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Open image file(s)

See here for the supported image formats for reading.

There are several ways to open a single image or multiple images.

File->Open

This command opens a single file open dialog, as shown below.

You can have a preview of the selected image before opening it. You can view the image information by clicking the "File Info" icon on the left. An example of image information is shown below.

File->Reload

This command reloads the current image. Note that if the current image has not been saved, any changes made will be lost after it is reloaded.

File->Open Multiple Files

This command opens a multiple files open dialog, as shown below. The selected (highlighted) files will be opened.

Note that:

  1. The maximum number of files that can be opened using this command is 10240.
  2. Only one window will be opened and the first selected file is displayed in this window. To navigate through these files, use the list bar at the bottom of VIPBase, as shown below, or use the navigation toolbar

File->Open Folder

This command opens a folder open dialog, as shown below. All images in the selected folder will be opened.

Note that:

  1. There is no upper limit for the number of files opened this way.
  2. Again, only one window will be opened and the first selected file is displayed in this window.

File->Open List

This command opens the images that are listed on a text file. Each line of the text file is the file name (with full path) of one image file. It is very convenient to use this command to open multiple files from different folders.
Note that:
  1. There is no upper limit for the number of files opened this way.
  2. Again, only one window will be opened and the first selected file is displayed in this window.

File->Recent file history

Up to 8 most recently opened images are recorded in the recent file history. Click any of them to open one image at a time.

File->Clear recent file history

This command clears the recent file history.

Open files using the shortcut bar

This feature allows you to open multiple files without opening any dialog.

First, choose the "Folder" tab on the shortcut bar and select the folder that contains the images. The content of the folder will be displayed in the "Files" tab on the shortcut bar, as shown below.

"Folder" tab"Files" tab

Double click any item and it will be opened in VIPBase if its format can be recognized. Otherwise, it will be opened with the associated program.

If multiple files have been selected, use the toolbar to open the selected files.

In the "Files" tab, use the toolbar to go to the upper folder.
Note that:

  1. You can right click in the "Folder" and the "Files" tab to bring up the popup context menu, as you do in a window explorer.
  2. The "Folder" and the "Files" tab are coupled which means when you change folder from either tab, the context of the other will change accordingly.

Drag and drop

You can open multiple files by dragging and dropping them into VIPBase. VIPBase will open a new window for each file.

Edit->Paste

If there is an image in the Windows clipboard, this command will paste the image to a new file in the system temporary folder (e.g. "c:\temp\" on my computer). The file name has the format "paste_yyyy_mm_dd_hh_mm_ss.bmp" (e.g. "paste_2005_08_11_23_55_40.bmp"). This is very convenient for exchanging data between VIPBase and other image processing softwares.

Command prompt

The command opens an image from the command line and the usage is "VIPBase image_filename".
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