On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 08:49:51PM -0700, Michael Sweet wrote:
> 
> [STR Closed w/o Resolution]
> 
> Link: http://www.fltk.org/str.php?L2193
> Version: 1.1.9
> Fix Version: Will Not Fix
> 
> 
> According to the JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF) spec, JFIF files (what
> are provided as .jpg or .jpeg) MUST begin with an APPn chunk. See:
> 
>     http://www.w3.org/Graphics/JPEG/jfif3.pdf
> 
> Specifically:
> 
>     The syntax of a JFIF file conforms to the syntax for interchange
>     format defined in Annex B of ISO DIS 10918-1.  In addition, a JFIF
>     file uses APP0 marker segments and constrains certain parameters in
>     the frame header as defined below. 
> 
> So, a file starting with a JPEG comment block does not conform to the JFIF
> spec and cannot be auto-detected as a JPEG file.

Thanks for the clarification. I will file a bugreport for exiv2.

 Johannes

> 
> 
> Link: http://www.fltk.org/str.php?L2193
> Version: 1.1.9
> Fix Version: Will Not Fix

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