Difference between revisions of "Converting Image file from one format to another"

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-== On a Windows Computer ==
+#REDIRECT [[Converting_Multimedia_Files]]
+[[Category:Multimedia]]
-- Open file in image editor application (MS Paint, &nbsp;PhotoEditor, Picture Manager etc.) which ever application will open the file type.
--&nbsp; Keep in mind that not all graphics applications can open every type of image format. so you may have to try a few if the original file format is uncommon.
-- Once image is open in the application, you then want to&nbsp;'save' the image in the desired alternate image format. (bmp, jpg, gif, png .etc etc).
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; '''PhotoEditor &amp;&nbsp;MS&nbsp;Paint&nbsp;''':&nbsp;
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; File &gt; Save As &gt; Save as type [file format]
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; '''Microsoft Office Picture Manager ''':
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;File &gt;&nbsp;Export &gt; Export with this file format
--&nbsp;NOTE: you may have to tweak/modify some of the target image settings to attain a desired resolution - color depth or other attributes of the image.