Can't open .tiff image

M0CZY · 2014-05-14, 18:52

I have a .tiff image which is 576 MB in size, but when I try to open it with the GNOME image viewer it fails, and I get the error message "Dimensions of TIFF image too large".
I have 8 GB of memory, which I thought would be enough.
How can I view this image? I can't put any more RAM in my computer.

Edit: I ended up opening the image using Windows Image Viewer.

Xyzzy · 2014-05-14, 19:09

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1092980

Xyzzy · 2014-05-14, 19:11

For others to test, here is a big image: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/data/pr/tiff/wac_nearside.tif

Edit: And another: http://eoimages2.gsfc.nasa.gov/image...x27000_geo.tif

Xyzzy · 2014-05-14, 19:19

Code:

  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  P COMMAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 4461 m         20   0 1814m 1.2g  18m D    0  7.9   0:09.27 2 gimp-2.6 /home/m/Desktop/wac_nearside.tif

chalsall · 2014-05-14, 19:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0CZY

Edit: I ended up opening the image using Windows Image Viewer.

Try to edit it.

The Gnu Image Manipulation Program (The GIMP -- a free Photoshop equivalent) (not GIMPS) is your friend.

Uncwilly · 2014-05-14, 23:52

Irfanview is my go to viewer. Free and with some minor editing features. It will also live (reasonably) well on a thumb drive if needed.

LaurV · 2014-05-15, 07:22

ACDSee and Snagit are my friends, for fast and simple jobs. They are not free, although. For serious things I use Corel. Never liked (and I am dumb using it) Photoshop.

M0CZY · 2014-05-15, 12:55

Quote:

For others to test, here is a big image: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/data/pr/tiff/wac_nearside.tif

That was the exact image that I was unable to open with Linux. I've had it for ages in my 'Space Pictures' folder, but until recently I didn't have enough memory, and all previous attempts to open it failed.
When I tried using the Windows Image Viewer provided with Windows 7, I was finally able to open it, and more importantly, to zoom in to have a close-up look at it.

2014-05-14, 18:52	#1
M0CZY May 2005 Brutal Police State, UK 2²×31 Posts	Can't open .tiff image I have a .tiff image which is 576 MB in size, but when I try to open it with the GNOME image viewer it fails, and I get the error message "Dimensions of TIFF image too large". I have 8 GB of memory, which I thought would be enough. How can I view this image? I can't put any more RAM in my computer. Edit: I ended up opening the image using Windows Image Viewer. Last fiddled with by M0CZY on 2014-05-14 at 19:11 Reason: I found a solution to my problem.

2014-05-14, 19:19	#4
Xyzzy "Mike" Aug 2002 2⁵×257 Posts	Code: PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ P COMMAND 4461 m 20 0 1814m 1.2g 18m D 0 7.9 0:09.27 2 gimp-2.6 /home/m/Desktop/wac_nearside.tif Attached Thumbnails

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2014-05-14, 23:52	#6
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 9,787 Posts	Irfanview is my go to viewer. Free and with some minor editing features. It will also live (reasonably) well on a thumb drive if needed.

2014-05-15, 07:22	#7
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