FastPictureViewer Professional 1.7 with IPTC Editor

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FastPictureViewer Professional + Codec Pack in Action: OpenEXR 64bpp screenshot, running on Windows 7
IMPORTANT: if you have TIFF files on your computer please install Microsoft Hotfix 2619291 which cures a performance issue with these files, affecting both Windows Explorer and FastPictureViewer Professional.
Our downloadable packages do not contain any spyware, "toolbarware", or any invasive "bundleware" of any kind and all our files are digitally signed.
Our products are un-installable from Control Panel: try with confidence!
Download the FastPictureViewer Professional Cheat Sheet to learn about functions and shortcuts (PDF format, 340KB)
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FastPictureViewer 1.1 + FastPictureViewer Codec Pack in action, displaying a 64bits/pixels OpenEXR HDR image. Picture © 2004 Industrial Light & Magic / LucasFilm.

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How do I know whether my version of Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit?

  Windows 7 or Windows Vista:
  • Click Start.
  • Right-click Computer.
  • Choose Properties from the context menu.
  • In the "System" section, look for "System Type." It will say either "32-bit Operating System" or "64-bit Operating System."
  Windows XP:
  • Click Start.
  • Right-click My Computer.
  • Choose Properties from the context menu.
  • Look just below the "Microsoft Windows XP" label for the particular edition of XP (for example, "Professional x64 Edition" or "Home"). If the edition contains the word "x64" then your machine has a 64-bit version of Windows XP."
FastPictureViewer Professional comes with first-class raw support for 380+ digital camera models.
The File Utilities Plug-in included in FastPictureViewer Professional is a real powerhouse than can turn file management tasks into a 1-click job: it can copy, move, delete or save files for web in batch using easy-to-setup rules.
For DjVu format support in FastPictureViewer Professional, please install the DjVu Shell Extension Pack from Caminova.
To add support for Photoshop PSD, OpenEXR, HDR, DDS, PNM, TGA, VTF, SGI, PIC, JPEG 2000 and more in FPV Pro, you also need our separate FastPictureViewer Codec Pack product, which can be acquired as a bundle with FPV Pro licenses.
Important note for Windows Vista users: Install the Windows Graphics, Imaging, and XPS Library from Microsoft to get even faster performance from FastPictureViewer Professional and most applications using the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack: here are the download links for Windows Vista, Vista 64, Server 2008 and Server 2008 64.
Restart your computer after installing FastPictureViewer Pro with the bundled raw decoders and Windows will start recognizing your raw files just like JPEG's, and even let you search on metadata (such as focal length, or date taken etc) directly from Explorer on Windows 7 and Vista!

Registered and trial users can download and install FastPictureViewer Professional 1.x at any time to update their installed copy. New licensees can simply enter the license key received after purchasing a license key, there is no need to download or install a separate version of the software.

You can get a zipped version of the installers (32-bit or 64-bit) if your firewall/proxy does not like downloading standard Windows Installer MSI files. The zip files contains exactly the same .msi files as the direct download links.

Built-in automatic multilingual support:

   Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,    Polish, Russian, Spanish.

You can uncheck the "Program Translations" option during setup to force the program to speak English, independently of your regional settings on Windows Control Panel.

Roadmap:

   See what's coming: check out the roadmap in the user's forum and follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute inside news.

Please check the image file formats compatibility page and read the Frequently Asked Questions and their thorough answers, along with the How To section of the user forum: these are the best ways to learn about FastPictureViewer's abilities.
 
Unschlagbar Schnell
"The Porsche of image viewers, unbeatably quick" - c't Magazin für Computertechnik 19/2008
 
 

System requirements:

Works with Windows Vista
Works with Windows 7

FastPictureViewer runs on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Development and testing is currently hosted exclusively on Windows 7 64-bit, where both the native 64-bit and native 32-bit versions of the program and codecs are produced.

The program also runs on Windows XP SP3 with some limitations but beware that some XP display drivers have quirks that might prevent them to support FastPictureViewer's hardware-accelerated mode: use Windows Vista or later, 64-bit if your system supports it, for best GPU support and optimal performances.

Windows 7 and Windows Vista also offers more robust and better performing tethered shooting abilities for FastPictureViewer Pro, for both 32 and 64 bit editions.

Processor requirements:

IA-32Pentium 4, Xeon, Centrino or later, with SSE2 extensions.
Intel 64 (EM64T)Prescott microarchitecture or later, with SSE3 extensions.

FastPictureViewer Professional is optimized for the latest microprocessors (like the Intel Core i7-9xx series) and automatically takes advantage of multiple processor cores for better performance on modern computers.
  • Windows 7 and Windows 7 SP1 (all editions).
  • Windows 7 and Windows 7 SP1 64-bit(*) (all editions, recommended).
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit(*) (all editions, recommended).
  • Windows Vista SP1/SP2/SP2+Platform Update (all editions).
  • Windows Vista SP1/SP2/SP2+Platform Update 64-bit(*) (all editions).
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2/SP2+Platform Update
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2/SP2+Platform Update 64-bit(*)(all editions).
  • Windows Server 2003 SP2, with some performance and functionality restrictions, requires Windows Imaging Component.
  • Windows XP SP3, with some performance and functionality restrictions.
  • Windows XP SP2 or XP 64 SP2, with some performance and functionality restrictions, requires Windows Imaging Component.
  • Full support for Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core2 Quad and Intel Core i5/i7 and later processors, in 32 or 64-bit(*) modes.
  • Fast hard disk subsystem recommended to work with many large images.
  • 24-bit per pixel (16 million colors) or 32-bit per pixel display mode recommended.
  • Modern and graphic adapter recommended for the optional DirectX/Direct3D GPU acceleration support.
  • (*) the 64-bit version of FastPictureViewer Professional requires 64-bit codecs for 3rd-party file formats.

