I'm getting the same error as #325 so this may be a duplicate. I think I have managed to narrow things down to a image-metadata problem on a single jpg (attached below). I'm on Arch Linux. Here we go:
> sxiv -v
sxiv 26
> pacman -Qi sxiv | grep Version
Version : 26-1
> pacman -Qi imlib2 | grep Version
Version : 1.7.1-1
> sxiv bad.jpg
# [image shows up OK, but then I press enter]
sxiv: Cannot allocate memory
> ll
total 2.5M
-rw-r--r-- 1 klm klm 2.5M Jan 14 14:15 bad.jpg
> convert bad.jpg -resize 1% -quality 1% bad-small.jpg
> sxiv bad-small.jpg
# [same symptom: image shows up OK, but then I press enter]
sxiv: Cannot allocate memory
# trying now with the image metadata stripped off
> convert bad.jpg -strip -resize 1% -quality 1% bad-small-stripped.jpg
> ll
total 2.5M
-rw-r--r-- 1 klm klm 2.5M Jan 14 14:15 bad.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 klm klm 13K Jan 14 14:16 bad-small.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 klm klm 309 Jan 14 14:16 bad-small-stripped.jpg
> sxiv bad-small-stripped.jpg
# now things are working!
# examining bad-small.jpg with exiv2 shows a warning, perhaps this could be the sinner right there?
> exiv2 bad-small.jpg
Warning: Directory Thumbnail, entry 0x0201: Data area exceeds data buffer, ignoring it.
File name : bad-small.jpg
File size : 12597 Bytes
MIME type : image/jpeg
Image size : 26 x 19
Camera make : Apple
Camera model : iPhone 4
Image timestamp : 2015:11:01 14:52:35
Image number :
Exposure time : 1/15 s
Aperture : F2.8
Exposure bias :
Flash : No, auto
Flash bias :
Focal length : 3.8 mm (35 mm equivalent: 35.0 mm)
Subject distance:
ISO speed : 1000
Exposure mode : Auto
Metering mode : Multi-segment
Macro mode :
Image quality :
Exif Resolution : 2592 x 1936
White balance : Auto
Thumbnail : None
Copyright :
Exif comment :
# nobody was expecting anything here, but for completeness:
> exiv2 bad-small-stripped.jpg
File name : bad-small-stripped.jpg
File size : 309 Bytes
MIME type : image/jpeg
Image size : 26 x 19
bad-small-stripped.jpg: No Exif data found in the file
This is the faulty image:
I hope you guys can get an unmodified copy back from github. It should look like this:
Hi,
I'm getting the same error as #325 so this may be a duplicate. I think I have managed to narrow things down to a image-metadata problem on a single
jpg(attached below). I'm on Arch Linux. Here we go:This is the faulty image:
I hope you guys can get an unmodified copy back from github. It should look like this:
Since #325 was closed, and possibly had a different cause, I though I'd create a new issue. Thanks for the sxiv suite!