ERROR: unknown or invalid JPEG marker type is found

[Bob Boudewyns]

Friends, many of my jpegs open fine. But a number of them give me the
message in my Subject line. I have no idea why! I can email them to others
using the same operating system (WinXP home) and the jpegs open just right.
This is a new computer. Why can I open some jpegs and not others?

Any suggestions appreciated!

 

[John Inzer]

Friends, many of my jpegs open fine. But a number of them
give me the message in my Subject line. I have no idea
why! I can email them to others using the same operating
system (WinXP home) and the jpegs open just right. This
is a new computer. Why can I open some jpegs and not
others?

Any suggestions appreciated!

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It may help if we knew what type of camera
you downloaded these images from and what
software you are viewing them with.

You say it's a new computer...are you opening
the files from your hard drive or from a CD?

Have any of these files been received from
someone with an AOL account?

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[Bob Boudewyns]

Thanks for the response, John!

Well, I'm not using a camera myself, but my friends send me pictures in jpg
format and they open well. The one that I am especially concerned about
just now that won't open is a logo produced for me by a commercial company
using Adobe Photoshop. I am opening it from my hard drive. It was emailed to
me (not using AOL) and when I double click on it the Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer tries to open it and gives me the above error. Other graphics
programs give me the same error.

I've had it resent to me and with the same result. I send the file on to
others using WinXP and they open it with no problem. (Two others people.)

I have used AOL in the past and the program is on my computer.

I'm guessing that some basic functionality of my system is messed up. I've
run the windows update process and still no joy.

Any suggestions appreciated!

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Bob Boudewyns
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| Bob Boudewyns wrote:
| > Friends, many of my jpegs open fine. But a number of them
| > give me the message in my Subject line. I have no idea
| > why! I can email them to others using the same operating
| > system (WinXP home) and the jpegs open just right. This
| > is a new computer. Why can I open some jpegs and not
| > others?
| >
| > Any suggestions appreciated!
| =============================
| It may help if we knew what type of camera
| you downloaded these images from and what
| software you are viewing them with.
|
| You say it's a new computer...are you opening
| the files from your hard drive or from a CD?
|
| Have any of these files been received from
| someone with an AOL account?
|
| --
|
| John Inzer
| Picture It! MVP
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|
| Picture It! Support Center
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|
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|
|

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks for the response, John!

Well, I'm not using a camera myself, but my friends send
me pictures in jpg format and they open well. The one
that I am especially concerned about just now that won't
open is a logo produced for me by a commercial company
using Adobe Photoshop. I am opening it from my hard
drive. It was emailed to me (not using AOL) and when I
double click on it the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
tries to open it and gives me the above error. Other
graphics programs give me the same error.

I've had it resent to me and with the same result. I send
the file on to others using WinXP and they open it with
no problem. (Two others people.)

I have used AOL in the past and the program is on my
computer.

I'm guessing that some basic functionality of my system
is messed up. I've run the windows update process and
still no joy.

Any suggestions appreciated!

=====================================
Sorry...but I don't know the answer.

You say your recipients can view the files. I'm
thinking that since an image attached to an e-mail
message is a copy of the original.....have you tried
making a copy and viewing it?

Also...it may be worth a try to drag/drop the file into
any Internet Explorer window. It doesn't matter what
is in the window. The file may open...

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[Bob Boudewyns]

thanks for the suggestions, John.

I'll experiment some more and if more information develops I'll post it.

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Bob Boudewyns
(e-mail address removed)

| =====================================
| Sorry...but I don't know the answer.
|
| You say your recipients can view the files. I'm
| thinking that since an image attached to an e-mail
| message is a copy of the original.....have you tried
| making a copy and viewing it?
|
| Also...it may be worth a try to drag/drop the file into
| any Internet Explorer window. It doesn't matter what
| is in the window. The file may open...
|
| --
|
| John Inzer
| Picture It! MVP
| return e-mail disabled
|
| Picture It! Support Center
| http://tinyurl.com/2po2o
|
| Digital Image Support Center
| http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg
|
|

 

[John Inzer]

thanks for the suggestions, John.

I'll experiment some more and if more information
develops I'll post it.

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you're welcome.

And...yes...please, let us know the outcome.

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[Hollings]

Hello, I had the same problem, and would be grateful for replies when you find the solution please. I have jpegs with invalid marker type displayed when opening them. I appreciate this, bless you.

John Hollingsworth - (e-mail address removed)

 

[clogan]

I got it to work

I had the same problem. Instead of opening the files directly in photoshop, I was able to open them in Microsoft Photo Editor and do a save as with a different name somewhere. After I saved the files somewhere else, I was able to open them in photoshop.

I hope this helps

-Logan

 

[Wrappinmama]

I have also been getting this error on occasion but not with my photos.. I've been getting it when creating patterned "digital scrapbook papers". But it's not all of my patterns.. it seems to be happening when I create and define my own patterns and then fill the canvas with said pattern. I'll save it as a print quality jpg and then when I try to reopen the image I get this error. It's pretty irritating since I do this for a living. Any suggestions?

 

[siriyal]

I had the same problem. Instead of opening the files directly in photoshop, I was able to open them in Microsoft Photo Editor and do a save as with a different name somewhere. After I saved the files somewhere else, I was able to open them in photoshop.

I hope this helps

-Logan

Hi

Getting same problem but i am not able open in the photoshop also pls help any body


Thanx,
Siriyal

 

[Voramon]

Hello everyone!

Again, I have the exact same problem.
I haven't solved it, but as an new information my co-worker said that she can open the image in InDesign just fine. This seem very wierd. Although the theory for e-mail corrupting the images seems right, becouse we've got this image via e-mail. And renaming files can be a factor too.

All that I can say is that leave the extension alone when renaming.

I'll keep you informed if I find a solution and/or a reason.

Edit:
I got this working by placing the image into InDesign ja exporting it as PDF and then opening it to Photoshop.
Little too much work, but I was in hurry.

 

[Gcomm]

Hi,
I have been having the same problem but resolved it by renaming the extension from .jpg to .bmp
Photoshop CS2 cracked it open just fine.