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Reading FilmX Picture Files?

Posted by Cliff on from the accessing-unconventional-file-types dept.

bzlman asks: "I just broke my finger and instead of conventional x-rays, the ER gave me a CD with huge picture files on it from the company called FilmX from sorna.com. Unfortunately, the software to read the pics is for Windows, and the file type for the images (each about 10 MB) is 'command line' (the files are of no conventional type). I've tried opening the files with every image program for Mac OS X and Classic, to no avail. These are high quality images I want to see, and I hope someone can help me find a Mac OS X way to view them. Thanks."

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  1. Re:Try raw image loader by harrkev · · Score: 1, Troll

    As a rule, *NO* medical images are ever stored using lossy compression. Lossy compression can create artifacts, and medical images are used to make life-or-death decisions. "Sorry Mrs. Smith. That brain tumor was actually a JPEG artifact."

    So, medical images will either use lossless or no compression. There are some lossless compression schemes that can gain about a 50% reduction in picture size. Nothing compared to 90% or so using JPEG, but not too bad either.

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  2. Re:Just relax by ravenspear · · Score: 0, Troll

    What is the Apple section for anyway? Is it just for a bunch of flamers to sit around bitching? Or are we here to actually help the Mac user community grow a little?

    My understanding of /. was that it was "news for nerds" not "a community help forum for the technically illiterate."