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Sure. :-)
I understand that the WIC codec installed on your system is unable to display the DNG files correctly?
I'm not sure why you understand that to be the case.
I clearly stated that Windows itself is correctly displaying the DNG files and any adjustments made to them by LR.
You previously explained that iMatch simply asks Windows for a preview and takes whatever it is given, and that if Windows can interpret the adjustments, then iMatch should be able to see them as well.
But as completely unlikely as this may sound to you, this is NOT the behavior I am experiencing.
How many WIC codecs for DNG do you have installed?
Other than what comes with Windows, I haven't installed ANY.
The current version of Windows 10 apparently now includes DNG codecs.
As I noted in my post, Windows now appears to be able to interpret the adjustments made in LR on its own. But for whatever reason, iMatch does not seem to be able to utilize these codecs?
As an experiment to see if the behavior changed, I DID temporarily install Fast Picture Viewer codecs pack (because previously, that was required in order for me to see adjustments to DNG files in Windows File Explorer, etc. and also in iMatch).
But, as I stated, the installing of FPV codecs made no difference. iMatch was still not interpreting the adjustments made in LR so I uninstalled the FPV codec pack.
The Windows DNG codec should be able to display all DNG files correctly.
Agreed. And it does on my system.
Here is the result of the WIC Diagnostics test:
List of installed WIC codecs:
Codec 'BMP Decoder' for extensions .bmp,.dib,.rle
Codec 'GIF Decoder' for extensions .gif
Codec 'ICO Decoder' for extensions .ico,.icon
Codec 'CUR Decoder' for extensions .cur
Codec 'JPEG Decoder' for extensions .jpeg,.jpe,.jpg,.jfif,.exif
Codec 'PNG Decoder' for extensions .png
Codec 'TIFF Decoder' for extensions .tiff,.tif
Codec 'DNG Decoder' for extensions .dng
Codec 'WMPhoto Decoder' for extensions .wdp,.jxr
Codec 'DDS Decoder' for extensions .dds
Codec 'Microsoft HEIF Decoder' for extensions .heic,.heif,.avci,.heics,.heifs,.avcs,.avif,.avifs
Codec 'Microsoft Webp Decoder' for extensions .webp
Codec 'Microsoft Raw Image Decoder' for extensions .3FR,.ARI,.ARW,.BAY,.CAP,.CR2,.CR3,.CRW,.DCS,.DCR,.DRF,.EIP,.ERF,.FFF,.IIQ,.K25,.KDC,.MEF,.MOS,.MRW,.NEF,.NRW,.ORF,.ORI,.PEF,.PTX,.PXN,.RAF,.RAW,.RW2,.RWL,.SR2,.SRF,.SRW,.X3F,.DNG
Codec 'Microsoft Camera Raw Decoder' for extensions .ARW,.CR2,.CRW,.ERF,.KDC,.MRW,.NEF,.NRW,.ORF,.PEF,.RAF,.RAW,.RW2,.RWL,.SR2,.SRW,.DNG
WIC: Testing file 'C:\Users\daleb\OneDrive\Cloud Pictures\2019\2019-09_Orig Files\20190920-065401_iPhone XS_010.dng'
Thumbnail: Codec 'DNG Decoder'
(GetThumbnail failed (88982F44 The bitmap codec does not support a thumbnail.).) 0x0 pixel in 0 ms.
Preview: Codec 'DNG Decoder'
(GetPreview failed (88982F81 The operation is unsupported.).) 0x0 pixel in 0 ms.
Full resolution: Codec 'DNG Decoder'
() 1024x768 pixel in 0 ms.As I noted in the previous post, I acknowledge that the test indicates failure for GetThumbnail and GetPreview.
That is obviously the problem.
But what must I do to resolve it?!
iMatch is installed using all default settings.
It's not like I'm asking for something unusual or unrealistic. Is it?
All I want is for iMatch to interpret adjustments made to DNG files from LR, just as Windows itself does, and like iMatch itself used to do.
And from what you've indicated, it should.
But in my case it doesn't.
It used to do that but now on three different PCs it no longer does.
There must be thousands (tens of thousands?) of iMatch users that also use LR. Am I the only one that is experiencing this behavior?
If so, then what am doing wrong and what do I need to do to correct it?!
Dale
PS. How did I do with the editing? :-)