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Bug 484809 - can not open jpgs, used with vista
can not open jpgs, used with vista
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 358117
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface
2.2.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-10-08 18:09 UTC by Leon
Modified: 2008-01-15 13:30 UTC
See Also:
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Description Leon 2007-10-08 18:09:18 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
when trying to open a jpg-file, GIMP gives the following message:
"plugin konnte das bild nicht öffnen"
the terminal gives the following information:
"opened thumbnail at 120 x 160
/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/jpeg: fatal error: Segmentation fault"
(the preview of the file was displayed in GIMP)

Steps to reproduce:
1. open a jpg-file with Windows Vistas "Windows-Fotogalerie"
2. turn the picture for 90°
3. save the picture
4. copy the file to my ubuntu-system
5. try to open it with GIMP


Actual results:
see description of problem

Expected results:
..

Does this happen every time?
yes
but the files can be opened with GQView

Other information:
Comment 1 Sven Neumann 2007-10-08 18:25:26 UTC 
Most likely you are using an outdated copy of libexif on your Ubuntu system. Please update to 0.6.16 or newer, then report back.
Comment 2 Raphaël Quinet 2007-10-09 08:39:38 UTC 
Leon, are your images coming from an Olympus camera?

The built-in image viewers in Windows Vista and Windows XP are known to destroy the EXIF MakerNote data from some camera models when you rotate the image.  After manipulating the image with these Windows programs, some parts of the JPEG file contain garbage and invalid offsets.  Old versions of libexif (used by GIMP) were crashing when trying to parse this invalid data.  If this is the case for you, then you need to upgrade to a newer version of libexif (at least 0.6.15, or newer if possible).

I also recommend that you never use the Windows image viewer for rotating your images, because some parts of the image metadata related to camera settings will be destroyed and will not be recoverable.
Comment 3 Leon 2007-10-09 12:39:27 UTC 
YES! Great!
I updated libexif and now it works. THANKS!

ps: it was not so easy to convince GIMP to use the new version...
Comment 4 Raphaël Quinet 2007-10-09 17:06:16 UTC 
This is a duplicate of the old bug #358117.  Re-closing as such.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 358117 ***