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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / Digital Photo / November 2005download cell phone".jpg" files to my PC?
My cell phone (CDM8940) has a removable memory card (compact SD) and I am able to download ".jpg" files to my PC. I am not able to open these files on my PC. My graphics programs (Windows, Photoshop, VuePro,IrfanView) do not recognise these ".jpg's". Verizon tells me to "contact my graphics software vendor". How can I open these files on my PC without paying Verizon extra for 'image messaging?'. Thanks, Robert > My cell phone (CDM8940) has a removable memory card (compact SD) and I > am able to download ".jpg" files to my PC. > > I am not able to open these files on my PC. My graphics programs > (Windows, Photoshop, VuePro,IrfanView) do not recognise these ".jpg's". If you post one of these files somewhere, most likely someone will be able to tell what's going on with them.  SignatureMåns Rullgård mru@inprovide.com > My cell phone (CDM8940) has a removable memory card (compact SD) and I > am able to download ".jpg" files to my PC. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Robert How are you trying to open these files. Is it because theres no icon? Have you tried right clicking the file and then "open with" select program. Are you sure they are actually jpeg files? I think Verizon may have coded their files or have their own proprietary ".jpg." I've tried 'open with' all of the programs I named. Thanks Pardon my cynicism...sounds like the public being duped by all the cell phone industry into spending money on camera phones that take inferior quality images, and the only way to get the photos anywhere else (in spite of the removeable memory) still is to send them at added cost to someone else with a photo cell phone who can view. It took a while for people to figure out photos in cell phones were pretty captive, and now it will take some more time before the public figures out that the images on removeable media cards are STILL captive! I am suprised that you have not been offered the opportunity to buy extra cost software to move photos from the photo message files to a storable and printable file on PC, yet another way to separate you from your money. > Pardon my cynicism...sounds like the public being duped by all the cell > phone industry into spending money on camera phones that take inferior > quality images, and the only way to get the photos anywhere else (in > spite of the removeable memory) still is to send them at added cost to > someone else with a photo cell phone who can view. My phone (Samsung Z500) produces standard JPEGs readable by any normal software. The quality of the pictures is another matter entirely, although it's sometimes better than no camera at all. If I bought a phone, and discovered I couldn't read the image files, I'd take it back and exchange for another model. SignatureMåns Rullgård mru@inprovide.com > My cell phone (CDM8940) has a removable memory card (compact SD) and I > am able to download ".jpg" files to my PC. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > How can I open these files on my PC without paying Verizon extra for > 'image messaging?'. hi robert as already suggested, post one or two of the files online and we'll have a look at them. rock on. sid I've posted a sample at: http://homepage.mac.com/wo_shi_big_stomach/FileSharing3.html Thanks for the suggestion, and good luck with the detective work. > I've posted a sample at: > > http://homepage.mac.com/wo_shi_big_stomach/FileSharing3.html > > Thanks for the suggestion, and good luck with the detective work. Hi Any joy yet Sid? Been watching this thread Don't know if there's anything here that might help http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?page=1&s=graphics Tim >> I've posted a sample at: >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Any joy yet Sid? > Been watching this thread It doesn't look like anything I've seen before. It starts with the characters DBFBROSHAWVZW01, followed by a few random-looking bytes. Does this mean anything to anyone? The remainder of the first 512 bytes are all null. The rest of the file is compressed. That's all I can tell from a quick inspection. To the OP: do you know the pixel dimensions of the image? SignatureMåns Rullgård mru@inprovide.com >It doesn't look like anything I've seen before. It starts with the >characters DBFBROSHAWVZW01, followed by a few random-looking bytes. >Does this mean anything to anyone? The remainder of the first 512 >bytes are all null. The rest of the file is compressed. That's all I >can tell from a quick inspection. To the OP: do you know the pixel >dimensions of the image? Trying to load it into Irfanview you get a "no header" error. SignatureEd Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet2@EdwardG.Ruf.com) See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html >>> I've posted a sample at: >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > can tell from a quick inspection. To the OP: do you know the pixel > dimensions of the image? The block at 512 starts "KY" which rings a distant bell. Is that, perhaps, a known compression algorithm header signature? David >>>> I've posted a sample at: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > The block at 512 starts "KY" which rings a distant bell. Can you tell the direction to that bell? > Is that, perhaps, a known compression algorithm header signature? Nothing that the "file" command in Unix recognizes. I guess it'll take a little more searching. SignatureMåns Rullgård mru@inprovide.com >> I've posted a sample at: >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tim "sid" as in me? just caught up... >My cell phone (CDM8940) has a removable memory card (compact SD) and I >am able to download ".jpg" files to my PC. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >How can I open these files on my PC without paying Verizon extra for >'image messaging?'. From http://reviews.cnet.com/Audiovox_CDM_8940/4514-6454_7-31286870.html and budding photographers will be irked by Verizon's wrongheaded decision to disable phone-to-PC photo and video transfers via the Mini SD card, This would imply these are NOT normal image files. SignatureEd Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet2@EdwardG.Ruf.com) See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html Hi Can anyone in alt.cell-phone.tech help us with this thread? >> My cell phone (CDM8940) has a removable memory card (compact SD) and >> I am able to download ".jpg" files to my PC. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > decision to disable phone-to-PC photo and video transfers via the > Mini SD card, Digital Rights Management of some kind?? Looks like Verizon might be yanking your chain :-( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/15/oma_drm_for_phones/ Verizon forums http://www.mobiledia.com/forum/forum38.html?sid=5673837513cebb5260eb2215f3442bd8 http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=712618 http://www.phonesforums.com/archive/index.php/t-43242.html - good and bad news here Looks like you need to google This looks like the offending article - "The second type of security helps protect you from those who may try to steal your wireless data from the air. Your wireless gateway comes with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security turned on; out of the box. By enabling Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption on all of your wireless cards and on the wireless Gateway, this data is encoded. So, if someone is near your wireless signal, they will be unable to read your data unless you provided them with your WEP key or Passphrase. You'll receive a reference guide in your Gateway kit providing instruction on how to enable WEP and better secure your wireless home network. " From here http://www22.verizon.com/forhomedsl/channels/dsl/micro/homenetworking/wirelessne tworking/faqs/default.asp I've cross posted this to alt.cell-phone.tech in the hope that someone there can help you out HTH Tim > My cell phone (CDM8940) has a removable memory card (compact SD) and I > am able to download ".jpg" files to my PC. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Robert hi robert at least we know now that you arent the only on with that problem: http://tinyurl.com/c4fou (comments) as for the file - didnt get far yet... > at least we know now that you arent the only on with that problem: > http://tinyurl.com/c4fou (comments) > as for the file - didnt get far yet... http://www.bitpim.org/ Might poss do the trick If so give thanks to JMKowalski in alt.cellular-phone-tech - his idea in another thread Tim |
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