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FastPictureViewer Changelog

What's new in FastPictureViewer 1.95.400.0

Oct 21, 2021
  • Technical refresh. No changes to the codecs. The viewer has been rebuilt with current tools and libraries. Windows XP and Windows Vista support has been dropped, with the new minimum system requirements set to Windows 7 SP1 plus all existing updates. Future versions may require Windows 10 at some point. 32-bit support dropped. Requires 64-bit CPU with AVX instruction set (available since Sandy Bridge - year 2011) or later. About 10% performance improvement when scanning folders to find pictures plus minor overall performance improvements throughout due to modernized toolset and libraries. The legacy 32/64-bit 1.9.360 builds from April 2017 with XP and Vista support are still available but will not be further updated.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.360.0 (Apr 25, 2017)

  • FastPictureViewer Pro 1.9.359.0 64-bit was inadvertently built as requiring an Intel AVX2-enabled processor and would not load on older machines. This release addresses that issue.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.359.0 (Apr 24, 2017)

  • This release addresses an issue occurring on Windows 10 where the program can crash when right-clicking into a text input window where you can enter substitution variables. Those input windows can be found in the Renaming Template editor (F2) as well as in the File Utilities plug-in (Ctrl+F). The program customizes the default context menu for edit fields and add custom options letting users easily paste variables into the text, and a change in recent versions of Windows 10 caused the menu customization in FPV Pro to crash. The issue has been corrected.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.358.0 (Apr 24, 2016)

  • The plugin that uploads to Zenfolio.com has been updated, following deprecation of the Zenfolio API 1.6; Additional improvements were made to substitution variables and functions: {LTrim{Variable}} and {RTrim{Variable}} remove any leading and trailing (right-side) blanks from {Variable}, respectively, while {LTrim{Variable},n} and {RTrim{Variable},n} remove any blanks AND also shaves n characters. Say you have a folder naming scheme where you use some fixed-length prefix, as in "01. Holidays". Assume it's the parent folder for the sake of example, then {LTrim{FilePath[1]},4} will resolve to "Holidays". Additionally, {Trim{Variable}} removes both leading and trailing blanks.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.357.0 (Apr 18, 2016)

  • New substitution macros for renaming: {FilePath[n]}, {RegEx{Variable}}, many functions such as {Left{Variable},n}, {Upper{Variable}}, {TitleCase{Variable}} etc, more casing options e.g. {FileName:3} or {FilePath[1]:2}, and new CRC-32 and CRC-64 file hashes using {FileHash:3} and {FileHash:4}, respectively. Functions and variables can be composed, e.g. {Upper{Left{FilePath[1]},4}} represents the first four characters of the parent folder's name, uppercased. Note that this last example can use the uppercase option of the FilePath variable directly, as in {Left{FilePath[1]:1},4} to achieve the same effect.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.356.0 (Apr 18, 2016)

  • Fix a regression where the color profile name was not always displayed when files had a color profile embedded.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.355.0 (Mar 28, 2016)

  • Improved overall detection of color profiles in tagged and untagged files

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.354.0 (Mar 27, 2016)

  • Bug fix: color profile detection on some NEF files, references to Nokia Maps renamed to HERE Maps and fixed URL.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.353.0 (Feb 5, 2016)

  • Maintenance release, removed digital signature from installer (for now) and other small things

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.352.0 (Jan 4, 2016)

  • Small regression fix: 'B' (Black & White Preview) and 'C' (Check Highlights) keys were not working in GPU-accelerated mode in the past couple of builds. We also optimized the folder content enumeration, which should be quicker now.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.351.0 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • Routine maintenance release with small ehnancements

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.350.0 (Nov 5, 2015)

  • Fixed some PNG transparency issue with non-black background in GPU accelerated mode.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.349.0 (Nov 4, 2015)

  • Added first-class support for Cinemagraphs (aka Animated GIFs) which can now be played seamlessly within FastPictureViewer Professional

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.348.0 (Jul 27, 2015)

  • Fixes a bug where the {ImageIndex} substitution variable is sometimes zero when used from a plug-in, such as from the File Utilities batch rename function

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.347.0 (Jul 18, 2015)

  • Fixes a regression in the batch delete function introduced in build 345

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.346.0 (Jul 18, 2015)

  • Small bug fixes and Windows 10 compatibility update

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.345.0 (Jul 6, 2015)

  • Fix to the Facebook upload plugin to accommodate the latest changes in Facebook permissions. FastPictureViewer Pro (licensed) now saves the Publishing, Deletion and B&W marks across sessions

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.344.0 (Apr 27, 2015)

  • Build 344 is a raw compatibility update (raw codecs refresh to v3.8.0.96). As a side note, if you don't yet own the full Codec Pack, check this out: we introduced the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack Import Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop®, which let you import almost any Raw files to most version of Photoshop. This helps fill the gap until your next Photoshop upgrade, in case your newest camera is not supported by your current version of Photoshop!

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.342.0 (Mar 2, 2015)

  • Maintenance release with small performance improvements

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.340.0 (Jan 26, 2015)

  • SmugMug upload plugin adapted to track changes in SmugMug API. Nikon D750 High-ISO now correctly displayed

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.339.0 (Jan 26, 2015)

  • New "Megapixels" conditions in File Utilities. Raw codecs updated to 3.7

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.338.0 (Aug 18, 2014)

  • Camera Make and Camera Model conditions in the File Utilities batch processor. View Filters are now invertible

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.337.0 (Aug 11, 2014)

  • Flickr publishing plugin (P, Ctrl+P) updated to reflect Flickr API change, small bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.336.0 (May 19, 2014)

  • Raw compatibility update. Also, the file extension casing is now displayed as on found on disk

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.335.0 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • New {FileHash} variable available for renaming. Supports MD5, SHA1, and SHA-256 hashing algorithms. Include for example MD5 hashes in file names using the fastest hashing/renaming tool available!

