>It is because the image in Gimp memory is more than just the bare RGB >(3 x 8 bit) value for the number of pixels. There is an undo stack , >channels..etc even with a newly opened image. Similar sort of >discussion here: > >https://www.gimpusers.com/mailmsg.php?48bbb62c-f743-2281-0e7b-64fa3642c752%40ninedegreesbelow.com > >The warning is just advice, you could adjust the limit in preferences >(I just ignore it)
Thanks for your reply. Looking at the other thread that you pasted here, I see I'm out of my depth. I'm only a dumb artist and don't have a lot of tech savvy, usually flying by the seat of my pants. The main point that you made, if I understand it, is that Gimp makes an assumption that I'm going to use a lot more data than I necessarily intend to, what with layers, stacks, etc. and that I don't really have to take the size warning too seriously, am I right? I do notice that it still allows me to open the image space. My only worry is that if I go to save a file that it says is outside its size limitations, am I going to have a problem? -- Eoraptor (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
