Index: src/squeezeplay/share/applets/ImageViewer/ImageViewerApplet.lua
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--- src/squeezeplay/share/applets/ImageViewer/ImageViewerApplet.lua	(revision 8665)
+++ src/squeezeplay/share/applets/ImageViewer/ImageViewerApplet.lua	(working copy)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 -- stuff we use
-local ipairs, tostring = ipairs, tostring
+local ipairs, tostring, collectgarbage = ipairs, tostring, collectgarbage
 
 local os			= require("os")
 local oo			= require("loop.simple")
@@ -734,7 +734,13 @@
 		end
 	)
 	
+
 	log:debug("image rendering done")
+
+	-- free memory as quickly as possible
+	-- resizing large images might have consumed a lot of it
+	collectgarbage("collect")
+
 	self.isRendering = false
 	self.task:removeTask()
 end