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.333.0 (Apr 14, 2014)

  • Shift+Ctrl+C now copies the image pixel's to the clipboard, which can be pasted in all image editors and other graphics-enabled programs (Ctrl+C still copies the image file, which can then be pasted anywhere in Explorer). Includes the latest raw codecs (3.6.0.92) which fixes an issue with Sigma X3F files shot with the "medium resolution" setting in-camera.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.332.0 (Feb 4, 2014)

  • Fixes a small bug in the File Utilities plug-in where some advanced template-based renaming operations could lead to file names containing characters not valid for a file name

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.331.0 (Jan 27, 2014)

  • A raw compatibility update (raw codec refresh to v3.6.0.91)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.330.0 (Dec 4, 2013)

  • A minor usability update

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.329.0 (Nov 16, 2013)

  • Windows 8.1 compatibility update. This is a recommended update if you are running Windows 8.1 already, or plan to upgrade soon.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.328.0 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • New 'Display Logo' and 'Compute Histogram' program preference's options

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.327.0 (Nov 4, 2013)

  • New 'Display Logo' and 'Compute Histogram' program preference's options.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.326.0 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Rebuilt with the latest tools

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.325.0 (Oct 21, 2013)

  • Bug fix: After minimizing the program window to the taskbar then restoring it, the gadgets no longer move to the upper-left corner of the program window

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.324.0 (Oct 12, 2013)

  • Bug fix: the Zoom/Radar/Eyedropper gadget (Z) was not working very well with tiny images (images less than 192 pixels in either dimension). The RTF Annotation gadget (J) is now available from the taskbar's right-click popup menu. All FPV Pro components and codecs have been rebuilt with updated tools (MSVC 2012.4)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.321.0 (Sep 28, 2013)

  • Small usability enhancements: panning is now held when changing image or setting X-marks in 1:1-locked mode (with Enter key). Shift+Enter and Ctrl+Enter modes now accessible from the taskbar's context menu

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.320.0 (Sep 23, 2013)

  • Renamed the GeoClustering plug-in to 'Smart Auto-Grouping', and updated the wording of its user interface to make it easier to understand and use.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.319.0 (Sep 19, 2013)

  • Republished the installers

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.318.0 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • A new 'Siblings' condition has been added to the File Utilities plug-in (Ctrl+F). The condition allows for selecting (or not selecting) files which have (or do not have) a sibling of a particular type, e.g. select only the RAWs which have no associated JPEGs, or similar conditions.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.317.0 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Added the missing B&W Preview stat to the EXIF Statistics plugin (Ctrl+I).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.316.0 (Sep 16, 2013)

  • Gadgets such as the RGB Histogram or the EXIF Shooting Data now move together with the main program window when then overlap it and the program gets moved or resized. Also made minor cosmetic fixes to the File Utilities plug-in and fixed small bugs.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.315.0 (Aug 26, 2013)

  • Raw codecs refresh (3.5.0.83), fixes a discrepancy with TIFF files created with onOne software, which were sometimes misidentified as raw. The optional bit-by-bit file copy verification is now also performed when moving image files, rather than just when copying.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.314.0 (Aug 19, 2013)

  • The program was not working correctly when trying to set the "Mark for Publishing" flag to all the filtered images (using Shift+Ctrl+P when a View Filter is active), and the view filter itself included the "Marked for Publishing" flag as a filtering condition.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.313.0 (Aug 17, 2013)

  • The gadget's opacity can now be set all the way down to 0%, making them fully transparent unless the mouse hovers them (the minimum was 20% before). Numeric pad "/" (divide) is now mapped to the "move file" command (divide is thus an alias for Alt+K, conveniently placed next to numeric pad "*", multiply, which is an alias for the Copy function K). Cosmetic bug fixes and small bug fixes in the File Utilities plug-in and IPTC Editor.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.312.0 (Aug 17, 2013)

  • File Utilities plug-in maintenance release with tiny enhancements

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.311.0 (Aug 5, 2013)

  • Added differentiated throttling on USB/Removable drives and Remote/Network drives, with new defaults, now overridable from registry values (RemoveableDrivesThrottle and RemoteDrivesThrottle). Those settings help reduce choking on slow devices or networks where (excessive) parallel loading on multi-core machines can cause severe congestions, leading to bad performances. Prior to build 311 removable drives and network drives were treated the same, with a conservative common throttle, potentially penalizing users with fast file servers (e.g. Windows Server) on fast networks (e.g. Gigabit Ethernet).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.310.0 (Aug 1, 2013)

  • Raw codecs refresh (3.5.0.82), fixes a discrepancy with TIFF files created with Nikon Capture NX software, which were misidentified

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.309.0 (Jul 27, 2013)

  • Stability and performance release: fixes three extremely rarely occurring crashes and optimizes timing accuracy of very fast slideshows

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.308.0 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • The lost shadows/highlights indicator feature, available as an option to the Zoom/Radar gadget (Z), has been enhanced and now works in full screen, through the C key, in GPU-accelerated mode. A program option on the Personalization page let you control the behavior of the C key, from spring-loaded Lo/Hi (press to see both lost shadows and highlights together, release to return to normal), to Sticky Lo/Hi (press and release to activate, then press and release to go back to normal), to Cycle through Lo, Hi, Normal (press and release to see lost shadows, press and release again to see lost highlights, press and release yet again to return to normal view). The default is spring-loaded, which requires only a single key press, under the assumption that you only need a quick glimpse at shadows/highlights. In default mode you can press Shift+C instead of just C to enter a sticky mode, which stays on until the C key is pressed again. You can zoom/pan, change the image, rate, preview in B&W etc while the lost shadows/highlight mode is in effect, it just works seamlessly

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.307.0 (Jul 20, 2013)

  • Bug fix release which solves an ICC profile issue which caused some JPEG files to be rendered as solid blue or otherwise incorrectly. Also fixes an inconsistency when images containing embedded ColorMatch ICC profiles were mixed with images containing embedded Adobe RGB (1998) profiles, where the program was sometimes mistaking one type for the other

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.306.0 (Jul 15, 2013)

  • Extended the auto-advance (slideshow) speed range: now goes from 60 images per second to 1 image every 4 hours. Tiny bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.305.0 (Jul 13, 2013)

  • Workaround for a crash happening when starting the IPTC Editor, when the machine has certain versions of NVIDIA drivers installed

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.304.0 (Jul 8, 2013)

  • More bug fixes: the program crashes when changing image folder while the Histogram and Room/Radar gadgets are both active AND linked.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.303.0 (Jul 8, 2013)

  • Tiny bug fixes: User-overlay disappears when resizing window in GPU-accelerated mode. XMP gadget very slowly leaks memory

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.302.0 (Jul 6, 2013)

  • Bug fix release (camera SN feature in conjunction with external XMP sidecar fixed).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.301.0 (Jul 1, 2013)

  • Camera serial number support extended to more camera models, such as the Canon EOS-1D X.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.300.0 (Jun 29, 2013)

  • Keep/copy file verification option. New {ImageIndex} macro available in renaming templates. Small bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.299.0 (Jun 26, 2013)

  • Raw compatibility update (raw codecs 3.5.0.78)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.298.0 (Apr 29, 2013)

  • Bug fix release (high-DPI bug fixes, fixed one small memory leak occurring is very specific circumstances, and other minor issues).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.297.0 (Apr 15, 2013)

  • The Black & White preview command (B) is now faster in GPU-accelerated mode as the color conversion now runs on the GPU. Added Bing Maps and Google reverse-geocoders to the IPTC Editor. The File Utilities Copy Action's bit-by-bit copy integrity comparison had a flaw when comparing XMP sidecars, which has been fixed.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.296.0 (Apr 2, 2013)

