Re: [Gimp-user] Cannot decode a Raw file from Pentax machine

[antonio montagnani <antonio montagnani alice it>]

Partha Bagchi ha scrito il 12/12/2014 alle 23:35:
> This has been happening for a while.
>
> While opening your RAW images, don't rely on automatic detection, but
> select the long list of raw formats from the dropdown list and then
> open your image.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Partha
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 5:23 PM, antonio montagnani
> <antonio montagnani alice it> wrote:
> > In the past The Gimp+Ufraw worked fine, I could open a raw file from my
> > Pentax reflex with no issue, suddenly one year ago when I try to open, it
> > doesn't work, I get a window importing from TIFF and another window-TIFF
> > directory is missing required "ImageLength" field.
> > A friend found out this workaround:
> >
> > whith 0.19.2-6 version installed edit the .gimp-2.8/pluginrc file
> > in user home, search the lines
> >
> > (load-proc
> >              (extension
> > "3fr,ari,arw,cap,cine,cr2,crw,cs1,dc2,dcr,dng,erf,fff,hdr,ia,iiq,jpeg,jpg,k25,kc2,kdc,mdc,mef,mos,mrw,nef,nrw,orf,pef,pxn,qtk,r3d,raf,raw,rdc,rw2,rwl,sr2,srf,srw,sti,tif,tiff,ufraw,x3f")
> >              (magic "0,string,II*\\0,0,string,MM\\0*,0,string,<?xml")
> >              (thumb-loader "file-ufraw-load-thumb"))
> >
> > delete the line
> >
> >              (magic"0,string,II*\\0,0,string,MM\\0*,0,string,<?xml")
> >
> > Of course any time that a new version of Gimp, I have to edit the pluginrc
> > file.
> >
> > Any idea?
> > Please see also:
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015796
> >
> >
> > Tnx
> > --
> > Antonio M
> > Skype: amontag52
> >
> > Linux Fedora F21 (Twenty one)
> > on Fujitsu Lifebook A512
> >
> > http://lugsaronno.altervista.org
> > http://www.campingmonterosa.com

>
please read the full report in bugzilla in my previous post.There is 
only one option in the drop-down list and Gimp doesn't work as expected 
with the standard pluginrc file.
If I blacklist or delete this line:

(magic "0,string,II*\\0,0,string,MM\\0*,0,string,<?xml")

it works as expected

--
Antonio M
Skype: amontag52

Linux Fedora F21 (Twenty one)
on Fujitsu Lifebook A512

http://lugsaronno.altervista.org
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