shootingstar Posted March 12, 2022 Share #1 Posted March 12, 2022 I guess it's wrong to save a .pdf as a .jpg, etc.? I mean a .jpeg .jpg file inherently different right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 12, 2022 Share #2 Posted March 12, 2022 I sometimes will take a png screenshot of a pdf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 12, 2022 Share #3 Posted March 12, 2022 27 minutes ago, shootingstar said: I guess it's wrong to save a .pdf as a .jpg, etc.? I mean a .jpeg .jpg file inherently different right? You can convert a PDF to a JPG. This is just one way. link Yes they are different file structurers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted March 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: You can convert a PDF to a JPG. This is just one way. link Yes they are different file structurers. Thx so much! It was set of 1960's family photos.... youngest sister is asking but unfortunately she's not in them. Being the last kid, it's hard.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 13, 2022 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2022 1 hour ago, shootingstar said: Thx so much! It was set of 1960's family photos.... youngest sister is asking but unfortunately she's not in them. Being the last kid, it's hard.. The story of my life. The sister I refer to as the bitch sister put together a photo album for the family for Christmas one year of “the good old days” with a bunch of old family pictures. Apparently the good old days didn’t include me or my older brother. Gee thanks sis… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 13, 2022 Share #6 Posted March 13, 2022 14 hours ago, shootingstar said: I guess it's wrong to save a .pdf as a .jpg, etc.? I mean a .jpeg .jpg file inherently different right? They are one and the same - ".jpg" = ".jpeg". I think it was just the olden days where DOS was a <filename>.<xyz> format (8 character name and 3 char type of file). Why do you want to save a PDF as a jpg? Both are universal across all computer and phone OS, so does saving a PDF as a jpg help solve a problem? I probably go the other direction (jpg -> pdf) and can't actually recall going from pdf -> jpg, but could see it if I was trying to grab a chart or block of text and embed in a word doc or similar. But then I would likely just use a "snipping" tool to grab what I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 13, 2022 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2022 13 hours ago, ChrisL said: The story of my life. The sister I refer to as the bitch sister put together a photo album for the family for Christmas one year of “the good old days” with a bunch of old family pictures. Apparently the good old days didn’t include me or my older brother. Gee thanks sis… ...and hence her nickname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted March 13, 2022 19 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: They are one and the same - ".jpg" = ".jpeg". I think it was just the olden days where DOS was a <filename>.<xyz> format (8 character name and 3 char type of file). Why do you want to save a PDF as a jpg? Both are universal across all computer and phone OS, so does saving a PDF as a jpg help solve a problem? I probably go the other direction (jpg -> pdf) and can't actually recall going from pdf -> jpg, but could see it if I was trying to grab a chart or block of text and embed in a word doc or similar. But then I would likely just use a "snipping" tool to grab what I wanted. It seems to me a .jpg might be clearer. However, preservation-wise, .pdf is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 13, 2022 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, shootingstar said: It seems to me a .jpg might be clearer. However, preservation-wise, .pdf is better? My simple rule would be - jpg for photos, pdf for documents. I don't see one as "better" than the other, just different. Not know ing what you are working on, I couldn't offer a recommendation. But if it is scanning old family photos, I would absolutely do it to jpg and at max resolution of the scanner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted March 13, 2022 Share #10 Posted March 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: My simple rule would be - jpg for photos, pdf for documents. I don't see one as "better" than the other, just different. Not know ing what you are working on, I couldn't offer a recommendation. But if it is scanning old family photos, I would absolutely do it to jpg and at max resolution of the scanner. Or… with a halfway decent camera, take photos of the old photos. It will do the same job, but way faster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 13, 2022 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, groupw said: Or… with a halfway decent camera, take photos of the old photos. It will do the same job, but way faster. Yep - there are apps for IOS & Android that easily take photos and arrange them. Similarly, apps for quick pdf creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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