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    A short introduction to FastPictureViewer 1.7

    The demo runs on a modern Intel i7-970 powered Desktop PC, 12GB of RAM, 64-bit Windows 7, NVIDIA GTX 460, nothing super fancy but a good photo workstation for 2012.

    Visit the Tutorials Page for more videos and full-text tutorials! You can also check all our vides directly on vimeo.com/fpvpro

    Tips:

    Read the FAQ, in particular learn how to configure FastPictureViewer for best performances!

    FastPictureViewer ships in a kind of 'safe mode' where hardware acceleration, parallel image loading and smooth scaling are turned off by default. You might want to try turning those features ON one by one from the Options dialog and experiment a little bit with the settings to discover what works best for your computer and your needs. The fastest configuration is described in the FAQ.

    Please note that the DirectX hardware accelerated mode uses techniques normally intended to be used by computer games and may not work on all graphic cards. Newer/higher-end gaming cards with fresh drivers tends to work best: make sure you are using the latest driver for your card! If you run into any kind of display issue, please turn OFF the GPU acceleration mode in FastPictureViewer and report the problem to your card's manufacturer.
     
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    History of Notable Changes:
    1.7.236.0 - 2012/01/25 - Added 5 new preference options to the program settings, updated raw codecs to 3.1.0.53, folder watching on remote drives now off by default.
    1.7.235.0 - 2012/01/19 - SmugMug web publishing plugin was broken in build 1.7.234.0.
    1.7.234.0 - 2012/01/18 - Uses new-style folder picker user-interface on Windows 7, plus small enhancements. Includes raw codecs v3.1.0.52 w/minor change to DNG codec.
    1.7.233.0 - 2012/01/14 - Adds SmugVault support to SmugMug web upload plugin, also resolves occasional license activation issues encountered in some corporate networks.
    1.7.232.0 - 2012/01/12 - SmugMug web publishing plugin update, notably adds a "remaining time" estimation.
    1.7.231.0 - 2012/01/11 - Bug fix: small images shown at 100% were blurry when the option to smooth pixels above 100% zoom was set, in GPU accelerated mode.
    1.7.230.0 - 2012/01/10 - Updated SmugMug upload plugin again, to fix a tiny mistake that may have caused a hang when trying to upload a non-JPEG file to SmugMug.
    1.7.229.0 - 2012/01/09 - Updated SmugMug upload plugin to take advantage of the codec fix that shipped with build 228 earlier today.
    1.7.228.0 - 2012/01/09 - Codecs 3.1.0.50, curing a color space issue encountered with some JPEG files, updated cheat sheet for v1.7 (mentioned Ctrl+P for publishing).
    1.7.227.0 - 2012/01/09 - Plugin-based web publishing, codecs 3.1.0.49 with 7 new cameras, CVKC demo keyword collection, many small enhancements and bug fixes.
    1.6.226.0 - 2011/12/12 - Individually selectable localizations during setup, added 6 more spelling languages to IPTC Editor (Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Slovenian, Swedish)
    1.6.225.0 - 2011/12/08 - Added support for Nokia Maps in all GPS-related functions, enhanced the batch processor event log with detail window and small bug fixes.
    1.6.224.0 - 2011/12/05 - New FTP Upload action for the File Utilities batch processor plug-in, also added error control and some simple batch session logging.
    1.6.223.0 - 2011/11/21 - User-selectable background color. The installer now remembers feature customizations when upgrading.
    1.6.222.0 - 2011/11/19 - New FPV Pro feature: random slideshows (Shift+A).
    1.6.221.0 - 2011/11/18 - New FPV Pro feature: random slideshows (Shift+A). (retired)
    1.6.220.0 - 2011/11/14 - Smoother Batch Delete function (X, Ctrl+X). Small bug fix related to {AutoIncrement} counter variables, seen sometimes on multiprocessor computers.
    1.6.219.0 - 2011/11/12 - New File Utilities condition: wildcard or regex-based file name filtering. Spell-checking now enabled on IPTC keywords. Regex on View Filters too.
    1.6.218.0 - 2011/11/09 - New View Filter option: use wildcards to filter the displayed images by (base) file name, in addition to existing rating/label filters.
    1.6.217.0 - 2011/10/16 - New [F3] keyboard shortcut to quickly set sort order (name, file creation time, file modification time, EXIF time, GPS time) and reload folder.
    1.6.216.0 - 2011/10/13 - Raw compatibility update (Fuji F600EXR, Nikon P7100, Olympus E-PL3 and E-PM1, Panasonic DMC-FZ150, Sony NEX-5N, SLT-A65 and SLT-A77)
    1.6.215.0 - 2011/09/22 - Bug fix: cures a crash happening since build 212 on some computers running in Large Font mode.
    1.6.214.0 - 2011/09/20 - Maintenance release.
    1.6.213.0 - 2011/09/08 - Enhancements to the new real-time "zoom" window introduced in build 202. More small bug fixes.
    1.6.212.0 - 2011/09/07 - New photographer feature: real-time "zoom" window, with RGB eyedropper and lost highlights/shadows indicators. Small bug fixes.
    1.6.211.0 - 2011/08/25 - IPTC Editor (final) and GPS Coordinates head up display floating window (similar to EXIF window). Raw codecs aligned with Codec Pack 3.1.0.44.
    1.5.210.0 - 2011/08/02 - Raw codecs refreshed to 3.1.0.43, improves performance in Windows Photo Viewer and Windows Photo Gallery. Also marks the 200th release!
    1.5.209.0 - 2011/07/27 - IPTC Editor BETA 1.10, GeoNames.org 'nearby place name' worldwide reverse geocoding, clear geocache function, small fixes. Raw codecs 3.1.0.42.
    1.5.208.0 - 2011/07/27 - GPS data now also read from XMP sidecar files, as created by "after the fact" geotagging systems e.g. GeoSetter, GiSTeq PhotoTrackr Pro, or Aperture.
    1.5.207.0 - 2011/07/25 - Raw compatibility update (E-P3, D-LUX 5, V-LUX 2, DMC-G3, DMC-GF3, NEX-C3, SLT-A35), updated IPTC Editor Beta 1.9 (fixes intermittent crash).
