//**
Description //**

Regards is a modern photo viewer. Support highDPI definition screen. Support reading Picture format : BMP files, Dr. Halo CUT, DDS, EXR files, Raw Fax G3, GIF files, HDR files, ICO files, IFF, JBIG files, JNG files, JPEG/JIF files, JPEG-2000 File Format, JPEG-2000 codestream, JPEG-XR files, KOALA, Kodak PhotoCD, MNG, PCX, PBM/PGM/PPM files, PFM files, PNG files, Macintosh PICT, Photoshop PSD, RAW camera, Sun RAS, SGI, TARGA files, TIFF files, WBMP files, WebP files, XBM, XPM files, PFM, SVG, AVIF AND HEIC. Support reading Video format (DXVA2 acceleration support) : mpeg4, avi, mkv, webp, y4m, AV1 format, quicktime and AVCHD. Support Exif and xmp file information. Support New Apple Photo format for IOS 11 HEIF multithreading and Exif. Support GPS informations from Photo and Apple Iphone Video. Hi Quality display interpolation. OpenGL Picture display and OpenCL post Effect.

Picture extension support :

pgm, bmp, cut, dds, jxr, pcx, jpg, jpe, jpeg, jfif, jif, jfi, tif, gif, png, tga, pcd, webp, bpg, jp2, jpc, j2c, pgx, ppm, psd, pdd, mng, jng, iff, xpm, ico, cur, ani, svg, nef, crw, cr2, dng, arw, erf, 3fr, dcr, raw, x3f, mef, raf, mrw, pef, sr2, orf, heic, hdr, exr, wbmp, pict, ras, pff, sgi and KOALA;

Video extension support :

mp4, dat, m4s, vob, mod, mpv2, mp2, m1v, mpe, mpg, mpeg, wtv, dvr-ms, m2ts, m2t, avi, wmv, asf, vm, mov, qt, vp8, vp9, webm, mkv, y4m

//** //Installation //**

Linux Mint 20 or Ubuntu 20.04 x64 Installation

• Please check if you have an opencl compatibility device : Tape clinfo
• if it is not working please consult this website to install a driver : https://wiki.tiker.net/OpenCLHowTo
• Run deb package

Installation on Windows

• Run RegardsViewer2Setup.exe

Installation on Mac os X 10.13 and Later

• Open DMG file and Copy RegardsViewer to Application Folder.

//** //Configuration //**

Works on minimum windows 7 and above, Mac OS X 10.13 and above, Ubuntu 20.04 x64, Linux Manjaro and above. An OpenCL 1.2 compatible device is necessary to use this software.

//** //Software Review //**

SOFTPEDIA 3,5 / 5 FIND MY SOFT 3 / 5 HOTPICKS LINUX FORMAT JUNE 2020

//** //Data Model for Regards //**

Model from : https://github.com/Tencent/ncnn Model From : OpenCV

//** //What's New //** News for 2.80.0 :

