And this data is preserved when you make a JPEG copy too! With RAW files in Photo Gallery you can still add people tags, geotags, captions and descriptive tags to those photos. Again, it’s great to be able to go back to the original and have that option (although Photo Gallery allows you to revert any changes you make the JPEG copy too!). But because I have the RAW photo which is in color, I can always go back to a color photo if I want! I also like to adjust the coloring of my photos as well. You’ll of course want to choose to download and install!įor me – I often make a copy of a photo and add the black and white effect allowing me to create a black and white photo. With QFE2 installed, Windows Live Photo Gallery will detect if you have photos in any of the supported RAW photo file formats and will alert you that a codec pack is available for download. However you need to have QFE2 installed for Windows Live Essentials to ensure the RAW photo support functions correctly. If you don’t use Photo Gallery, you can view RAW files from within Windows Explorer by installing the Microsoft Codec Pack separately by itself via the Microsoft Download Center.
And if you do have it installed, it will tell you there’s nothing to update. It will update Windows Live Essentials if you don’t have QFE2 installed. To install that update, head on over to and run the Windows Live installer. Being that I’m someone who shoots a lot of photos and manages them with Photo Gallery, I thought I’d blog about the process of getting RAW support with the Microsoft Camera Codec Pack.įirst off – you’re going to need the QFE2 update for Windows Live Essentials 2011 for the Microsoft Codec Pack to work correctly with Windows Live Photo Gallery. This enables the ability to natively render supported RAW photo file formats in Windows 7 (Windows Explorer) and in Windows Live Photo Gallery. Over on Inside Windows Live, Brad Weed announced today the release of the new Microsoft Camera Codec Pack.
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