    1.5.206.0 - 2011/07/17 - Enabled GeoNames.org subscriptions to be used with the IPTC editor's reverse-geocoding feature introduced in v1.5.204.0.
    1.5.205.0 - 2011/07/16 - IPTC Editor Beta 1.8, now featuring previous/next image navigation directly from the IPTC editor's window, warning prompts and some bug fixes.
    1.5.204.0 - 2011/07/13 - IPTC Editor Beta 1.7 introduces reverse-geocoding, can retrieve addresses and auto-fill the IPTC Location fields from embedded GPS coordinates.
    1.5.203.0 - 2011/07/07 - IPTC Editor Beta 1.6 fix bug sometimes causing hang when typing keywords, better keyboard support, Esc now closes IPTC Editor from all fields.
    1.5.202.0 - 2011/07/06 - IPTC Editor Beta 1.5 with first preview of the search-as-you-type keyword entry feature: FPV Pro now supports hierachical keyword collections.
    1.5.201.0 - 2011/07/05 - Small bug fix: a peculiar behavior of the F11 function has been corrected and the non-fullscreen window size now survives across sessions.
    1.5.200.0 - 2011/07/03 - Bug fixes: the EXIF auto-rotation preference switch is now working again. Fixed a bug causing the File Utilitie's Export function to fail in some cases.
    1.5.199.0 - 2011/06/30 - Added support for 2D previewing of MPO 3D files (Fuji Real 3D). Also features some extra optimization on Intel Atom and Intel AVX-enabled CPUs.
    1.5.198.0 - 2011/06/21 - Simple precautionary rebuild after we applied the changes recommended in Microsoft security bulletin MS11-025.
    1.5.197.0 - 2011/06/19 - Maintenance releases to update the bundled raw codecs to v3.1.0.33 (which fixes the CD-ROM/DVD large thumbnail issue reported by some users).
    1.5.196.0 - 2011/05/31 - FPV Pro now looks for two new self-explanatory registry values: WriteSoftwareCreatorInMetadata (used when rating) and EnableFullPathInCaption.
    1.5.195.0 - 2011/05/23 - Fixes a rare bug affecting CMYK JPEG file handling on old Windows versions (Windows XP and pre-platform update Windows Vista and Server 2008).
    1.5.194.0 - 2011/05/13 - Fixes a recently introduced bug related to XMP sidecar reading (which was broken).
    1.5.193.0 - 2011/05/13 - More camera RAW support: D5100, A230, A290, E-PL1s, XZ-1, F550EXR, HS20EXR, Z990. IPTC Editor: added Polish language spelling. Small bug fixes.
    1.5.192.0 - 2011/05/11 - IPTC Editor: added configurable multilingual spelling, ships with US, UK, DE, IT, FR and ES dictionaries.
    1.5.191.0 - 2011/05/06 - IPTC Editor: added Copy/Paste IPTC snapshot, Save Preset (in XMP format), Import Preset (from *any* file), with quick recall of last 16 imports.
    1.5.190.0 - 2011/05/02 - Added "un-copy" option to the Keep/Copy function (use Shift+K or Shift+* to un-copy a previously copied image).
    1.5.189.0 - 2011/04/27 - Fixes a bug where the File Utilities rule editor could hang when a folder name contained an ampersand character.
    1.5.188.0 - 2011/04/26 - Folder monitoring and real-time "hot folder" tracking mode (T) now works across Windows-based local area networks.
    1.5.187.0 - 2011/04/21 - Replaces v1.5.186.0 from 04/19, whose installer had problems... Hopefully everything is back to normal now.
    1.5.186.0 - 2011/04/19 - Maintenance release, cures a rare issue where batch renaming would occasionally skip a file on slow computers when a sharing violation error occurs.
    1.5.185.0 - 2011/04/15 - Maintenance release, fixes a bug in the Copy... function of the File Utilities plug-in's rule editor. Also works around an issue with ATI 11.2/11.3 drivers.
    1.5.184.0 - 2011/04/08 - Added ability to attach exported images to an email message in the Save-for-Web action of the File Utilities plug-in: easily export-and-email pictures!
    1.5.183.0 - 2011/04/02 - Raw compatibility update: Canon EOS 600D, Rebel T3i, Kiss Digital X5, EOS 1100D, Rebel T3, Kiss Digital X50, Sony DSLR-A390 and Fuji FinePix X100.
    1.5.182.0 - 2011/03/28 - Performance improvement when browsing images directly off camera over USB connection, or from a network drive.
    1.5.181.0 - 2011/03/16 - Enabled (English) spell checking to all text fields in the IPTC Editor, more languages to come.
    1.5.180.1 - 2011/03/07 - Includes the FastPictureViewer IPTC Editor BETA 1. Writes essential IPTC fields like headline, caption, location, copyright and more, with batch abilities.
    1.4.179.0 - 2011/02/26 - Added Hungarian translation. FastPictureViewer Professional is now available in 15 languages!
    1.4.178.0 - 2011/02/19 - Maintenance release, minor bug fixes and enhancements.
    1.4.177.1 - 2011/01/25 - Batch file processor enhancements: GPS position, speed, altitude and direction conditions, with proximity search and camera direction criteria.
    1.4.176.0 - 2011/01/22 - Finer control in "GPS data" condition, let users select/exclude images with specific GPS information (e.g. image direction or altitude).
    1.4.175.0 - 2011/01/18 - First step towards GPS support: added "GPS data" condition to File Utilities plug-in, to select/exclude geotagged images.
    1.4.174.0 - 2011/01/08 - View Filters, several new batch file management trigger conditions and actions (set rating, rename...) and .WAV audio annotations support.
    1.3.173.1 - 2010/12/19 - Maintenance update: added support for Panasonic raw file's ISO speed display. A bug where renaming templates were not always saved was fixed.
    1.3.172.1 - 2010/12/15 - Bug fix: a performance issue that affected some users of the 32-bit version on 64-bit operating systems was corrected. Includes 2.5 R5 raw codecs.
    1.3.171.0 - 2010/11/27 - Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.5 R3 (2.5.0.10)
    1.3.170.0 - 2010/11/20 - Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.5 R3 (2.5.0.9)
    1.3.169.0 - 2010/11/11 - Camera compatibility update (D3100, D7000, P7000, G12, FZ40, FZ100, LX5, K-r, K-5, GX20 and more), bug fixes.