• Correct bug on avif format
• Update icon management
• Correct bug on video display orientation
• Correct crash if picture has a wrong date
• Correct bug and add some optimization
• Correct bug on filter preview
• Correct bug on video thumbnail
• Correct crash on some video
• Correct video metadata information
• Update opengl Texture management
• Update MediaInfo File access
• Some minor update for performance boost
• Correct bug on search criteria
• Update RegardsConverter program with new encoder option
• Linux : Add support for qsv and amf for video encoding
• Add Preset option for video encoding
• Update SVT-AV1 encoder to 1.8.0 (x2 faster) News for 2.79.0 :
• Export video bug is corrected
• Correct some bugs on gps geolocalization
• Correct bug on update criteria
• Correct error on thumbnail effect
• Correct bug and add some optimizations
• Correct bug thumbnail picture generator
• Correct bug on cpu usage on video decoding
• Work on memory bug with opencv capture on linux
• Add Expand and contract for each separation bar for explorer mode News for 2.78.0 :
• Correct bug and some optimization
• Correct bug on memory usage
• Correct bug on animation and video thumbnail
• Correct crash on linux
• Correct theme error
• Correct bug on video thumbnail rotation
• Correct crash on mac os with incorrect datetime on photo
• Correct bug with gps management
• Correct bug on diaporama and transition effect
• Correct bug on video thumbnail management
• Optimize access to video
• Stop Apple Intel Version
• Stop Linux Ubuntu 20 News for 2.77.0 :
• Support dark, light and auto mode
• Add support for AV1 encoding
• External application for video export
• External application for PDF and Scan
• Correct bug :
• Fullscreen mac os
• Correct bug on opengl opencl interop
• Folder focus correct mac os
• Crash on select or deselect folder update
• picture display correctly when you past an image path on command line
• thumbnail generation for video
• thumbnail generator stop
• webp animation
• exr crash
• Correct crash bug when you start the app with a file that doesn't exist.
• Correct zoom moving on video
• New version detection doesn't block app
• Correct bug on scan application
• Correct crash on export video
• Correct crash on video export when you choose a hardware encoder News for 2.76.0 : Bug Correction :
• Correct bug on effect thumbnail
• Correct screen tab bug show on fullscreen
• Correct bug on manage event when you watch a movie
• Correct bug on video display on opencl compatible device
• Correct a crash when video is played a long time on linux
• Correct bug with face thumbnail invert
• Correct crash with update thumbnail
• Correct font display
• Correct crash on Explorer Mode
• Correct crash on Unvalid Raw File Optimisation :
• Optimisation for large amount of pictures
• Optimisation for large picture show
• Update lib version
• Update Face List management
• Improve video fluidity
• Add Create Face Name option News for 2.63.0 :
• Correct background process Face, Thumbnail and Criteria
• Correct event loop scrolling in thumbnail paint event
• Correct Thumbnail Face orientation on Face mode
• Correct bug on video ratio management
• Correct several bug on window display
• Modification on criteria management. Add Red cross for deleting
• On linux, correct slider visibility for picture compression
• Correct bug on showing dialog box for delete keyword
• Correct bug on delete criteria
• Correct bug on saving picture file
• Update dialog box display New function :
• Add zoom and rotation for video
• Add saving option for video picture when the video is paused Bug Correction :
• Correct bug on image lib for saving and loading
• Correct bug on playing video on mac os
• Correct bug on stop video
• Correct audio crash on playing video
• Correct memory bug
• Faster movie play
• Correct freeze bug on playing video
• Add new transition effect : none, fading, move, page curl.
• Add auto contrast correction on picture display.
• All this option is available on Regards configuration dialog.
• Correct DXVA2 video playback on windows.
• Correct bug on window position
• Prevent crash bug with update notification on linux News for 2.62.0 :
• New denoise filter for video playback
• Add right panel in fullscreen mode for filter effect News for 2.61.9 :
• Add Interpolation Filter selection for picture display
• libfreeimage integration to prevent crash News for 2.61.8 :
• Correct crash bug with libRaw on mac os News for 2.61.7 :
• Update libRaw to 0.20
• Update Sqlite to 3.30
• Show preview thumbnail on display
• Correct bug on display video at startup
• Correct bug on raw display News for 2.61.6 :
• Saving last file view
• Correct bug on showing star in criteria News for 2.61.5 :
• Correct bug on star
  
• Panel fix on Infos or Criteria
  News for 2.61.4 :
• Add support for picture and video notation
• Add support for picture and video keyword News for 2.61.3 :
• Correct bug on invalid picture
• Correct crash bug on category date detection News for 2.61.2 :
• Update exiv2 to 0.27.3
• Add avif saving
• Correct left and right panel position if the position is incorrect
• Optimize picture navigation on thumbnail News for 2.61.1 :
• Correct bug with dialog box on Windows
• Correct memory leak with HEIC format
• Correct crash with thumbnail on linux
• Add Support avif format read only News for 2.61.0 :
• Correct scan crash on windows
• Correct RegardsViewer option dialog crash News for 2.60.9 :
• Correct crash bug on pdf incorrect file
• Add saving window position
• Regards start on Pictures Folder as Default folder in first time
• Correct bug on slider element
• Correct crash bug on scan option in windows News for 2.60.8 :
• Correct bug on PDF saving.
• Correct bug on Scan PDF Save in color mode in Linux News for 2.60.7 :
• Correct bug in map show
• Correct bug on scan button in scan module
• Correct Scanner functionnality for linux News for 2.60.6 :
• Correct scan crash on linux
• Add Web browser in criteria
• Update button save management in bitmap toolbar
• Update for mouse wheel management in thumbnail. Mouse Wheel and CTRL for navigate in thumbnail
• Correct bug with Infos and File toolbar button News for 2.60.5 :
• Correct bug with FreeImage on format recognition crash
• Correct display button on Diaporama Mode News for 2.60.4 :
• Correct bug with opengl graphic card without support opencl context
• Correct bug with heic memory leak
• Correct bug with window move
• Correct bug with print button which has disappeared News for 2.60.3 :
• Bug correction News for 2.60.2 :
• Correct crash in linux when change window mode
• Correct bug on detectRotation selection in configuration window
• Delete entry unuse on menu News for 2.60.1 :
• Screen Refresh Update
• Correct Criteria Delete
• Correct movie player bug
• Correct crash bug on Face Detection
• Correct installation package for mac os and Debian
• Bug correction News for 2.60 :
• Opencv integration for face detection
• Picture Orientation Detection base on Face Detection in picture
• Rewrite Red Eye filter with eye detection and Face detection
• Bug correction News for version 2.55
• Correct display mode corruption News for version 2.54
• Correct direct display picture from explorer
• Add Association program for windows News for version 2.53 Correct IHM bug
• Espace bar is disable when you check a folder to begin picture navigation
• Display picture when you stay push on espace bar News for version 2.52
• Update library link News for version 2.51 Under Scan Tools :
• Add PDF creation with multifile picture
• Add PDF compression choice with tiff or jpeg option