Quicktime and tiff files

I use a windows 7 laptop. In the course of my week I view many tiff files. I have the default program for tiff set as windows photo viewer. Nonetheless, Quicktime always comes up. I wouldn't mind, but I cannot view all pages, and sometimes nothing shows. So each week I have to remove Quicktime in order to view my tiff files in Windows Photo Viewer. Very, very, frustrating. Any thoughts?

Excellent news, Bulent!
I hope Quicktime does not, later, try to take over again.
Good point ... next time you do a QuickTime update directly from the Website:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
... very near the end of the install, there should be a screen with a "Configure File/MIME types" button. Click the button, go to the MIME types, and make sure that that TIFF image entry is unchecked. That should avoid the problem in future.

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Is there something wrong with Quicktime and TIFFs?

I've been trying to see with Firefox the TIFF images of patents at the USPTO site and I can't. The browser advises me to install the missing plug-in although Quicktime is already installed. I wonder if it's a Quicktime problem or a Firefox one. I have a reason to believe there's something wrong with Quicktime though. Read on to see why.
On my system the *TIFF Image Test* (from mozdev.org) fails although I have the latest Quicktime plug-in. This happens regardless of the browser I use, all latest editions: Firefox 3.6, Internet Explorer 8 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions) and Chrome 4. All seem to fail to recognize the presence of the installed Quicktime although my Windows OS is set to open TIF/TIFF files with Quicktime/PictureViewer.
Running about:plugins on my Firefox does show the Quicktime plug-in for a variety of files but NOT for opening embedded TIF/TIFFs. Also, when I open *Tools -> Options -> Applications* I see there is no registered handler for TIF/TIFFs. They don't appear on the known Content Types.
Is there something wrong with the installation of Quicktime? I can see USPTO TIFF images only with Safari which appears to have an integrated TIFF viewer. I haven't tried to install alternatiff or any other alternative TIFF handler.

DocBAZ,
I tried to visit the "test site" above. I'm not really sure it's an embedded image on a HTML page because I get a Firefox download window and a suggestion to open it with PictureViewer, which is the expected behavior for downloadable images. The mozdev.org test page on the other hand had an embedded image that needed the plugin, which is what is bugging me.
If you want a real complex test page with both an embedded TIFF and a downloadable one check AlternaTIFF here: http://www.alternatiff.com/testpage.html
Indeed the changes I made were in the QuickTime preferences, not PictureViewer which has no settings to change. And yes, Windows 7 has a unique place to deal with file types and MIME settings.
You will find some interesting suggestions over the problem at SuperUser.
http://superuser.com/questions/107142/uspto-site-asks-for-quicktime-plug-in-whic h-i-already-have-installed-why

