this problem with the ftp-ing has nothing to do with the jpeg/gif
thing. Ftp-ing a file doesn't change the format of it any more than
emailing it. Really. If it's a jpeg coming out of your image
processing program it's gotta stay a jpeg.
If you have a mac at work, try doing it there where the format of the
file isn't embedded in the extension, but in the file header instead.
The header doesn't lie.
Or email me the file and I'll open it in Photoshop 6 and see what
format it comes up in.
And remember, on a PC you have to put the extension in, and it
doesn't care of you put in .jpg, or .gif, or .tif. It's just a name
and has nothing to do with the actually compression mode of the file.
You could call a file filename.jpg and save it as a tif and a PC
wouldn't fix that for you. In fact if you named it filenameglorious
and saved it without the extension some older versions of Windoze
would call it filename.glo and not be any the wiser!
And get on eBay and buy yourself a copy of PS, so you're not working
with restricted software. PS 7 for Mac is only in the $365 new
ballpark. Surely one can find as good a price for in for PC.
I just bought a 450 MHz G3 with G4 upgrade and 80Gig superdrive for
$450 on eBay. You'd be surprised what you can do there, if you do it
carefully and thoughtfully. That was the best I could afford and I'm
much happier to have it, partly because I'm not forced to use OSX
yet. I still have the choice.
Took about two weeks to get the entire transaction done, starting
with 5 days of watching eBay prices to see what $450 would buy, and
ending with installing the internal modem and moving all my files
from the old Mac.
And Shawna, you really don't want to mess around with second rate
scanning, especially if you're committed to film. There's simply no
substitute for the very finest possible scan and that always comes
from directly scanning the film.
So save up for a film scanner first!
There's really no connection between computer peripherals and your
cameras. A Canon printer has nothing whatsoever to do with a Pentax
camera, or a Nikon camera or a Canon camera. The deal with the
camera is that whichever platform you start on is pretty much where
you're going to stay until you get very wealthy and can afford to
switch, or until you learn how to sell stuff on eBay and start over.
Go over to eBay and watch for a while. Just bookmark something you
search for and go check the items as they sell - say search for
"Photoshop 7 PC" and save the result as a bookmark, or favorite, and
go back every day for a week or so and see what the prices are that
the stuff really ends up at. then you'll have an idea of how much
money you need to save up, or how much is too much to bid.
Especially watch the final 20 minutes of the bidding on the product.
That's when the dogfights happen and when you want to be most
cautious about going over your top price. The folks with the
broadband or cable connections have the advantage, but the guy
fighting with me over the Arca-Swiss vanished after it hit his high
price and I only had to put out $5 more, and that was $20 under my
top price and $50 less than B&H's, which is pretty much rock bottom
for new in retail.
Your photography and concepts are original and very interesting.
Head for the best, now.
--
Emily L. Ferguson
mailto:elf@cape.com
508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography
http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf
