Examine the contents of a DZI/DZC

Deep Zoom Viewer is a small Wpf application that can open local or internet Deep Zoom files (dzi/dzc/xml) and let you 'browse around' inside.

It doesn't use Silverlight nor does it show you the 'Deep Zoom' layout - it's purely to see what images are referenced in the image/collection; how many levels of zoom are available and even what each tile looks like.

Version 1.2 (29-Jan-09) adds:

• Status bar
• Improved error handling
• Default proxy settings on SOME internet 'connections' - however some actions will fail if an authenticating proxy is found

Version 1.1 (26-Jan-09) adds:

• Loading a PhotoZoom.com collection (like Craig). Known bug: doesn't retrieve all zoom layers.
• Image attributes (modified date, file size) for 'local' Deep Zoom files
• Image metadata (Tags, ZOrder, Source filename) where a Metadata.xml file has been created in DeepZoomComposer
• Tile Image attributes (modified date, file size) if available (HEAD HTTP request for remote images)
• 'Hyperlink' to open images/tiles in a new window
• Recent Files menu item

Read more at ConceptDev blog - DeepZoom "Viewer" 1.1

Version 1.0 released 15-Jan-09.

ZIP File
DeepZoomViewer_1.2.zip (39Kb) or the older 1.1 (38Kb), 1.0 (30Kb)

ClickOnce automatic installation
NOT RECOMMENDED (seems to be some issues with accessing the internet from the app when started via ClickOnce... as of 29-Jan-09 still working on the problem)
DeepZoomViewer install latest via ClickOnce - also creates a file association with .DZC and .DZI file extensions

You can test Deep Zoom Viewer with this Url
http://deepzoompublisher.com/ClientBin/Cities/dzc_output.xml

any Deep Zoom Composer output on your local PC

or any PhotoZoom.com username (such as Craig)

DeepZoomViewer is based on my 2009 MIX 10k entry which is a simpler, Silverlight-based version of the idea. You can try it below - or at the MIX website.