Questions tagged [photos]
Questions about editing, managing, or creating photos.
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How can I view .HEIC photos on Linux?
How can I view .HEIC photos (the new default format on iOS 11) on a Linux desktop, without uploading them to some cloud service? Is there an image viewer, image converter, or browser with support for ...
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Tool to annotate pictures (screenshots) for documentation purposes? [closed]
Long time ago, I saw someone use a software (on Windows) that was specifically created to annotate pictures. It made it simple to add arrows, boxes, circles in "outstanding" colors to the image. ...
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Automating the scanning of graphics files for corruption
Does anyone know of a way to check graphics files (particularly JPEG, GIF, and PNG) for corruption (preferably in an automated way)?
Explanation:
A few days ago, a command worked incorrectly and ...
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How do I batch change the date taken information in EXIF data?
I use F-Spot to manage my images. For one set of images, the dates somehow got messed up and they all are marked as September 1st 2007. I'd like to change the date taken information to a different ...
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"Round corners" filter disabled in GIMP
I have an RGB image with one layer, and I want to apply Round Corners filter to it. However, the filter is disabled (look at the image).
What am I doing wrong???
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Is there a simple way to print multiple images on the same page in Mac OS X?
I'm looking for a simple way to print multiple images on the same page. The default image printing function in Windows lets me select how many images I want on each page. How do I do this on the Mac?
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Auto image enhance for Ubuntu
F-Spot had an "enhance" button that magically turns the image on the left into the image next to it (see below). It worked brilliantly for quite a range of images. Unfortunately it has problems, and I'...
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Software to clean up photos of whiteboards and documents? [closed]
I take a lot of photos of whiteboards, blackboards, and so on for teaching purposes (examples online through May 2010). I'm interested in cleaning them up for archival purposes, preferably using Linux....
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Bulk convert photos to smaller size? [closed]
I have about 500 photos - each about 5MB in size. I'd like to bulk convert them to a smaller size, suitable for email and web-hosting.
Tools at my disposal -
Windows 7
Powershell 2
A free tool I don'...
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How can I remove the EXIF tags/metadata from several images at once?
I have a 6,000+ photos. I want to remove a the tags from these photos.
I know how to do it one photo at a time. But wondering, what is the way to do mulitple files at a time?
Thanks
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My USB flash drive says it has 15.7GB of space used but inside all the folders are empty
My USB flash drive says it has 15.7GB of space used but inside all the folders are empty!
I was updating my computer from Vista to Windows 8, so I had to save all my files somewhere so I got this 32GB ...
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How to view HEIC format pictures in Explorer and the Photos app on Windows 10
How can I view my HEIC (High Efficiency Image File Format) pictures in Explorer and the Photos app in Windows 10 Explorer?
Explorer shows blank icons instead of the previews.
The Photos app gives this ...
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How can I check for transparent background in PNG file, Windows 11 using only what is supplied with the OS?
On Windows 11, is there a way to confirm if a background is transparent on a PNG file without having to install a photo editing program like GIMP or Photoshop?
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How to make Windows 7 aware about iPhone photo orientation
When transferring photos from the iPhone to the PC, the photos are not showed by Windows Explorer in the correct orientation, but I know there is some EXIF info in the photo with the orientation ...
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Detect if a photo has been manipulated or faked
Can I use Photoshop to detect or find out with 100% certainty if an image is altered or not?
When an image is doctored or manipulated, is there metadata embedded in the altered image so that one can ...
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Disable auto launching of Photos application on Mac OSX Yosemite & El Capitan
I'm aware that there are solutions existing that allow you to prevent auto launch of applications such as iphoto or the newer replacement, Photos on a per device basis through the UI of Photos itself, ...
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Editing contact in GMail overwrites iPhone contact photo with a poor quality picture
I spend a decent amount of time setting the photos for all the contacts on my iPhone so that the photo will come up full-screen when talking to them on the phone. I use ActiveSync to sync my iPhone ...
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How to disable blur in Windows 10's Photo Viewer when zooming (or alternative programs)?
I work on pixel art stuff so this always bothers me. Windows 10's default imageviewer does this to the images:
and while it's great for some types of images it doesn't work with what I usually have ...
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Ultimate way to use Picasa in a home network
I've been trying a lot of approaches but still didn't find any effective solution.
I want gigs of photos in a network drive (a IOMega Home Media Network Drive, plugged to my wifi router). I'd like to ...
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How can I "cartoonize" my pictures? [closed]
I have friends that have "cartoonized" their profile picture on social networks. How can I do that too?
I have only very elementary knowledge of graphics (Microsoft Paint).
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Why are camera files typically prefixed "DSCN" or something similar?
I've noticed that files from my digital camera are always saved on the SD card as DSCN####.JPG. Some other cameras also save with this naming scheme, but others yet save with the prefix DSC, and ...
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Strange bytes added to end of JPG files on SD card
A month ago, my wife upgraded from a Galaxy S5 to S7, and brought along a MicroSD card full of photos taken on the old phone. Recently, in the process of backing up new photos, I noticed that a lot ...
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How to provide multiple input to ffmpeg?
I'm using ffmpeg to create time-lapses and it's working great. As input I have images named 001.jpg, 002.jpg, etc. and then with the command
ffmpeg -i %3d.jpg -sameq -s 1440x1080 video.mp4
I create ...
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How to open nokia photo images with .nrw extension?
I took some photos with my Nokia and they stayed with the .nrw extension. How can I open this format?
