XnView Software

Hello,
I'd like to replace an ancient ACDsee with XnviewMP.

Can you tell me, however, if these features are possible or if they'll be added in the future?
- full row select --> disable (I'd like to select multiple files with the mouse).
- batch convert --> allow customization of the fast "Convert into" menu.
- batch rename --> ACDsee speeds up a lot the process by preparing the template: it adds the selected file name, replaces last numbers with #, sets the step to the detected number.
- some basic editing --> ACDsee offers various useful options. Can you add at least a visual "crop" and "resize" (pixels,percent,preserve aspect)?

That's it for now

Bump for this old post.

phaolo wrote: - full row select --> disable (I'd like to select multiple files with the mouse).

What do you means?

- batch convert --> allow customization of the fast "Convert into" menu.

you would like to add format?

- batch rename --> ACDsee speeds up a lot the process by preparing the template: it adds the selected file name, replaces last numbers with #, sets the step to the detected number.

enable 'create new name template'

- some basic editing --> ACDsee offers various useful options. Can you add at least a visual "crop" and "resize" (pixels,percent,preserve aspect)?

you have already visual crop

xnview wrote:

phaolo wrote: - full row select --> disable (I'd like to select multiple files with the mouse).

What do you means?

I've created an example in explorer. Check the attached image.

xnview wrote:

phaolo wrote: - batch convert --> allow customization of the fast "Convert into" menu.

you would like to add format?

Yes, I would like to be able to select the formats I use the most and exclude the others.

xnview wrote:

phaolo wrote: - batch rename --> ACDsee speeds up a lot the process by preparing the template: it adds the selected file name, replaces last numbers with #, sets the step to the detected number.

enable 'create new name template'

I don't have the program on this new computer: will that template load every time, so I'll be able to auto-number a group of files with a few clicks? I use that function a lot!

xnview wrote:

phaolo wrote: - some basic editing --> ACDsee offers various useful options. Can you add at least a visual "crop" and "resize" (pixels,percent,preserve aspect)?

you have already visual crop

Uh, maybe I missed it then
Will you add the resize too?

Thank you for the replies.

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xnview wrote:

phaolo wrote: - full row select --> disable (I'd like to select multiple files with the mouse).

What do you means?

In XnView, when Files are displayed as "Thumbnails" there is no space between them resulting in move action instead of selecting multiple files.
When viewed as "Details" the whole row is selected resulting in same behavior. If there was a little space left of the filename it would be possible to initiate a selection.

phaolo wrote:

xnview wrote:

phaolo wrote: - batch convert --> allow customization of the fast "Convert into" menu.

you would like to add format?

Yes, I would like to be able to select the formats I use the most and exclude the others.

I think you are speaking about the XnView Shell Extension, where it is not possible to freely select the file formats for "convert to".
In XnView itself using the batch convert dialog you can select every file format.
In the windows explorer you could use the "Convert..." function of the XnView Shell Extension to select a file format which isn't on the quick list. It would be 2 clicks more.

phaolo wrote:

xnview wrote:

phaolo wrote: - batch rename --> ACDsee speeds up a lot the process by preparing the template: it adds the selected file name, replaces last numbers with #, sets the step to the detected number.

enable 'create new name template'

I don't have the program on this new computer: will that template load every time, so I'll be able to auto-number a group of files with a few clicks? I use that function a lot!

I think phaolo wants some intelligence/awareness to the batch rename function.
If you select "file001.bmp, file002.bmp, file003.bmp" the name template should automatically fill in the actual name scheme "file###.<ext>"
If you have "file004.bmp, file006.bmp, file008.bmp" it should detect there is a step 2 increment instead of 1 and set the start and step options accordingly.
Don't know if this is useful, I'm not working with this function in XnView (for batch renaming using a special file rename like antrenamer or KuKnet FileRenamer).

phaolo wrote:

xnview wrote:

phaolo wrote: - some basic editing --> ACDsee offers various useful options. Can you add at least a visual "crop" and "resize" (pixels,percent,preserve aspect)?

you have already visual crop

Uh, maybe I missed it then
Will you add the resize too?

Open a image in XnView that it is displayed in a Viewer tab and not only in the browser tab.
You can drag a selection marquee with your left mouse button
Right click in the selection and you can set the aspect of the selection, or crop the image to the selection, etc. etc.
Click the image menu (or shift+s), there you can resize the image (percent, pixel, aspect, dpi, etc. etc.)

AndyK wrote:If there was a little space left of the filename it would be possible to initiate a selection.

Correct, even if, in the Details view, the option shown in my previous image is a bit better.
The files are moved only if you "grab" them from the filename column, otherwise they just get selected.

AndyK wrote:you could use the "Convert..." function of the XnView Shell Extension to select a file format which isn't on the quick list. It would be 2 clicks more.

Ok, but why not simply offer a way to edit the quicklist?
Anyway, this is a minor problem overall.

AndyK wrote:I think phaolo wants some intelligence/awareness to the batch rename function.
If you select "file001.bmp, file002.bmp, file003.bmp" the name template should automatically fill in the actual name scheme "file###.<ext>"
[..](for batch renaming using a special file rename like antrenamer or KuKnet FileRenamer).

Correct again, even if the example isn't perfect. I often have to number files with random names.

For example in Acdsee I just rename the first file, then I select a group and auto-number all in one click:
"DCIM-0011.png","DCIM-0938.png","8339585.bmp","weirdname.gif"
-->
italy img 01.png, italy img 02.png, italy img 03.bmp, italy img 04.gif
(p.s: the extensions are maintained too)

I use renaming programs too (BRU), but for images it's better to be able to see a preview on the fly.

AndyK wrote: Open a image in XnView that it is displayed in a Viewer tab and not only in the browser tab.
You can drag a selection marquee with your left mouse button
Right click in the selection and you can set the aspect of the selection, or crop the image to the selection, etc. etc.
Click the image menu (or shift+s), there you can resize the image (percent, pixel, aspect, dpi, etc. etc.)

Ok, thanks.
Anyway, these features should be accessible by icons\menus too, otherwise they're basically hidden.

xnview wrote:[..]

Hello, I've checked again Xnview, and I noticed that it has improved!
"Full row select" can now be disabled, editing is more accessible, batch rename seems to have more options.
Thank you!

However, there are still some problems:

- the program has issues with unicode characters (russian, japanese, etc..). It cannot read images with such alphabets! (it detects them as folders??)

- I use fullscreen with "No fit" to check the original image sizes. The problem is that it always opens the pictures aligned in the center.
Can you add an option to position it at the top by default? (e.g: at people's face, instead of crotch lol)

- batch rename: can you please add an autonumbering template that replaces existing numbers with ##? Something like <filename autonumber> so that the template for "image_012" becomes "image_###"
automatically.