Thus in a way your Windows Explorer also becomes a Raw image viewer.įastPictureViewer WIC Codec Pack is one such codec pack which contains both 32-bit and 64-bit image decoders for Window 7, Vista, and XP. This is exactly where image codec packs come in which help integrate additional image formats in Windows.
It is because Windows does not support this image format by default. If you view slideshow using Windows Live Photo Gallery or Windows 7 Media Center, you will not be able to see the image. rw2 format(Panasonic Raw Image), if you click it in Windows Explorer you will not see the thumbnail. Now suppose you took a photo and it is saved in. Before we begin, let me elaborate it for those who are new to this concept.Įvery Camera manufacturer has their own raw image format, for e.g, Canon Raw Image formats are. Windows Vista and Windows 7 comes with Windows Imaging Component(WIC) which supports many default image formats such as jpeg, bmp, png, gif, tiff and HD Photo and allows 3rd party manufacturers to integrate more image formats.