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Need to reorganize pictures in folders named by date [closed]
Does someone know of any software/technique to reorganize image files in folders named by date?
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How do I stop the Windows 10 Photos app (and Runtime Broker) from pegging my cpu?
Every so often I'll notice my laptop fans kick into high gear for apparently no reason and my keyboard starts responding slowly.
Then I fire up Task Manager and see this...
Photos and Runtime ...
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Command line interface for Photos App in WIndows 10
Let's say I have a few images in a directory. When I double-click one of them it opens up in the photos app and I can view the other images using left/right arrow keys. However the behavior is ...
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NAS: pre-generating thumbnails for multiple clients
I have a simple setup: Linux server at home with a huge drive; that drive has a photo library (hundreds of folders, hundreds of gigabytes). The drive is shared with multiple Windows and Mac clients ...
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Cropping a circular area in a photo [closed]
If you look closely , it has white borders all over (see here). Now my question is , is there any software (free) that can help me crop out the circular area of the button.
I have: Windows 7 with ...
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How to find out when was a photo taken?
I am trying to find out when some of the pictures I own have been taken. In Mac OS X, in Finder, I am looking at the photo. There is date created, but it is not correct. I assume it is the date when I ...
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Print multiple photos in Windows 10 like the old Photo Viewer app could in old Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Trying to print multiple pictures / photos / images from the Windows Photos app. Printing from here only allows one photo per printed page.
I want to be able to control which photos to print and at ...
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UNC Path to photos on iPhone on Windows XP
I would like to manipulate (copy and/or move) the photos I took with my iPhone from the command line or a Perl script. But when I plug the iPhone, it doesn't get a drive letter: in 'My Computer', it'...
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I need a central photo management solution for my home network [closed]
I have a home network that runs on a domain controller. It's a small network with no more than 4-5 PCs. They all run Windows.
My Wife and I have photos that the other does not have, mostly because we ...
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What is the simplest way to send a large batch of pictures to a distant friend or colleague? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you sync photos with your family?
What is the simplest way to send a large batch of pictures to a friend, colleague or to a group?
I know about social sites like ...
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Tag faces using Picasa 3
I totally love using Google Picasa 3 to manage my photos offline, and the ability to share albums with family and friends via Picasaweb. There is a feature on picasaweb that I'm missing from Picasa 3. ...
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How to compare multiple photos quickly
Usually, I take always 2-4 photos in a row instead of one - then try to pick the best one. But once the differences are very small, it's hard to tell which photo is better by simple looping using ...
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How to convert an image from perspective projection to orthographic projection?
Sometimes you want to make a 2D image on the computer from a real life 2D image, but for whatever reason you can't get a straight, front-on view of the image.
Say it's a billboard and you can only ...
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Is there a way to have separate installations of Picasa on the same computer?
I use Picasa on my laptop to organize personal photo albums that I share with friends, and work photo albums that I use for project photos. I don't need any sort of heavy photo-editing software, so ...
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How to show more Exif info in Windows tooltips?
Windows file browser, explorer, shows a tooltip with some info of the file when I stop mouse pointer over the filename or preview icon. For photos the tooltip shows resolution, date+time, camera model,...
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How to synchronize iPhoto libraries between several Macs?
Is there any "easy" way of synchronizing my iPhoto library between, say, my iMac and my MacBook ?
My basic strategy is "modify only on the iMac, make a blind copy to the MacBook" but it's not really ...
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Windows 10 Spotlight – how do I know which photos I marked as "I am a fan"?
I have been clicking the "I am a fan" option (from "Like what you see?" dropdown) on photographs of the pre-login-screen in Windows 10 (Windows Spotlight) for a few months now.
Is there a way to know ...
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Re-saved images have noticeably lower quality in any format
It doesn't seem to matter what program I re-save an image with or in what format, it always comes out with a lower quality/contrast/brightness version. I really can't figure out why.
Original sample:
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Google Photos sync to Windows
Ok, this is a long shot but let's see if is anyone have an answer.
I'm using Google Photos and the Windows desktop app "Backup and Sync". When I upload a picture on my computer (e.g. from my camera) ...
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Quickly delete all floating picture in Excel sheet
I have a lot of photos in my Excel sheet.
I want to delete them all - currently Ctrl-A just select all cells.
How can I select all photo objects?
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Software for handling camera RAW-files [closed]
I use a digital SLR as most other photographers do today and have quickly realised that capturing images using camera-RAW files is the way to go.
Personally I use Adobe Lightroom to handle my photo ...
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Are color laser printers good enough to print photos? [closed]
Are color laser printers good enough to print photos? Or they too expensive and produces low quality photos?
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What naming pattern can I use for sequential file naming (photos) when only their relative sequence is known?
I got some old scanned photos and I want to put them in correct order. Unfortunately, I have no possibility to find out the exact order, only relative one like:
"hm, this photo was surely taken after ...
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Best Way to Archive Digital Photos and Avoid Duplicate File Names
This problem pertains to archiving of digital pictures taken from multiple cameras.
Answers here covered the general topic of the-mechanics-of-backups:
How do you archive digital photos and videos?...
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How do I flip an Image in Preview?
Is there a way to see the mirror image of a photo in Preview on OS X? Is there a way to have Photo Booth Photos not come out in a mirror image?
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Sync photos to iTunes without erasing everything?
My iTunes is empty, I just installed it, I've always used an iPod Manager to manage my iPod
How can I sync my photos without iTunes having to erase everything on my iPod since my iTunes is empty?
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