Category Archives: Performance

Slow TIFF Performance in Windows 7

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Axel

Some FastPictureViewer Professional users have been experiencing excruciatingly slow performance when displaying certain TIFF files. The issue was in the Microsoft TIFF codec that ships with the operating system and Microsoft now fixed it. The fix also cures Windows Explorer hangs … Continue reading →

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What happened to FastPictureViewer Pro during 2011?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Axel

Year 2011 was as busy as ever regarding the development of FastPictureViewer Professional and a good part of the work done on the product was made in response to customer feedback and suggestions. A big Thank You to all those who … Continue reading →

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FastPictureViewer Codec Pack vs. Microsoft Camera Codec Pack

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Axel

If you have any interest in raw shooting you must know by now that Microsoft has (finally!) delivered its own add-in enabling support for raw formats in Windows Explorer and Photo Gallery. The first questions that come to mind are … Continue reading →

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Building a photography PC workstation: which processor?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Axel

Memory accesses represent a significant bottleneck for image processing, if not the most significant, and a large CPU cache helps mitigate the issue. Continue reading →

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