  • Fixes a cosmetic bug with the taskbar popup menu (plug-ins added to the wrong submenu) introduced in build 295

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.295.0 (Mar 25, 2013)

  • The Black and White preview feature (B key) has been enhanced: new visual indicator has been added, the Save As function (Ctrl+S) now saves as B&W when saving a B&W previewed image, the View Filters features can now filter on B&W previewed images, a new File Utilities selection condition on the B&W preview flag has been added (so it's possible to copy/move/export B&W flagged images) and the Convert and Export File Utilities actions now optionally honor the B&W preview flag

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.294.0 (Mar 18, 2013)

  • A second regular expression substitution variable has been added for advanced renaming, {RegEx*}, which receives the full path as input (so it is possible to dissect the parent folder name(s) and use portions of them in the new name).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.293.0 (Mar 11, 2013)

  • One of the late refreshes of build 292 required either Windows 8 or the Microsoft Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and as such would not work on XP and Vista (or even on Windows 7 without the Platform Update). Build 293 removes this unintentional dependency.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.292.0 (Mar 4, 2013)

  • Publishing to 500px.com was enabled in the web-publishing subsystem. Additionally, small bug fixes and enhancements were made throughout. Includes the latest raw codecs 3.4.0.77

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.291.0 (Feb 18, 2013)

  • Fixes a bug where some context popup menus would pop on the wrong monitor on complex multi-monitor setups

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.290.0 (Jan 28, 2013)

  • Fixes a bug where atomic file rename operations failed when the files were on a FAT-formatted USB stick
  • Also made a minor enhancement to the File Utilitie's File Copy operation

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.289.0 (Jan 4, 2013)

  • Fixes a small bug in the newly introduced batch file conversion File Utiltie's action. Also increases batch conversion and batch publishing to local device's speed somewhat, on processors featuring Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.288.0 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • New web-publishing plugin: Flickr. New Save As... command: Ctrl+S, saves the current image as a new file, in JPEG, TIFF, HD-Photo, PNG, GIF or BMP format. New Convert image format Action in the Files Utilities batch processor, converts any input format, including RAWs, to JPEG, TIFF, HD-Photo, PNG, GIF or BMP - fast!

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.287.0 (Dec 29, 2012)

  • Adjustments have been made for better Facebook web-upload plugin integration. FPV Pro will soon become a "Facebook App".

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.286.0 (Dec 28, 2012)

  • New web publishing destination: upload photos to your Facebook account or fan pages you manage. Includes our raw codecs v3.4 with 30+ new cameras supported (total supported: now above 430 models).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.285.0 (Dec 18, 2012)

  • Fixed an issue where the activity log (e.g. in the File Utilities plugin) would not work for Standard users (i.e. non-administrator) on Windows Vista or later

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.284.0 (Dec 15, 2012)

  • Fixed a tiny issue where the subfolder picker would no longer show itself after the program was minimized then restored. Also enabled the folder picker when running on Windows XP.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.283.0 (Dec 14, 2012)

  • Added a standard Open File command (Ctrl+O) and menu option, makes it easier for first-time users to find their way around FPV Pro.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.282.0 (Dec 12, 2012)

  • Added a new Getting Started utility, with new content for first-time users. Fixed the Nokia Maps URLs, which have changed to www.here.com

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.281.0 (Dec 5, 2012)

  • Added a new context menu to the thumbnail strip, with a choice of small/medium/large thumbnails and fast/good/best thumbnail resampling quality. Fixed a Daylight Saving Time bug in EXIF time display and DateTaken File Utilties condition

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.280.0 (Dec 3, 2012)

  • Removed the option to associate FPV with JPEG files when installing on Windows 8, to work around a bug of unknown origins occuring on that platform. Speedier thumbnail handling throughout FPV Pro (Thumbnail Strip and Quick Navigation Slider) in preparation for the upcoming Thumbnail View.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.279.0 (Nov 17, 2012)

  • Speedier view filtering on SMP machines. IPTC Editor keyword entry bug fix: synonyms below current keywords now properly added. Minor changes for Windows Logo Program certification

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.278.0 (Nov 15, 2012)

  • Fixes a hang in the Zenfolio upload plug-in, occuring when the category fields were left empty on first-ever use. Added CEIP opt-in dialog

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.277.0 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • Changed our code signing certificate from Comodo to VeriSign Class 3, resigned all executables, codecs and installers.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.276.0 (Nov 7, 2012)

  • Fixes an elusive bug that seldom caused the program to freeze when jumping around the image list very quickly in random fashion

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.275.0 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • Enhanced the batch delete function: sometimes, sharing violation errors caused files to be left behind or the program to hang, and sometimes the Thumbs.db file prevented otherwise empty folders from being removed.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.274.0 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • Fixes a small command routing issue introduced in build 273, which caused the X key to be ignored.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.273.0 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • View Filter matching count now dynamically updated, added explicit "mark filtered" menu options and keyboard shortcuts for X and P marks.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.272.0 (Oct 30, 2012)

  • Better plugin integration: prevent computer sleep in long running operations (like web upload), ability to minimize FPV from the plugin, plugin progress reported to Windows taskbar.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.271.0 (Oct 25, 2012)

  • Added history trail navigation commands (Backspace, Shift+Backspace), up to 1000 steps remembered

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.270.0 (Sep 27, 2012)

  • Fixed a crash occurring sometimes when alternating the use of the quick navigation slider and the delete function

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.269.0 (Sep 25, 2012)

  • The subfolder picker no longer shows when sub-folder browsing is off, fixed a crash when ejecting the media being viewed. Activation server on Azure

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.268.0 (Sep 20, 2012)

  • Added a translation mechanism for XMP labels (for advanced users) making XMP Label inter-operability with other XMP-enabled applications easier

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.267.0 (Aug 27, 2012)

  • Fixed the clickable 'Image Folder' link at the bottom of the sub-folder picker pane, which sometimes caused the pane to freeze

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.266.0 (Aug 25, 2012)

  • Added left/right arrows to the thumbnail strip, enhanced the sub-folder picker by adding a clickable 'Image Folder' link at bottom

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.265.0 (Aug 23, 2012)

  • Added a subfolder picker pane (provides an easier way to jump to any of the loaded sub-folders). Integrates further with the Windows 7 taskbar.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.264.0 (Aug 12, 2012)

  • Raw codecs updated to v3.3.0.67. Subtle look-and-feel changes made when FPV is running under Windows 8. Small bug fixes here and there

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.263.0 (Aug 2, 2012)

  • New {FileNumber} and {FolderNumber} variables for Nikon/Canon. May come handy to rename files when recovering from catastrophic scenarios

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.262.0 (Jul 23, 2012)

  • Small bug fix: the serial number shown for some Canon cameras in the Shooting Data window was incorrectly formatted.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.261.0 (Jul 5, 2012)

