Computer Graphics with Photoshop

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corrupt images

Sue Cheeseman

2006-09-01, 6:15 pm

Hi, I am new to this group, but wondered if anyone could answer a question
for me. I know it isn't a Photoshop question but still thought perhaps
somebody might know the answer. I have come across a digital image that the
thumbnail is correct but when you open the image it is a corrupt image of
something else. Has anyone else had this happen? Sue.

John

2006-09-01, 6:15 pm

"Sue Cheeseman" <suecheeseman@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:xJmdnQ-MlOyPA2XZRVny3w@bt.com...
> Hi, I am new to this group, but wondered if anyone could answer a question
> for me. I know it isn't a Photoshop question but still thought perhaps
> somebody might know the answer. I have come across a digital image that
> the thumbnail is correct but when you open the image it is a corrupt image
> of something else. Has anyone else had this happen? Sue.

From time to time XP-Pro on my machine gets the thumbnails mixed up. You can
refresh/rebuild it, or wait and the OS fixes it soon enough.

Hebee Jeebes

2006-09-01, 10:16 pm

Besides what John said there are some programs that create... off flavor
image files. Meaning they do something that is kind of according to spec.
but not quite. This can mean that the image is fine for the program that
made it but funky for others. They thing you can do is try to figure out
what made it and see if you can save it in a more standard flavor of JPG or
fine an image conversion program and covert it to something else like TIFF
and hope that clears it up. I have had the conversion work for me several
times. I use ACDSee Pro 8.

R

"Sue Cheeseman" <suecheeseman@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:xJmdnQ-MlOyPA2XZRVny3w@bt.com...
> Hi, I am new to this group, but wondered if anyone could answer a question
> for me. I know it isn't a Photoshop question but still thought perhaps
> somebody might know the answer. I have come across a digital image that
> the thumbnail is correct but when you open the image it is a corrupt image
> of something else. Has anyone else had this happen? Sue.
>
>

Hunt

2006-09-02, 6:16 pm

In article <44f8c1a4$0$34516$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, nospam@nospam.com says
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>Besides what John said there are some programs that create... off flavor
>image files. Meaning they do something that is kind of according to spec.
>but not quite. This can mean that the image is fine for the program that
>made it but funky for others. They thing you can do is try to figure out
>what made it and see if you can save it in a more standard flavor of JPG or
>fine an image conversion program and covert it to something else like TIFF
>and hope that clears it up. I have had the conversion work for me several
>times. I use ACDSee Pro 8.
>
>R
>
>
>"Sue Cheeseman" <suecheeseman@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
>news:xJmdnQ-MlOyPA2XZRVny3w@bt.com...

As Hebee Jeebes states, some other image programs are less particular, than is
PS. I often have to Open the file in Ulead's PhotoImpact, Irfanview, or
ThumbsPlus (I have not had ACDSee for many years, but it might well save the
day for you), then Save_As (slight re-name here, in case something doesn't go
well), then Open in PS. It usually works pretty well, but some images become
corrupted to the point of no return.

Hunt

2006-09-02, 6:16 pm

If one can handle command-line utilities, ImageMagick has some amazing
tools, one of which can ID over 100 different picture formats. No need for
CS's Open As guesssing. (It's their command 'identify'.)