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Why can't I save my image as a GIF (or whatever)?

GIMP User FAQ
The two most likely problems are related to image type and layers. For instance, your image type must be "Indexed" for GIF, but "RGB" for TIFF. Try a different image type (look under the "Image" menu). If you have more than 1 layer in your image, you probably need to merge the visible layers, and/or "flatten" the image. Both operations are available under the "Layers" menu or from the "Layers" dialog. Flattening will destroy any background transparency.

Why can't I submit a GIF image?

Frequently Asked Questions
The most common mistakes occur when CKW's required guidelines are not followed. Those errors include:

Q) - How do I save a Gif or Jpeg image ?

How to add gifs to emails and saving images to your computer
A) - In Internet Explorer right click on the gif or jpeg image. From the drop down menu select "save as" or "save target as". This will save the image to your default folder, which in most cases is the "my documents" folder. In Netscape right click on the gif or jpeg image. From the drop down menu select "save image as".

How can I save my OpenGL rendering as an image file, such as GIF, TIF, JPG, BMP, etc.?

OpenGL FAQ / 24 Miscellaneous
The easiest method is to use any of a number of image utilities that let you capture the screen or window, and save it is a file. To accomplish this programmatically, you read your image with glReadPixels(), and use the image data as input to a routine that creates image files.

Can I send a JPEG or GIF file of my image?

Art Department | Frequently Asked Questions about screen pri...
Yes, although GIF and JPEG files are best suited for viewing on computer monitors. Due to compression, these image formats can occasionally lose unexpected detail or color. Small GIFs and JPEGs are an excellent way for us to preview your document quickly. If you are using a GIF or JPEG file as your finished artwork, please make sure that the image is made to the size that you want to print it and has a resolution of 300 pixels per inch or greater.

Why can't Photo2Album process image files of format *.tif, *.gif and *.bmp?

Photo2Album
The vast majority of photo files are in *.jpg or *.jpeg format. Photo2Album provides you with an efficient and effective platform to manage millions of your photos. To avoid any confusion and ensure program stability, only photo files of *.jpg format and music files of (*.mp3, *.wma, *.mid) format are allowed to be passed to Photo2Album for processing.

Question: Why can't I make a GIF image from the Builder or Calculation Viewer?

ECCE: Frequently Asked Questions: Windows/OpenGL Graphics
Answer: The answer to this question depends on the platform you are using. For Suns with Creator3D graphics, you must have the latest version of OpenGL from Sun (minimum version 1.1). Sun's OpenGL is installed with the OpenWindows package so you must have it set up on your machine regardless of which window manager you use. For SGIs, attempts to export a graphic (eg. a chemical system or molecular orbitals) may produce only a black box.

Do you only supply GIF image formats?

DoppelMe - Frequently Asked Questions
No, we supply GIF format by default, but you can also request PNG format just by changing the ".gif" portion of the image URL with ".png". Note that GIF should be used on the web, however you may find that PNG gives a better image in some circumstance (e.g. when downloading onto your mobile phone).

How can I write a GIF image?

jGuru: Media FAQ Home Page
Patent restrictions didn't allow a GIF writer to be part of the Java platform prior to JDK 6. With the recent expiration of the Unisys patent, JDK 6 includes...

Why can't I find the image of me in front of the ReefCam or BeachBarCam, etc.?

Bonaire WebCams - FAQ
Either the image you are looking for doesn't exist or you're not looking properly. There could be two reasons for nonexistent images: First, when you were posing for the images on one of the Cams, you didn't stay visible long enough or consistently enough to be captured (currently, images are captured every two minutes) - that is the most likely cause.

Can't find an image?

Image Botanica FAQs
Image Botanica offers more images than what is seen here on line.If you don't see what you are looking for, please email us at info@imagebotanica.com. We will help in searching for the right image for you.

Why can't I upload my image?

Frequently Asked Questions - Associated Content
Images must be in gif or jpg format and under 4 MB in size. If you are having trouble uploading any image, please check the file type and size. Use Photoshop to convert image files to jpg or gif or to reduce the file size.

How do I save an image?

Seraline screensavers FAQ
Press the Print Screen key while the screensaver is running. This will Copy the image into your clipboard, and you can then Paste it into a paint program for saving or printing. The image, or part of it, could then be used as a backround for your screen's desktop or a web page. Under NT/2000, you may need to run the screensaver from a shortcut on your desktop, as pressing a key will stop the Screensaver.

How do I save an image to my computer?

Help
From search results or lightbox click the preview icon and your comping image will appear on the next page. To save this image on a Mac, click-and-hold anywhere on the image to view saving options. If you are using Windows right-click on the image for saving options.

X. Are there any editors/paint-programs for xpm/GIF/TIFF/etc. image-formats?

Misc. X things
xpaint, developed by David Koblas, is a incredibly versatile mono-bitmap and/or colour-pixmap editing tool. It features, among other things: reading and writing of X11 bitmaps, PPM, GIF, XPM, and TIFF image-formats; SGI RGB format (SGI only); The latest version, 2.1.1, is available at: ftp://ftp.x.org:/contrib/applications/xpaint-2.1.1.tar.gz Xpaint 2.4.4, has been released by Torsten Martinsen. It has some nifty filters built-in and bug fixes.

Can I send an ecard with my own image (Jpeg or GIF)?

Inspire21.com FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
No, sorry... there are numerous other sites online which will allow you to do this, but our services do not include this feature. [BACK TO TOP]

How can I adjust the GIF image I just purchased?

Frequently Asked Questions about LibraryClipArt.com
You should always use GIFs in your web pages that are the correct size. Never rely on the HTML code to resize images because they can appear distorted on the screen. There are a number of software programs capable of adjusting GIF files to the size that you need. GIFWorks is a FREE online image editor that is easy to use. It can rescale the image, change colors and optimize files.

For web graphics should save the files in jpg or gif format?

Photoshop Help - FAQ | PhotoshopSupport.com
A general rule of thumb is to use gifs for illustrations and images that contain large areas of flat color, and to use jpgs for photographs and images with continuous tones. The jpg format has a very good compression rate, but compression reduces the quality of the image, so experiment until you have the optimal quality/file size.

Is it possible to save a chart as a GIF file?

Excel 97/2000 Developer FAQ: Part 3
Yes, the code below saves the first embedded chart on Sheet1 as a GIF file named Mychart.gif. Set CurrentChart = Sheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart Fname = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\Mychart.gif" CurrentChart.Export Filename:=Fname, FilterName:="GIF"
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