<s>
FastPictureViewer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
image	B-Application
viewer	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FastPictureViewer	B-Application
is	O
optimized	O
for	O
full-screen	O
,	O
borderless	O
preview	O
of	O
digital	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
dubbed	O
"	O
the	O
Porsche	O
of	O
image	B-Application
viewers	I-Application
"	O
and	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
unbeatably	O
fast	O
"	O
by	O
German	O
magazine	O
c't	O
Magazin	O
für	O
Computertechnik	O
(	O
the	O
program	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
software	O
collection	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
subsequent	O
article	O
on	O
Adobe	B-Application
DNG	I-Application
raw	O
workflow	O
software	O
roundup	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
can	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
CPUs	I-Architecture
for	O
parallel	O
image	O
loading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
DirectX	B-Application
hardware	O
acceleration	O
when	O
available	O
to	O
accelerate	O
zooming	O
and	O
panning	O
,	O
black	O
&	O
white	O
preview	O
and	O
lost	O
shadows	O
/	O
lost	O
highlights	O
views	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
downsize	O
very	O
large	O
images	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
free	O
version	O
supports	O
the	O
JPEG	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
HD	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
/	I-Device
JPEG-XR	I-Device
image	O
formats	O
and	O
can	O
read/write	O
Adobe	O
XMP	O
rating	O
metadata	O
in	O
external	O
sidecar	O
files	O
( *	O
.xmp	O
)	O
or	O
embed	O
it	O
within	O
JPEG	O
(	O
JFIF	O
)	O
,	O
HD	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
and	O
TIFF	O
containers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FastPictureViewer	B-Application
is	O
extensible	O
via	O
COM-based	O
plug-ins	O
,	O
whose	O
specifications	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
software	O
publisher	O
upon	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
web	O
and	O
Windows	O
image	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
PNG	O
and	O
GIF	O
with	O
transparency	O
,	O
BMP	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ICO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAW	B-Application
formats	I-Application
previewing	O
with	O
color-management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
multi-cameras	O
tethered	O
shooting	O
(	O
MTP/PTP	B-Protocol
over	O
USB	O
2.0	O
or	O
WI-FI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FastPictureViewer	B-Application
Professional	O
can	O
optionally	O
use	O
the	O
new	O
high	O
precision	O
color	O
engine	O
available	O
in	O
modern	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
for	O
potentially	O
more	O
accurate	O
color	O
viewing	O
on	O
profiled	O
display	O
monitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	O
publishing	O
subsystem	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
registered	O
edition	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
upload	O
photos	O
directly	O
to	O
photo-sharing	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
SmugMug	B-Algorithm
,	O
Zenfolio	O
,	O
PhotoShelter	O
or	O
a	O
local	O
hard	O
disk	O
or	O
USB	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Site-specific	O
functionality	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
example	O
SmugMug	B-Algorithm
's	O
SmugVault	O
storage	O
facility	O
,	O
are	O
fully	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
installs	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
WIC-enabled	O
image	O
decoders	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
RAW	B-Application
formats	I-Application
from	O
more	O
than	O
400	O
digital	O
camera	O
models	O
,	O
Rawzor	B-Application
compressed	O
Raw	B-Application
images	I-Application
,	O
and	O
DNG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundled	O
raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
decoders	O
also	O
extends	O
the	O
Windows	O
operating	O
system	O
by	O
providing	O
thumbnail	O
views	O
,	O
metadata	O
search	O
integration	O
and	O
full	O
viewing	O
to	O
Windows	O
Explorer	O
,	O
Photo	O
Viewer	O
,	O
Photo	O
Gallery	O
and	O
,	O
on	O
Windows	O
7	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
standard	O
raster	O
image	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
JPEG	O
,	O
JPEG-XR	B-Device
and	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
licensed	O
edition	O
,	O
TIFF	O
,	O
PNG	O
,	O
BMP	B-Device
and	O
GIF	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
specialists	O
image	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
Photoshop	O
PSD	O
,	O
OpenEXR	O
,	O
Radiance	O
HDR	O
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
DDS	O
,	O
Softimage	O
PIC	O
,	O
Autodesk	O
Maya	O
IFF	O
,	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
SGI	O
,	O
Netpbm	O
PNM	O
,	O
PPM	O
,	O
PBM	O
,	O
PGM	O
and	O
JPEG2000	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
2D	O
previewing	O
support	O
for	O
Multi-Picture	O
Object	O
(	O
MPO	O
)	O
,	O
Valve	O
Texture	O
Format	O
(	O
VTF	O
)	O
and	O
JPEG	O
Stereo	O
(	O
JPS	O
)	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
through	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
separate	O
image	O
decoders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FastPictureViewer	B-Application
image	O
codecs	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
product	O
called	O
the	O
FastPictureViewer	B-Application
Codec	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
referenced	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Photography	O
codecs	O
download	O
page	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
well-known	O
technology	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
codec	O
pack	O
enables	O
read-only	O
support	O
for	O
40+	O
image	O
formats	O
in	O
Windows	O
Explorer	O
,	O
Photo	O
Viewer	O
,	O
Photo	O
Gallery	O
and	O
,	O
on	O
Windows	O
7	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Center	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
codec-enabled	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
Creative	O
Software	O
Vegas	O
Pro	O
,	O
the	O
IMatch	O
digital	O
asset	O
management	O
suite	O
and	O
more	O
generally	O
all	O
applications	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	O
Imaging	O
Component	O
(	O
WIC	O
)	O
codecs	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
3.x/4.x	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Presentation	I-Device
Foundation	I-Device
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP3	O
(	O
with	O
some	O
functionality	O
restrictions	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
users	O
may	O
have	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
install	O
the	O
Windows	O
Imaging	O
Component	O
(	O
WIC	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
website	O
separately	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
versions	O
prior	O
to	O
XP	B-Application
SP2	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FastPictureViewer	B-Application
used	O
to	O
be	O
actively	O
developed	O
and	O
was	O
updated	O
frequently	O
:	O
more	O
than	O
300	O
updates	O
as	O
of	O
mid-2013	O
,	O
including	O
9	O
major	O
releases	O
were	O
published	O
since	O
the	O
launch	O
,	O
averaging	O
approximately	O
one	O
update	O
per	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
