Casio CAM format displays incorrectly
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 2:46 am
First off, I'd like to commend you on your software. Like Irfan, you are doing a great service to the world with your time and dedication.
Your program actually reminds me a lot of a program I used to use called Multimedia Xplorer, by Moon Software, which if you want to check it out is now offered here as freeware: http://www.moonsoftware.com/mxplorer.asp. It was a superb piece of software for its time.
Now to the bug.
I admit this is a bug for an obscure file format that hasn't been used in years. I don't expect anything to be done about it, as it's likely not worth the effort in the grand scheme of things. But it is still a bug, so I'm reporting it.
I've tested this with both XnView 2.04 and XnView MP 0.61.
I have several hundred Casio CAM images taken over 15 years ago with one of the first "cheap" digital cameras. I don't even remember the model number of the camera.
Luckily for me the viewer for it, QVLINK32.EXE (v2.01), still works on my old XP machine. I note this because while the QVLINK software displays the images correctly at 320x240x24, XnView shows them for some reason at 480x240x24, making them all stretched. Perhaps XnView is assuming all CAMs are of a particular dimension? Don't know, but it's wrong.
If you want a sample picture, or a copy of QVLINK (32 bit only), let me know.
Attached is a screenshot of of both the original CAM image as it looks in XnView MP, along with a JPG export made with QVLINK, with correct dimensions.
Your program actually reminds me a lot of a program I used to use called Multimedia Xplorer, by Moon Software, which if you want to check it out is now offered here as freeware: http://www.moonsoftware.com/mxplorer.asp. It was a superb piece of software for its time.
Now to the bug.
I admit this is a bug for an obscure file format that hasn't been used in years. I don't expect anything to be done about it, as it's likely not worth the effort in the grand scheme of things. But it is still a bug, so I'm reporting it.
I've tested this with both XnView 2.04 and XnView MP 0.61.
I have several hundred Casio CAM images taken over 15 years ago with one of the first "cheap" digital cameras. I don't even remember the model number of the camera.
Luckily for me the viewer for it, QVLINK32.EXE (v2.01), still works on my old XP machine. I note this because while the QVLINK software displays the images correctly at 320x240x24, XnView shows them for some reason at 480x240x24, making them all stretched. Perhaps XnView is assuming all CAMs are of a particular dimension? Don't know, but it's wrong.
If you want a sample picture, or a copy of QVLINK (32 bit only), let me know.
Attached is a screenshot of of both the original CAM image as it looks in XnView MP, along with a JPG export made with QVLINK, with correct dimensions.