GreggBell Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I read the faqs and searched the data base, but although I found some useful things there, I found nothing specifically about how to address my problem. So here goes: I bought a .tif extension file photo and went to open it in paint.net and received a window with an X and the message: "There was an error opening the file." My file is 5184x6110 which equates to 24,294KB. I'm using windows xp. Any ideas on how I can go about opening the file in paint.net and working on it there? (And I'm not a real technically-oriented type so the simpler the explanation the better.) Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 TIF support is minimal in Paint.NET as the format is old and well surpassed by better formats. I don't know why you were sold a photo in that format. That's like buying the ingredients to bake bread when you want a sandwich. If Paint.NET will not open the file, I would return to the seller and ask them for another file format. If that won't work you'll have to find another program to open the file & save it in a more useable format (PNG or JPG). Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggBell Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Thanks very much for getting back to me, Ego. Good advice. I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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