  • Raw compatibility update: Samsung NX1000, Sony DSC-RX100. Rolled-back Shift+Numpad change introduced in build 258.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.260.0 (Jul 3, 2012)

  • Raw compatibility update: Canon EOS 650D, Samsung NX20 and NX210, Sigma DP1.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.9.259.0 (Jul 2, 2012)

  • New center-crop mode viewing (Shift+Enter) to eliminate margins when the image's aspect ratio does not match the program's window or screen.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.258.0 (Jun 29, 2012)

  • Rate with Shift+Numeric Keypad 1 to 5, read EXIF 2.3 body s/n and lens model when present

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.257.0 (Jun 23, 2012)

  • External bookmarks, accepts relative file names on CLI, added 2GB smart resizing option, async filtering and match count, fixed FileUtilities scripting.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.256.0 (Jun 23, 2012)

  • Fixes an intermittent crash introduced in build 255.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.255.0 (Jun 14, 2012)

  • Reads the camera s/n (where available e.g. Canon, Nikon, Leica...) with {variable} and File Utilities conditions. Reads the lens data if present in XMP

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.254.0 (Jun 11, 2012)

  • Introduces the optional Customer Experience Improvement Program, collects global feature usage statistics, aims to help improve FPV Pro in the future.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.253.0 (May 12, 2012)

  • This build fixes an issue in the GeoClustering plug-in, where singletons were skipped in time clustering mode.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.252.0 (May 9, 2012)

  • This build fixes a couple of issues including a quite rare hang related to the external program launcher.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.251.0 (May 5, 2012)

  • Added a new command-line option, -LOCK, to lock-down the user interface, useful for kiosks or read-only viewing stations. Fixed small bugs.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.250.0 (May 2, 2012)

  • On-screen rotation: Ins key = counter-clockwise on-screen rotation, Shift+Ins = clockwise on-screen rotation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.249.0 (Apr 30, 2012)

  • This release fixes an auto-rotation issue occurring with some JPEG files (e.g. from Sony NEX-7). Fixed small glitches in the new GeoClustering plugin.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.248.0 (Apr 27, 2012)

  • Introduces the all new GeoClustering plugin

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.247.0 (Apr 23, 2012)

  • Fixes an occasional hang (actually a loooong delay) occurring sometimes when exiting the Options dialog after having changed some preferences

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.246.0 (Apr 17, 2012)

  • Zenfolio publishing plug-in update due to API address change.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.8.245.0 (Apr 7, 2012)

  • Added tethering auto-prefixing (Alt+T), fixed a number of small bugs, introducing mouse gestures recognition.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.244.0 (Mar 19, 2012)

  • Added an option to reverse the image list's sort order. Works for name sort as well as all data/time sort modes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.243.0 (Mar 15, 2012)

  • Added a Black & White Preview function (B key) to FPV Pro, allows B&W photographers to get an idea of what a picture would look like after conversion.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.242.0 (Mar 5, 2012)

  • Added ability to display a PNG overlay image over the program's display area. Great for displaying a tranclucent logo/banner for public presentations etc.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.241.0 (Mar 3, 2012)

  • New 'EXIF Statistics' plug-in: display image count charts based on shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, focal length and more.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.240.0 (Feb 25, 2012)

  • New 'Local Storage or Device' publishing plug-in: quickly export to USB key, digital photo frame, hard disk etc... in parallel with other publishing tasks.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.239.0 (Feb 20, 2012)

  • Added a PhotoShelter publishing plug-in, allowing users to publish photos directly to their PhotoShelter account.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.238.0 (Feb 8, 2012)

  • Fixes a tiny glitch in the Zenfolio publishing plug-in preventing the creation of new galleries without assigning them a category.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.237.0 (Feb 8, 2012)

  • Zenfolio publishing plug-in let you upload directly to your ZF account. Minor edge-case bug fixes. Default per image memory cap set to 256MB.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.236.0 (Jan 25, 2012)

  • Added 5 new preference options to the program settings, updated raw codecs to 3.1.0.53, folder watching on remote drives now off by default.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.235.0 (Jan 19, 2012)

  • SmugMug web publishing plugin was broken in build 1.7.234.0.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.234.0 (Jan 18, 2012)

  • Uses new-style folder picker user-interface on Windows 7, plus small enhancements. Includes raw codecs v3.1.0.52 w/minor change to DNG codec

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.233.0 (Jan 15, 2012)

  • Adds SmugVault support to SmugMug web upload plugin, also resolves occasional license activation issues encountered in some corporate networks.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.232.0 (Jan 12, 2012)

  • SmugMug web publishing plugin update, notably adds a "remaining time" estimation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.231.0 (Jan 11, 2012)

  • Bug fix: small images shown at 100% were blurry when the option to smooth pixels above 100% zoom was set, in GPU accelerated mode

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.230.0 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • Updated SmugMug upload plugin again, to fix a tiny mistake that may have caused a hang when trying to upload a non-JPEG file to SmugMug.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.229.0 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • Updated SmugMug upload plugin to take advantage of the codec fix that shipped with build 228 earlier today.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.228.0 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • Codecs 3.1.0.50, curing a color space issue encountered with some JPEG files, updated cheat sheet for v1.7 (mentioned Ctrl+P for publishing).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.7.227.0 (Jan 9, 2012)

  • Plugin-based web publishing, codecs 3.1.0.49 with 7 new cameras, CVKC demo keyword collection, many small enhancements and bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.226.0 (Dec 12, 2011)

  • Individually selectable localizations during setup, added 6 more spelling languages to IPTC Editor (Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Slovenian, Swedish)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.225.0 (Dec 9, 2011)

  • Added support for Nokia Maps in all GPS-related functions, enhanced the batch processor event log with detail window and small bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.224.0 (Dec 5, 2011)

  • New FTP Upload action for the File Utilities batch processor plug-in, also added error control and some simple batch session logging.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.223.0 (Nov 21, 2011)

  • User-selectable background color. The installer now remembers feature customizations when upgrading.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.222.0 (Nov 20, 2011)

  • New FPV Pro feature: random slideshows (Shift+A).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.220.0 (Nov 14, 2011)

  • Smoother Batch Delete function (X, Ctrl+X). Small bug fix related to {AutoIncrement} counter variables, seen sometimes on multiprocessor computers.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.219.0 (Nov 12, 2011)

  • New File Utilities condition: wildcard or regex-based file name filtering. Spell-checking now enabled on IPTC keywords. Regex on View Filters too.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.218.0 (Nov 9, 2011)

  • New View Filter option: use wildcards to filter the displayed images by (base) file name, in addition to existing rating/label filters.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.217.0 (Oct 16, 2011)

