Re: [Gimp-user] Ppm 16bit handling
br...@buys.net.br (br...@buys.net.br) wrote: The thing is, when I open a 16bit tiff, Gimp *still* pops up the can't handle 16bit, information will be lost After opening the file I go to Image Precision and change to 16bit. But from what I understand, setting the file to 16bit *after* it was downed from 16 to 8 doesn't help. Information was already discarded in the first conversion. I am working at the TIFF plugin and some tiffs get loaded correctly (while others are broken at the moment). Tiff is quite convoluted and has a ton of different options. It is hard to wrap your mind around it. I don't understand: can't Gimp just open the file as it is, with no conversion whatsoever, since support to 16bit is there? Well, unfortunately it is not that easy. There is a certain API available for the file-plugins that transfers the image data to the Gimp core. That API was only prepared to accept 8 bit images. The transition of the core to a wider range of data formats did not change the old API, since we wanted to keep compatibility for the plugin (or all plugins would have disappeared simultaneously). Hence we had to invent a second set of API functions that support the new data formats. However, this means that the plugins which want to make use of the new data formats need to be changed to use the new API. In a lot of cases this is quite easy and means less code in the plugins, but the changes have to be done and it is real work. Porting the p*m-Plugin (plug-ins/common/file-pnm.c) should be easy. The file-format is as simple and straight-forward as it gets. If you want to dabble with development and help with the progress of Gimp you are welcome to take a shot at it. If you catch me in IRC (#gimp, nomis) I'll be glad to give assistance. Have fun, Simon -- si...@budig.de http://simon.budig.de/ ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Ppm 16bit handling
On Thu, 24 May 2012 10:27:30 +0200, Simon Budig wrote: br...@buys.net.br [1] (br...@buys.net.br [2]) wrote: The thing is, when I open a 16bit tiff, Gimp *still* pops up the can't handle 16bit, information will be lost After opening the file I go to Image Precision and change to 16bit. But from what I understand, setting the file to 16bit *after* it was downed from 16 to 8 doesn't help. Information was already discarded in the first conversion. I am working at the TIFF plugin and some tiffs get loaded correctly (while others are broken at the moment). Tiff is quite convoluted and has a ton of different options. It is hard to wrap your mind around it. I don't understand: can't Gimp just open the file as it is, with no conversion whatsoever, since support to 16bit is there? Well, unfortunately it is not that easy. There is a certain API available for the file-plugins that transfers the image data to the Gimp core. That API was only prepared to accept 8 bit images. The transition of the core to a wider range of data formats did not change the old API, since we wanted to keep compatibility for the plugin (or all plugins would have disappeared simultaneously). Hence we had to invent a second set of API functions that support the new data formats. However, this means that the plugins which want to make use of the new data formats need to be changed to use the new API. In a lot of cases this is quite easy and means less code in the plugins, but the changes have to be done and it is real work. Porting the p*m-Plugin (plug-ins/common/file-pnm.c) should be easy. The file-format is as simple and straight-forward as it gets. If you want to dabble with development and help with the progress of Gimp you are welcome to take a shot at it. If you catch me in IRC (#gimp, nomis) I'll be glad to give assistance. Have fun, Simon Hi Simon! That´s very friendly of yours to reply in such detail. Now I feel like my first email was a little clientish. Sorry for that. Gimp isn´t a private company. I am not of much help as a coder, but I can provide files and give feedback in testing. Good news is, since you said you are working in 16bit tiff, when its done, it will be huge. Tiff is an important bridge for those of us converting from raw. Other good news is, I was able to load, work and save a 16bit png file, following this post: http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/gimp-2.8-released-next-version-to-get-high-bit-depth-precision The file was converted from tiff to png with 'convert', and opens without the loose data notification. After opening, the precision is indeed set to 16bit. All the best! Bruno Links: -- [1] mailto:br...@buys.net.br [2] mailto:br...@buys.net.br ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Ppm 16bit handling
On 05/07/12 06:04, Simon Budig wrote: br...@buys.net.br (br...@buys.net.br) wrote: I noticed that when I open a 16bit ppm in GIMP 2.8, the file opens without the 'gimp can't handle 16bit, it will loose data, etc...' notification. But if I open a tiff version of the very same raw file, the notification does pop up. My understanding is that current GIMP 2.8 can't handle 16bit, regardless of file format. Is that right? Yes, these warning dialogs are generated by the file-format plugin and it seems the ppm plugin just silently discards data. Gimp 2.8 is limited to 8 bit per channel, but if you feel adventurous you are invited to try the current git version of babl/gegl/gimp and experiment with the new high-bit-depth support. This still is strictly unstable and has an inconsistent UI in lots of places. It is fun though :) I hope this helps, Simon Hi, So after a bunch of package installing and compiling, I am successfully running Gimp 2.9.1 from git, on debian wheezy. The thing is, when I open a 16bit tiff, Gimp *still* pops up the can't handle 16bit, information will be lost After opening the file I go to Image Precision and change to 16bit. But from what I understand, setting the file to 16bit *after* it was downed from 16 to 8 doesn't help. Information was already discarded in the first conversion. I don't understand: can't Gimp just open the file as it is, with no conversion whatsoever, since support to 16bit is there? Thanks much, Bruno ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Ppm 16bit handling
On Wed, 2012-05-23 at 23:34 -0300, br...@buys.net.br wrote: I don't understand: can't Gimp just open the file as it is, with no conversion whatsoever, since support to 16bit is there? Yes - all it takes is programming, code to handle each format at higher bit depths. Patches are generally welcomed... Liam -- Liam Quin - XML Activity Lead, W3C, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ Pictures from old books: http://fromoldbooks.org/ Ankh: irc.sorcery.net irc.gnome.org freenode/#xml ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
