Changing Apple PICT to JPG

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Changing Apple PICT to JPG

I recently purchased an iMac after using an older iMac for 8 years. That means I have tons of pictures in iPhoto 08 that were saved as Apple PICT. I've searched through the Apple Help and Tutorials to find a way to change the PICT pictures to JPG, but haven't found it yet. I no longer have the original pictures and some of the applications I use on the web will only accept JPG. Is there a way to do that in iPhoto 08?

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Mark

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Mar 5, 2008 6:53 PM

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Niel

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Mar 5, 2008 6:58 PM in response to Mark McGee

Drag a pict to the desktop or control-click it and choose Show File, open it in Preview, choose Save As from the File menu, and save it as a jpg.

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Old Toad

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Mar 5, 2008 7:42 PM in response to Mark McGee

Mark:

You can use Resize! to batch convert a folder of pict file to jpg. Just use the Custom quality level of 100 and Proportional resizing set to 100. A new folder with the converted files will be created. You can check to make sure the resulting quality is satisfactory since the originals are not touched.

TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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Mark McGee Author

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Mar 6, 2008 4:51 AM in response to Niel

Thanks much! It's easy to do and will allow me to convert all my old Apple PICT photos to JPG.

Appreciate your help!

Mark

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