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This just shows Adobe's true dedication to the DNG format. Something this simple should have been out long before Microsoft upgraded the OS. Vista has been out what 2 or 3 years and we still don't have a non-beta codec and not 64-bit one at all. It is this dedication to DNG that has made me stop converting my raw images to DNG. DNG isn't going any place and I understand now part of the reason why companies like Nikon, Canon, Sony, etc. don't want to support it. I wouldn't touch it either if I was them. Hell, Pentax came out with a Vista codec for their raw files ages ago. Yah, it is only 32-bit but, they got it out, it works fine and it hasn't been in beta for more than a year.
BTW Adobe, these new forums suck. Add back the newsreader access already.
Robert
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> "Something this simple should have been out long before Microsoft upgraded the OS."
In Adobe's defense, developing a codec is far from simple. It may seem simple since to some people this is an essential part of the OS, but it's not a trivial task.
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You can make The codec work in Vista x64 with some happy fun steps along with Canon Camera Raw (I just spent about 4 hours figuring this out... glad I got it working...)
here is how:
1.) Force dngcodec_r1_051208.msi to not check the system it installs on by using this link
(works for vista x64 too )
2.) Install your Camera Raw from whatever company makes your camera.... I will tell you how I got my Canon raw as an example:
went here to get the Raw codec installer, chose Vista 32 as the OS (yeah I lied) and installed it on my Vista x64 instalation
3.) Right Click your desktop and make a new shortcut. In the location put in the following:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe /separate, ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Name it something like "Explorer X86 mode"
4.) double click that Icon, and navigate to where your folders CHALK FULL O PHOTOS are.... and ..... BAMN... it starts making thumbnails of everything you can see in the explorer pane. After thumbnails are generated for all of the images (just scroll around and stuff......till you see all of them) you can then close that instance of explorer. After opening a normal version of windows explorer.. and by going to those same folders you wil see thatthe thumbnails for your photos are still there!
Also its worth noting that you can use the 32 bit versions of many of the 64 bit apps in windows (like those Microsoft photo tools I don't mess with). These 32bit versions can be found in the "\Windows\SysWOW64\" directory. Most of them are easy to start up and use... explorer is the only one where I had to make some weird bastard shortcut to make it function.
Fun side note... I do not know if running 32 bit Explorer in x64 has any downside what so ever.. its not like I worry about being able to use all 8 GB of my ram while I am looking at file folders...
Might figure out some way to force generation of thumbnails of a folder in 32bit mode so I don't even have to open the 32bit explorer.... will let you all know if I accomplish it.
Edit: I would like to note that some may view me as a mad crazy cheap bastard for doing all this instead of just coughin up $29.95 for that Adfry codec.... but whats the fun in that?
Edit number 2: As a way to "tide things over" untill a proper x64 codec could be released... why could't there just be a "button" in Explorer that says "generate thumbnails" and have it use 32bit codecs from the 32bit explorer?!? Well Started reading on some API poo at MSDN (hurray) and if no one else makes that... I will
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I'm usually a very patient and placid man.
However...
What the HELL is the problem, Adobe?! It's been over a year! How can it be that hard to support your own file format?
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Add another to the list requesting DNG suppeort in VISTA 64. Now that we're about to get "7", I expect they will drop vista 64 support altogether.
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This is another request for a Codec for 64-bit windows.
I really don't get it - Adobe proclaimed DNG as the device-independent codec for all RAW files, our data would be safe in your hands, etc...
Yet you fell at the first hurdle. Basic, BASIC support totally missing.
Is someone playing politics against Microsoft here?
Please prove that you are worthy of our trust and provide us with this basic support for DNG. Otherwise, why should we trust you with our data ever again?
regards,
/alan
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I would like to support alan's position. After years and years, with 64bit support in Photoshop CS4 etc., is it really that hard? Shareware codecs have been around for quite a while now as well.
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This is truly frustrating that Adobe have not released a 64 bit DNG codec. Adobe, at least let us know what your plans are. Your support people keep telling me that the 32 bit codec will work. Where are they getting their info. Please, please, give us some support.
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I was wondering if any Camera manufacturer had released a 64 bits version of its proprietary files Codec...
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As a Canon user they have for some time supplied their own RAW file codec as
part of their suport for Camera Raw in their products but not DNG support.
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Yes, just a 32bits version (x86).
It seems that only olympus was able to produce a 64bits Codec.
So Adobe is on the same boat as Canon, Nikon, Sony.
Maybe is there really an issue in producing a 64bits codec...