  • New [F3] keyboard shortcut to quickly set sort order (name, file creation time, file modification time, EXIF time, GPS time) and reload folder.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.216.0 (Sep 26, 2011)

  • New [F3] keyboard shortcut to quickly set the image's sort mode.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.215.0 (Sep 22, 2011)

  • Bug fix: cures a crash happening since build 212 on some computers running in Large Font mode.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.213.0 (Sep 8, 2011)

  • Enhancements to the new realtime "zoom" window introduced in build 202. More small bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.212.0 (Sep 8, 2011)

  • New photographer feature: realtime "zoom" window, with RGB eyedropper and lost highlights/shadows indicators. Small bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.6.211.0 (Sep 8, 2011)

  • IPTC Editor (final) and GPS Coordinates head up display floating window (similar to EXIF window). Raw codecsaligned with Codec Pack 3.1.0.44.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.210.0 (Aug 2, 2011)

  • Raw codecs refreshed to 3.1.0.43, improves performance in Windows Photo Viewer and Photo Gallery

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.209.0 (Jul 29, 2011)

  • IPTC Editor BETA 1.10, GeoNames.org 'nearby place name' worldwide reverse geocoding, clear geocache function, small fixes. Raw codecs 3.1.0.42.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.208.0 (Jul 27, 2011)

  • GPS data now also read from XMP sidecar files, as created by "after the fact" geotagging systems e.g. GeoSetter, GiSTeq PhotoTrackr Pro, or Aperture

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.207.0 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • Raw compatibility update (E-P3, D-LUX 5, V-LUX 2, DMC-G3, DMC-GF3, NEX-C3, SLT-A35), updated IPTC Editor plug-in (fixes intermittent crash

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.206.0 (Jul 18, 2011)

  • Enabled GeoNames.org subscriptions to be used with the IPTC editor's reverse-geocoding feature introduced in v1.5.204.0.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.205.0 (Jul 18, 2011)

  • IPTC Editor Beta 1.8, now featuring previous/next image navigation directly from the IPTC editor's window, warning prompts and some bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.204.0 (Jul 14, 2011)

  • IPTC Editor Beta 1.7 introduces reverse-geocoding, can retrieve addresses and auto-fill the IPTC Location fields from embedded GPS coordinates.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.203.0 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • IPTC Editor Beta 1.6 fix bug sometimes causing hang when typing keywords, better keyboard support, Esc now closes IPTC Editor from all fields.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.202.0 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • IPTC Editor Beta 1.5 with first preview of the search-as-you-type keyword entry feature: FPV Pro now supports hierachical keyword collections.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.201.0 (Jul 7, 2011)

  • Small bug fix: a peculiar behavior of the F11 function has been corrected and the non-fullscreen window size now survives across sessions

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.200.0 (Jul 4, 2011)

  • Bug fixes: the EXIF auto-rotation preference switch is now working again. Fixed a bug causing the File Utilitie's Export function to fail in some cases.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.199.0 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Added support for 2D previewing of MPO 3D files (Fuji Real 3D). Also features some extra optimization on Intel Atom and Intel AVX-enabled CPUs.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.198.0 (Jun 21, 2011)

  • Simple precautionary rebuild after we applied the changes recommended in Microsoft security bulletin MS11-025.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.197.0 (Jun 19, 2011)

  • Maintenance releases to update the bundled raw codecs to v3.1.0.33 (which fixes the CD-ROM/DVD large thumbnail issue reported by some users).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.196.0 (Jun 1, 2011)

  • FPV Pro now looks for two new self-explanatory registry values: WriteSoftwareCreatorInMetadata (used when rating) and EnableFullPathInCaption.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.195.0 (May 24, 2011)

  • Fixes a rare bug affecting CMYK JPEG file handling on old Windows versions (Windows XP and pre-platform update Windows Vista and Server 2008).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.194.0 (May 14, 2011)

  • Fixes a recently introduced bug related to XMP sidecar reading (which was broken)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.193.0 (May 13, 2011)

  • More camera RAW support: D5100, A230, A290, E-PL1s, XZ-1, F550EXR, HS20EXR, Z990.
  • IPTC Editor: added Polish language spelling.
  • Small bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.192.0 (May 11, 2011)

  • IPTC Editor: added configurable multilingual spelling, ships with US, UK, DE, IT, FR and ES dictionaries.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.191.0 (May 7, 2011)

  • IPTC Editor: added Copy/Paste IPTC snapshot, Save Preset (in XMP format), Import Preset (from *any* file), with quick recall of last 16 imports.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.190.0 (May 3, 2011)

  • Added "un-copy" option to the Keep/Copy function (use Shift+K or Shift+* to un-copy a previously copied image).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.189.0 (Apr 27, 2011)

  • Fixes a bug where the File Utilities rule editor could hang when a folder name contained an ampersand character.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.188.0 (Apr 26, 2011)

  • folder monitoring and realtime folder tracking mode now works across Windows-based networks

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.187.0 (Apr 21, 2011)

  • Replaces v1.5.186.0 from 04/19, whose installer had problems... Hopefully everything is back to normal now.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.186.0 (Apr 20, 2011)

  • Maintenance release, cures a rare issue where batch renaming would occasionally skip a file on slow computers when a sharing violation error occurs.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.185.0 (Apr 16, 2011)

  • Maintenance release, fixes a bug in the Copy... function of the File Utilities plug-in's rule editor.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.184.0 (Apr 9, 2011)

  • Added ability to attach exported images to an email message in the Save-for-Web action of the File Utilities plug-in: easily export-and-email pictures!

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.183.0 (Apr 4, 2011)

  • Raw compatibility update: Canon EOS 600D, Rebel T3i, Kiss Digital X5, EOS 1100D, Rebel T3, Kiss Digital X50, Sony DSLR-A390 and Fuji FinePix X100.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.182.0 (Mar 28, 2011)

  • Performance improvement when browsing images directly off camera over USB connection, or from a network drive.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.181.0 (Mar 17, 2011)

  • Enabled (English) spell checking to all text fields in the IPTC Editor, more languages to come.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.5.180.1 (Mar 7, 2011)

  • Includes the FastPictureViewer IPTC Editor BETA 1. Writes essential IPTC fields like headline, caption, location, copyright and more, with batch abilities.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.4.179.0 (Feb 28, 2011)

  • Added Hungarian translation.
  • FastPictureViewer Professional is now available in 15 languages!

