I wrote a quick tool today that converts JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, and BMP images into WDP format, otherwise known as JPEG-XR, Windows Media Photo, or HD Photo. Since I’m not aware of an existing tool that does the same, I am making it available as freeware on an AS-IS basis.
What’s so great about HD Photo, you ask? It’s a new file format, approved as an international standard, that offers – on average – 50% greater compression than JPEG. It also allows for lossless compression and easy compression of HDR imagery.
If you’re a Windows Vista or Windows 7 user, you can view the *.wdp files already using the Windows photo viewer.
Get jpg2wdp
- Install from the web using one-click (uninstall from Add/Remove programs)
- or download in plain EXE format (45 kb)
How to use: Start jpg2wdp. Drag and drop files from Explorer onto the toolwindow. WDP files are created in the same folder as the original images.
Requires: WPF/.NET Framework 3.5.
The source is not available at this time, since it’s a bit of a mess. Feel free to decompile if you are so inclined.
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