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Picasa problem

gallygirl
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I use Picasa for storing & cropping photos & get on fine with it. However, when I've cropped & saved a photo, although it looks fine in Picasa, if I try to copy it the image goes back to its original format. How do I solve this please?

Thanks.
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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    I use Picasa for storing & cropping photos & get on fine with it. However, when I've cropped & saved a photo, although it looks fine in Picasa, if I try to copy it the image goes back to its original format. How do I solve this please?

    Thanks.

    if no luck with Picasa then try irfanview -- free also.
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  • Dave_C_2
    Dave_C_2 Posts: 1,827 Forumite
    edited 6 August 2011 at 3:28PM
    gallygirl wrote: »
    I use Picasa for storing & cropping photos & get on fine with it. However, when I've cropped & saved a photo, although it looks fine in Picasa, if I try to copy it the image goes back to its original format. How do I solve this please?

    First off you must save from within Picasa, not from windows.
    Have a look here for details.

    Are you looking in the originals folder? This could explain your problems.

    For lots of pictures I use export to folder. I haven't tried the relatively new save-as.
    Using the star function then select starred pictures is a great help.

    Dave

    Afterthought - if you save, then right click on a picture and select Locate on Disk this will take you to a window where the modified picture is stored. Copy from there. Make sure you copy and not move.
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Thanks both. Had never heard of irfanview (sounds like a dodgy Welsh website :rotfl:) will have a look.

    Dave - will try all of these thanks!
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • santer_2
    santer_2 Posts: 4,406 Forumite
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    If you get irfanview, get the plug ins and install those, it has a thumbnail viewer which might be of use

    http://irfanview.com/
  • sicker
    sicker Posts: 1,370 Forumite
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    gallygal, I use irfanview often. It is a very useful free program.
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