Have fun! On Thursday 09 January 2003 01:30, Kevin Myers wrote: > Hi Fred - > > Please don't wait around for me to upload the test image that I mentioned > previously. In attempting to get this ready for you, I have encountered > some unexpected behavior that I am presently evaluating. I am able to open > and work with larger files than I experienced previously. Something must > have changed on my system, but I have no idea what it could be. Suffice it > to say at the moment that it doesn't look like the GIMP has a memory limit > that affects my usage under Windows after all! I'll get back to you and > the list later with more details once I'm certain that I can believe what > seems to be happening. Thanks once again for offering to help. > > Regards, > Kevin M. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "gimp users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "gimpwin users" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "gimpwin developers" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Image Size Limits > > > Sorry Fred and all, my apologies, 400KB was a serious typo. That should > > have read 400MB! > > > > s/KAM > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Fred Bazolo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "gimp users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Image Size Limits > > > > > > I am curious about your file sizes though: 400 KB doesn't sound all that > > big; > > actually, that sounds pretty small. Also, I'm not very technical so bear > > with > > me, but isn't 5 times 400 KB about 2.0 MB? What am I missing here? > > > > On Wednesday 08 January 2003 23:31, Kevin Myers wrote: > > > Under Windows I am running into a problem where the GIMP's pixel buffer > > > seems to hit a 2GB file size limit when my gray scale TIFF image files > > > excede roughly 400KB in size. I'm guessing the buffer requires 5 bytes > > > > per > > > > > pixel (RGB, transparency, ?), even though all of that isn't really > > needed > > > > for my images. > > > > > > I need to work with these images absolutely ASAP. Because all of the > > > machines involved are running Windoze, I was hoping to stick with that. > > > However, it's starting to look like that is a hopeless cause given my > > poor > > > > porting skills and the apparant lack of interest of most gimp > > > developers > > > > in > > > > > addressing this problem under Windoze (at least in the near term). > > > > > > So, I'm starting to consider using Linux instead, and have two related > > > questions: > > > > > > 1. Can anyone out there positively confirm that running the GIMP under > > > a fairly recent version of Linux would avoid any inherent 2GB pixel > > > buffer size limit? I can provide some images for testing if anyone > > > would like > > to > > > > volunteer... > > > > > > 2. Would anyone out there care to suggest a readily available > > > commercial Linux distribution that is extremely easy to install, learn, > > > and use for unsophisticated users with primarily Windblows experience? > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > > > > > s/KAM > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Gimp-user mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gimp-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
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