Useful 3rd party tools to complement TC

[sas2000]

 
Bulk Rename Utility 2.5, it's a freeware but very powerful file renamer.

You can get more info here or if you prefer a screenshot.
 

[TychoBarfy]

I couldn't find this tool here. It's author is Adam Blaszczyk. I tested it and it works fine. Copied the 4Kb-EXE into InstExpl.wcx's directory.
So, here's the link: http://www.kakeeware.com/i_cmdtotal.php

KaKeeware cmdTotal is yet another upgrade to KaKeeware IETOTALX proggie.
This is a generic approach to make it possible to use any Total Commander WCX packer plugin from a command line.

From a command line, run:

cmdTotal [wcxPluginName] [option] [fileName] [targetDirectory]

where:
[wcxPluginName] - WCX plugin filename (path not needed if in the same directory)
[option] - can be:
l - to list the files
t - to test the files
x - to extract the files
[fileName] - file you want to process
[targetDirectory] - where to extract the files (default: _[fileName])

Examples:
cmdTotal.exe InstExpl.wcx l WinPcap_3_1.exe
- to list the files inside the archive

cmdTotal.exe InstExpl.wcx x WinPcap_3_1.exe
- to extract the files inside the archive to _WinPcap_3_1.exe directory

cmdTotal.exe InstExpl.wcx x WinPcap_3_1.exe c:\unpacked
- to extract the files inside the archive to c:\unpacked directory

And here a comment from nitro322, author of Universal Extractor.
Homepage: http://www.legroom.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=235
Forum: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=62418&st=0&gopid=451189&#

[XPEHOPE3KA]

2TychoBarfy
Well, some day Universal extractor will be converted to a wcx plugin
What if it will use itself as an addition to itself?

[TychoBarfy]

2XPEHOPE3KA, just one wcx plugin UniExtract.wcx and UniExtract

[majkinetor !]

Well, some day Universal extractor will be converted to a wcx plugin

ah yet another spitting on valuable work of others....

[Stitscher]

Hey, that's just X. Don' take it too serious, majki.

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Another new tool is XnConvert from the author of XnView.

It was suggested from our user pdavit.

Stitscher

[majkinetor !]

You are maybe right stitscher, but we all have our limits, even me.

Goes along with this one:
FastStone Photo Resizer

Features
Convert and Rename images in batch mode
Convert to JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, GIF
Resize, crop, change color depth, apply color effects, add text and watermark.
Rename images with sequential number.
Support folder/non-folder structure.
Load and save settings
Mouse Wheel Support
And Much more

I tried XnConvert and it has buch of processing options along above features, so it is definitely good for the job. Too bad there are no command line optiosn except for taking the list of files... or I miss something...

[Stitscher]

I tried XnConvert and it has buch of processing options along above features, so it is definitely good for the job. Too bad there are no command line optiosn except for taking the list of files... or I miss something...

No, that's right, but as Pierre stated here they'll come soon.

Another tipp nConvert.

Stitscher

[TychoBarfy]

Where the actual nConvert version is 4.76, in which there had been added some new command line switches.
http://perso.orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/de_ncdownload.html

nconvert -help > ncnvflags.txt

Code: Select all

Options :
...
 -l file : Use file as filelist
...
 -c value          : Compression number (default : 0)
     PDF    : 1 (Fax), 2 (Rle), 3 (LZW), 4(ZIP), 5 (JPEG)
...
 -keepfiledate     : Keep original file data/time
 -jpegtrans op     : JPEG lossless transformations
    exif   : Use orientation EXIF tag
...
 -thumb width height : Extract thumbnail
 -use_cie   : Use CIE Colors (PS/EPS/PDF ghostscript)

Process :
 -32bits           : Convert in 32bits
...
 -rotate_flag      : Rotate flags
    smooth : Use smooth rotate
...
 -text_rotation degrees : Rotation
...
... and some additional formats

[ThurahT]

IrfanView can do batch conversion.. With alot of additional settings to it..

[Sam_Zen]

Confirmed. In fact almost all settings.

[majkinetor !]

Yup, Irfan is great

/one - force 'Only one instance'
/fs - force Full Screen display
/bf - force 'Fit image to desktop' display option
/title=text - set window title to 'text'
/pos=(x,y) - move the window to x,y

/convert=filename - convert input file to 'filename' and close IrfanView
/slideshow=txtfile - play slideshow with the files from 'txtfile'
/slideshow=folder - play slideshow with the files from 'folder'
/thumbs=folder - force thumbnails (with a specific folder)
/killmesoftly - close all IrfanView instances
/closeslideshow - close slideshow and close 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 input image (all pages) to default printer and close IrfanView
/print="Name" - print input image (all pages) to specific printer and close IrfanView
/resize=(w,h) - resize input image to w (width) and h (height)
/resample=(w,h) - resample input image to w (width) and h (height)

/capture=X - capture the screen or window (see examples below)
/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 error messages for command line read/save errors

/invert - invert the input image
/dpi=(x,y) - change DPI values
/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
/hide=X - hide toolbar, status bar, menu and/or caption of the main window (see examples below)

/aspectratio - used for /resize and /resample, keep image proportions
/info=txtfile - write image infos to "txtfile"
/append=tiffile - append image as (TIF) page to "tiffile"
/multitif=(tif,files) - create multipage TIF from input files
/jpgq=X - set JPG save quality
/tifc=X - set TIF save compression
/wall=X - set image as wallpaper
/extract=(file,ext) - extract all pages from a multipage file

/import_pal=palfile - import and apply a special palette to the image (PAL format)

As much as I don't use it as a viewer of choice because it is not practical at all and its inteface and configuration are horror for me, it is fantastic for scripting purposes.

For instance I recently had to create screenshots of around 300 utilities. I created AHK script to launch them all, printscreen them and then I feeded all pictures to irfanview to remove the window caption and borders (crop).

[roentgen]

2majkinetor !

For instance I recently had to create screenshots of around 300 utilities. I created AHK script to launch them all, printscreen them and then I feeded all pictures to irfanview to remove the window caption and borders (crop).

That would be a nice "3rd party tool to complement TC" . Do you mind sharing it?

As much as I don't use it as a viewer of choice because it is not practical at all and its inteface and configuration are horror for me, it is fantastic for scripting purposes.

Strange. I think exactly the opposite. It's that good that guys at Xnview copied bit by bit (last time I checked)

[majkinetor !]

Well, I checked the latest version and I see it fixed many previously anoying things, so now its fine up to the configuration interface witch is still catastrofic... I mean... Misc1, Misc2....

That would be a nice "3rd party tool to complement TC" . Do you mind sharing it?

Why do you need such tool ? I cant share it as it is used to picture VST plugins that need host to be executed. The script was loading plugins in the hosts using this script, then picture them and send them to irfanview for correction. The script to handle exes would be much easier except there will be a problem to recognise when program is fully loaded (hardoced sleep will do for the start). If you need such thing ever I can help you create the script but my current one is of no use to use, except if you want to do exactly the same thing - picture VST plugins.


Take a look at the end result Image: http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9117/41155242oh2.jpg

[sas2000]

 

For instance I recently had to create screenshots of around 300 utilities. I created AHK script to launch them all, printscreen them and then I feeded all pictures to irfanview to remove the window caption and borders (crop).

Take a look at the end result Image: http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9117/41155242oh2.jpg