Genealogy Chat

If so how can I do it?? I have put the images from Scotlands People into my picture folder on the computer. When I try to send them to anyone in the family, they can't view it because the have jpg usually Abode picture viewers. Betty

Yes, you certainly can. As far as I know you need the right software. We had the same problem and my hubby downloaded some free image converter software (a free trial) off the internet. I think you can just google and try out a few. Hope this helps, maybe someone else knows another way.

Thanks for the information. I just wasn't sure you could do it. Betty

Open the image in Paint, and Save As - give option for Jpg

Hi Pamela, I don't know how to open it in Paint, there isn't any option for paint. Betty

Are you running microsoft windows? If you go to start then all programs, accessories, and you should see paint in the list there. Open the tiff in there, then click save as and change the drop box to jpeg or bmp

Hi Willow, I will give that a try because I am on Windows. Will add what happens ok. Betty

Hi Willow, I get as far as all programs, accesories and I find Paint when I open paint it just goes to the paint page nothing about tiff. Betty

Have you opened the image in paint. Open paint then file open, look for your tiff document and click open

I have the image open and paint is on the left side as I have that open too. But is says security setting will not allow viewing with paint. Betty

I dont know then Betty, never had that come up. Hopefully someone will come along who knows.

Do you have digital camera software? If so, open image with that and see if Save As gives an option for saving as jpg.

I open all my ScotlandsPeople images in Irfranview - which can be downloaded for free - then save as JPEG. After I have saved the images from ScotlandsPeople I right click on the image which brings a box up - choose Open With - then select Irfanview - this brings up a warning message that it is a TIF file with incorrect extension. Rename? - click on Yes. The image is now open in Irfanview and then select Save As and you can then save the image as a JPEG. Hope that makes sense. Maureen

Hi Maureen, I used to view my images on Scotlands People with jpg, I found a few of the image were very hard to read and contacted Scotlands people about it. They said I should use java for tiff images and they could not send me a copy of a bad image if I continued to view with jpg so I had to change to Java which they suggested as its tiff. Betty

Hi Betty, Well I have learnt something today. I have always downloaded images from SP as TIF because that is the option that comes up automatically. Strange thing is that after I have viewed them in Irfanview - cropped and printed them - closed the program - they change to Kodak imaging. Maureen

I have Jasc Paint shop photo album and I can save in any format and change from one to other, but TIFF is the best one to get a good image to start with but it also uses the most memory that is why JPEG is used for it uses less memory, but you lose more each time you save it. Jasc Paint is my default Photo programme, But i also have kodak Easyshare and Epson photo on computer.

Hi Roger, A wee bit too technical for me!! I just want something simple to change my Tiff images from Scotland People into jpg. Betty

Do you have a scanner, if so you should be able to change images from Tiff to any other format. Or on search bar of your computer go into Tiff images and have a look at what comes up