Using ImageMagick

Learn how to use ImageMagick to create thumbnails and previews of image formats not natively supported by Index Manager.

1. Go to the Index Manager program folder (typically in C:\Program Files\Fotoware\Index Manager) and create a new subfolder called ExternalConverter.
    
2. Download ImageMagick for Win64. 
    
3. Extract the contents of the ImageMagick zip file to the External Converter folder, for example, C:\Program Files\FotoWare\Index Manager\ExternalConverter.
    
4. Add a path environment variable for ImageMagick, pointing to C:\Program Files\FotoWare\Index Manager\ExternalConverter.
    
5. Ensure FileTypes.xml contains this HEIC entry:
   
   <FileTypeInfo Extension="HEIC" Description="High Efficiency Image File Format" MimeType="image/heic" HasPreview="True" IsPlayable="False" HasMetadata="True" SupportsIptc="True" AllowMetadataEditing="True" ObjectType="Image" InternalType="????"/>
    
   For more information, see Adding support for custom file types.
    
6. Restart Index Manager. Index Manager will now use ImageMagick to create thumbnails and previews of image formats it does not natively recognize.