New in FastPictureViewer 1.4.178.0 (Feb 20, 2011)

  • Maintenance release, minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.4.177.0 (Jan 24, 2011)

  • Batch file processor enhancements: GPS position, speed, altitude and direction conditions, with proximity and camera direction matches.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.4.176.0 (Jan 22, 2011)

  • Finer control in "GPS data" condition, let users select/exclude images with specific GPS information (e.g. image direction).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.4.175.0 (Jan 18, 2011)

  • First step towards GPS support: added "GPS data" condition to File Utilities plug-in, to select/exclude geotagged images.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.4.174.0 (Jan 10, 2011)

  • View Filters, several new batch file management trigger conditions and actions (set rating, rename...) and .WAV audio annotations support

New in FastPictureViewer 1.3.173.1 (Dec 20, 2010)

  • Maintenance update: added support for Panasonic raw file's ISO speed display. A bug where renaming templates were occasionally not saved was fixed.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.3.173.0 (Dec 19, 2010)

  • Maintenance update: added support for Panasonic raw file's ISO speed display

New in FastPictureViewer 1.3.172.0 (Dec 15, 2010)

  • Bug fix: a performance issue that affected some users of the 32-bit version on 64-bit operating systemse was corrected.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.3.171.0 (Nov 27, 2010)

  • Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.5 R3 (2.5.0.10)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.3.170.0 (Nov 20, 2010)

  • Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.5 R3 (2.5.0.9)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.3.169.0 (Nov 11, 2010)

  • Camera compatibility update (D3100, D7000, P7000, G12, FZ40, FZ100, LX5, K-r, K-5, GX20 and more), bug fixes

New in FastPictureViewer 1.3.168.0 (Nov 11, 2010)

  • Bug fix: an issue in the v1.3 CPU detection code caused the program to crash immediately on startup when running on some non-Intel processors.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.3.167.0 (Nov 8, 2010)

  • Performance update for multi-core computers, smoother parallelism in the batch file processor, raw codecs update.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.166.0 (Oct 11, 2010)

  • Adjustable opacity for RGB histogram, EXIF data, XMP info. Copy EXIF window to clipboard. Copy image's pathname to clipboard.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.165.0 (Sep 13, 2010)

  • Added Romanian translation. Align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.4 (2.4.0.1), enable Photoshop PSD color management.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.164.0 (Aug 28, 2010)

  • Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.3 R5 (2.5.0.5), plus minor tweaks

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.163.0 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • Performance update (raw preview JPEGs and general JPEG viewing on multicore processors).
  • Align bundled raw codecs with Codec Pack 2.3 (2.3.0.1)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.162.0 (Aug 17, 2010)

  • Save-for-Web maximum size extended to 2560 pixels to match "Full HD" resolution, plus minor cosmetic fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.161.0 (Aug 10, 2010)

  • Maintenance release: align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.2R5 (2.2.0.18)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.160.0 (Aug 2, 2010)

  • Maintenance release:
  • align bundled raw codecs with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack 2.2R4 (2.2.0.16)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.159.0 (Jul 26, 2010)

  • Bug fix: '-icc' command-line options was broken.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.158.0 (Jul 15, 2010)

  • Bug fix: an issue with bundled raw codecs prevented raw images slideshows from starting on Windows 7 Media Center.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.157.0 (Jul 14, 2010)

  • File format compatibility update (PGM/PPM binary format: 16bit grayscale and 48bit RGB now supported).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.156.0 (Jul 9, 2010)

  • File format compatibility update (some rare issues occuring with DNG and NEF files created with PC software were fixed or worked around).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.155.0 (Jun 29, 2010)

  • Brazilian/Portuguese translation, bug fixes with some image formats (like the old Kodak DCR raw format).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.154.0 (Jun 21, 2010)

  • Bug fix release, corrects some edge-case issues e.g. with CMYK JPEGs and B&W DNGs.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.153.0 (Jun 17, 2010)

  • File formats compatibility update (Samsung NX10 SRW raw format support)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.152.0 (Jun 12, 2010)

  • File formats compatibility update (Sony A450, Kodak Z981, Olympus E-P2)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.150.0 (May 31, 2010)

  • Batch file processor can now optionally erase read-only files. File formats compatibility update (Canon EOS 550D, Fuji HS10/HS11).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.149.0 (May 22, 2010)

  • Bugfix: XMP medatada embedding (JPEG) was broken.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.148.0 (May 22, 2010)

  • Optional abortable image loading (enables faster scrolling). Keep/Copy function and XMP Rating System now part of FastPictureViewer Professional.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.147.0 (May 18, 2010)

  • Enabled the new fast JPEG decoder for normal JPEG viewing within FPV, in addition to raw preview JPEG unpacking: faster JPEG all round!

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.146.0 (May 17, 2010)

  • FPV Pro update for Windows 7 and Vista users: for most raw formats, faster extra-large thumbnails creation for thumbnail strip and navigation slider.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.145.0 (May 17, 2010)

  • Maintenance release.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.2.144.0 (May 7, 2010)

  • Version 1.2: First release of our new high-performance JPEG decoder, currently used for raw preview JPEG extraction (up to 50% faster!)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.1.143.0 (May 1, 2010)

  • FPV x64 fix for poor GPU mode performances with some high-end graphic cards.
  • Added two new conditions to the batch file processor plug-in.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.1.142.0 (Apr 26, 2010)

  • Added Slovenian translation. Mark-for-deletion (X) now optionally auto-advances, following corresponding the rating option setting.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.1.141.0 (Apr 19, 2010)

  • Pro update: Added ability to remove folders left empty after batch delete operations and batch file processor's delete actions.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.1.140.0 (Apr 18, 2010)

  • Pro update: batch delete function (X mark image for deletion / Ctrl+X delete all marked images), revised Simplified Chinese translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.1.139.0 (Apr 12, 2010)

  • Maintenance release, minor bug fixes and changes, revised Italian translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.1.138.0 (Apr 6, 2010)

  • File Utilities update: image dimension and GPS time conditions, JavaScript conditions and actions, bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.1.137.0 (Apr 3, 2010)

  • File Utilities plug-in update: 3 new conditions, macro-substitution within destination paths, bug fixes

New in FastPictureViewer 1.1.136.0 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • Made performance, memory footprint and multi-processing improvements to the File Utilities plug-in.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.135.0 (Mar 27, 2010)

  • Added fast "Save for Web" functionality: easily export small/medium-size JPEG copies from your raw files!

