http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Out-of-available-memory-Help-tp3701098p3701099.html
ImageJ.exe would cause this problem. Java programs are limited to 64MB
A 2915x2456 color image does require 27MB of memory. To do the
> (cliffs at bottom)
>
> I am currently trying to use ImageJ to do image segmentation on some
> ~11MB
> RGB images. The images load fine into ImageJ, but if I attempt to do
> any
> filtering on them ImageJ throws this error:
>
> <Out of memory>
> <All available memory (63MB) has been>
> <used. Instructions for making more>
> <available can be found in the "Memory" >
> <sections of the installation notes at>
> <
http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/docs/install/>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> I then poked through the options and raised the memory alotted to
> 500MB,
> closed ImageJ and reopened it attempted the same operation and got an
> identical error. Even mentioning 63MB. Note that the default was not
> 63
> MB nor was the max memory set anywhere near 63MB after I changed it.
>
>
> So I came here, and I see people recommending changing the command
> given
> to the executable, so I checked my ImageJ.cfg and it reads:
>
> .
> C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\javaw.exe
> -Xmx500m -cp ij.jar ij.ImageJ
>
> In a previous thread someone mentioned a similar problem and modifying
> this line fixed the problem but I believe that java should have plenty
> of
> memory the way I have it configured.
>
> So that's my problem, I'd appreciate any help you guys can give me.
>
> If you have read this far here is some more information that may be
> helpful:
>
> 2.99Ghz Pentium D
> 2GB Ram
>
> ImageJ 1.36b
> Java 1.5.0_06
> About ImageJ displays 55MB of 500MB (11%) while the error message is
> still
> in the log.
>
> The java is on this machine, while the ImageJ is being run from a
> network
> drive. The same error arrizes when I run ImageJ as an applet from the
> NIH
> page.
>
> I have contacted the sys admin and he assures me that there is no
> constraint put on memory used by a user, with the exception of the
> physical memory on the machine and what is being used by other
> software.
>
> Software running in the background or not has no effect on the error
> message.
>
> I have replicated this error on 2 machines, each using their own local
> java but the same ImageJ off the same network drive. I have also
> replicated it running ImageJ as an applet on both machines.
>
> Curiously when I look at the size of the image in windows it is listed
> as
> 11MB, but ImageJ claims it's 27MB. (perhaps this is extra space for a
> buffer?) One image is 2915x2456 pixel tiff. The others are similar.
> All
> tiffs, all RGB, all produce the same error.
>
> If you have made it this far I truly commend you. Thank you for the
> attention and here's a quote for your efforts.
>
> "'That is indisputable,' was the answer, 'but in this country it is a
> good
> thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.'"
> -Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet), Candide
>
> Thank you for any help you can give me.
> -Stumped in StonyBrook
>
>
>
>
>
> finally cliffnotes:
> 1. ImageJ throws an out of memory error when I try to analyze some
> large
> tiff images
> 2. The machine has plenty of memory and so does java.
> 3. Solutions to similar problems from this listserv do not help.
> 4. Recent software, reproducible.
> 5. HELP!
> 6. quote for your efforts, thanks!