Download FastStone Image Viewer 2.7 beta 2

FastStone has just released the second beta release of version 2.7 of its Image Viewer. This program handles most common graphic file formats and supports the crw, cr2, nef, pef, raf, mrw, orf and dng digital camera formats RAW formats. In addition, some simple operations can be performed, including rotate (lossless for jpeg), crop, resize, remove red-eye, and adjust colors, contrast, and brightness. It can also generate a slideshow, possibly with music, and photos can be sent by email. The program is free for home users and the download is less than 3MB in size. There is no separate changelog for this release, but there is a list of the changes in the 2.7 beta so far:

New Features in this beta version:

• Added Contact Sheet Builder (under Tools menu) – create / print multiple photos including photo metadata such Exposure Time, Flash, JPEG Comment etc in one page. Fully customizable! †Screenshot1 † Screenshot2 † Screenshot3†
• Added Custom Sort – drag & drop to arrange thumbnail orders (For better performance, turn off the Preview panel);
• Now it is possible to drag & drop thumbnails into sub-folders within the thumbnail browser.

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