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.134.0 (Mar 19, 2010)

  • Added relative paths support to file utilities plugin, plus new OpenEXR and Rawzor codecs.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.133.0 (Mar 15, 2010)

  • Version 1.1 debuts! Added powerful rule-based file utilities plug-in with batch processing abilities (Pro).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.132.0 (Feb 16, 2010)

  • Added 'R' command to display the RAW image (instead of JPEG preview) when available.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.130.0 (Feb 7, 2010)

  • Adds support for Mamiya ZD MEF and Sinar CS1 files.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.129.0 (Feb 1, 2010)

  • Fixes a rare crash occuring when deleting files with thumbnail strip displayed. Updated Russian translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.128.0 (Jan 25, 2010)

  • New F10 hotkey. Rating from numpad. Adobe RGB for old NEFs. Supports old 1D/1Ds and new Pentax K-x.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.127.0 (Jan 18, 2010)

  • Fixes a 16-bit TIFF color management issue occurring on Vista and XP.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.126.0 (Jan 16, 2010)

  • Canon EOS 1D MkIV's ISO 102'400 now displayed in EXIF, more thumbnail issues fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.125.0 (Jan 12, 2010)

  • Fixes occasional upside-down thumbnails and a Label vs. Urgency sidecar issue in ExpressionMedia mode

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.124.0 (Jan 8, 2010)

  • Fix for Japanese registration names and Sigma X3F shutter speed display for SD9/SD10 cameras.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.123.0 (Dec 28, 2009)

  • Includes the latest codec pack, with support for the new Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.122.0 (Dec 18, 2009)

  • Pro release: defaults to full raw conversion when jpeg preview is smaller than the screen.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.121.0 (Dec 9, 2009)

  • Added support for 30-bit display mode (Win7) and Direct3D 9Ex (Vista), bug fixes, optional alternate CMS.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.120.0 (Dec 7, 2009)

  • Added support for 30-bit display mode (Win7) and Direct3D 9Ex (Vista), bug fixes, optional alternate CMS.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.119.0 (Nov 29, 2009)

  • Right-click zooming enhancements. Also fixes a serious (but rare) bug.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.118.0 (Nov 26, 2009)

  • Maintenance release (small bug fixes).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.117.0 (Nov 23, 2009)

  • Maintenance release (small bug fixes).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.116.0 (Nov 16, 2009)

  • Added recognition and support for the .jxr (JPEG XR) file extension.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.115.0 (Nov 9, 2009)

  • XMP Information Head Up Display window, with star rating, color label and urgency.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.114.0 (Oct 26, 2009)

  • Minor update for Nikon D3s ultra-high-ISO display.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.113.0 (Oct 21, 2009)

  • Added support for the Sigma X3F raw format

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.112.0 (Oct 18, 2009)

  • Merging of the Codec Pack with the standard installer. Minor fixes and enhancements (thumbnail strip).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.111.0 (Oct 7, 2009)

  • Minor maintenance, fixes a rare activation issue and one specific preference setting that was not saved

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.110.0 (Oct 7, 2009)

  • Pre-registered trials for all new users

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.109.0 (Sep 21, 2009)

  • Work around an issue with certain 0-byte files on Windows 7, other minor enhancements.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.108.0 (Sep 14, 2009)

  • Added thumbnail strip and jumbo-thumbnail previews (Windows 7 and Vista only).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.107.0 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • Support for the FastPictureViewer WIC Codec Pack, plus some feedback-induced improvements.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.107.0 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • Support for the FastPictureViewer WIC Codec Pack, plus some feedback-induced improvements

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.106.0 (Aug 18, 2009)

  • Added recently used folder context menus and Windows 7 taskbar jump list integration

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.105.0 (Aug 13, 2009)

  • Pro update: Nikon NRW (P6000) support and partial Photoshop PSD support through Microsoft PSD codec

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.104.0 (Aug 10, 2009)

  • Added a rename function (F2) (Pro Edition: also adds powerful, customizable template-based renaming).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.103.0 (Jul 23, 2009)

  • Quick Navigation Slider improvements (with thumbnail preview for Vista and Win7 users)

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.102.0 (Jul 20, 2009)

  • Minor maintenance release

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.101.0 (Jul 9, 2009)

  • Korean translation. Improved XMP reading abilities: better cross compatibility with some other applications.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.100.0 (Jun 25, 2009)

  • Improved keyboard shortcuts (unrate with [`]), other minor improvements. 1.0.099.0 - 2009/06/19 - Updated Dutch translation, plus some minor enhancements and fixes

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.99.0 (Jun 19, 2009)

  • Updated Dutch translation, plus some minor enhancements and fixes

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.98.0 (Jun 5, 2009)

  • Updated Chinese translations, external editors hotkeys now works with external editor window closed

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.97.0 (Jun 4, 2009)

  • Simplified Chinese translation, also fixed a bug related to double-click/drag drop from Explorer.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.96.0 (Jun 1, 2009)

  • Maintenance release with various small optimizations, also produces leaner XMP sidecar files.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.95.0 (May 22, 2009)

  • Fixed a rare issue with automatic language selection

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.94.0 (May 18, 2009)

  • Added preliminary Dutch translation to 32 and 64-bit editions.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.93.0 (May 15, 2009)

  • Added Polish language translation, plus minor internal updates.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.92.0 (May 11, 2009)

  • Native 64-bit FastPictureViewer version debuts. Updated Italian language translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.91.0 (May 10, 2009)

  • Fixes an incompatibility with the 64-bit version of Windows 7 RC (6.1.7100).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.90.0 (May 7, 2009)

  • Fixes an issue between Win7 RC (6.1.7100) and the licensing system.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.89.0 (May 4, 2009)

  • Added ability to read rating/labels/urgency from existing XMP sidecar files

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.88.0 (May 2, 2009)

  • Final German, Italian, Chinese languages.
  • Ability to resume session from the last viewed image.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.87.0 (Apr 27, 2009)

  • Added Ctrl+F1 hotkey to launches external editor.
  • Includes final Italian translation and preliminary Chinese translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.87.0 (Apr 27, 2009)

  • Added Ctrl+F1 hotkey to launches external editor. Final Italian translation, preliminary Chinese version.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.86.0 (Apr 24, 2009)

  • Added preliminary Italian translation, updated German translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.85.0 (Apr 20, 2009)

  • Added German translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.84.0 (Apr 17, 2009)

  • Added command-line option to override monitor profile, 'S' hotkey speaks out rating

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.83.0 (Apr 11, 2009)

  • Added option to enlarge small images to fit window or screen.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.82.0 (Apr 8, 2009)

  • Minor maintenance release (translation fixes only).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.81.0 (Apr 4, 2009)

  • Maintance release, updated Japanese and Spanish translations.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.80.0 (Apr 1, 2009)

  • 64-bit shell integration, includes preliminary Japanese and Spanish translations

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.79.0 (Mar 30, 2009)

  • Maintenance release, includes final Russian translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.78.0 (Mar 27, 2009)

  • Minor maintenance release, includes preliminary Russian translation.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.77.0 (Mar 23, 2009)

  • External application launcher, optional file prefixes (rating), improved panning for large images

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.76.0 (Feb 27, 2009)

  • French localization update and polishing

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.75.0 (Feb 23, 2009)

  • Localizable version, French and English language resources.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.74.0 (Feb 17, 2009)

  • Fixes a crash occuring with certain images

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.73.0 (Feb 14, 2009)

  • Optional pixel smoothing while zooming above 100%, pixel dimensions display, Olympus ORF support.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.72.0 (Feb 6, 2009)

