Microsoft Windows Imaging Component (32-bit) 1.0

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.0 (7 votes)

(November 9, 2006)

Windows 2003/XP / Freeware / 1,472 downloads

Microsoft Windows Imaging Component supports discovery of new and proprietary (e.g., Raw) image formats. Any application that uses WIC can take advantage of new image formats as soon as their CODECs (encoder/decoders) are installed on the computer. WIC includes updated CODECs for JPEG, TIFF, GIF, PNG, & BMP that are more secure than previously released CODECs for these formats, and also supports a new high-performance image format called Windows Media Photo. Additionally, WIC provides metadata readers and writers for common image metadata formats, and enables applications to preserve their own metadata inside image files so they don't need to create "sidecar files".

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  1. 4 out of 5 stars
    The MAZZTer

    Reviewing RC1 (Oct 5, 2006)

    This sounds like MS wants to do for images what codecs have done for videos. Sounds interesting if it works out, and if people make enough format codecs.

    I could natively save files in Valve Texture Format from my favorite image editor... I could use some innovative codec that will automatically upload an image to my web server... the possibilities are very intriguing.

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    sorlag

    Reviewing RC1 (Oct 5, 2006)

    Windows Media Photo, sounds interresting. (ive read the facts about this on the ms page)

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