I decided to release an experimental plug-in for FuturixImager 5.9.4 – it replaces built-in support for JPEG, PNG, and TIFF formats with WIC-based one. I heard that it might be faster on Vista and Windows 7 – I cannot see that in my tests, but may be someone else will?
Installation instructions:
- Download plug-in (it is just 6kb
). - If you are on Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 – check that you have WIC installed. You already have it if you are on Vista or Windows 7.
- Unpack the only file in ZIP archive (fxwic.dll) into FuturixImager folder (same folder as fximager.exe file).
- Launch FuturixImager, open “Options” (in “Tools” menu), switch to “Plug-ins” tab, click on “Scan for new plug-ins”, and click “OK”.
After installation FuturixImager will try to use WIC (Windows Imaging Component) for loading JPEG, PNG, and TIFF images. If you want to uninstall that plug-in – just delete fxwic.dll file and scan for new plug-ins again (this scan is actually optional).
If you tried this plug-in – please write your feedback in the comments to this post. If significant number of users will see some speed ups, I will include this plug-in as an option in the next version of Imager
