changing .bmp to .jpeg

[Linh]

Eh, please forgive my lack of knowledge, but I have a
small problem. Normally, when I save .jpg files from
online, they save as .jpg files. Suddenly, a few days ago,
when I started saving pictures, they saved as .bmp
instead. When I checked to see if I could save in .jpg,
there was no option.

Now, I figured out a small trick to fix this. If I save a
file as blah.jpg, even with the .bmp option, it saves
as .jpg.

However, for convience sake, I want the option to save
as .jpg back. How do I configure my comptuer so that it
saves as .jpg again? Can anyone help me with this please?

Thank you for all your help.

 

[jane]

you can use right click 'rename' to change the .bmp
to .jpg

 

[ewenste]

First, it could be that the images you have been saving
lately have, in fact, been .bmp images, and not .jpgs.
There are MANY image file formats.

Second, just because one changes the extension of a file,
e.g., from picture.bmp to picture.jpg (with everything
after the (.) being the extension [e.g., .bmp]), DOES NOT
mean you are changing the actual file type. It only
means you are changing the extension, and sometimes their
associations, i.e., the program that opens the file type.

To covert file formats, you can use a freeware program
like http://www.etrusoft.com/graphic-converter/index.htm

 

[Sash]

Or failing that you could open the .bmp file in mspaint (Start/Run/type
"mspaint")

Then going to File/Save As and select type *JPEF*

I personally have not tried just re-naming it.... cool if it works though.

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[charles]

from www.komando.com
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Q. I'm pretty new to computing, and find the acronyms
confusing. I am especially confused by the acronyms for
pictures. What is a JPEG, for instance?

A. Acronyms are the bane of computerdom! They probably do
more to keep people from understanding their computers
than anything else.

There are several acronyms for images: JPEG or JPG
(pronounced JAYpeg); GIF (pronounced jiff or giff, with a
hard g); BMP (pronounced bitmap); PNG (pronounced ping);
and TIFF or TIF. Of these, you are most likely to
encounter JPEGs.

Most of these acronyms refer to a type of compression.
Uncompressed picture files are humongous. TIFF files are
uncompressed, for instance. That's why you don't see many
on computers.

Compression is important, especially on the Web. When you
download a Web page, you're actually downloading a series
of files. If the files are big, the download is slowed.
If the files are REALLY big, like TIFFs, things can slow
to a crawl.

The same is true for sending pictures as e-mail
attachments. If you send Aunt Millie a 12-megabyte TIFF,
she might cut you out of her will!

That's why we have JPEGs (that stands for Joint
Photographic Experts Group). When a picture file is
converted to a JPEG--with a *.jpg extension--its size is
reduced up to 95 percent. This is done by removing
pixels. For instance, if a picture has thousands of white
pixels, all but one will be removed. Code is added
explaining how many white pixels must be restored. Some
definition is lost when the file is opened, but JPEGs
work pretty well. They support up to 16.7 million color
shades.

JPEGs are best for photos, which have lots of colors and
curves. But JPEGs can give graphics, with their sharp
edges, a stair-stepped look. GIFs (Graphics Interchange
Format) don't have this problem. GIFs only support 256
colors, so they're not good for photos. But that usually
is not a problem with Web graphics.

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) was developed to get
around royalty charges for GIF compression. It has been
very slow to catch on. BMP (bit map) images are used in
Windows. They are not sophisticated, and are usually used
for graphics, rather than pictures.

 

[Maureen Goldman]

Eh, please forgive my lack of knowledge, but I have a
small problem. Normally, when I save .jpg files from
online, they save as .jpg files. Suddenly, a few days ago,
when I started saving pictures, they saved as .bmp
instead. When I checked to see if I could save in .jpg,
there was no option.

Now, I figured out a small trick to fix this. If I save a
file as blah.jpg, even with the .bmp option, it saves
as .jpg.

However, for convience sake, I want the option to save
as .jpg back. How do I configure my comptuer so that it
saves as .jpg again? Can anyone help me with this please?

Thank you for all your help.

I was surprised the first time I read the solution to this problem,
but apparently it does work.

You need to clear out your temporary internet files. Control panel \
internet options \ general tab \ delete files (delete offline content
as well).

 

[Sash]

1, a Jpeg is a type of file, like a .txt is type of text file, .doc files
are Microsoft word documents.

Jpeg is a type of picture file, pictures being the type of thing you see
when you have something on the desktop, these are .jpeg and .bmp files.
Windows desktop can display .jpeg and .bmp file as a back ground.

jpeg and bmp files (more jpeg) come off things like digital camera's,
scanners, the internet.

that is the only thing in going to say about the question, I got bored
trying to read the rest,

"Acronyms" are there for a reason, when you look at the i.t industry through
it's entirety, server, client, database, network, development, internet
.............. the home pc and the crap os that runs on it is, probably the
most simplest thing in the i.t industry, what the hell would you do throw
into a coding C or unix scripting, your head would explode ....LOL
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[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group. A working committee under the guidance of
the ISO that works to define a proposed universal standard for the digital
compression and decompression of still images.
ISO-International Standards Organization.

 

[Keith Miller]

THANK GOD SOMEBODY FINALLY POSTED THE RIGHT ANSWER!!!

 

[pattisguy]

This was also a problem on my windows xp system. My option to save
*.jpg* file was no longer available and files were defaulted to th
*.bmp* format. My resolution was very simple.
Open explorer and click *tools*. Click *internet options* tab. I
the second section where it says *temporary internet files* clic
*delete files*. It may take several minutes to delete. When delet
is complete, on the same page at the bottom section labelled *history
opt to keep pages in history for 4 days and click *apply*. The jp
save option will return

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pattisgu

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

This was also a problem on my windows xp system. My option to save a
*.jpg* file was no longer available and files were defaulted to the
*.bmp* format. My resolution was very simple.
Open explorer and click *tools*. Click *internet options* tab. In
the second section where it says *temporary internet files* click
*delete files*. It may take several minutes to delete. When delete
is complete, on the same page at the bottom section labelled *history*
opt to keep pages in history for 4 days and click *apply*. The jpg
save option will return.

Please learn how to post to newsgroups. If you're replying a) keep it with
the original thread and b) *quote* the pertinent part of the post you're
replying to. This makes no sense on its own.