I am very disappointing! How can this application not work with Vista 64-bit. It doesn't have to be in 64-bit to run under Vista 64-bit. Vista 64-bit runs 32-bit applications.

Why block Vista 64-bit users! :(

Not happy! Not happy at all!

Not only the Extras are severally disappointing for Ultimate users, but you  have to favor an OS version that should not be favored 32-bit, and to top things over you make XP supported! Thanks!

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools Version 1.0 Released

When I first saw the post about Microsoft Pro Photo Tools V1 I immediately dismissed it as more MS marketing...

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This is totally infuriating!  What prevents a meta-tag editing program from working on 64-bit Windows.

WHY DOES MICROSOFT OF ALL COMPANIES CONTINUE TO RELEASE PROGRAMS THAT DON'T WORK IN 64-BIT?!?!?!?!

I AM ANGRY!

I agree totally with you, Jason and Good_Bytes.

It is indeed infuriating that such tools would be released without 64 bit support.  Microsoft needs a lot of improvement with this issue.  It is not acceptable.

I don't think it's the fault of the developers, such application should work fine under Vista 64-it, like every other 32-bit application. It's just abysmal managers at Microsoft, which probably don't even know what a computer monitor is. This/These incompetent managers probable took the software give it to the team that is in charge in making setups and said "32-bit ONLY!".

Microsoft should put it's act together, they are starting to be like Apple and Sony. If that becomes truly the case (feeling invincible, and don't care about anything) is the case, then I feel that Microsoft will fall into a deep deep hole, specially that  right now most people discovered other things then windows.

Unfortunately the Vista's developing is going on..

I would prefer that Microsoft address deficits in Live Photo Gallery such as display of photos using  Microsoft image or compression types like

1) MIX

2) MODI TIFF

It's insane that there is no single solution for Microsoft that covers even its own formats! Microsoft Office Picture Manager won't even handle the stuff or multi-page TIFF for that matter. Animated GIF is another oversight complained about during the beta.

From what I read Microsoft Pro Photo Tools is going to be a new approach to Microsoft developing software, supposedly it will be regularly updated and and improved, incrementally.  Obviously 64bit support/compatibility should be high on the list of priorities for improving this software.

I personally love metadata though, apart from the fact that you would have to strip a digital image of all its metadata prior to passing it to a reporter at the Washington Post.. whats not to love!

Seriously though geotagging should allow new searches in the future for pictures by place, or place and time.  Its exciting and a step forward for sure.  It also will mean that maybe in a few years I wont have to label my Photos "Boston Trip DATE (1).jpg" etc as my camera will do that all for me, less work for me is an improvement in my book.

The lack of 64bit compatibility is presumably due to the lack of 64bit codecs from Nikon et al. Not MS's fault; they have to use the codecs supplied by the camera manufacturers.

Does Pro Photo Tools only work for US locations at present?

Can't use it.  It won't process .DNG or Pentax K20D .PEF files.

No 64bit support is a big no no. Nikon needs to get their act together too and support 64bit as well. Some of these raw images are so freaking huge I like to use 4GB + ram. I usually convert things to .dng and use lightroom.

No Vista 64-bit support!  Seriously?  More and more serious photographers (and others) are finding they need more memory than XP can address.  A 64-bit OS is the way to go.  Why are new applications, especially from MS, still not supporting this?

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools Version 1.0 Released

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools Version 2.2

I caught this via Nic over at Channel 10 today – a new version of Microsoft Pro Photo Tools has been