Saturday, November 3rd 2007
Microsoft HD Photo Format to Become JPEG Successor
The multinational Joint Photographic Experts Group, responsible for the JPEG standard used in virtually all mainstream imaging, has decided that the next iteration of its standard will be based on Microsoft's HD Photo format. HD Photo is built into Windows Vista, and was originally dubbed Windows Media Photo, hoped to offer some degree of proprietary control for the company; in its new incarnation however it will be called JPEG XR, and remain neutral as with the current JPEG technology. The "XR" addition stands for Extended Range, and like HD Photo, should allow a wider and subtler range of tones, as well as an expanded color palette, better compression and support for in-camera image processing.
5 Comments on Microsoft HD Photo Format to Become JPEG Successor
I just fear this being like MP3 Pro, too little too late. btw, anyone used HD Photo in Vista, is it really better?
I suppose you would have to set the camera for RAW format, import, and then convert to MS HD format, then compare that with a JPEG conversion of the same image.
Another thought is, will printed images look any better or will you need some kind of HD printer?
I wasn't even aware that it was built into Vista. That's what I get for spending all my free time playing games and surfing TPU. DOH!