    1.3.168.0 - 2010/11/10 - Bug fix: an issue in the v1.3 CPU detection code causing the program to crash on startup when running on some non-Intel processors.
    1.3.167.0 - 2010/11/08 - Performance update for multi-core computers, smoother parallelism in the batch file processor, raw codecs update.
    1.2.166.0 - 2010/10/11 - Adjustable opacity for RGB histogram, EXIF data, XMP info. Copy EXIF window to clipboard. New "copy image pathname to clipboard" function.
    1.2.165.0 - 2010/09/13 - Added Romanian translation. Raw codecs aligned with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.4 (2.4.0.3), enabled Photoshop PSD color management.
    1.2.164.0 - 2010/08/26 - Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.3 R5 (2.3.0.5), plus minor tweaks.
    1.2.163.0 - 2010/08/20 - Performance update (raw preview JPEGs and general JPEG viewing on multicore processors). Align bundled raw codecs with Codec Pack 2.3 (2.3.0.1)
    1.2.162.0 - 2010/08/17 - Save-for-Web maximum size extended to 2560 pixels to match "Full HD" resolution, plus minor cosmetic fixes.
    1.2.161.0 - 2010/08/10 - Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.2 R5 (2.2.0.18)
    1.2.160.0 - 2010/08/01 - Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.2 R4 (2.2.0.16)
    1.2.159.0 - 2010/07/26 - Bug fix: '-icc' command-line options was broken.
    1.2.158.0 - 2010/07/15 - Bug fix: an issue with bundled raw codecs prevented raw images slideshows from starting in Windows 7 Media Center.
    1.2.157.0 - 2010/07/12 - File format compatibility update (PGM/PPM binary 16bit and 32bit float gray scale, 48bit RGB and 128bit ARGB float with FPV Codec Pack 2.2R3).
    1.2.156.0 - 2010/07/09 - File format compatibility update (issues with DNG and NEF files created with PC software like DxO or CNX were fixed or worked around).
    1.2.155.0 - 2010/06/28 - Brazilian/Portuguese translation, bug fixes with some image formats (like the old Kodak DCR raw format).
    1.2.154.0 - 2010/06/21 - Bug fix release, corrects some edge-case issues e.g. with CMYK JPEGs and B&W DNGs.
    1.2.153.0 - 2010/06/17 - File formats compatibility update (Samsung NX10 SRW raw format support)
    1.2.152.0 - 2010/06/12 - File formats compatibility update (Sony A450, Kodak Z981, Olympus E-P2)
    1.2.150.0 - 2010/05/31 - Batch file processor can now optionally erase read-only files. Formats support update (EOS 550D, HS10, HS11, DMC-G2, NX10, WB550, NEX-3, NEX-5).
    1.2.149.0 - 2010/05/23 - Bug fix: XMP metadata embedding (JPEG) was broken.
    1.2.148.0 - 2010/05/22 - Optional abortable image loading (enables faster scrolling). Keep/Copy function and XMP Rating System now part of FastPictureViewer Professional.
    1.2.147.0 - 2010/05/18 - Reissued due to a late bug fix regarding metadata for some jpeg files.
    1.2.147.0 - 2010/05/18 - Enabled the new fast JPEG decoder for normal JPEG viewing within FPV, in addition to raw preview JPEG unpacking: faster JPEG all round!
    1.2.146.0 - 2010/05/17 - FPV Pro update for Windows 7 and Vista users: for most raw formats, faster extra-large thumbnails creation for thumbnail strip and navigation slider.
    1.2.145.0 - 2010/05/14 - Maintenance release.
    1.2.144.0 - 2010/05/07 - Version 1.2: First release of our new high-performance JPEG decoder, currently used for raw preview JPEG extraction (up to 50% faster!)
    1.1.143.0 - 2010/05/01 - FPV x64 fix for poor GPU mode performances with some high-end graphic cards. Added two new conditions to the batch file processor plug-in.
    1.1.142.0 - 2010/04/26 - Added Slovenian translation. Mark-for-deletion (X) now optionally auto-advances, following corresponding the rating option setting.
    1.1.141.0 - 2010/04/19 - Pro update: Added ability to remove folders left empty after batch delete operations and batch file processor's delete actions.
    1.1.140.0 - 2010/04/16 - Pro update: batch delete function (X mark image for deletion / Ctrl+X delete all marked images), revised Simplified Chinese translation.
    1.1.139.0 - 2010/04/12 - Maintenance release, minor bug fixes and changes, revised Italian translation.
    1.1.138.0 - 2010/04/06 - File Utilities update: image dimension and GPS time conditions, user-defined custom JavaScript conditions and actions, bug fixes.
    1.1.137.0 - 2010/04/03 - File Utilities plug-in update: 3 new conditions, macro-substitution within destination paths, bug fixes.
    1.1.136.0 - 2010/03/29 - Made performance, memory footprint and multi-processing improvements to the File Utilities plug-in.
    1.1.135.0 - 2010/03/26 - Added fast "Save for Web" functionality: easily export small/medium-size JPEG copies from your raw files!
    1.1.134.0 - 2010/03/19 - Added relative paths support to file utilities plug-in, plus new Rawzor codec. TGA codec moved to the pack.
    1.1.133.0 - 2010/03/15 - Version 1.1: Added powerful rule-based file utilities plug-in (Pro: with batch processing abilities).
    1.0.132.0 - 2010/02/16 - Added 'R' command to display the RAW image (instead of JPEG preview) when available.
    1.0.130.0 - 2010/02/06 - Adds support for Mamiya ZD MEF and Sinar CS1 files.
    1.0.129.0 - 2010/02/01 - Fixes a rare crash occurring when deleting files with thumbnail strip displayed. Updated Russian translation.
    1.0.128.0 - 2010/01/25 - New F10 hotkey. Rating from numeric keypad. Adobe RGB for old NEFs. Supports old 1D/1Ds and new Pentax K-x.
    1.0.127.0 - 2010/01/18 - Fixes a 16-bit TIFF color management issue occurring on Vista and XP.
    1.0.126.0 - 2010/01/16 - Canon EOS 1D MkIV's ISO 102'400 now displayed in EXIF, more thumbnail issues fixes.
    1.0.125.0 - 2010/01/12 - Fixes occasional upside-down thumbnails and a Label vs. Urgency sidecar issue in ExpressionMedia mode.
    1.0.124.0 - 2010/01/08 - Fix for Japanese registration names and Sigma X3F shutter speed display for SD9/SD10 cameras.
    1.0.123.0 - 2009/12/28 - Includes the latest codec pack, with support for the new Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR.