  • Fixed a race condition that caused crashes in certain circumstances.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.71.0 (Feb 5, 2009)

  • Maintenance release, prevents a potential crash that might occur under rare circumstances

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.70.0 (Jan 26, 2009)

  • Pro update: Sony A700/A900 fast raw preview (1616x1080 pixels, no metadata).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.69.0 (Jan 16, 2009)

  • Pro update: Supports NEF files saved by CaptureNX with modified color space.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.68.0 (Jan 10, 2009)

  • Large font/high-DPI (120DPI and beyond), 1 bpp TIF fix, Nikon Low-ISO, rating preserves date, Windows 7.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.67.0 (Jan 4, 2009)

  • Warn on invalid color profile, more parellelism on high-end machines, other minor enhancements.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.66.0 (Dec 29, 2008)

  • Minor maintenance release, small setup changes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.65.0 (Dec 25, 2008)

  • Fix a crash occuring when viewing some images with invalid EXIF Maker Note tag

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.64.0 (Dec 14, 2008)

  • Fix a random crash occuring (rarely) just after launching the program.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.63.0 (Dec 11, 2008)

  • Enhanced bookmarks reliability

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.62.0 (Dec 1, 2008)

  • Maintenance release, small bug fixes

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.61.0 (Nov 22, 2008)

  • Minor maintenance release, solves edge-case bugs, adds some bookmarks ehnancements.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.60.0 (Nov 17, 2008)

  • A crash occuring on some systems when the computer wakes up from sleep has been fixed.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.59.0 (Nov 15, 2008)

  • Pro update: tethered shooting robustness enhancements on Windows XP, plus minor updates

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.58.0 (Nov 7, 2008)

  • Small performance improvement, better histogram scaling, new user forum.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.57.0 (Nov 3, 2008)

  • Pixel dimensions shown in EXIF window when image has no EXIF data. Added RW2 (Panasonic RAW) support.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.56.0 (Oct 25, 2008)

  • Pro update: Support for RAW and JPEG+RAW tethered mode shooting (with color-managed JPEG preview).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.55.0 (Oct 22, 2008)

  • Pro update: Color management support for NEF and CR2 1.2.0 previews, 48bpp TIFF and other HDR formats

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.54.0 (Oct 20, 2008)

  • Pro update: persistent bookmarks, fast multi-cameras tethered shooting (MTP/PTP over USB).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.53.0 (Oct 13, 2008)

  • Configurable memory usage, sort on GPS time or EXIF date, rate-and-advance mode, quick bookmarks.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.52.0 (Oct 10, 2008)

  • Fix a random crash (introduced in version 1.0.50.0) occuring on some systems.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.51.0 (Oct 9, 2008)

  • Pro version update: added support for multi-page TIFFs, GIFs, DjVU files

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.50.0 (Oct 9, 2008)

  • Added support for very large images, with configurable automatic resizing to fit video memory.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.49.0 (Sep 30, 2008)

  • Fix a rare incompatibility with some ICC profiles and a potential crash after deleting images.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.48.0 (Sep 22, 2008)

  • Optionally sort images by file creation date, performance enhancements.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.47.0 (Sep 19, 2008)

  • Fixed a crash occuring when handling certain files with invalid 'date picture taken' field.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.46.0 (Sep 16, 2008)

  • Pro version update: handle metadata changes in Canon CRW/CR2 codec v1.3.0

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.45.0 (Sep 14, 2008)

  • Maintenance release, small performance enhancements and bug fixes.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.44.0 (Sep 12, 2008)

  • Quick navigation slider, mouse-activated taskbar, auto-hide mouse cursor, several internal enhancements.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.43.0 (Sep 4, 2008)

  • Improved downscaling quality in DirectX mode, optional [Copied] stamp on copied/moved images

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.42.0 (Sep 1, 2008)

  • Maintenance release, minor internal ehnancements and fixes

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.41.0 (Aug 21, 2008)

  • Auto-hide menu bar, optionally associate file extensions during setup.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.40.0 (Aug 15, 2008)

  • Enabled browsing of network shares.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.39.0 (Aug 12, 2008)

  • Minor maintenance release: fixed an issue related to calibrated monitors and uncalibrated pictures

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.38.0 (Aug 8, 2008)

  • Removed freeware expiration policy; new license agreement

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.37.0 (Aug 5, 2008)

  • Added automatic advance mode (A), configurable from 0.1s to 1h. Freeware policy expanded to 180 days

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.35.0 (Jul 5, 2008)

  • Alt Enter toggles kiosk, Up/Down tracks folder, adaptive memory usage, beep sound optional, drag-drop fix

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.33.0 (Jul 3, 2008)

  • Alt Enter toggles kiosk, Up/Down tracks folder, adaptive memory usage, beep sound optional, drag-drop fix

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.35.0 (Jul 2, 2008)

  • Alt Enter toggles kiosk, Up/Down tracks folder, adaptive memory usage, beep sound optional, drag-drop fix.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.34.0 (Jun 14, 2008)

  • Freeware update policy expanded to 120 days

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.33.0 (Jun 4, 2008)

  • Minor maintenance release

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.31.0 (May 15, 2008)

  • Support for Adobe DNG codec RC1 (2008/05/13) in FastPictureViewer Professional Edition

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.30.0 (May 14, 2008)

  • Custom target color space for calibrated monitors, optionally reopen last picture folder, keep/copy hierarchy.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.28.0 (May 7, 2008)

  • Reads embedded XMP rating/label/urgency from JPEG/HD Photo/TIFF files.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.27.0 (May 5, 2008)

  • Histogram enhancements, filenames sorted in "logical" order. Professional edition now loads all WIC codecs.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.26.0 (Apr 25, 2008)

  • Optional R,G,B histogram display in floating translucent window

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.25.0 (Apr 22, 2008)

  • Displays Nikon extended ISO range (100-25600). This version also debuts the Professional Edition

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.24.0 (Apr 19, 2008)

  • Shooting info (shutter, f-stop, ISO, ...), improved sRGB conversion handling, middle-click -> keep/copy.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.23.0 (Apr 8, 2008)

  • Enhanced keyboard navigation: Home/End, Ctrl Home/End, Ctrl PgUp/PgDn, Alt PgUp/PgDn

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.22.0 (Apr 3, 2008)

  • Launch Explorer command, Set as Wallpaper plug-in, Home/End navigation, optional quick exit (Esc).

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.21.0 (Mar 22, 2008)

  • Zoom percentage indicator, optionally hide zoom mouse cursor and/or invert zoom mouse scrolling.

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.20.0 (Mar 20, 2008)

  • Sync to folder content when opening/dropping an image from Explorer. Image list now sorted alphabetically

New in FastPictureViewer 1.0.19.0 (Mar 18, 2008)

  • Move image function along with minor internal enhancements.