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2006.09.21 16:30 "Re: TIFF file bigger than 2Go (Pallek, Bernie: #CIPO - OPIC)", by Phil Harvey

2006.09.22 03:56 "Re: TIFF file bigger than 2Go (Pallek, Bernie: #CIPO - OPIC)", by Graeme Gill

2006.09.22 16:43 "Re: TIFF file bigger than 2Go (Pallek, Bernie: #CIPO - OPIC)", by Bernie Pallek

2006.09.22 16:43 "Re: TIFF file bigger than 2Go (Pallek, Bernie: #CIPO - OPIC)", by Bernie Pallek

Phil wrote:
> The application I'm developing can't seek past 2GB in a file because 
> the seek() library function takes a signed 4-byte integer.  I think 
> this is a common problem.  I can read larger files (so a >4GB JPEG 
> image isn't a problem for instance), but due to the TIFF 
> structure, you 
> have to be able to seek to an arbitrary point in the file.  So the 
> limit is 2GB.  Placing IFD0 first would help, but any data starting 
> after the 2GB point still couldn't be read.

Thanks, Phil.

Dlpnet, that's a better explanation than either of my replies.  It should be clear now.  :-)