    1.0.122.0 - 2009/12/18 - Pro update: defaults to full raw conversion when jpeg preview is smaller than the screen.
    1.0.121.0 - 2009/12/07 - Added support for 30-bit display mode (Win7) and Direct3D 9Ex (Vista), bug fixes, optional alternate CMS. Now waiting for 30-bit display drivers...
    1.0.119.0 - 2009/11/30 - Right-click zooming enhancements. Also fixes a serious (but rare) bug.
    1.0.118.0 - 2009/11/27 - Maintenance release (small bug fixes).
    1.0.116.0 - 2009/11/16 - Added recognition and support for the .jxr (JPEG XR) file extension.
    1.0.115.0 - 2009/11/09 - XMP Information Head Up Display window, with star rating, color label and urgency.
    1.0.114.0 - 2009/10/26 - Minor update for Nikon D3s ultra-high-ISO display.
    1.0.113.0 - 2009/10/20 - Added support for the Sigma X3F raw format.
    1.0.112.0 - 2009/10/18 - Merging of the Codec Pack with the standard installer. Minor fixes and enhancements (thumbnail strip).
    1.0.111.0 - 2009/10/07 - Minor maintenance, fixes a rare activation issue and one specific preference setting that was not saved.
    1.0.110.0 - 2009/10/02 - Pre-registered trials for all new users.
    1.0.109.0 - 2009/09/21 - Work around an issue with certain 0-byte files on Windows 7, other minor enhancements.
    1.0.108.0 - 2009/09/14 - Added thumbnail strip and jumbo-thumbnail previews (Windows 7 and Vista only).
    1.0.107.0 - 2009/09/07 - Added support for the Codec Pack, plus some feedback-induced improvements.
    1.0.106.0 - 2009/08/18 - Added recently used folder context menus and Windows 7 taskbar jump list integration.
    1.0.105.0 - 2009/08/13 - Pro update: Nikon NRW (P6000) support and partial Photoshop PSD support through Microsoft PSD codec.
    1.0.104.0 - 2009/08/10 - Added a rename function (F2) (Pro Edition: adds powerful, customizable template-based renaming).
    1.0.103.0 - 2009/07/23 - Added F4 shortcut and taskbar button to show the Quick Navigation slider
    1.0.102.0 - 2009/07/20 - Minor maintenance release.
    1.0.101.0 - 2009/07/09 - Korean translation, improved XMP sidecar interoperability
    1.0.100.0 - 2009/06/25 - Improved keyboard shortcuts ("unrate" with [`]), other minor improvements.
    1.0.099.0 - 2009/06/19 - Updated Dutch translation, plus some minor enhancements and fixes.
    1.0.098.0 - 2009/06/05 - Updated Chinese translations, external editors hotkeys now works with external editor window closed.
    1.0.097.0 - 2009/06/04 - Simplified Chinese translation, also fixed a bug related to double-click/drag drop from Explorer.
    1.0.096.0 - 2009/06/01 - Maintenance release with various small optimizations, also produces leaner XMP sidecar files.
    1.0.095.0 - 2009/05/22 - Fixed a rare issue with automatic language selection.
    1.0.094.0 - 2009/05/18 - Added preliminary Dutch translation to 32 and 64-bit editions.
    1.0.093.0 - 2009/05/15 - Added Polish language translation, plus minor internal updates.
    1.0.092.0 - 2009/05/11 - Native 64-bit FastPictureViewer version debuts. Updated Italian language translation.
    1.0.091.0 - 2009/05/10 - Fixes an incompatibility with the 64-bit version of Windows 7 RC (6.1.7100).
    1.0.090.0 - 2009/05/07 - Recommended update: fixes an issue between Win7 RC (6.1.7100) and the licensing system.
    1.0.089.0 - 2009/05/04 - Added ability to read rating/labels/urgency from existing XMP sidecar files.
    1.0.088.0 - 2009/05/01 - Final German, Italian, Chinese languages. Ability to resume session from the last viewed image.
    1.0.087.0 - 2009/04/27 - Added Ctrl+F1 hotkey to launches external editor. Final Italian translation, preliminary Chinese version.
    1.0.086.0 - 2009/04/24 - Added preliminary Italian translation, final German translation.
    1.0.085.0 - 2009/04/20 - Added preliminary German translation.
    1.0.084.0 - 2009/04/17 - Added command-line option to override monitor profile, 'S' hotkey speaks out rating.
    1.0.083.0 - 2009/04/11 - Added option to enlarge small images to fit window or screen.
    1.0.082.0 - 2009/04/07 - Minor maintenance release (translation fixes only).
    1.0.081.0 - 2009/04/04 - Maintenance release, updated Japanese and Spanish translations.
    1.0.080.0 - 2009/03/31 - 64-bit shell integration, includes preliminary Japanese and Spanish translations.
    1.0.079.0 - 2009/03/30 - Maintenance release, includes final Russian translation.
    1.0.078.0 - 2009/03/28 - Minor maintenance release, includes preliminary Russian translation.
    1.0.077.0 - 2009/03/23 - External application launcher, optional file prefixes (rating), improved panning for large images.
    1.0.076.0 - 2009/02/27 - French localization update and polishing.
    1.0.075.0 - 2009/02/23 - Localizable version, French and English language resources.
    1.0.074.0 - 2009/02/17 - Fixes a crash occuring with certain images.
    1.0.073.0 - 2009/02/14 - Optional pixel smoothing while zooming above 100%, pixel dimensions display, Olympus ORF support.
    1.0.072.0 - 2009/02/07 - Fixed a race condition that caused crashes in certain circumstances.
    1.0.071.0 - 2009/02/05 - Maintenance release, prevents a potential crash that might occur under rare circumstances.
    1.0.070.0 - 2009/01/26 - Pro update: Sony A700/A900 fast raw preview (1616x1080 pixels only, no metadata).
    1.0.069.0 - 2009/01/16 - Pro update: Supports NEF files saved by CaptureNX with modified color space.
    1.0.068.0 - 2009/01/10 - Large font/high-DPI (120DPI and beyond), 1 bpp TIF fix, Nikon Low-ISO, rating preserves date, Windows 7.
    1.0.067.0 - 2009/01/04 - Nikon D3X support, warn on invalid color profile, more parallelism on high-end machines.
    1.0.066.0 - 2008/12/29 - Minor maintenance release, small setup changes.
    1.0.065.0 - 2008/12/24 - Fix a crash occurring when viewing some images with invalid EXIF Maker Note tag.
