Category Archives: Windows

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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A Step Forward in the Universal Image Metadata Quest? (A call for a New Container Format)

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Axel

The Metadata Working Group, a consortium of leading companies in the digital media industry, is working hard to establish metadata interoperability standards. The benefits of such a gigantic effort are obvious but adding metadata within existing image file formats is … 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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[PR] Add-in Enable Support for RAW Image Formats, Adobe DNG, Photoshop PSD in Windows Explorer

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Axel

Updated software extension enables Microsoft Windows Explorer to display raw photos from numerous digital cameras models as well as Adobe Photoshop documents (PSD), Adobe Digital Negatives (DNG) and images formats specific to the computer graphics industry. Continue reading →

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The More Cores the Better

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Axel

Current imaging software (as of 2010) may not use all the available CPU power everywhere they could on multicore or multiprocessors computers. Batch export or batch conversion is one such areas where modern apps are most likely to take advantage … Continue reading →

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Optimize Windows Performance, from XP to Windows 7

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Axel

Run Windows’ Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter to keep your computer in normal shape. Refrain from using registry “cleaners” or “boosters” and 3rd-party defragmenters that might works agains the system’s built-in optimizations. Continue reading →

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