XnView (http://www.xnview.com) is a free cross-platform image editor used for viewing, converting, organizing and editing graphical & video files.
XnView is provided as FREEWARE for private non-commercial or educational use (including non-profit organization). It has multilanguage interface (more than 40 languages are supported).
You can download XnView (Windows version) from
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/endownloadwin32.html
or Download.com site
http://www.download.com/XnView/3000-2192_4-10067391.html
Current version is 1.95.4.
XnView supports transparency feature, so you can run plugins that use alpha channel like ImageSkill Background Remover (http://www.imageskill.com/backgroundremover/backgroundremover.html)
Our installers detect XnView and you simple choose “XnView” item from detected graphic hosts list. But in any case you can attach any plugin to XnView.
In order to attach Adobe-compatible plugin to XnView, you can use 2 ways :
1. Simple copy plugin file (with .8bf file extension) to Path/To/XnView/8bf folder (not Plugins folder) where Path/To/XnView is path to XnView editor (default is C:\Program Files\XnView) and run (re-run) XnView.
The installed Adobe compatible plugins you can find at “Filters->Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins” menu item.
2. Install third-party Adobe-compatible plugin (for example ImageSkill Background Remover http://www.imageskill.com/backgroundremover/BackgroundRemover_Demo_Setup.exe ) to any folder (default folder for ImageSkill Background Remover is “C:\Program Files\ImageSkill\Background Remover 3”)
a) Run XnView, open an image(for example in JPEG format),
b) Add alpha channel using “Image-> 32 bits” command.
c) Run “Filter->Adobe Photoshop Plugins (Ctrl+G)” command,
d) Press “Configure” button add plugin’s path (in our case C:\Program Files\ImageSkill).
e) Press “ok”, then select ImageSkill->Background Remover 3 item from list and press “Start” button.
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If you have any notes or remarks, please write me (support at imageskill.com)
Regards, Dmitry
Tags: Adobe, Background Remover, imageskill, Photoshop, plugin, XnView
