Replacing Too-Large Images - Page 2

IMoriarty · August 27th, 2016, 02:03 PM

I had a similar issue with the image sizes, as I have a very large world map, with tons of detail, and hundreds of pins at this point.

I had briefly considered slicing up the larger map into quadrants (or smaller), and having a full map at a lower resolution with pins linking to the full-res sliced images to keep any given map under the limits.

Kinda like a poor man's google maps tile implementation, I suppose.

Haven't tried it though, I don't have the heart to reconstruct all my pins yet.

gloranphile · August 28th, 2016, 08:28 AM

Thanks again for the info Rob, appreciate it!

I sent over my db to DavidP since I can't even open huge maps I'd previously been able to open without crashing RW (even with a completely fresh open). I suppose I shouldn't have gotten cocky with the size of the maps when initially loading them ("Bah, I've got plenty of memory, what could go wrong?").

I'm not familiar with Zathras, as I was never into B5, but now I've got a new NPC in mind!

Zaphod Beebledoc · August 29th, 2016, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rob

Realm Works is currently a 32-bit product. As such, it can only use a maximum of 4GB (best case), regardless of how much RAM your computer has installed.

There is no way to remove or replace the image without first loading the smart image into the content pane. So you'll need to load the smart image, clear its image, and then select the new image in its stead. After doing this for some number of images, you may end up crashing due to the out-of-memory issue. At that point, you should be able to restart and resume where you left off. You should not find yourself unable to restart, since the issue is memory fragmentation, which gets reset when you restart.

I've just ordered some replacement RAM for my laptop to double it up to 8GB. Should help a bit

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Originally Posted by rob

In other news, I'm just silly tired. I saw your signature at the bottom of your posts and misread "Mythras" as "Zathras", which made me go WTF and laugh out loud. The thought of somebody playing Zathras as a PC is absolutely hilarious. For those not familiar with Zathras, he's a fantastic character from the old Babylon 5 TV show (from back in the mid-90s). Here's a link to a classic scene of his below. Now imagine a game where someone plays him as a PC. I'll just sit back with a bucket of popcorn and watch...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j-76eLz1hc

I haven't watched the show in a while. Cheers for that!

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Originally Posted by Zathras

Zathras. Zathras. Zathras.