Larry of Caldwell said:
I have a need to merge TIFF files that have been scaned into a set of folders
to a create a new file for transmission. In effect I want to create a new
single document by merging the two seperate material reports scanned 6 days
apart into a new document for attachment in outlook as a single file.
Can you drag and drop TIFF files in outlook or a word program or must they be
modified by a photo shop type program, we normally move this information into
a tiff file for disrtribution to outlook groups. I have attempted to do a
merge, drag - drop and so far the program refuses to accept the modification
to the original file. we can send as multiple attachments but many times we
get follow up data that should be merged with the previous data prior to
being distributed to additional work members in the field via outlook.
Hi!
IF the recipients have a software which is available to display
multipage tiffs (like the one recommended as follows),
get IrfanView
http://www.irfanview,com
Choose "View-Multipage images-Create Multipage TIF"
If a multipage is currently open in IrfanView, you can
"View-Multipage images-Edit Multipage TIF" to add, move or delete pages.
Don't forget to set the appropriate TIF compression level before
creating the multipage tif: If you select a "black and white only"
compression, all images will be converted to B/W.
IrfanView can also be called from a batch procedure to create a
multipage tif. From the help file:
Syntax:
i_view32.exe /multitif=(tifname,file1,...,fileN)
First file is the name of the result TIF file.
and also
i_view32.exe tif1 /append=tiffile
= append image tif1 as (TIF) page to "tiffile" (corrected: the help file
is right)
In commandline options one MUST use the full path to specify the files,
i.e.
i_view32.exe /multitif=(c:\new\test.tif,c:\old\test1.bmp,c:\test2.jpg)
To close IrfanView after the batch operation, add the option
"/killmesoftly" at the end of the command line, otherwise an empty
IrfanView window will remain open.
Note that on batch operations, Iview will take the compression option
stored its ini file, i.e. the one last used.
There are two tif compression options, one for multipage creation and
one for saving (also applied to appending).
