Issue viewing GIMP-modified picture

[JuniorPear]

Hi everyone, 

I have a very specific issue that I haven't been able to find a solution for after googling many different things. I hope someone here can help me. 

I have an Android tablet running 4.4.2 and when I try to view an image that I have edited using GIMP, it can't be opened. I can see the thumbnail of the image in the folder, but no applications I have tried can open. They all say things like, "file is damaged" or "file corrupt" or just simply "can't open file". I have tried the standard Gallery, Google Photos, and Quickpic with no success. 

The strange thing is that it works on: an older rooted Android tablet, my computer running windows 7, an Android phone running current firmware. Again, it's only with files that I have edited using GIMP. Any other jpg file can be viewed.

Thanks in advance for any help

[Ofnuts]

When you export the JPEG, open the advanced options and un-check the "Progressive JPEG" box. This setting has been part of the standard for over 10 years but some applications (and many photo frames) don't know how to handle it.

[rich2005]

Just been checking on my Android tablet (a Lenovo) and that is 4.4.2 as well. No problems displaying jpg files, even those on a micro-sd card.

As a long shot, try re-saving one of the images with the default Gimp setting progressive turned off.



You gave no OS info. What do you use, Win 7/10 Mac, Linux and which version of Gimp?

Otherwise, baffled.

[JuniorPear]

Thanks for the responses. That did the trick!! I'm using Win 7, GIMP v. 2.8.22 by the way.

I wonder why only my newer tablet is unable to view it even though my older devices can.