    1.0.064.0 - 2008/12/13 - Fix a random crash occurring (rarely) just after launching the program.
    1.0.063.0 - 2008/12/10 - Enhanced bookmarks reliability, fixed possible processor affinity issue on Apple MacPro hardware.
    1.0.062.0 - 2008/12/01 - Maintenance release, small bug fixes.
    1.0.061.0 - 2008/11/21 - Minor maintenance release, solves edge-case bugs, adds some bookmarks enhancements.
    1.0.060.0 - 2008/11/16 - A crash occurring on some systems when the computer wakes up from sleep has been fixed.
    1.0.059.0 - 2008/11/14 - Pro update: tethered shooting robustness enhancements on Windows XP, plus minor updates.
    1.0.058.0 - 2008/11/07 - Small performance improvement, better histogram scaling, new user forum.
    1.0.057.0 - 2008/11/03 - Pixel dimensions shown in EXIF window when image has no EXIF data. Added RW2 (Panasonic RAW) support.
    1.0.056.0 - 2008/10/25 - Pro update: Support for RAW and JPEG+RAW tethered mode shooting (with color-managed JPEG preview).
    1.0.055.0 - 2008/10/22 - Pro update: Color management support for NEF and CR2 1.2.0 previews, 48bpp TIFF and other HDR formats.
    1.0.054.0 - 2008/10/20 - Pro update: Persistent bookmarks, fast multi-cameras tethered shooting (MTP/PTP over USB).
    1.0.053.0 - 2008/10/13 - Configurable memory usage, sort on GPS time or EXIF date, rate-and-advance mode, quick bookmarks.
    1.0.052.0 - 2008/10/09 - Fix a random crash (introduced in version 1.0.50.0) occurring on some systems.
    1.0.051.0 - 2008/10/09 - Pro update: Added support for multi-page TIFFs, GIFs, DjVU files.
    1.0.050.0 - 2008/10/06 - Added support for very large images, with configurable automatic resizing to fit video memory.
    1.0.049.0 - 2008/09/30 - Fix a rare incompatibility with some ICC profiles and a potential crash after deleting images.
    1.0.048.0 - 2008/09/22 - Optionally sort images by file modification date, performance enhancements.
    1.0.047.0 - 2008/09/19 - Fixed a crash occurring when handling certain files with invalid 'date picture taken' field.
    1.0.046.0 - 2008/09/16 - Pro update: Handle metadata changes in Canon CRW/CR2 codec v1.3.0
    1.0.045.0 - 2008/09/14 - Maintenance release, small performance enhancements and bug fixes.
    1.0.044.0 - 2008/09/11 - Quick navigation slider, mouse-activated taskbar, auto-hide mouse cursor, several internal enhancements.
    1.0.043.0 - 2008/09/04 - Improved downscaling quality in DirectX mode, optional [Copied] overlay stamp on copied/moved images.
    1.0.042.0 - 2008/09/01 - Maintenance release, minor internal enhancements and fixes.
    1.0.041.0 - 2008/08/21 - Auto-hide menu bar, optionally associate file extensions during setup.
    1.0.040.0 - 2008/08/15 - Enabled browsing of network shares.
    1.0.039.0 - 2008/08/12 - Minor maintenance release: fixed an issue related to calibrated monitors and uncalibrated pictures.
    1.0.038.0 - 2008/08/08 - Removed freeware expiration policy; new license agreement.
    1.0.037.0 - 2008/08/05 - Added automatic advance mode (A), configurable from 0.1s to 1h.
    1.0.036.0 - 2008/07/18 - Added tracking mode (T), automatically displays the last image added to the picture folder tree.
    1.0.035.0 - 2008/07/02 - Alt+Enter toggles kiosk, Up/Down tracks folder, adaptive memory usage, sound optional, drag-drop fix.
    1.0.034.0 - 2008/06/13 - Freeware update policy expanded to 120 days.
    1.0.033.0 - 2008/06/03 - Minor maintenance release.
    1.0.032.0 - 2008/05/23 - Optional image list wrapping.
    1.0.031.0 - 2008/05/16 - Support for Adobe DNG codec RC1 (2008/05/13) in FastPictureViewer Professional Edition.
    1.0.030.0 - 2008/05/13 - Custom target color space for calibrated monitors, optionally reuse last folders, keep/copy hierarchy.
    1.0.029.0 - 2008/05/09 - Better handling of rotated preview images in NEFs, better DEP compatibility (Server 2008 & Vista).
    1.0.028.0 - 2008/05/06 - Reads embedded XMP rating/label/urgency from JPEG/HD Photo/TIFF files.
    1.0.027.0 - 2008/05/02 - Histogram enhancements, filenames sorted in "logical" order. Pro edition now loads all WIC codecs.
    1.0.026.0 - 2008/04/26 - High precision R,G,B histogram display in translucent window.
    1.0.025.0 - 2008/04/21 - Displays Nikon extended ISO range (100-25600). This version also debuts the Professional Edition.
    1.0.024.0 - 2008/04/18 - EXIF shooting info (shutter, f-stop, ISO, ...), improved color conversion, middle-click -> keep/copy.
    1.0.023.0 - 2008/04/07 - Enhanced keyboard navigation: Home/End, Ctrl+Home/End, Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn, Alt+PgUp/PgDn.
    1.0.022.0 - 2008/04/02 - Launch Explorer command, Set as Wallpaper plug-in, Home/End navigation, optional quick exit (Esc).
    1.0.021.0 - 2008/03/22 - Zoom % indicator, optionally hide zoom mouse cursor and/or invert zoom mouse scrolling direction.
    1.0.020.0 - 2008/03/20 - Sync to folder content when opening/dropping an image from Explorer. Image list now sorted alphabetically.
    1.0.019.0 - 2008/03/18 - Move image function along with minor internal enhancements.
    1.0.018.0 - 2008/03/02 - Embedded XMP and Vista Rating/Labeling for JPEG, support for "Open With..."/double-click from Explorer.
    1.0.017.0 - 2008/02/28 - Auto-rotation (from EXIF orientation) and delete / move to Recycle Bin function.
    1.0.016.0 - 2008/02/25 - Adobe XMP sidecar files, click-and-hold zooming, 50%-6400% magnifier, drag & drop, more options.
    1.0.015.0 - 2008/02/09 - Hardware filtering (i.e. smooth scaling) in DirectX accelerated mode.
    1.0.014.0 - 2008/01/25 - Added HD Photo / JPEG-XR support to Home Basic edition.
    1.0.013.0 - 2008/01/23 - Auto-play & shell integration, extended mouse/keyboard keys support.
    1.0.012.0 - 2008/01/21 - Minor kiosk mode (aka full screen mode) fix, internal enhancements.
    1.0.011.0 - 2008/01/16 - Minor fix in options dialog.
    1.0.010.0 - 2008/01/15 - Initial public release.
     

