Under Windows I am running into a problem where the GIMP's pixel buffer seems to hit a 2GB file size limit when my gray scale TIFF image files excede roughly 400KB in size. I'm guessing the buffer requires 5 bytes per pixel (RGB, transparency, ?), even though all of that isn't really needed for my images. I need to work with these images absolutely ASAP. Because all of the machines involved are running Windoze, I was hoping to stick with that. However, it's starting to look like that is a hopeless cause given my poor porting skills and the apparant lack of interest of most gimp developers in addressing this problem under Windoze (at least in the near term). So, I'm starting to consider using Linux instead, and have two related questions: 1. Can anyone out there positively confirm that running the GIMP under a fairly recent version of Linux would avoid any inherent 2GB pixel buffer size limit? I can provide some images for testing if anyone would like to volunteer... 2. Would anyone out there care to suggest a readily available commercial Linux distribution that is extremely easy to install, learn, and use for unsophisticated users with primarily Windblows experience? Thanks in advance for any help. s/KAM
