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Apr 6, 2007 | 10:17 PM

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RussB

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Originally Posted by Mr. Xevious

oh god NO

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Apr 6, 2007 | 10:19 PM

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Origami posted by RussB
browse to the file with explorer.

right click on the file.

change the extension from .jpg to .bmp

or change the extension from .bmp to .jpg

it works, really.

You can change the filename extension of just about any file but the Windows bitmap image format is different than the compressed JPEG specification. JPEG is a 'lossy' graphic image format that achieves a smaller file size by using an algorithm to 'compress' areas of like colors at the expense of image quality.

Some programs might be able to display or use a .bmp file that has been renamed with a .jpg extension but those programs must have been able to read the BMP specification in the first place.

Irfanview is a free image viewer and graphic file converter that loads fast and doesn't consume as much memory as full-on image manipulation tools like Photoshop or others.