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how to read this file?

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:43 am
by zeusapollo
i did download this photo of Magnum (right click and save image)

http://www.foxtv.it/show/magnum+p+i+4/gallery#

but when i go to open it it doesnt work, the format its strange.
What should i do?

thanks

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:46 am
by wwmd
When I tried to download it, I couldn't open it either. So I just did a screencap and turned it into a jpeg. Maybe this will help!

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--Regards,

Sammy

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:01 am
by zeusapollo
wow thanks! But how do i make a screencap? i tried to renamed the file (right click and rename) in jpg but it didnt work either. I will try to renaming with photoshop, becuase on that link there are some other nice picture of Magnum.

grazie :)

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:09 am
by wwmd
If you're using Windows, the easiest way that I know for doing a screen capture is to hit the "Print Screen" key. This should copy the screen's image to your clipboard. Then you can open a photo editing program or a Paint application and paste the screen's image into a new file. Then all you would have to do is crop the image to your own specifications (i.e. just the Magnum photo without the rest of the screen around it).

If that sounds a little complicated, there are also a lot of programs out there (some free, some not) which will allow you to take snapshots of areas of your screen. I just happen to be using Mac OS X and a program called SnapzPro X.

Also, I would be happy to post those other pics from that website the same way I did that one above. Let me know!

--Sammy

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:19 am
by zeusapollo
what the hell.........i'm so dummy with computer. I tried but i didn really understand where the "print screen key" is. Anyway if you have time and wanna post the other pics on that site it would be great.

:) thanks

ciao

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:41 am
by wwmd
No problem!

Everyone should be sure to thank zeusapollo for discovering these great pictures.

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(This one looks like the website cropped it too much--cutting off Selleck's chin)
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P.S. I wasn't sure about the rules for posting so many pics. If this causes problems for anyone trying to load the page, please let me know.

Otherwise, enjoy!

--Sammy

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:51 am
by zeusapollo
grazie grazie grazie.........many thanks!!!! Fantastico!!!

I will use the last one as my desktop.

Hope everybody could enjoy them :)

Here on italian satellite tv there is a channel that airs Magnum P.I. always, and when the serie finishs then it starts againg but in a different time. :)

ciao Sammy......... :D

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:58 am
by wwmd
Glad I could help.

It's funny, I have that last picture as my desktop, too!

If you want a higher resolution version of that photo, it might look a little better if you're trying to fill the screen.

http://i28.tinypic.com/wmeb8x.jpg

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:14 pm
by zeusapollo
wow thats perfect!!! great resolution......for a great Magnum!! :)

thanks

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:01 pm
by Carmen
hhhmmmmmm, yummy, these pictures *sigh*

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:59 pm
by Lily
Great pictures...thank you!

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:17 pm
by tidal pool
I've noticed TM wearing these jeans quite frequently and they're just not working for me. In the 80s, I don't remember patch front pocket jeans even being "in".

Does anyone else?

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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:33 pm
by IKnowWhatYoureThinking
I don't remember that style either. They look like U.S. Navy dungarees except for the fact that they aren't bell bottoms.

Re: how to read this file?

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:18 am
by MaximRecoil
zeusapollo wrote:i did download this photo of Magnum (right click and save image)

http://www.foxtv.it/show/magnum+p+i+4/gallery#

but when i go to open it it doesnt work, the format its strange.
What should i do?

thanks
That saves as a .GIF file which is a very common image format and any PC or Mac can open them. However, that site is practicing a bit of "subterfuge" it seems, as the image file that downloads is blank and only 43 bytes in size. IMDb used to do the same thing with its photos section; but now they have simply disabled right-click for that section.

Like others have mentioned, the easiest thing to do in such cases is to just take a screenshot.