<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
image	B-Application
organizer	I-Application
,	O
photo	B-Application
editor	I-Application
and	O
photo	B-Algorithm
sharing	I-Algorithm
program	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
has	O
been	O
unavailable	O
for	O
download	O
since	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
line	O
of	O
products	O
have	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
offers	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
hierarchical	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
,	O
geotagging	O
,	O
and	O
facial	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
advanced	O
features	O
like	O
panoramic	B-Algorithm
stitching	I-Algorithm
,	O
Photo	B-Application
Fuse	I-Application
,	O
and	O
AutoCollage	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
supports	O
various	O
image	O
and	O
video	O
formats	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
import	O
and	O
organize	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
integrates	O
with	O
popular	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
for	O
easy	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
has	O
evolved	O
over	O
several	O
iterations	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2012	O
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
"	O
Live	O
"	O
branding	O
and	O
introducing	O
features	O
like	O
AutoCollage	B-Application
and	O
Vimeo	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
provides	O
management	O
,	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
searching	O
capabilities	O
for	O
digital	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
an	O
image	B-Application
viewer	I-Application
that	O
can	O
replace	O
the	O
default	O
OS	O
image	B-Application
viewer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
photo	O
import	O
tool	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
acquire	O
photos	O
from	O
a	O
camera	O
or	O
other	O
removable	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
also	O
allows	O
sharing	O
of	O
photos	O
by	O
uploading	O
them	O
to	O
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Groups	O
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
provides	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
organize	O
digital	O
photo	O
collection	O
in	O
its	O
Gallery	O
view	O
,	O
by	O
adding	O
titles	O
,	O
rating	O
,	O
captions	O
,	O
and	O
custom	O
metadata	B-General_Concept
tags	I-General_Concept
to	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
limited	O
support	O
for	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
and	O
managing	O
video	O
files	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
editing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
uses	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
hierarchical	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Deleting	O
a	O
tag	B-General_Concept
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
will	O
also	O
remove	O
it	O
from	O
all	O
photos	O
in	O
the	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
for	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
tags	B-General_Concept
to	O
be	O
stored	O
and	O
edited	O
much	O
more	O
efficiently	O
than	O
EXIF	O
or	O
IPTC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2011	O
,	O
geotagging	O
and	O
people	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
(	O
with	O
facial	B-General_Concept
detection	I-General_Concept
and	O
recognition	O
)	O
is	O
also	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
some	O
supported	O
image	O
file	O
types	O
,	O
People	O
Tags	B-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
read	O
and	O
saved	O
using	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
People	O
Tag	B-General_Concept
XMP	O
Schema	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
allows	O
photos	O
to	O
be	O
edited	O
for	O
exposure	O
or	O
color	O
correction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
provides	O
other	O
basic	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
functions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
resizing	O
,	O
cropping	O
,	O
and	O
red-eye	O
reduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
view	O
a	O
photo	O
's	O
color	B-General_Concept
histogram	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
photo	O
's	O
shadows	B-Algorithm
,	I-Algorithm
highlights	I-Algorithm
and	O
sharpness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
also	O
includes	O
editing	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
blemish	O
remover	O
and	O
noise	O
reduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
technologies	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Research	O
,	O
including	O
Panoramic	B-Algorithm
stitching	I-Algorithm
,	O
Photo	B-Application
Fuse	I-Application
,	O
and	O
AutoCollage	B-Application
are	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
also	O
supports	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
batch	O
resize	O
photos	O
,	O
where	O
multiple	O
photos	O
can	O
be	O
resized	O
in	O
one	O
single	O
action	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
rotate	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
's	O
photo/video	O
import	O
tool	O
provides	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
,	O
select	O
,	O
and	O
tag	B-General_Concept
photos	O
that	O
are	O
automatically	O
grouped	O
by	O
date-taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PIX	O
engine	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
Windows	O
Imaging	O
Component	O
(	O
WIC	O
)	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
has	O
native	O
metadata	O
handling	O
and	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
support	O
and	O
since	O
the	O
Windows	O
Imaging	O
Component	O
is	O
extensible	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
organize	O
and	O
view	O
any	O
image	O
format	O
for	O
which	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
WIC	O
codec	O
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
the	O
supported	O
formats	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
additional	O
WIC	O
codecs	O
for	O
QuickTime/raw	O
image	O
formats/Webp	O
,	O
and	O
platform	O
updates	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
JPEG	O
(	O
.jpg	O
,	O
.jpeg	O
)	O
,	O
BMP	B-Device
(	O
.bmp	B-Device
)	O
,	O
PNG	O
(	O
.png	O
)	O
,	O
TIFF	O
(	O
.tif	O
and	O
.tiff	O
)	O
,	O
HD	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
.wdp	B-Device
(	O
later	O
replaced	O
by	O
JPEG	B-Device
XR	I-Device
.jxr	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
GIF( 	O
.gif	O
)	O
images	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
most	O
common	O
video	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
uses	O
the	O
Windows	O
Color	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
"	O
Anniversary	O
edition	O
"	O
that	O
included	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
compatibility	O
fixes	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
was	O
included	O
with	O
all	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
replaced	O
Windows	O
Picture	O
and	O
Fax	O
Viewer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
bundle	O
Photo	O
Gallery	O
within	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
software	O
called	O
Windows	O
Photo	O
Viewer	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
editing	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
suite	O
of	O
Photo	O
Gallery	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
software	O
suite	O
instead	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
was	O
also	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
beta	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2009	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
beta	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2009	I-Application
beta	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
beta	O
refresh	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2009	I-Application
applications	O
were	O
released	O
including	O
Photo	O
Gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
visual	O
change	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
was	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
application	O
icon	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
common	O
design	O
theme	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
beta	O
refresh	O
"	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2011	O
beta	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	I-Application
beta	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2011	O
version	O
features	O
new	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
batch	O
people	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
,	O
blemish	O
remover	O
and	O
noise	O
reduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
refresh	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2011	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	I-Application
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
hotfix	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Essentials	B-Application
except	O
for	O
Mesh	B-Protocol
and	O
Family	O
Safety	O
)	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2011	O
include	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
ribbon	O
to	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
batch	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
clone	B-Algorithm
tool	I-Algorithm
,	O
facial	O
recognition	O
,	O
geotagging	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
image	B-Algorithm
stitching	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
noise	O
reduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2011	O
also	O
integrates	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
Picasa	B-Algorithm
Web	I-Algorithm
Albums	I-Algorithm
and	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Spaces	O
to	O
facilitate	O
file	O
uploads	O
to	O
online	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wave	O
5	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2012	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
dropped	O
the	O
Live	O
branding	O
from	O
its	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
2012	O
introduced	O
an	O
AutoCollage	B-Application
feature	O
that	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
automatically	O
create	O
a	O
collage	O
of	O
their	O
images	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
publish	O
videos	O
to	O
Vimeo	O
.	O
</s>
