Image Formats Compatibility Chart

Find out which image formats are currently supported by FastPictureViewer Pro.

FastPictureViewer's supports a number of file formats, depending on its edition. The freeware Home Basic edition supports the ubiquitous JPEG image format along with the new Microsoft HD Photo / JPEG-XR all-encompassing high dynamic range image format, which features lossy and lossless compression from 1 bit/pixel to 144 bits/pixel. The Professional edition adds support for common Windows and Web image formats (PNG, GIF, BMP, ICO), TIFF, DNG and select camera RAW previewing. The current formats compatibility is detailed in the table below and is likely to be extended over time.
 
Image File Format Home Basic Edition (Freeware) Professional Edition
Version 1.0.130.0
Remarks
Display Metadata/Rating Display Metadata/Rating
JPG Yes Read/Write, Write XMP Sidecars Yes Read/Write, Write XMP Sidecars  
HD Photo / JPEG XR (HDP/WDP/JXR) Yes Read/Write, Write XMP Sidecars Yes Read/Write, Write XMP Sidecars All variants, including 15, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96 and 128bits per pixel color images, 64-bit CMYK, RGB 10, 10, 10 (30-bit XR), and 8, 16, and 32 bit per pixel grayscale, lossy and lossless compressed.
BMP, RLE, DIB     Yes Write XMP Sidecars  
PNG     Yes Write XMP Sidecars Alpha channel / transparency support.
GIF     Yes Write XMP Sidecars Can view individual frames within animated GIFs.
ICO Yes Write XMP Sidecars Including 32-bit Vista icons with alpha channel  & transparency.
TIFF / MTIFF     Full multi-page support, bookmarks Read/Write, Write XMP Sidecars Up to 48bpp, color-managed, incl. CMYK TIFFs
AT&T's DjVu     Full multi-page support, bookmarks XMP Sidecars Requires codec available from Caminova. (*) The program can be locked in 100% zoom mode by pressing the [Enter] key for easier 1:1 viewing.
NRW (Nikon RAW) P6000     Preview Only Read Only, Write XMP Sidecars Requires free codec supplied by Nikon. (*) or our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
NEF (Nikon RAW) incl. D3S, D3X     Preview Only (color managed) Read Only, Write XMP Sidecars Requires free codec supplied by Nikon for XP/Vista 32-bit, or commercial Vista 64-bit codec by Ardfry Imaging, LLC. (*) or our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
CR2 (Canon RAW v2) incl. EOS-1D Mark IV     Preview Only (color managed) Read Only, Write XMP Sidecars Requires free codec v1.2.0 supplied by Canon for XP/Vista 32-bit, or commercial Vista 64-bit codec by Ardfry Imaging, LLC. (*) or our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
CRW (Canon RAW)     Preview Only Read Only, Write XMP Sidecars Requires free codec supplied by Canon for XP/Vista 32-bit, or commercial Vista 64-bit codec by Ardfry Imaging, LLC. (*) or our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
ORF (Olympus RAW)     Preview Only (color managed ) Read Only, Write XMP Sidecars Requires free codec supplied by Olympus. (*) or our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
RW2 (Panasonic)     Preview Only 1.0 codec does not return metadata. Write XMP Sidecars Requires free codec available from Panasonic. (*) or our RAW Codec Pack.
RAF (Fuji)     Preview Only Write XMP Sidecars Supported by our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
3PR, FFF (Hasselblad)     Preview Only Write XMP Sidecars Supported by our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
KDC, DCR (Kodak)     Preview Only Write XMP Sidecars Supported by our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
RAW, RWL (Leica)     Preview Only Write XMP Sidecars Supported by our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
MEF (Mamiya ZD) New!     Full Decoding Only Write XMP Sidecars Supported by our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
MRW (Minolta)     Preview Only Write XMP Sidecars Supported by our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
DNG (Adobe, Hasselblad, Leica, Ricoh, Samsung)     Preview Only Read Only, Write XMP Sidecars Requires commercial 32-bit or 64-bit codec sold by Ardfry Imaging, LLC. (*) or our RAW Codec Pack.
ARW (Sony RAW) A700/A900     Preview only (1616x1080) No medatada display, XMP Sidecars creation Requires free codec supplied by Sony. (*) or our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
PSD (Photoshop)     Preview Only.   Microsoft has developed a Photoshop PSD codec for their Expression Blend 3.0 32-bit product. FPV Pro (32bit) is able to use this codec to preview PSD files saved with the "Maximize Compatibility" option. At the moment the codec is not available separately and appears to exist only in 32-bit form. Ardfry Imaging proposes a commercial PSD decoder in 32 and 64-bit editions.
PEF (Pentax RAW)     Preview Only XMP Sidecars Requires free codec supplied by Pentax. (*) or our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
X3F (Sigma)     Preview Only (embedded jpeg is small on older cameras (SD9/10) XMP Sidecars Requires our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
CS1 (Sinar CaptureShop) New!     Full Decoding Only Write XMP Sidecars Supported by our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
SR2 (Sony RAW v2)     Preview Only XMP Sidecars Requires free codec supplied by Sony. (*) or our 32/64-bit RAW Codec Pack.
Truevision TGA (Targa)     All TGA formats: uncompressed and RLE-encoded, grayscale 8, 16-bits, color 15, 16, 24, 32-bits, indexed 8-bits with 15, 16, 24, 32-bit colormap.   Requires free TGA WIC decoder, part of the FastPictureViewer RAW Codec Pack (32 and 64-bit)
EXR, OpenEXR (Industrial Light & Magic)     n/a (**)   3rd-party codec (under consideration for our RAW Codec Pack)
DICOM     n/a (**)   3rd-party codec(LEADTools)
JPEG 2000     n/a (**)   3rd-party codec(LEADTools)
(*) Please also see the codec's supplier system requirements.

(**) We are constantly looking to expand the file format support. Please check back from time to time to see if the format you are interested in becomes supported by FastPictureViewer. Starting with FastPictureViewer Professional Edition 1.0.27.0, all WIC codecs are loaded and used so the formats will be recognized, however some formats require special treatments (e.g. for preview image handling or metadata reading/writing abilities). Those who are not explicitly handled are conservatively listed as not available (n/a) despite the fact that the formats will be recognized and (most certainly) displayed without problems.

Support for more image format through 3rd party WIC codecs for the Professional edition is currently being investigated from both a technical and licensing/redistribution standpoint. Formats under consideration includes DICOM, J2K, Targa and Photoshop's PSD.

FastPictureViewer relies on the JPEG preview image embedded within CR2 and NEF files to provide near instant previewing of raw files. The embedded JPEG usually reflects the in-camera settings such as contrast, white balance and sharpness but, depending on camera, the color space information might be missing and color rendition will fall back to default.
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