News (RSS)- FastPictureViewer v1.9.298.0 (64-bit and 32-bit)Bug fix release (fixed a high-DPI screen mode cosmetic bug, fixed one tiny memory leak, affecting very long-running slide shows when using the PNG overlay feature, as well as other minor fixes). […]
- FastPictureViewer v1.9.297.0 (64-bit and 32-bit)The Black & White preview command (B) is now faster in GPU-accelerated mode. Added Bing Maps and Google reverse-geocoders to the IPTC Editor. The File Utilitie Copy Action's bit-by-bit copy integrity comparison had a flaw when comparing XMP sidecars, which has been fixed. […]
- FastPictureViewer v1.9.296.0 (64-bit and 32-bit)Fixes a cosmetic bug with the taskbar popup menu (plug-ins added to the wrong submenu) introduced in build 295. […]
- FastPictureViewer v1.9.294.0 (64-bit and 32-bit)A second regular expression substitution variable has been added for advanced renaming, {RegEx*}, which receives the full path as input (so it is possible to dissect the parent folder name(s) and use portions of them in the new name). […]
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Category Archives: Windows
Slow TIFF Performance in Windows 7
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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Building a photography PC workstation: which processor?
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
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
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
Optimize Windows Performance, from XP to Windows 7
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
