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2007.07.02 18:00 "Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Steve Bougerolle
2007.07.02 18:40 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Kevin Myers
2007.07.02 18:49 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Steve Bougerolle
2007.07.02 19:06 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Steve Bougerolle
2007.07.03 10:26 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by John Aldridge
2007.07.03 17:06 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Steve Bougerolle
2007.07.03 18:06 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Bob Friesenhahn
2007.07.03 18:11 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Steve Bougerolle
2007.07.02 18:56 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Kevin Myers
2007.07.02 19:08 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Kevin Myers
2007.07.03 10:58 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Joris Van Damme

2007.07.03 10:58 "Re: Old corrupted TIFF data - "Can not read directory count"", by Joris Van Damme

Steve,

Steve Bougerolle wrote:
> I've got a bunch of TIFF files created back in 1998, which I find I
> can't read any more.  The error from libtiff is "Can not read
> directory count" and I haven't been able to rebuild whatever old
> library these were made with, so now I'm looking at the file format
> trying to work out what went wrong.  If any of you can help me along
> that'd be much appreciated!
> ...
> Does this form suggest anything to anybody?  I think these files were
> created on Linux using libtiff (around version 3.5.5) but I'm not sure
> of it. They might also have come from PaintShopPro as I was still
> using that for some work back then.

Could you please send me one or two of these file, to my private e-mail 
address (not the list!), if they're reasonably sized (I can deal with a few 
megabyte on request).


Best regards,

Joris Van Damme
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