[Gimp-user] Any plans to improve TIF support?

[rpdayton <forums gimpusers com>]

> Yes, only with tiff files.
>
> Unfortunately, I cannot attach the files; the tiff files are from
> automotive, aerospace, and military sources, and I am not able to use
> gimp to edit out any branding in the title blocks.  And since I have
> an nda with every source, I cannot share the files without at least
> removing the cage code, customer branding, etc.
>
> More unfortunately, these industries all use tiff as the sole means of
> document storage and transmission, so anyone working in the supply
> chain in these industries must be able to have some method of viewing,
> marking, and printing files in this format.
>
> I just figured that gimp would have added better support for these
> file types, as there is a pretty large number of people needing a good
> software solution for this.  Don't get me wrong, it is great for jpgs
> and pngs and facebook pictures and touching up pictures from phones,
> it really is excellent for that.  But it just doesn't stand up to more
> demanding tasks.  Which is fine, I was just wanting to see if it had
> gotten better in the past few years.
>
> Ah, well.  Back to kinkos!


Update
Filed a bug report, but was informed that it is different for files that are
50000 pixels or more in width.
Ah, well.

Thanks for the assist anyway.

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