Re: Just trying to import an image
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- Subject: [mg44497] Re: Just trying to import an image
- From: Bob Harris <nitlion at mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:01:50 -0500 (EST)
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Howdy, Steven, Thanks for the idea. But it seems that the problem is that Mathematica can't find the converter. I've already figured out how to make it find the image. Bob H > From: "Steven Shippee" <slshippee at comcast.net> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Organization: Comcast Online > Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 01:10:29 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: [mg44497] Re: Just trying to import an image > > To make it easy to debug, try putting the file (the "image") in a root > directory somewhere (of your "c" drive or your "d" drive), and also ensure > it has no spaces in the file name, for example, use something like > c:\practice.jpg or c:\practice.bmp. > > Then you could run the command > > myimage=Import["c:\practice.jpg"]; > > and manipulate myimage from there. > > Steven > > shippee at jcs.mil > > > > "Bob Harris" <nitlion at mindspring.com> wrote in message > news:bonnfg$h8i$1 at smc.vnet.net... >> Howdy, >> >> Have an assignment in an computer vision class I'm taking. Thought I'd > try >> fiddling around with it in Mathematica. Have run into the second or third >> brick wall, just trying to bring an image into Mathematica. Am in need of >> help. >> >> For starters, I found Import[] in the big book and tried it: >> Import ["vl100.gif"] >> The file vl100.gif is in the same directory as the mathematica notebook > that >> I launched. But that seems not to be one of the places mathematica looks. >> So I just got a file not found error. So be it. >> >> I figured there must be a way to convince mathematica to look for the file >> where e file is. After stumbling around for a while in the book and in > the >> help browser, I finally found the SetDirectory command. So looking at the >> format of file paths in $Path, I did >> SetDirectory["Kablooie:ClassesS:VisionS:Project4S"] >> which is the path to the directory containing the file. >> >> So then I tried >> Import ["vl100.gif"] >> again, and I get >> Experimental`RegisterConverter::noexe: Could not find the >> executable GIF.exe in any of { <<65>>, <<74>>, <<83>>, GIF.exe}. >> >> Now, I'm running this using mathematica 4.0.1.0 for the Mac on a PowerMac > G3 >> running OS 9.0.4. Yes, I know I haven't upgraded in a while, but it sure >> seems like what I'm trying to do is supposed to work on my configuration. >> >> The error message suggests that it doesn't have the executable code to >> handle gif images. I tried .pgm format and got the same result. Since > both >> are listed in the big book I figured it's pointless to try other formats. >> Those two should've worked. >> >> I did a search of my hard drive and I do find a gif.exe (and hdf.exe, >> jpeg.exe, pnm.exe, and tiff.exe) in the folder >> ... MathematicaS:SystemFiles:Converters:Binaries:PowerMac >> So it seems like it's got 'em, and it's just not looking for them. >> >> Can anyone point me toward a way to get this working? >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Bob H >> >
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