Microsoft Photo Editor

Microsoft Photo Editor

A screenshot of Photo Editor running on Windows XP
Developer(s) Microsoft
Stable release
3.0.2.3 / December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)
Preview release none (none) [±]
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Type Raster graphics editor
License Proprietary
Website Microsoft Photo Editor KB article

Microsoft Photo Editor is an image-editing application found in Microsoft Office 97–XP versions for Windows, classified as one of Microsoft Office Tools. It has been replaced by Microsoft Office Picture Manager, although many Photo Editor features are not available in Picture Manager.[1]

The program was a tool for doing raster graphics with editing tools to texturize, negative, adjust gamma, make GIF transparency and many others. It was based on HALO Desktop Imager by Media Cybernetics, L.P.

Issues

Metadata

Early versions of Microsoft Photo Editor, including the version bundled with Office 2000, erased metadata from digital camera JPEG images during saves. The Office 2000 version also, when saving BMP files, sets the resolution metadata to 0 by 0, regardless of what resolution (DPI) is set through the program UI.

Size Limit

Version 3.0.2.3 and earlier had a 10 MP (megapixel) image (resolution) size limit, but not image file size limit. Large Windows bitmap BMP files can be opened in Microsoft Photo Editor 3.0.2.3, as well as, e.g. a 4000 x 2578-pixel, 15-MB *.JPG image.

Opens Minimized

Version 3.01 has an issue where, under certain circumstances, the program will open minimized with no way to maximize it.[2] The resolution is to delete the "InitialPosition" entry in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Photo Editor\3.0\Microsoft Photo Editor

The following script can be saved as a .reg file[3] to fix the issue in Windows XP and later versions:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Photo Editor\3.0\Microsoft Photo Editor]
"InitialPosition"=-

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Photo Editor features that are not available in Picture Manager". Microsoft Knowledge Base.
  2. ↑ "The Photo Editor button appears in the task bar, but the Microsoft Photo Editor window does not appear". Microsoft Knowledge Base.
  3. ↑ "How to add, modify, or delete registry subkeys and values by using a .reg file". Microsoft Knowledge Base.

MS Knowledge Base articles


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