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Try all features freely! After the trial period the Home Basic edition is yours to keep!

 
Important note for Windows Vista users: Install the Windows Graphics, Imaging, and XPS Library from Microsoft and get even faster performance from FastPictureViewer: Download and install now for Windows Vista, Vista/64, Server2008 or Server2008/64.
After nearly 30,000 installs of the standalone codec package, we felt that the image decoders it contains were ready for prime-time. Starting with build 112 (October 2009), the WIC RAW Codec Pack is an integral part of FastPictureViewer and installed by default.

The pack contains 15 WIC-enabled image decoders and extends the Windows operating system with thumbnails and image previewing in Windows Vista Explorer, full viewing and slideshows in Windows Photo Gallery and (on Windows 7), support for Windows Media Center. Applications built on the .NET Framework 3.x and Windows Presensation Foundation, plus all existing 32 and 64-bit WIC-enabled applications, also benefits from the codecs and gains the ability to open new image formats.

The bundled decoders currently includes support for TGA, DNG, CR2, CRW, ERF, RAF, 3PR, FFF, DCR, KDC, RAW, RWL, MRW, NEF, NRW, ORF, RW2, PEF, ARW, SR2, SRF and X3F image formats, spanning 14 manufacturers and vendors including Adobe, Canon, Epson, Fuji, Hasselblad, Kodak, Leica, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Sigma and Sony and covering more than 300 digital camera models.

All decoders works on all 64-bit and 32-bit editions of Windows 7 and Vista (and, with some restrictions and performance limitations, on old versions of Windows such as XP SP3 and SP2).

Restart your computer after installing FastPictureViewer with the bundled decoders and Windows will start recognizing your raw files just like JPEG's, and even let you search on metadata (such as focal length used, or date taken) directly from Explorer on Windows 7 and Vista!
FastPictureViewer now comes with a pre-registered Pro trial license - freely try out all Pro features, no questions asked!

Believe it or not, build 110 was the 100th public release of our nifty image viewer, which also reached 400,000 downloads in early October 2009 and a hair above 1 million website visitors in its first 18 months. To celebrate this little event, starting with version 1.00 (Build 110) FastPictureViewer Professional comes as a pre-registered trial version if you are a first time user (i.e. if you never has a trial before).

This saves you the hassles of the evaluation request form and hopefully gives more people an opportinity to try the Pro edition!

You can optionally add some additional image decoders such as for AT&T's DjVU or Adobe Photoshop PSD (Ardfry) and you'll be all set for native 64-bit (and 32-bit) ultrafast viewing of JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, GIF, HD PHoto, TGA, and 21 raw formats including the latest and greatest from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Olympus and more!

When the trial expires the program reverts to the free Home Basic Edition, which can be used indefinitely with great JPEG and HD Photo support but tethered shooting, raw image formats viewing and external decoder support will be turned off until you enter a license key (the image decoders will continue to function for other Windows applications and Windows Explorer for as long as you keep them installed).

Registered and trial users can download and install FastPictureViewer 1.x at any time to upgrade their installed copy. New licensees can simply enter their license key in an installed Home Basic edition or Pro trial, there is no need to download or (re)install a separate version.

You can get a zipped version of the installer (32-bit or 64-bit) if your firewall/proxy does not like MSI files.

The freeware Home Basic edition can be used indefinitely for personal, non-profit or educational uses but we reserve the right to discontinue the free version, or add / remove features from the free version, at any time.

Built-in automatic multilingual support (setup in English):

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

Czech language coming soon. Contact us if you'd like to contribute or improve a translation!
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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.

Check out 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: it's the best way to learn about FastPictureViewer's unique abilities.
 
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Minimum system requirements (Windows 7, Windows Vista or Server 2008 warmly recommended!):
Works with Windows Vista
Works with Windows 7

FastPictureViewer was initially created on Windows Vista for Windows Vista and runs on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Developement 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 (yes, Vista outperforms XP hands down, and is far more robust).

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

  • Windows 7 (all editions).
  • Windows 7 64-bit(*) (all editions).
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit(*) (all editions).
  • 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 WIC.
  • Windows XP SP3, with some performance and functionality restrictions.
  • Windows XP SP2, with some performance and functionality restrictions, requires Windows Imaging Component.
  • Full support for Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core2 Quad and Intel Core i7 processors, in 32 or 64-bit(*) modes.
  • Fast hard disk subsystem recommended.
  • 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 raw codecs.

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    A 3:50 totally convincing introduction to FastPictureViewer

    The demo runs on a standard modern $500 HP Pavillion Desktop PC: Core2 Quad 2.33GHz, 8GB, 64-bit Windows 7, ATI 4650, nothing really fancy, yet it shows instantaneous and smooth handling of hi res pro DSLR images.

    FastPictureViewer - Part 1: Introduction.

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    One thing you can do to support us is to go out there on the web and tell others what you like (or don't?) about FastPictureViewer. Online communities, forums, chat rooms, blogs, social networks... Helping spread the word is definitely one of the best ways to support this product! We are basically just starting and could use some help to let people know about our product. Don't hesitate to contact us is you are a writer and plan to review or blog about FastPictureViewer, we'd love to hear about it!

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    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.
     

    Recent Changes:

    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 occuring when deleting files with thumbnail strip displayed. Updated Russian translation.
    1.0.128.0 - 2010/01/25 - New F10 hotkey. Rating from numpad. 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 release: 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.
    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 WIC RAW 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).
     

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