Are you getting Bug Splats when SketchUp crashes? Are you sending them in with your name and email address attached? What method are you using to import the image? I just did it on my PC using File>Import and ensuring I selected Use as Image.
I think the original file may be corrupt. When I tried reopening from the desktop, it immediately crashed. I duplicated the file and renamed it. Same thing. When I went back and tried to reopen DaveR’s file that I had worked on, it opened in recovery mode and then crashed. When I opted to open the older version of the file from DaveR that was posted to the forum, that file opened without any problems.
So, I opened the non-corrupt file from DaveR. I coped the entire model – without the image and pasted the model into a new file. That went well. I then tried to import the image file again as “IMAGE” not as a “TEXTURE.” It immediately crashed.
I relaunched SketchUp. It opened the recovered file without the image. I opened a new file and attempted to import just the image. It crashed again. I’ve relaunched a submitted a bug splat report.
The 3 latest crashes: 2 were CreateTextureForImage, and one was Ruby. Do you have an extension that’s interfering or trying to create a texture for you? @colin, I’ll email you the crash links.