Convert SGI .rgb to another format

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brewil@silcom.com

Convert SGI .rgb to another format

Post by brewil@silcom.com »

I have a number of .rgb image files that were created on an SGI Indigo machine. I no longer have that computer and find that I am unable to open those files in any other program. I have downloaded ImageMagick for Windows XP but still can't open them. Does anyone know of a service that could do this for me? Anyone who could help me convert the files? Thank you very much.
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Re: Convert SGI .rgb to another format

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what version of IM are you using?

type

convert -list format

does it include

SGI* SGI rw+ Irix RGB image

try

identify -verbose image.rgb

and see if it says it is really SGI image

or try changing the suffix to .sgi and then

convert image.sgi image.png
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Re: Convert SGI .rgb to another format

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The images are not in the SGI RGB image format. They don't begin with the 0x01DA sequence as required by the SGI image format sepcification. See http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/d ... ts/sgirgb/. Unless we know what format the images are, we cannot help.
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Re: Convert SGI .rgb to another format

Post by brewil@silcom.com »

I really appreciate your taking a look at the files. They were created in an Apparel Industry Specific software, Lectra U4ia which ran on the SGI Indigo. I have contacted them about converting the files, but since they are now PC based and haven't used the SGI platform in a few years they couldn't help me. They thought the files were standard SGI format. Any other suggestions? Thanks again.
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