I am editing a hundred or soccer photos for my daughter's team. Many of these photos are taken at awkward angles and need straightening. I am occasionally getting crashes while trying to straighten using the "Straighten Image" tool. It seems to happen most often when there is more than 2 degrees needed, or when I slide the tool one way and then the other. Anyone else have this problem?
Cindy
I've used PHOTOPAINT on different computers with different video cards - ATI, NVIDIA, Intel. Before SP1 PHOTOPAINT X5 crashed every time when I used "Straighten Image". After SP1 it always crashed when I try to work with large images, with small images it usually works well.
I think I made a discovery on this Straighten Image crashing.
I tried several smaller images and Straighten Image did not crash PP. Then I went back and tried several different images that were unchanged, i.e. they came directly from the camera. Those crashed everytime. If I make a duplicate in PPX5 first (Image>Duplicate) and then use Straigten Image, then PP does NOT crash. Would that be the video card doing that? Or is it related to the native color space?
Those of you that experience the crashing, are you working on images saved directly from your camera?
Patti
Yep, same thing works here. I was originally working from a jpeg file that was saved from the photographer's card to a CD, copied to my harddrive.
Hi Cindy,
from what you are saying I take it your crash occurs while you are adjusting the angle of the image in the Straighten Tool interface? I have never crashed adjusting the angle, but I have occasional crashes when hitting the OK button to actually process the rotation once it has been set. I have narrowed down the issue to one of 2 problems: either the Straighten Tool does not like a particular image dimension, or a particular image aspect ratio! My camera produces RAW files at a ratio of 2:3 or 3:2, whichever way you look at it. I use more than one RAW editing program and a couple of them produce images at a different size to the exact pixel count from the camera. One of these pixel counts crashes PPX5 when clicking OK in the Straighten Tool screen EVERY TIME! If I simply grab the crop tool and shave a few pixels off either side the Straighten Tool works flawlessly. If I use images processed by the other RAW editors I have no issues.
I wonder if the exif data from the camera (recording correct pixel dimensions) not matching the processed RAW file dimensions has some influence on this issue? I have no idea.
Best regards,Brian.
Brian, for me it crashes AFTER clicking the OK button. I'm not so sure this related to image dimensions (but I could be wrong!). My unprocessed photos are 4:3 and if I duplicate them before straightening with Image>Duplicate, then it works just fine. But there is definitely something in these unprocessed images that the Straighten Image tool does NOT like!
If I get time, I'll try processing some RAW images today and see what happens.
Hunter said: Patti, as much as I love Photopaint, I do feel it's woefully lacking in RAW abilities. Please do try the RAW features in PP, but also try other applications. I use BibblePro (www.bibblelabs.com) and find it *very* fast, and very good. (BTW, it's got a great image straightener). I'd also suggest you try other RAW editors to see what suits your needs best.
Actually, I don't use RAW format very much at all, Hunter. Since most of my photos are of quilts or close-ups shots for on line classes, I don't see the need for the expense of something like Bibble Pro. So far I am happy with controlling my camera settings as they are..and maybe a few tweaks from PP (or PS). I have an Olympus E-PL1. I am saving my pennies now for a good macro lens.
Speaking of PP's raw capabilities, I just remembered my new camera isn't supported yet -- so I guess I won't experiment with it!
This weekend, I tried using PP X5 to straighten some of my photos for the first time. I, also, experienced the crash of PP as noted in the other posts. I found this thread this morning. I am using an NVIDIA graphics card and Windows Vista, all having the latest updates.
I tried using one of my photos that causes the program to crash. It is a large TIFF file created by another program. I changed its size by resampling it in PP. I reduced the size by both 48% and 5%, each time saving the changed photo as a new TIFF file. I opened each photo separately in PP and tried to straighten them: no crash. I closed the photos.
Then I tried loading the original photo, resampling it, not saving it but going directly to the straightening tool and straightening the photo: no crash. I closed the photo.
I again loaded the original photo that would cause a crash of PP. I opened the straightening tool, leaving it with its default settings (including a rotation angle of 0.0 Degrees. I clicked on OK within the tool: no crash. I reopened the straightening tool, this time rotating the photo by about 1 degree and clicked OK: no crash. I reopened the straightening tool, this time rotating the photo by about 10 degrees: no crash.
I must add that I have rarely, but once and a while found that the straightening tool will work the first time without crashing PP. I have also found that rebooting the computer will sometimes keep the straightening tool from crashing for a use or two. It eventually crashes.
I have not tried a large number of trials to make sure that the fixes described above consistently cure the crash problem.
Strange problem, thanks for the posts!
<Leroc> wrote in message news:102745@coreldraw.com... This weekend, I tried using PP X5 to straighten some of my photos for the first time. I, also, experienced the crash of PP as noted in the other posts. I found this thread this morning. I am using an NVIDIA graphics card and Windows Vista, all having the latest updates.
Corel has just released Corel Draw Graphics Suite X5 Service Pack 2. I downloaded and installed it.
I have used the straightening tool on a number of photos without a single crash. I hope this new update version has fixed the problem permanently and for everyone.
My thanks to the Graphics Unleashed Newsletter for the information about the new service pack!