DNG Codec - Vista x64 (64 bit)

[_Damon_Brodie_]

Creating a thread for 64 bit Vista users to post to regarding support for the DNG codec on Vista x64.

Currently x64 is not a supported platform for the RC version of the codec. Hopefully this is something that will be corrected when it ships. Adobe seems to support 64 bit, in for example LR 2.0 beta, so I imagine this will happen as well for the codec, but just to be sure 64 bit Vista users should comment on this thread.

Damon

[Ardfry]

> Maybe is there really an issue in producing a 64bits codec...

At Ardfry, we've written 64 bit codecs for DNG, CR2, NEF, with PSD currently about to enter public beta.  There are some technical challenges in writing for 64 bit, but they are not insurmountable.

I don't have any special knowledge of the internal workings of the companies that haven't released a 64 bit codec, but I'm sure somewhere a pointy-haired manager is asking if producing a 64 bit codec will help them sell more cameras or software, or even if the cost of porting and testing will be recovered.

DNG doesn't suffer from a 32 bit legacy code base, so it's in better shape, but Nikon and Canon have a large base of old code that needs to be evaluated, corrected, and tested.

Also, because a codec seems essential to some, folks seem to think it's "just" a codec that should be easy crank out.  Doing a good job on a codec is not a trivial effort.  If you look at the released 32 bit codecs from the largest camera makers, they are very slow and don't implement some recommended features.  I imagine that they underestimated the effort that would be involved as well.

I know that 64 bit is a popular platform with professional photographers (thousands of them have purchased our codecs), but the it seems like the consumer is the focus of Nikon and Canon, with their flagship models existing solely to support their brand.  The Nikon of today is not the same Nikon that produced the FM2.  I doubt we will ever see anything like a DLSR equivalent of the FM2 produced by the present day Nikon.

[Windows7_x64]

You might be able to find what you need here

http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/downloads/codecs.aspx

[palaeobill]

Thanks for your mail. Ardfry has a 64 bit codec for $30.00 but I am of the

feeling that Adobe can support their own standadr and give us (the people

who pay for their software) a bit of a break. There must be some political

reason that Adobe is not updating their DNG codec. Sure wish they would

tell us the truth.

Regards

Bill

[freakcitizen]

The wait is over!

It does not come from Adobe, but it's working like a charm. Go to http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/codecs/ and download the FastPictureViewer WIC Codec Pack. On  the same site you can find a list of supported file formats and OS architectures...it basically works for every common raw file format under every common Windows-based OS (including x64 of course).

And the best thing is: the codec pack itself is completely free!

Just wanted to share this with you, hope you enjoy this new alternative. Thanks to the developers for making this available!

[palaeobill]

Excellent, I'll be downloading it tonight and try it out.

Thanks for the info

Bill

[palaeobill]

Downloaded the fastpictureviewer codec package and it works perfectly to

display DNG thumbnails in 64 bit Explorer. Hurray

Palaeobill

[Invitado]

Come on Adobe, flip the 64 bit compiler switch already and be done with it. This is unacceptable. It looks like you actually *don't* want people to use DNG. It's you effing format, just support it will you?

[Invitado]

I moved to a 3rd party codec because I got tired of waiting for Adobe to support their own format on the most used platform, but I thought I check if there was any update on this, maybe a new "beta".

I remember a year and a half ago mailing John Nack and the product manager for LR asking what was going on with the DNG codec and they said it was coming out soon... lol. What a joke!

[duisol]

Since Adobe doesn’t come up with a 64bit version, and all the alternative codecs charge you money meanwhile, I wrote my own DNG thumbnail handler for Windows Explorer.

It’s on my photo page in tools: http://www.visualbakery.com/Tools/PhotoTools.aspx

Hope you like it.

Olli

[palaeobill]

Hi Ollie

Good for you and thank you. It is what should have been long ago from Adobe

Bill

[PECourtejoie]

For those that upgraded to Windows 7, there is now a 64bits version of the DNG codec: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/DNG_Codec

The version 1.1 does not support Vista.

(via Tom Hogarty )

[GaryRowe-gcvt07]

So ignore the text of the release from Adobe, where they say "The DNG Codec provides a method for Windows Vista users to view DNG files in the Windows Explorer and Photo Gallery" !!!

Oops 😉