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Welcome to the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) Forums! Please use this forum to discuss any questions about WIC as well as any issues found. Below is a consolidation of links to documentation, blogs, and the installers for XP SP2.

 

Documentation:

MSDN Documentation on WIC: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms735422.aspx

MSDN Documentation on Photo Metadata Policy: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb643802.aspx (also: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb870462.aspx)

How to write a WIC CODEC: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa905327.aspx

Consolidate links at Hardware Developer Central: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/StillImage/default.mspx

 

Blogs:

Robert's Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/rwlodarc/

Bill Crow's HD Photo Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/billcrow/

Photo Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/

Pro Photo Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/prophoto/

 

WIC is currently within Windows Vista, but is also available for download on Windows XP SP2. Since WPF uses WIC for the System.Windows.Media.Imaging classes, WIC is also installed when WPF is installed.

x86: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8e011506-6307-445b-b950-215def45ddd8&DisplayLang=en

x64: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f64654ac-6e26-41d9-a90a-0e7783b864ee&DisplayLang=en

 

WIC Tools (WICGrinder, WICExplorer, AIT Sample CODEC) are also available from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a6d6ec6a-e4f2-405e-842d-7c3bcb5b1390&displaylang=en

 

Enjoy!

 

The WIC Team