IPhoto '08, Microsoft Word 2004 and an error: QuickTime and TIFF

Hi,
When I drag and drop photos from iPhoto into Word, I get the following error:
QuickTime and a TIFF (decompressor) are required to see the picture.
The image is placemarked with a black border with the error message in the center. iPhoto indicates that the picture is JPEG. I have also discovered that dragging the picture to the desktop and then into Word works fine.
I checked the console log and found the following:
Rosetta Version: 17.25
Args: /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Microsoft Word /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Microsoft Word -psn06029313
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Thread 0: Crashed (0xb7fffabc, 0x82f58032)
0x90016768: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : large_and_hugemalloc + 0x2d4
0x903d9b94: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics : img_decoderead + 0x1f4
0x903ca6a0: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics : img_interpolateread + 0x1a0
0x903b44f8: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics : img_datalock + 0x1008
0x903b2658: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics : _CGSImageDataLockWithReference + 0xa8
0x94c98128: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libRIP.A.dylib : ripcAcquireImage + 0x3c8
0x94c96554: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libRIP.A.dylib : ripcDrawImage + 0x9b4
0x903b0ce4: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics : _CGContextDrawImage + 0x198
0xeab0ec48: No symbol
0xeab12714: No symbol
0x9182f1b4: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ QD.framework/Versions/A/QD : _PicItemVerb + 0x1010
0x9182d8ac: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ QD.framework/Versions/A/QD : _DrawPicture + 0xa6c
0xeab19ca0: No symbol
0x844947d8: No symbol
0x84495b00: No symbol
0x81da7430: No symbol
0x81b443ac: No symbol
0x81e81754: No symbol
0x81e81a38: No symbol
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0x81c89b1c: No symbol
0x81c851ec: No symbol
0x81c84c94: No symbol
0x81cab254: No symbol
0x81c9c7f0: No symbol
0x84ba0e68: No symbol
0x84defd08: No symbol
0x846a37b4: No symbol
0x846766a8: No symbol
0x846760c4: No symbol
0x84aed218: No symbol
0x84aed7c0: No symbol
0x84b09454: No symbol
0x8483c644: No symbol
0x8483c9fc: No symbol
0x846db090: No symbol
0x846da528: No symbol
0x846da2ec: No symbol
0x819cdab8: No symbol
0x843dcecc: No symbol
0x843dce4c: No symbol
0x843dcddc: No symbol
0x843dcc8c: No symbol
0x93242cdc: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __Z23DispatchEventToHandlersP14EventTargetRecP14OpaqueEventRefP14HandlerCallRec + 0x3e0
0x932422e0: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __Z30SendEventToEventTargetInternalP14OpaqueEventRefP20OpaqueEventTargetRefP14H andlerCallRec + 0x160
0x93249a58: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _SendEventToEventTarget + 0x28
0x932cdbc8: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _Z18SendHICommandEventmPK9HICommandmmhP20OpaqueEventTargetRefS3PP14OpaqueEventRef + 0x1b0
0x93301894: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _SendMenuItemSelectedEvent + 0x84
0x93301784: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _Z19FinishMenuSelectionP8MenuDataS0_P10MenuResultS2mmmh + 0x88
0x932e68c8: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __Z14MenuSelectCoreP8MenuData5PointdmPP13OpaqueMenuRefPt + 0x194
0x932e63f0: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _MenuSelect + 0x64
0x843dc074: No symbol
0x93242cdc: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __Z23DispatchEventToHandlersP14EventTargetRecP14OpaqueEventRefP14HandlerCallRec + 0x3e0
0x932422e0: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __Z30SendEventToEventTargetInternalP14OpaqueEventRefP20OpaqueEventTargetRefP14H andlerCallRec + 0x160
0x93249a58: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _SendEventToEventTarget + 0x28
0x9324a34c: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __Z29ToolboxEventDispatcherHandlerP25OpaqueEventHandlerCallRefP14OpaqueEventRef Pv + 0x8d0
0x93242ff4: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __Z23DispatchEventToHandlersP14EventTargetRecP14OpaqueEventRefP14HandlerCallRec + 0x6f8
0x932422e0: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : __Z30SendEventToEventTargetInternalP14OpaqueEventRefP20OpaqueEventTargetRefP14H andlerCallRec + 0x160
0x93249a58: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.fra mework/Versions/A/HIToolbox : _SendEventToEventTarget + 0x28
0x843d2850: No symbol
0x8469fabc: No symbol
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0x81994464: No symbol
PPC Thread State
srr0: 0x00000000 srr1: 0x00000000 vrsave: 0x00000000
cr: 0xXXXXXXXX xer: 0x00000000 lr: 0x903d35e4 ctr: 0x00000ed9
r00: 0x00000087 r01: 0xbfff8f40 r02: 0x00000084 r03: 0x11074bec
r04: 0x00000001 r05: 0x00000002 r06: 0x00000003 r07: 0x00000000
r08: 0x0ef62000 r09: 0x00000079 r10: 0x0cc054d0 r11: 0x00000004
r12: 0x903d99a0 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00002059 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00002059 r17: 0x0ef5da00 r18: 0x0cc02050 r19: 0x11074be0
r20: 0x00000000 r21: 0x00000020 r22: 0x110e50a0 r23: 0x00000060
r24: 0x00000060 r25: 0x00000008 r26: 0xffffffff r27: 0x00000001
r28: 0x00000018 r29: 0x00000003 r30: 0xbfff9030 r31: 0x903d35e4
Thread 1: (0xb00997fc, 0xb8134443)
0x90005a20: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _free + 0x5c
0x00715204: No symbol
0x9002bbe8: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib : _pthreadbody + 0x60
0x00000000: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Support/LaunchCFMApp : + 0x0
PPC Thread State
srr0: 0x00000000 srr1: 0x00000000 vrsave: 0x00000000
cr: 0xXXXXXXXX xer: 0x20000000 lr: 0x9000a97c ctr: 0x9000aa20
r00: 0xffffffe1 r01: 0xf0080ce0 r02: 0x00000001 r03: 0xf0080dcc
r04: 0x00000102 r05: 0x00000000 r06: 0x00000054 r07: 0x00003303
r08: 0x000003e8 r09: 0x00000000 r10: 0x00000006 r11: 0xa00069a4
r12: 0x9000aa20 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000000 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0x00000000 r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x00000000 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x00000000 r21: 0x00000000 r22: 0x00000000 r23: 0x00000000
r24: 0xf0080dcc r25: 0x00000054 r26: 0x00003303 r27: 0x000003e8
r28: 0x00000000 r29: 0x00000102 r30: 0x00000102 r31: 0x0071ffb0
The system is an iMac7,1 (20" alu)
Any help would be appreciated. This seems to be a new problem, as I was able to drag+drop from iPhoto '08 into Word after upgrading to '08. I do not recall when the problem began.
Thanks!

