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2007.06.29 15:22 "Re: Microsoft Image Viewer", by Toby Thain
On 29-Jun-07, at 12:06 PM, Edward Lam wrote: > Have you tried LZW or AdobeDeflate? These and ZIP should work very well for 1-bit images, but presumably the OP is using photographic images? --Toby > I've never tried but just throwing out some possibilities. > > -Edward > > Jonathan Finger wrote: >> That is the only way to reduce the image to a manageable size. ZIP >> compression could possible work even though it isn't as good as >> jpeg but >> unfortunately Microsoft won't open that format either. >> Jonathan >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Edward Lam [mailto:edward@sidefx.com] Sent: Friday, June 29, >> 2007 10:58 AM >> To: Jonathan Finger >> Cc: tiff@lists.maptools.org >> Subject: Re: [Tiff] Microsoft Image Viewer >> Jonathan Finger wrote: >>> When I use libtiff to create a jpeg compressed tiff it can not be >> viewed >>> by Microsoft image viewer (or any other Microsoft product). The >>> image >>> appears as a black image of the correct height and width. Also >>> Microsoft image viewer throws an error that says it is an invalid >>> image. The tiff can be opened by other image viewers just not >> Microsoft >>> ones. Does anyone have any information on this problem and even >>> possibly a work around? >> Don't use jpeg compressed tiffs? > > _______________________________________________ > Tiff mailing list: Tiff@lists.maptools.org > http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/tiff > http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/