[Imaging Resource] Microsoft adds raw support to Win 7, Vista

A blog post made yesterday by Windows Live group program manager Brad Weed announces the addition of raw file support to Microsoft's Windows 7 and Vista operating systems. The free Microsoft Camera Codec Pack for Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 plugs a gap previously filled by third-party software such as Axel Rietschin's FastPictureViewer Codec Pack, allowing Windows to create thumbnails for raw files in Windows Explorer. The Microsoft codec pack supports 108 cameras from Canon, Epson, Leica, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, and Sony. The list of supported...
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