Hi
This sounds like a problem that's been discussed many times. If you use the Search button (select more options) and change the 'Restrict by Date Range' to something like 'Last Year' you should find something? You might want to read these:
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/office2004/topic2741.html
http://forum.soft32.com/mac/save-files-open-ftopict89866.html
I think Office 2008 is supposed to have made things better?
Tony

EPS and Tiff Files are not open...

Dear All,
If we open the EPS or Tiff file in Illustrator CS3, we got the error message as in the screenshot which named as “Illustrator screenshot.jpg”.
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I've been searching the interweb thin for Bridge plug-ins without luck.
I work in a production company and we have a quite intense QA process meaning that we compare images against each other and return feedback to editors.
So instead of cycling through applications it would make our life so much easier to just stay inside adobe bridge.
What I'm looking for is a plugin for Adobe Bridge with following attributes:
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var csv = File.openDialog("Please select CSV file.","CSV File:*.csv");
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while(!csv.eof){
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   var title = inputArray[1];
   var author = inputArray[2];
if(!csvFile.exists) {
alert(csvFile + " Does not exist"); //////////Check if file exists
return;
if(csvFile.exists){
var file = new Thumbnail(csvFile);
try{
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}catch(e){
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}catch(e){
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xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator");
xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title");
try{
xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "creator", author, 0,XMPConst.ARRAY_IS_ORDERED);
xmp.appendArrayItem(XMPConst.NS_DC, "title", title, 0,XMPConst.ARRAY_IS_ORDERED);
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if (xmpFile.canPutXMP(xmp)) {
xmpFile.putXMP(xmp);
}else{
alert("Can not write new metadata to " + csvFile.spec);
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Quicktime and .avi Files

Where do I go to get a plug-in for Quicktime to let me play .avi movie files? I went to the site where it says it might be, but I don't see anything for .avi files. Thanks for any help.
PS. I downloaded VLC, but everytime I right click the .avi file, go to open with, then pick VLC, it starts to open then closes.

Yes, that does work, but I'm viewing avi files over
the network, so it's hard to open VLC, then click
open file and go over the network to get the file.
There's got to be an easier way.
In VLC (because this'll come up again) just choose 'open Network' and supply the URL for the stream/resource (in some case you may have to dig into the source of the web page - or the one the link actually directs you to to find something that starts mms:// or RTSP: or similar).
This is particularly handy because in VLC - as in mplayer/ffmpegx and others) you can pipe the output to a file on disk in many cases (I hate streams. I like files.
A helpful link - and good forum: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?p=49539#49539
-FWIW.
best wishes.

Quicktime and flv files

I have just bought quicktime pro because research suggested it would open a flv file and convert it. Having gone through a painful process of having to redownload and reinstall various add ons it is still not working only opening the first few seconds of the file. Can anyone suggest a solution?

Quicktime X is a great little piece of software. However, Quicktime X is very finicky on which codec/file format it can decode/play.
Luckily, there are DOZENS of alternative video/media players and extensions available for the Mac. Some of them are even FREE. Some of the better FREE ones include...
PERIAN (quicktime extension)
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/22923/perian
QUICKTIME 7.6.6
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL923
VLC Media Player
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/5758/vlc-media-player
NICEPLAYER
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15136/niceplayer
... And if none of those work, there is a possibility that, that video file may be corrupted.

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