Convert from Paint Shop Pro to something useful

I have some images in Paint Shop Pro format (.pspimage) that I can't open in Photoshop. I scanned the images from old pictures of my son and didn't want to rescan. I will not put another Corel product on my computers so I needed something else that would convert my old pictures.

After a quick internet search I downloaded IrfanView and the plugins from the IrfanView web site. After installing both, I clicked on the IrfanView Thumbnails icon on my desktop. Next I navigated to the folder containing the images I needed to convert. I selected all my pspimage files and clicked File >> Start batch dialog with selected files .... This brought up a new window. I selected the Batch Conversion radio button. I selected tif as my Output format. I clicked on Use current ('look in') directory to select my current directory to store the new images. Then I clicked Start Batch. In no time I had tifs that I was able to open in Photoshop CS5.

IrfanView was a free download. I've never used this program before so I don't know what else it can do. Definitely a program I will have to play with some more. Always learning.

Photoshop Tip - Crop with Perspective

I learned how to crop adjusting the perspective. Click on the Crop icon or type c to get into crop mode. Draw the box around what you want to crop. Click on the perspective check box. Move the individual corners of the crop box to the corners of the item you want to crop. Click on the check mark to complete the crop. Now if I could learn how to adjust the perspective without cropping. Always learning.

A Moment In Time

On Sunday, May 2 2010, the New York Times sponsored A Moment in Time. At 15:00 UTC people from around the world took a photograph and submitted. You can see the pictures at the Moment in Time web page.

I took a picture of some buds on a rose bush in my front yard. When I pulled it into Google Picasa (hadn't got Photoshop yet) I noticed spider webs. Zooming in a saw the spider that probably created the webs. I submitted the picture. Afterward I decided to crop the picture. Now I wish I had waited a little and submitted my cropped version of the picture. But at least I'm a part of A Moment in Time. Always learning.

Photography Blog

This blog will follow my photographic journey. I am a novice amateur photographer.

I have two cameras, a point-and-shoot Fujifilm FinePix F50SE and a Canon EOS Rebel XSi digital SLR. I always have the Fuji with me and use it frequently at work for documentation.

For software I had been using Corel Paint Shop Pro. It was great when JASC owned it but Corel is not interested in customer service when the program doesn't work right (major issue making the program useless). When I got my new computer I decided to not install that program. I just got Photoshop CS5 yesterday and am looking forward to learning how to use it. I also have DxO Optics. I have only used that a few times but it seems like a very good program.

I love to take pictures but don't have much time to spend on it. Always learning.