    Links, related downloads, free and commercial WIC codecs, DCRAW.EXE and some freebies:
    • FastPictureViewer Codec Pack (32 and 64-bits, 40+ formats: 13 manufacturers, 320 camera models + specialized image formats: EXR, TGA, HDR, PSD)

    • Adobe Photoshop (PSD) WIC Codec 32/64-bit (part of the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack)
    • OpenEXR (EXR) WIC Codec 32/64-bit (part of the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack)
    • Netpbm (PNM,PPM,PGM,PBM) WIC Codec 32/64-bit (part of the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack)
    • JPEG 2000 (JP2,J2K) WIC Codec 32/64-bit (part of the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack)
    • DirectX DDS WIC Codec 32/64-bit (part of the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack)
    • Truevision Targa (TGA) WIC Codec 32/64-bit (part of the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack)

    • DjVu WIC Codec 32/64-bit from Caminova (with full multi-page support in FPV Pro)
    • WebP WIC Codec 32/64-bit, a work in progress from Google

    • WIC Acquisition Plug-in (ALPHA) for Photoshop CS3/CS4/CS5 (2010/01/22) - Let you import images in Adobe Photoshop CS3, CS4, CS5 (and probably older versions, not tested) through any installed Windows Imaging Component codecs. In short in let you import the latest raw formats into Photoshop, sometimes months before Adobe's own ACR (Adobe Camera RAW). Also comes handy when 3rd party raw converters lag behind new camera releases from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, Panasonic etc. Also works with JPEG XR (HD Photo), TIFF and standard image formats like PNG, GIF, BMP and ICO, even with our own PSD codec ;-) Appears in Photoshop's File->Import menu after installation. Updated on Jan 22, 2010 to support 64-bit Photoshop CS4/CS5. (freebie, unsupported, 90KB)

