This topic contains answers for frequently asked questions concerning Graphics Mill.
In this topic:
Description
Graphics Mill requires the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package to be installed on a development machine. The package is installed automatically during the Graphics Mill installation process; however, this step can be skipped. If this has occurred, the following error displays when running a Graphics Mill application:
FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Aurigma.GraphicsMill, Version=1.0.4543.2441, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f4bbbf243f314012' or one of its dependencies. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1).
Resolution
To resolve the problem, you should install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package. You can download it from the Microsoft site:
The links above provide x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) editions of the package. Install the x64 package if you use 64-bit Graphics Mill assembly, and x86 package otherwise.
Alternatively, you can find these packages in the Graphics Mill installation folder at C:\Program Files\Aurigma\Graphics Mill 10\.Net XX\VCRedists.
Description
This problem occurs when you try to run a 32-bit desktop application on a 64-bit machine. The error message displayed is:
BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'Aurigma.GraphicsMill, Version=1.0.4543.2441, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f4bbbf243f314012' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
Resolution
This error is caused by an incorrect value for the Platform target setting in the project properties. The Platform target is set to Any CPU by default. To run the application correctly, you should change the value of the Platform target to x86 and recompile your application. For C# projects, follow these steps:
For VB projects, follow these steps:
Description
This problem occurs when you try to access a 32-bit web application that is running under IIS on a 64-bit machine. By default, a 64-bit application pool disables to run 32-bit applications. The error message is the following:
[BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'Aurigma.GraphicsMill' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.] System.Reflection.Assembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection) +0 System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +416 System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +166 System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(String assemblyString) +35 System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +190
Resolution
To enable 32-bit applications, follow these steps:
Description
This problem occurs when you try to apply an operation that is incompatible with an image's pixel format. For example, you cannot draw on CMYK images or save JPEGs in the 48 bit RGB format.
Resolution
To solve this problem, convert an image to a pixel format supported by the desired operation as it is described in the Converting Colors with Color Management topic. To determine whether a given pixel format is supported use the IsPixelFormatSupported(PixelFormat) method.
Description
According to Graphics Mill documentation, you can embed a production license key into the resources using Licenses.licx file. However, if you use .NET 4.0 as a target framework, you will get the following error:
LC : error LC0000: 'Could not load file or assembly 'Aurigma.GraphicsMill' or one of its dependencies. Could not find or load a specific file. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131621)'
0x80131621 means: "Mixed mode assembly is built against version '2.x.x' runtime and cannot be loaded in 4.x.x. runtime without additional configuration information."
Resolution
To solve this problem, change the license compiler configuration. Create the lc.exe.config file in the same folder, as the lc.exe (typically, C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\ folder), and fill it with following code:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0"/>
</startup>
</configuration>
If your problem is still unresolved: