WIC Guidelines for Camera RAW Image Formats

2021-01-07

The following set of topics provide guidance on how to implement camera RAW image formats that will function within the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) framework.

Introduction

RAW Image Formats in Windows Vista
General Guidelines for Implementing RAW Codecs

Feature Completeness: Recommended Interfaces [Interface Method Requirements](-wic-rawguidelines-iface-reqs.md) [Metadata Support](-wic-rawguidelines-metadata.md)

Decoding
Encoding

Support for IWICDevelopRaw [Implementing Guidelines for Serializing IWICDevelopRaw Settings](-wic-rawguidelines-iwicdevelopraw-serializing.md) [Performance](-wic-rawguidelines-performance.md) [High Dynamic Range Pixel Formats](-wic-rawguidelines-hdr-formats.md) [Thumbnails and Previews](-wic-rawguidelines-thumbnail-previews.md) [Reliability and Security](-wic-rawguidelines-reliability-security.md) [Codec Availability and Platform Support](-wic-rawguidelines-availability.md)

Codec Discovery
Windows XP Platform Support

RAW Codec Requirements for Windows 7 [For More Information](-wic-rawguidelines-moreinfo.md)