Transfer of images from memory card to PC for editing and vice ver

[Guest]

Hi there,
Could anyone out there tell me whether it's possible or not to
transfer digital images from a memory card to a PC and then edit those
images, before transferring the edited images back on to the memory card so
that I could get them printed off. I've tried writing the images to a CD, but
when i took it in to try and get the photos printed off there was nothing on
the CD to actually print off. Can anybody help me?

 

[John Inzer]

Hi there,
Could anyone out there tell me whether it's
possible or not to transfer digital images from a memory
card to a PC and then edit those images, before
transferring the edited images back on to the memory card
so that I could get them printed off. I've tried writing
the images to a CD, but when i took it in to try and get
the photos printed off there was nothing on the CD to
actually print off. Can anybody help me?

===========================
Yes, you can copy the images back
to the memory card.

Are you using a USB card reader?

And...BTW, there are many online sites
where you can upload your images and
order prints.

Have a look at the following link:

Guide to online photo albums:
http://tinyurl.com/3x3a
(bypass all the questions by clicking
the "Show Me The Sites" button)

Maybe the following articles will be
useful if you still wish to copy to a CD.

(279157) Description of CD-ROM Recording
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=279157

(306524) HOW TO: Copy Information to a
CD in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306524

(282491) HOW TO: Copy a CD-ROM in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282491

(315350) "Incorrect Function" Error Message
When You Access the CD-ROM Drive, DVD-
ROM Drive, or CD-RW Drive
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315350

(316529) CD-R Drive or CD-RW Drive Is
Not Recognized As a Recordable Device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316529

(321641) How to Troubleshoot Issues with
Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321641

(324129) HOW TO: Troubleshoot Issues
That Occur When You Write Data to a CD-R
or CD-RW Optical Disc in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=324129

(320174) Compact Disc Recorded in Windows
XP Is Missing Files or Folders or Is Unreadable
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320174

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*Notice*
This is not tech support.
I am only a volunteer.....

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you.

Proceed at your own risk.

John Inzer
Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

 

[Yves Alarie]

Yes you can as John Inzer pointed out.
You just copy them to the memory card in your camera and take the card to
the store to print.
However, you need to settle the issue of copying these pictures to a CD or
an external drive so if something happens to your computer you will have
copies of your pictures.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Yves

What happened to your caveat about moving pictures to HDD then editing and not
being able to view them when copied back to the memory card?

Is that now a non-issue with all the newer cameras?

See thread at http://snipurl.com/vrax


Gord

Yes you can as John Inzer pointed out.
You just copy them to the memory card in your camera and take the card to
the store to print.
However, you need to settle the issue of copying these pictures to a CD or
an external drive so if something happens to your computer you will have
copies of your pictures.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Michael J. Mahon]

The camera doesn't need to read them--just the photo printing equipment
at the store.

-michael

 

[Yves Alarie]

Sorry for the delay, but your question was answered below by Michael Mahon.
Indeed, a camera may not be able to display the file but any computer will
read it properly and this is all you need to print.
In fact I was recently pleasantly surprised that I can copy edited (and with
new file names) photos to a CF card or a Microdrive and a Sony LCD HDTV
(Bravia XBR 40) will read the files and display them when I use my camera
(or a USB card reader) and connect it to the USB port of this LCD HDTV to
display such modified files . My camera (Minolta A1) cannot display these
edited etc files, but this TV can!
I normally do not use the camera to do this, I simply load the Microdrive in
a USB card reader and connect this card reader to the USB port of this TV.
But I just had to try with the camera for the fun of it.
What is interesting is the Sony manual for this TV states that this will
work if you connect a "current" Sony camera to the USB port of this Sony LCD
HDTV. So before purchasing it I took my Minolta camera to the store to try
it and it worked perfect. I also have an older Sony camera and it worked
perfect.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Yep.

Missed that part, I guess.


Gord

The camera doesn't need to read them--just the photo printing equipment
at the store.

-michael

 

[Guest]

Hi there,
Could anyone out there tell me whether it's possible or not to
transfer digital images from a memory card to a PC and then edit those
images, before transferring the edited images back on to the memory card so
that I could get them printed off. I've tried writing the images to a CD, but
when i took it in to try and get the photos printed off there was nothing on
the CD to actually print off. Can anybody help me?

Hello John,

Thanks for your quick reply. I do use a USB Card Reader.
It's an Iomega FloppyPlus. Could you please explain how you go about copying
the edited images back to the memory card, or could you tell me if there's a
site that I can go to to get this particular information? Many thanks.

Tim O'Flynn

 

[Gord Dibben]

Thanks Yves

I misunderstood and thought OP would also be viewing on camera.

Little bit slow the past few days. Red cell count is too low. Need a boost.

You should see some of the looks I'm getting over in the Excel groups<g>

Gord

Sorry for the delay, but your question was answered below by Michael Mahon.
Indeed, a camera may not be able to display the file but any computer will
read it properly and this is all you need to print.
In fact I was recently pleasantly surprised that I can copy edited (and with
new file names) photos to a CF card or a Microdrive and a Sony LCD HDTV
(Bravia XBR 40) will read the files and display them when I use my camera
(or a USB card reader) and connect it to the USB port of this LCD HDTV to
display such modified files . My camera (Minolta A1) cannot display these
edited etc files, but this TV can!
I normally do not use the camera to do this, I simply load the Microdrive in
a USB card reader and connect this card reader to the USB port of this TV.
But I just had to try with the camera for the fun of it.
What is interesting is the Sony manual for this TV states that this will
work if you connect a "current" Sony camera to the USB port of this Sony LCD
HDTV. So before purchasing it I took my Minolta camera to the store to try
it and it worked perfect. I also have an older Sony camera and it worked
perfect.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[John Inzer]

Hello John,

Thanks for your quick reply. I do use a
USB Card Reader. It's an Iomega FloppyPlus. Could you
please explain how you go about copying the edited images
back to the memory card, or could you tell me if there's
a site that I can go to to get this particular
information? Many thanks.

Tim O'Flynn

=======================
It's very simple...

Insert your memory card in the reader.

Go to...My Computer...

Locate the icon that represents the reader...
it will say something like: Removable Disk (F
(if you have a multi-card reader you will see
several different Removable drives)

Now you can open the folder your images are
saved in and...Drag/Drop...or...right click/copy
right click/paste the files onto the memory card.

Also you can open the folder with the image files...
select the ones you wish to copy to the memory
card...right click the selected group and from the
menu...choose...Send To / Removable Disk (F
(assuming F is the correct letter for the memory
card)

--

*Notice*
This is not tech support.
I am only a volunteer.....

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you.

Proceed at your own risk.

John Inzer
Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp