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Author: | animicule [ Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:58 am ] |
Post subject: | .jpg files not recognized [Solved] |
GIMP Version: 2.8.22 Operating System: Windows OS Version: 7 GIMP Experience: New User List any ERROR messages you received: something to the effect of: file type unknown I haven't used a jpg for about 10 days... Downloaded Gimp 2.8.22 installer version from https://www.gimp.org/downloads/ Ran and it installed and runs, but when I tried to drop a jpg it gave filetype error, When I file-open it doesn't display any .jpg files in directory listing. As I said above, haven't used a jpg for a while, so am not blaming 2.8.22 install--- I tried reinstall of 2.8.22, same issue. Maybe a supporting file has been corrupted? I will download 2.8.16 today and install it when I get home later, Does anyone have further suggestions? |
Author: | dinasset [ Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized |
Just downloaded 2.8.22. No problems opening .jpg images Screenshot attached Attachment: Screenshot.png [ 517.56 KiB | Viewed 11401 times ] opened image Attachment: 3roses-400.jpg [ 59.41 KiB | Viewed 11401 times ] |
Author: | ofnuts [ Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized |
1) Go to Edit>Preference>Folders>Plugins this lists two folders, one if in your directories, on is in the system's. Navigate to that one and check that it contains a bunch of file-something files (file-jpeg, file-png, file-gif... ) (if you are mmissing these ones you won't be able to open PNG or GIFs either) 2) If you find these files, locate your Gimp profile. It contains (among others) a file called pluginrc. You can open it with a plain text editor. Does it contain references to the file-* files you found in 1)? |
Author: | animicule [ Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:46 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized |
Ofnuts, Off the top of my head, I seem remember not seeing the file-jpg (or jpeg) but png & gif were there. I will follow your instructions and give an accurate report tomorrow. Thank you! Dinasset, when I installed 2.8.22, it probably just overwrote 2.8.16 where the problem may have been. I don't know exactly how to do a clean install, so just installed via defaults.. |
Author: | animicule [ Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:42 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized |
I had time to go home for lunch, a rare treat. >>1) Go to Edit>Preference>Folders>Plugins this lists two folders, one if in your directories, on is in the system's. Only shows one D:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\plugins there is the equivalent on drive C: though it only contained one file libint8.exe (or similar) >> Navigate to that one and check that it contains a bunch of file-something files (file-jpeg, file-png, file-gif... ) (if you are missing these ones you won't be able to open PNG or GIFs either) a long list but the important area from file-i to file-m appears to be missing the suspect file-jpeg* or file-jpg* I searched c: & d: it was not found. didn't search e: - i: as they shouldn't be there. file-ico.exe file-jp2-load.exe file-mng.exe >> 2) If you find these files, locate your Gimp profile. It contains (among others) a file called pluginrc. You can open it with a plain text editor. Does it contain references to the file-* files you found in 1)? C:\Users\BA\.gimp-2.8\pluginrc searched as file-j* did not find a reference only these 2 (plug-in-def "D:\\Program Files\\GIMP 2\\share\\gimp\\2.0\\plugins\\file-jp2-load.exe" (proc-def "file-jxr-load" 1 Could I rename or move file or folders before another install? so 2.8.22 could install clean, then perhaps it would install the missing file... Thank you for your help! |
Author: | ofnuts [ Thu Jul 13, 2017 4:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized |
So you installed Gimp on D:? The fact that you are missing only some is a bit surprising... If you have an antivirus, can you check if it quarantined the file due to a false positive? |
Author: | animicule [ Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:01 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized |
Windows defender, no internet - normally I would receive a warning if it was quarantining a file, none appeared. I will look. I ran the install, don't remember selecting D: the previous install was to c:, but to save space on c: many of the directories have been moved to d: - was trouble free for over a year. I thought that it installed following something in a preference or setup file of some type. h: or i: are faster and more free space then the others. I suppose I will move the existing load and experiment, with the idea of loading on h: just to see what happens, if it gives me a choice. |
Author: | animicule [ Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:30 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized |
No files were in quarantine. After renaming and moving folders, the reinstall worked. It still installed main files to C: and 'data' files to D: and again I did not choose that for a selection, so some preference file have still been present. I moved that 'data' folder from D: to H: and updated in preferences the locations. Everything is working again, did not have to reinstall gmic or any other package (that I am aware of yet). Only one thing lost In the tool box, to the right of FG/BG color on the Brush, Pattern, Gradient cluster... before where it shows the Brush, I had a 'clipboard' that could be used to make brushes. Now it only seems to display the brush, but never the 'clipboard' ?? Thanks for the help! |
Author: | ofnuts [ Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:22 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized |
I don't remember seeing a clipboard viewer in the Toolbox. The viewers for the brush/pattern will show the clipboard content if the current brush/pattern is set to "clpboard". |
Author: | animicule [ Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:37 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: .jpg files not recognized [Solved] |
Thank you Ofnuts! Sorry for my poor description. It was in the brush,pattern,gradient combo I must have set it accidently at some point early on a year ago, and thought it was a standard. |
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