XnView.com - (Non-Commercial Freeware)
XnView is a photo viewer software that offer features other than viewing, including converting graphic files.
XnView is a software specially designed to enable user to view any graphic image. This software can recognize more than 500 file formats including 500 in reading and 50 recording; it can read standard formats such as JPG, GIF, TIFF, GMP, specific formats such as SIL, BOB, or proprietary formats such as Photoshop, Corel Draw, etc. XnView also allows to edit images, offering the possibility to crop an image, rotate it, redefine colors, and more. User can also add filters and apply effects . Besides playing all files in these formats, XnView is a tool that can perform bulk operations on the files such as batch conversion file, reducing the size, the application of filters, and many others. This software is able to use Photoshop filters, to make screenshots and create HTML galleries.
User is also able to create slideshows, thumbnails, make screenshots, batch conversions, and much more.
Added:
* Subsampling & smoothing factor for jpeg
* Show in Google Earth (if EXIF GPS exists) in contextual menu
* Option to use 'checkerboard' for transparency - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13645
* You can select a category and pressing CONTROL to select it and all children
Changed:
* Previous/next folder is Ctrl+PageUp/Down
* "Auto contrast" is Ctrl+Alt+O
Fixed:
* Custom color not used in categories & Favorites view - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?p=53583
* Random slideshow - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13330
* Folder icon on Vista - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13149
* Remove from all categories
* B&W mirrored - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13607
* B&W converted in RGB before printing
* some EXIF problem - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13612
* Problem for grey jpeg format - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13617
* levels not saved correctly (batch convert)
* "Zoom in" on a picture (view mode) with a selection now center with the selection
* Dead lock if embedded thumbnail can not be rotated after a lossless rotation
* Tiff JPEG CMYK
* Info is not erased when picture is moved (no fullscreen)
* Autofit for video not kept - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=12387
* View mode, LockZoom (if not ResetXY) lock position too - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13539
* Categories selection show more than once the same picture
* Menu View/Preview - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13655
* Alpha channel & read ahead - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13656
* Prev/Next not greyed - http://newsgroup.xnview.com/viewtopic.php?t=13604