Aaron, The problem anyway is with the right GIMP version - not strict related to the computer power I have 2 computers first - 32bit architecture, Intel Quad core with 4 Gb RAM + 1Gb RAM ATI RADEON HD second - 64bit architecture with 8 processing cores with 8 Gb RAM + 1Gb RAM Nvidia video card on both of them GIMP 2.6 can load big images without problems on the first computer GIMP 2.8 can't load a file bigger than 750MB but I've made that big file with GIMP 2.6 (in pixels was 53.000 x 33.000) with an Intel Dual core. So if you really want to use GIMP for big images use GIMP 2.6 and your problems are gone. 2012/7/19 Aaron Paden <aaronbpaden@xxxxxxxxx>: > On 07/19/2012 02:28 AM, wwp wrote: >> >> even though when attempting to process image/data files >> that are, say, "modern". The OP didn't mention precisely how big they >> are ("trying to open large images like MyPaint encourages"), but I >> presume they are way bigger than image sizes that were conventional in >> the times P4 + 512Go RAM were common. >> >> How big are they, Aaron? > > > > MyPaint encourages large images because of the infinite canvas. It adds up > pretty quickly. The largest one I was using to test gimp was 8960x9088. Just > some doodles. More me testing the limits of gimp on my computer than trying > to do something useful in that case. Gimp was unusably slow no matter what > size image I use, but Liam's suggestions have made things much more > manageable. > > https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list/2012-July/msg00074.html > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list -- Nemes Ioan Sorin _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list