Animation .bmp images not able to open in Adobe CS3/CS4

Dose anyone else get an "format module unable to parse file" when trying to open the slider animation created bitmap images. I am able to compile them into an animation using Quicktime pro, but I can't open the images directly in photoshop or after effects.

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on March 20, 2010 at 7:51am

Can you open them in Paint.exe? Windows Explorer Previewer?

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David Rutten
david@mcneel.com
Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Jeff Niemasz on March 21, 2010 at 5:03am

I can open them with paint and can see them in windows previewer. I tried renaming the extension to jpeg and mario recommended, but still couldn't open them with Photoshop, illustrator, In-Design, After effects, or preview them in Adobe Bridge, I don't have premier so wasn't able to replicate Mario's fix. But if I open them in paint and then save them as a .jpeg or even again as .bmp, then they open fine in Adobe.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Heumann on March 21, 2010 at 10:22am

Yes - I have always had this problem as well. It holds for the mac versions of the creative suite programs as well - but all other image software seems to be able to open them without problem.

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on March 21, 2010 at 10:27am

Well, since everything seems to open the images fine except for Adobe software, and since I'm using Windows API functions to save the images, I'm not really sure what I can do about it. I think you need to complain to Adobe.

Alternatively, save the images as png rather than bmp, that probably works better.

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David Rutten
david@mcneel.com
Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Jeff Niemasz on March 23, 2010 at 4:07am

Thanks David,
I tried saving the animations as jpeg and png and they open in Adobe software. I didn't realize I could simply change these extension in the slider interface otherwise I would have just given up on the bitmap.

Permalink Reply by MARIO VERGARA on March 20, 2010 at 11:31am

Hey Jeff....i had the same problem with adobe premier.
Changing the extention from .bmp to .jpeg solved the problem.
best
m

Permalink Reply by MARIO VERGARA on March 23, 2010 at 6:07am

Hey Jeff....sorry ...i was not clear...
i was refering to the animation slider option.
You can change the extension from bmp to jpeg....that works for me.
best
m

Permalink Reply by Jeff Niemasz on March 23, 2010 at 9:46am

Thanks Mario,
so simple.
Jeff

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