Microsoft RAW Codec that supports 5D III and 64 Bit Available

Mt Spokane Photography · Aug 7, 2012

Although Canon has not been releasing codecs for 64 bit windows, Microsoft does release them, but slowly.
The good thing, is that the codec covers multiple manufacturers.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829
No support for the 1D X though.

mike p · Aug 19, 2012

been looking for this for a loong time, thanks for posting Spokane

EDIT. This should be pinned

t.linn · Sep 7, 2012

Very useful. Thanks!

cliffwang · Sep 7, 2012

I thought MS just released a new version months ago. Any update in this new version?

revup67 · Oct 12, 2012

This is invaluable - thanks Mt. Spokane (hope your hands are doing better)

Some of you may get an error code which deals with permissions and writing to the Registry to allow this installation to occur. If you get this error (ProgId) please visit: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-pictures/microsoft-camera-codec-pack-16006520621-could-not/6faac61d-ff5d-4c54-b2d1-ffdbda4e4cbd

I believe this was posted once before in a similar thread so I thought to add here once again
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-pictures/microsoft-camera-codec-pack-16006520621-could-not/6faac61d-ff5d-4c54-b2d1-ffdbda4e4cbd

Mt Spokane Photography · Oct 12, 2012

revup67 said:
This is invaluable - thanks Mt. Spokane (hope your hands are doing better)

I'm doing fine. I'm having both hands done for carpal tunnel. I have been unable to hold my heavy photo equipment, and the pain has been growing worse.
It will take a few months before the damaged nerves completely heal, but only about three weeks before I can reasonably hold 10 lbs in one hand.
There are a lot of nerves in your hand, and they all pass thru that tunnel. I don't know how I came to get the issue in both hands, probably typing for hours on CR

bigmag13 · Oct 18, 2012

what exactly is this for?
i do own a 5D3 and a Mac. what is the benny or what is this codec for?
please explain.

rpt · Oct 20, 2012

My windows 7 64 bit OS came with this either preloaded or got installed in an update. I did not have to install unlike the XP.

florianbieler.de · Nov 13, 2012

Possible that they integrated it into an update. On my Windows 8, I got it via update.

sanj · Nov 18, 2012

bigmag13 said:
what exactly is this for?
i do own a 5D3 and a Mac. what is the benny or what is this codec for?
please explain.

The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats in Window Live Photo Gallery as well as other software that is based in Windows Imaging Codecs (WIC).
Installing this package will allow supported RAW camera files to be viewable in Windows Explorer.
This package is available in both 32-bit (MicrosoftCodecPack_x86.msi) and 64-bit (MicrosoftCodecPack_amd64.msi) versions.

eyeland · Jan 4, 2013

It used to work fine for me on my old machine, but on my new w530, windows bugs with a double message that "a copy must be made to preview the image" anyone experienced this ?

PhotographAdventure · Feb 28, 2013

Such a joy to have the codec for windows 8. I found it when going through the windows updates.
Makes browsing a breeze.

alexanderferdinand · Mar 15, 2013

Thanks a lot!

dppaskewitz · Mar 26, 2013

I already had this downloaded on my system. This apparently does NOT support CR2s from 6D? Just got my 6D last week and photos will not open in Windows Live Photo Gallery. They work fine in LR4. And I have no problems seeing CR2s from my old 5D classic (or 30D for that matter) on Windows Live Photo Gallery. Running Windows 7 on a 64 bit machine. Any thoughts? Or am I doing something wrong?

Scott_McPhee · Jul 17, 2013

Windows 8 version here:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39196

Pieces Of E · Mar 11, 2014

I know it's a dinosaur, but does anyone know if there is a Codec Pack for 32bit Windows XP? Thank you.

rpt · Mar 11, 2014

Pieces Of E said:
I know it's a dinosaur, but does anyone know if there is a Codec Pack for 32bit Windows XP? Thank you.

I found this one...
http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0039964.asp

Hope this helps...

sagittariansrock · Mar 23, 2014

sanj said:
bigmag13 said:

what exactly is this for?
i do own a 5D3 and a Mac. what is the benny or what is this codec for?
please explain.

Click to expand...

The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats in Window Live Photo Gallery as well as other software that is based in Windows Imaging Codecs (WIC).
Installing this package will allow supported RAW camera files to be viewable in Windows Explorer.
This package is available in both 32-bit (MicrosoftCodecPack_x86.msi) and 64-bit (MicrosoftCodecPack_amd64.msi) versions.

Thanks for the clarification. Really enjoyed this feature (browsing RAW images) when I switched to Mac, but I still have to use Windows at work.

brett b · Apr 8, 2014

Mt Spokane Photography said:
Although Canon has not been releasing codecs for 64 bit windows, Microsoft does release them, but slowly.
The good thing, is that the codec covers multiple manufacturers.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829
No support for the 1D X though.

Thank you, Mt. Spokane!

ronaldbyram · Oct 4, 2014

Re: Microsoft RAW Codec that supports 5D III and 64 Bit Available Not for WIn 8

Does not work for Windows 8

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