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TheGreatPoo:
I wanted to take a pic of my Mac Desktop (OS 9.1) and post it on a message board in one of those "Post your desktop!!!!!11" threads.  I took the picture but the file type is "Simple Text Document".  How can I transfer this file to JPEG or JPG without Photoshop?

Thanx in advance to anyone who can help!  

psyjax:

quote:Originally posted by TheGreatPoo: Mac Commando:
I wanted to take a pic of my Mac Desktop (OS 9.1) and post it on a message board in one of those "Post your desktop!!!!!11" threads.  I took the picture but the file type is "Simple Text Document".  How can I transfer this file to JPEG or JPG without Photoshop?

Thanx in advance to anyone who can help!    
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There is an old utility called filetyper which will type the file for you.

TheGreatPoo:
I'll check Version Tracker and downloads.com.  I do plan on getting Photoshop in the future but I just wanted to post these pics for now until I do.

Thanx!

cocoamix:
I'm not sure if simply changing the file type and creator codes will work. You actually need to re-export the image. Preview in OS X and Picture Viewer for OS 9 will do that. I am not sure if you need a Quicktime Pro key do do it though.
Graphic Converter is actually a great tool for stuff like that, and cheaper than Photoshop by about $500   .

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