[gcmd-dev] Re: internal_viewer_ng, improved, but still in Alpha

[Micha]

Magnus Stålnacke <address@hidden>:

| > Did the previous version (1.1.7) handle uncompressed TIFF correctly ? 
| 
| Yes, and PPM, PNM too.
| Non photographers are maybee not using these formats often
| (i am a quite advanced hobby photog). 

I'm viewing TIFF rather often, too.
It's a common format for large pictures where you want to see details
(like professional portrait, or geoscience, or astroscience)

And finally NASA wnt over it's own limit bar:
They offer a 442MB TIFF for download now!  :)

<http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/10/image/a+warn>

JPEG
58.70 MB
Massive File
15852 x 12392 pixelsTIFF
442.34 MB

That's why we're talking about 'speed'.





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