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Featured Digital Photography Community Articles

Photo editing with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Columnist Barb Bowman explains how to use the built-in photo-editing tools in Media Center to make your photos look great on a big screen.

Photo Story 3

Download it for free and experience your favorite memories in amazing new ways.

Column: Using Photoblogs and Galleries: Creative Ways to Share Your Photos with Windows XP

Columnist Sharon Crawford explains how to join the photo-sharing community by posting your pictures in a photoblog or gallery.

Make a Video CD with Photo Story 2

Columnist Tony Northrup explains how to use Photo Story 2 to create a slideshow and burn it to a Video CD. Watch for upcoming MVP columns on Photo Story 3. Other columns by Tony Northrup.

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Most Active Digital Photography Newsgroups

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Windows XP Photos

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Windows XP Printing and Fax

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Microsoft Plus

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Top Digital Photography Community Contributor

Rob Galbraith

In his The Big Picture columns, Rob explores topics for photographers of all skill levels,

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Most Active Digital Photography Discussions

An automated link to the topic that people are writing about the most today in Digital Photo related newsgroups.

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transferring photos to external drive - "date taken" incorrect

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Photo Story 3 - audio plays in preview but not in Windows Media Pl

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Problems with PhotoStory 3

Blogs About Digital Photography

Blog posts by Microsoft employees about digital photography.

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Are all clouds created equal?
//steve clayton: geek in disguise, Steve Clayton, July 25, 2008

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More Clouds on the Horizon
//steve clayton: geek in disguise, Steve Clayton, July 25, 2008

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Where did I take that photo? A GeoTagging Primer…
Philoking.com, Jason Burns, July 24, 2008

Digital Photography Related Communities

Use these independent, non-Microsoft Web sites to discuss technology and get helpful information.

DCVIEWS - Digital Camera Views

International Web site for digital photography enthusiasts. Up-to-date camera specifications, latest news, online tutorials, camera reviews, hints and tips, quality links and an extensive tools collection.

Digital Photography Review

More than 20 community forums with topics including PC tools, storage and media, and printers and printing.

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Most Popular Digital Photography Related Downloads

This automated list is updated daily to show software being downloaded most frequently by digital photo users.

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Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer for Windows XP

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Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for Windows XP

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Windows Imaging Component

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Whitepaper: Viewing and Organizing RAW Images in Windows XP

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Windows XP Creativity Fun Pack for Digital Photography

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Recent Knowledge Base Articles

Automated list of newly updated articles about digital movies in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

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How to view pictures or images from a portable device on your Xbox 360 console

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When using an HDMI cable, the picture does not match the sound

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While attempting to view a picture slide show stored on a Media Center computer using your Xbox 360 console, you receive the error message: "Connection Terminated"

•	Previous Knowledge Base articles about working with pictures

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Windows XP Expert Zone hosted chats

The Expert Zone hosts chats each month with experts on products and technologies including Windows XP, Windows Mobile devices, Internet Explorer, Tablet PC, Media Center Edition, home networking, Windows Media, digital photography and security.

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