Quicktime LZW image in a word document how can i view it?

[Chris Collings]

Hi can anyone help?
I have been sent a document with a Quicktime Tiff LZW image in it, i cant
seem to find a plugin on the web so i can view it. does anyone know where i
can get the plugin or how i can view this image?

I am using Office 2007 and Windows Vista

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Chris

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Chris,

Without knowing the exact message you're getting, if you're getting an error message that you need the QuickTime decompressor, then
the graphic is likely created on a mac and the Windows version of Office may not havet have the ability to open the converted
graphic with the compression used (and there isn't a Word plugin to solve it that I'm aware of. It tends to happen more on pasted
graphics than on inserted (from file) graphics.

It has been reported that if someone in Word:mac or Powerpoint:mac uses the redeye or scratch removal tool then the converted
graphic changes to one that works on the Windows Word side, or if they use Photoshop and create the (PICT) graphic (without
compression and place it in the document) then it's transportable.

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Hi can anyone help?
I have been sent a document with a Quicktime Tiff LZW image in it, i cant
seem to find a plugin on the web so i can view it. does anyone know where i
can get the plugin or how i can view this image?

I am using Office 2007 and Windows Vista

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Chris>>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Tim Murray]

Hi can anyone help?
I have been sent a document with a Quicktime Tiff LZW image in it, i cant
seem to find a plugin on the web so i can view it. does anyone know where i
can get the plugin or how i can view this image?

I am using Office 2007 and Windows Vista

It's not a Macintosh-or QuickTime-specific format at all, just a type of TIFF
compression available in lots of graphics applications. QuickTime is one
source of engine that views files.

I know that Office have been able to import and view TIFFs compressed with
LZW, because that's what I've been using for years for screen shots, but
mercifully I do not have Word 2007. When you install Office products using a
default you do not get all the filters, so perhaps one was left out during
the install.

But be aware there are many TIFF flavors such as the ITU T.6 or CCITT Group 4
(G4) specification. Sometimes a file saved by (for example) Paintshop will
work while a file saved by Photoshop will not, yet there appears to be no
difference.