Re: Memory issue

Posted by Andrew Riching on Oct 03, 2013; 5:09pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Memory-issue-tp5005018p5005028.html

Hi Curtis,

The format is thousands of individual TIFF files compiled into a folder. I collected the images using a Prairie scope (PrairieView software), so I'm using the .XML file to open everything. I have not tried a virtual stack, but I can try that when I get home tonight. At work, I successfully opened the file on a Mac 10.6.8 machine with 8 GB of RAM and a 2 GHz dual core processor in 20 minutes. I should also note that the file is on an external harddrive. At home I was loading into a USB 3.0 port, but at work I only have USB 2.0 ports. In theory, every aspect of my home computer I would expect to outperform the lab computer as far as hardware. I should note that I have never tried to open the files on a Windows operating system (We have XP installed on our lab computers, but XP only recognizes around 3GB of RAM, so it's not sufficient for opening these files). I wouldn't think changing the operating system should make a difference, so that's why I was trying to confirm if there wasn't another setting I needed to change in Windows as opposed to Mac in order to change the memory settings.

Thanks,
Andrew

P.S. Since we're at the same place, would it be easier to try to meet with you in person to talk about this issue?