Microsoft Photo Format on Path to Standardization

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The Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG) is going to vote on whether to standardized Microsoft's HD Photo file format, shipping with Vista and renamed for the occasion JPEG XR, XR for Extended Range. It would replace the current format standard, which is growing long in the tooth, and be part of an overarching JPEG Systems architecture. JPEB XR is supposed to ensure interoperability across cameras, printers, displays and software and offer, according to Microsoft, better image fidelity, higher image-compression and flexible editing than the current widgetry.

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