudArt\DaveLes\ ( 1000 3 282 6 1.62mb , excellent)
    \StroudArt\DonnaTony\ ( 500 24 115 12 373.16kb , excellent)
    \StroudArt\Paula\ ( 500 66 122 0 3.86mb , excellent)
    \StroudArt\Susan\ ( 500 134 246 29 921.09kb , excellent)
    \StroudArt\NancyCarl\pups\990\ ( 500 15 15 0 677.67kb , excellent, Nikon 990)
    \StroudArt\NancyCarl\pups\ ( 4085 3 31 3 4.47mb , excellent, Nikon D90)
    \Stroud\NancyCarl\pups\ ( 4085 3 31 3 41.93kb , excellent, Nikon D90 reduced)
    \lsd\ ( 1000 102 421 14 37.07kb , good)
    \StroudArt\BobGlad\ ( 4085 15 637 37 1.08mb , good)
    \StroudArt\NancyCarl\ ( 4060 14 3851 32 2.16mb , good)
    \lsdArt\Paris\ ( 500 117 120 0 1.04mb , good, Casio EX-S10)
    \Stroud\NancyCarl\pups\990\ ( 500 15 15 0 39.29kb , good, Nikon 990 reduced)
    \lsdArt\ ( 1000 99 421 14 2.89mb , good, some need rotation)
    \StroudArt\ ( 4085 126 10664 245 911.83kb , good, some need rotation; out of date 20110731.1 20110716.21)
    \CharlestonPlaceArt\ ( 500 221 271 13 4.93mb , good; out of date 20110723.18 20110716.17)
    \Stroud\ ( 4085 201 10664 245 40.33kb , good; out of date 20110731.1 20110716.21)
    \StroudArt\BobEileen\ ( 500 6 103 8 196.53kb , good; out of date 20110731.1 20110724.18)
    \BocaKrewe\ ( 500 85 132 3 36.61kb , ok)
    \Cox\ ( 500 106 113 13 44.94kb , ok)
    \nesvideo\ ( 500 10 147 5 26.99kb , ok)
    \nesvideoArt\ ( 500 10 147 5 4.79mb , ok)
    \Monet\ ( 200 45 45 0 65.2kb , ok)
    \MonetArt\ ( 200 45 45 0 182.3kb , ok)
    \Stroud\BobGlad\ ( 4085 28 637 37 36.65kb , ok)
    \CharlestonPlace\ ( 500 222 271 13 57.09kb , ok; out of date 20110723.18 20110716.17)
    \House\ ( 500 126 205 1 34.18kb , ok; out of date 20110723.18 20110716.17)
    \Youngs\ ( 500 538 696 22 38.05kb , ok; out of date 20110723.18 20110716.18)
    \YoungsArt\ ( 500 450 696 22 1.63mb , ok; out of date 20110723.18 20110716.18)
    \we\ ( 500 73 475 10 38.24kb , ok; out of date 20110723.18 20110716.18)
    \weArt\ ( 500 51 475 10 3.13mb , ok; out of date 20110723.18 20110716.18)
    \Stroud\DaveLes\ ( 1000 57 282 6 34.39kb , ungood)
    \Stroud\DonnaTony\ ( 500 85 115 12 37.28kb , ungood)
    \Stroud\Paula\ ( 500 105 122 0 43.72kb , ungood)
    \Stroud\Susan\ ( 500 136 246 29 47.51kb , ungood)
    \lsd\Paris\ ( 500 117 120 0 34.53kb , ungood, Casio EX-S10 reduced)
    \Stroud\BobEileen\ ( 500 9 103 8 33.82kb , ungood; out of date 20110731.1 20110724.18)
    \Stroud\NancyCarl\ ( 4060 23 3851 32 30.81kb , ungood; out of date 20110731.1 20110724.18)

    Open something in your image directory, open the slideshow dialog, check "include subdirectories" if necessary. Close slideshow dialog. Set View to "fit image to window" and size the window as you like. Press Alt+Shift+ T, M, C, and S to make the Toolbar, Menu, Caption (title) bar and Status bar go away. Then press Shift+A. The show begins, sitting in a corner, with only a very thin frame. The window can be resized at will, and if you want to move it just press Alt+Shift+C to get a handle. If all images have the same proportions, it works perfectly. If they vary, there will be blank window space beside or under some, but a neutral background color shouldn't be too disturbing.

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