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2008.02.12 09:45 "LibTiff JBig and huge memory consumption", by Rob Eisink

2008.02.12 13:43 "Re: LibTiff JBig and huge memory consumption", by Lee Howard

2008.02.12 14:30 "Re: LibTiff JBig and huge memory consumption", by Rob Eisink

2008.02.14 21:18 "Re: LibTiff JBig and huge memory consumption", by Lee Howard

2008.02.14 21:18 "Re: LibTiff JBig and huge memory consumption", by Lee Howard

Rob Eisink wrote:
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Lee Howard [mailto:faxguy@howardsilvan.com] 
> Verzonden: dinsdag 12 februari 2008 14:44
> Aan: Rob Eisink
> CC: tiff@lists.maptools.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Tiff] LibTiff JBig and huge memory consumption
>
> Rob Eisink wrote:
>   
>> I've build a small application that calls TIFFReadEncodedStrip for an 
>> opened JBIG file which
>>
>> is suppplied by the JBIG kit.
>>
>>     
>
> Shouldn't TIFFReadEncodedStrip be used to read a TIFF file and not a 
> JBIG file? Of course, the TIFF file can have JBIG image data, but.. 
> isn't TIFFReadEncodedStrip used to read TIFF files only?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee.
>
> I would have expected that this should be transparent for the LibTiff
> library!
>
> What is the other way to do so then?

If you're trying to read JBIG files shouldn't you use a JBIG library and 
not a TIFF library?  So... JBIG-KIT maybe instead of libtiff?

Thanks,

Lee.