    • Dcraw.exe - Dave Coffin's free DCRAW raw converter, ready to use, compiled with full optimizations in both Intel 32 and 64-bit versions and ARM version, portable, with libjpeg and lcms optional modules included, no external dependencies (Version 9.12/1.446, 2011/12/21, x86, x64, 627KB)

    • ExtractJPEG.zip - Contains a .reg file that adds an "Extract JPEG..." context menu option to Windows Explorer. This command uses dcraw.exe to quickly extract (dump) the preview JPEG embedded in most raw files (freebie, unsupported, 2KB). Requires dcraw.exe (see above) to be in "C:\Program Files\DCRaw\" but the .reg file can easily be modified to suit a different location, or to use dcraw64.exe, also included in the above package.

    • md5file.zip - A fast MD5 hash generator available in x86 and x64 versions. Command-line, accepts wildcards and prints summary info like total bytes processed and processing rate (freebie, unsupported, 82KB).

    • CopyPath.zip - Totally off topic: yet another "Copy Path" shell extension. This one is special it a few regards: (1) It's the first "copy path" extension ever written and actually one of the first shell extensions ever written outside of Microsoft: the initial version was created in 1994 for the Shell Technical Preview that ran on Windows NT 3.51. The Shell TP eventually turned out as the Windows 95 Explorer about a year later. (2) It only weights 9KB - about 1/10th or less of the size of similar shell extensions out there. 3) It can extract URLs from Internet shortcuts: the menu option becomes "Copy URL". 4) It works with multiple files selected. For 32-bit operating systems (Win9x, WinNT, W2K, WinXP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008).

    • EuroM.zip - Even more off topic: a nice looking pseudo-random number generator for the Euro Millions lottery (requires .NET 2.0, freebie, unsupported, 23.9KB). If you win the lottery with "our" numbers, please remember us ;-)))
     

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