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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: rosco- on October 28, 2001, 12:30:00 PM

Title: photoshop and AH screenshots
Post by: rosco- on October 28, 2001, 12:30:00 PM

Need help, cant open AH screenshots in photoshop 5.5. I get a error that reads "Could not open the document because the file-format module cannot parse the file"
What gives? I can open any other .bmp file on my hd, just not ah screen .bmps.

Title: photoshop and AH screenshots
Post by: Sancho on October 28, 2001, 02:45:00 PM

gimp (http://www.gimp.org) opens em fine  ;)

Title: photoshop and AH screenshots
Post by: mason22 on October 28, 2001, 02:59:00 PM

rosco, open them in ms paint. do a "select all". then "copy", then "paste' into photoshop. something about the color depth or type of .bmp file that photoshop does not recognize.

Title: photoshop and AH screenshots
Post by: Kratzer on October 28, 2001, 03:42:00 PM

or open them in paint, click a single 'dot' somewhere unambiguous, and save, then photoshop should open them right up.

Title: photoshop and AH screenshots
Post by: rosco- on October 28, 2001, 03:43:00 PM

Hmm tried that but the edit menu is grayed out in photoshop, including the paste command. Ctrl p doesnt work either. Gona give gimp a try. Alls I want to do is shrink em down some for web posting. 3mb is a tad to large.

Title: photoshop and AH screenshots
Post by: rosco- on October 28, 2001, 03:45:00 PM

Kratzer's sudguestion worked  :) thx

Title: photoshop and AH screenshots
Post by: Ghosth on October 29, 2001, 12:41:00 PM

http://www.irfanview.com (http://www.irfanview.com)

Freeware, opens EVERYTHING, easy to learn, full featured. Quickest way I've ever seen to open screenshots, select, crop, save.