Microsoft KB Archive/259755

= PI: Pictures You Open in the Kodak Photo CD Format Appear Grainy =

Article ID: 259755

Article Last Modified on 8/6/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Picture It! 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Picture It! 99 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Picture It! 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259755



SYMPTOMS
When you open a picture in the Kodak Photo CD (.pcd) format in Microsoft Picture It! 99 or Microsoft Picture It! 2000, the picture may appear grainy or out of focus.

NOTE: If you open the same picture in Microsoft Picture It!, version 2.0, the quality of the image is good.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because the later versions of the PCD filter (Pcdimp32.flt) use a lower resolution.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, copy the earlier version of the Pcdimp32.flt file to the following folder

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Grphflt

from either of the following folders



-or-



where  is the letter of the CD-ROM drive that contains the Picture It! 2.0 CD-ROM or the Picture It! 99 Disc 1 CD-ROM.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists the version number of the Pcdimp32.flt file that is included in the different versions of Picture It!.

NOTE: The Pcdlib32.dll file is released by Kodak and does not need to have the same version number as the Pcdimp32.flt file.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: pi2k pictureit blurry blurred fuzzy blocky jagged

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