PowerPoint and Outlook) can import image file formats supported by WIC. Starting with Windows 7, Windows Media Center (available on Windows 7 Home Premium and above) is WIC-enabled. Also, the GDI+ graphic library is built on WIC, although GDI+ does not load 3rd-party or external codecs. With Windows 7 the WIC stack itself underwent a major overhaul and is now free-threaded, as are all the built-in and external codecs shipping with Windows. Being free-threaded is also a requirement for new codecs targeting Windows 7. Microsoft Expression Design's import and export capabilities are entirely based on WIC. Expression Media (now Phase One Media Pro) with Service Pack 1 and later also supports additional raw camera formats and HD Photo (now JPEG XR) using WIC. Third-party support As of 2018, few third-party imaging applications (image editors, image organizers and image viewers) utilize WIC. FastPictureViewer, a simple standalone third-party image viewer, supports standard image formats along with HD Photo and RAW camera formats (NRW, NEF, CR2, DNG) using WIC. An experimental WIC import plug-in for Adobe Photoshop can also be found on FastPictureViewer's website. Another WIC import plug-in for GIMP can be found at Gimp-Forum.net. See also Core Image References External links Windows Imaging Component on MSDN Windows Vista Windows XP Windows components Microsoft Windows multimedia technology