A useful programme

Have been struggling to find a way to convert a 24K BMP (bitmap) scan file to a JPEG, or at least anything of reasonable size (none of the free online converters seemed to be able to handle it), and eventually found Irfan, which looks like a very handy programme that may also solve some of my other conversion problems. And it is freeware!

Posted on July 27, 2008 by . This entry was posted in Blogging/IT. Bookmark the permalink.

3 Comments

  • Gordon Hodgson
    July 28, 2008 - 6:45 am | Permalink

    Yes, as PC programs go, Irfanview is your absolute best bet. (geekiest comment ever)

  • sharon
    July 31, 2008 - 7:33 pm | Permalink

    It rocks; I really wish there were a Mac version. And if you want a free alternative to Photoshop, check out The Gimp. It rocks also.

  • rashbre
    August 5, 2008 - 12:30 pm | Permalink

    Whilst travelling with a very small PC I used something called “Advanced JPEG Compressor”; also free.

    I also noticed the ‘free’ Microsoft Live Photo editor which I used a couple of times.

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