Microsoft Photo Info Tool Problems Reported

It didn’t take long for bugs to be reported in Microsoft’s recent free ‘Windows Photo Info Tool 1.0’ that was released last month. Microsoft has announced that there are reported compatibility problems with Nikon NEF (RAW) files when using Windows Vista. JPEG files from the Canon Digital Rebel and TIFF images created by Apple’s Aperture are also reported to experience issues. Files apparently don’t open after the Metadata was updated using the Microsoft Photo Info 1.0 add-in. Microsoft claims that NEF files modified by Photo Info can be opened correctly with the Nikon Capture application, but that users should back up Nikon files prior to modifying.

Automatic file size changes are another issue, especially with Canon Digital Rebel JPEG images that become smaller and compressed after using Photo Info. TIFF files modified with Photo Info or Windows Vista are no longer compatible with Apple Aperture. Microsoft is investigating these issues, and Photo Info Tool users can find a compatibility issue list here