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AWD-files support (Artweaver)?
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:39 pm
by Troken
I've installed the AWD-file plug-in and now XnView can view and read AWD-files, which is great. But everytime I click on the thumb an error message appears:
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AWD to TIFF converter
Error converting AWD to TIFF.
[OK]
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Funny that even though the message appears, I can read the file and all. Is it a bug or is the plug-in not working properly?
XnView 1.90 <x>
Re: AWD-files support (Artweaver)?
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:04 pm
by xnview
Troken wrote:I've installed the AWD-file plug-in and now XnView can view and read AWD-files, which is great. But everytime I click on the thumb an error message appears:
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AWD to TIFF converter
Error converting AWD to TIFF.
[OK]
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Funny that even though the message appears, I can read the file and all. Is it a bug or is the plug-in not working properly?
You have only this message when you click on a thumb? And you have not it when you load the file?
Re: AWD-files support (Artweaver)?
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:10 pm
by Troken
xnview wrote:You have only this message when you click on a thumb? And you have not it when you load the file?
Yes, I have it both when selecting and loading it (single + doubleclick). It also appears when I open a folder with AWD image in it. Or when I save in a different format. It seems that it shows everytime I do anything with the image. But apart from that, it works fine and I can view, open and edit. Its just annoying
Re: AWD-files support (Artweaver)?
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:47 am
by xnview
Troken wrote:xnview wrote:You have only this message when you click on a thumb? And you have not it when you load the file?
Yes, I have it both when selecting and loading it (single + doubleclick). It also appears when I open a folder with AWD image in it. Or when I save in a different format. It seems that it shows everytime I do anything with the image. But apart from that, it works fine and I can view, open and edit. Its just annoying
Oh ok, but AWD plugin is not for Artweaver, so you can remove Xawd.dll
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:06 pm
by Troken
No? Oh, ok, I will try, thanks.
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:42 am
by Troken
I removed Xawd.dll and now the AWD-plugin works. Thank you.
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:28 pm
by Drahken
Heh, I was about to post about this issue. Clearly the issue is a conflict between the awd.usr plugin from artweaver and the xawd.dll plugin.
While we're on the subject, anyone know what format artweaver's ad files actually are, or if they're a purely custom format? I'm guessing they're a variation on tiff, but they could be almost any lossless or near lossless format. (The filesize is far too massive to be any lossy format.)
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:19 pm
by Troken
I think its a lossless format, but thats only a guess. I think that the Artweaver developer can tell you all about it, he seems to be very helpful.
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:42 am
by Troken
Um, this is not important really, but a new question grew: why don't XnView support Artweaver (.awd) files? Sure, there is a working plug-in at the Artweaver website, but couldn't it be implemented?
(I noticed that a certain other popular imagesofteware - beginning with "I" - supports Artweaver in the latest version)
BTW: The conflicting Xawd.dll seems to be gone in RC2, so the awd-plugin works nicely now.