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Windows Live Photo Gallery could make HD Photo more widespread
By Mack Male | June 27, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Very late last night Microsoft announced the managed beta of Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG). It’s an example of the renewed Software+Services focus of Windows Live. According to Brandon LeBlanc at the Windows Experience Blog, WLPG “includes all of the features of Windows Photo Gallery in Windows Vista” while also adding some new functionality and integrating with Windows Live services.
If it really does include all of the features of the previous app, then that means it should support the HD Photo (formerly known as Windows Media Photo) format. If that’s true, then WLPG might be the first widespread bit of software to include support for the fledgling photo format. Version 3 of the .NET Framework includes support for HD Photo, but it will take applications for support to really take off. As WLPG will run on both Windows Vista and Windows XP, it could go a long way to promoting HD Photo as a format.
Too bad the beta is closed - I’d love to try it out! In the meantime, check out the screenshots and other information Brandon posted.
Tags: beta, HD Photo, photography, services, software, windows live, windows live photo gallery
Topics: Betas, HD Photo |
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August 3rd, 2008 at 6:56 am
Thank you