QuickTake to iPhoto

Steve asks...

> I have many images from my ancient QuickTake 150 that I'd love to
> convert from their native pict format to JPEGs and import into
> iPhoto. Does anyone know of an easier way to do this than trying to
> find something that runs Mac OS 9?

Assuming the QuickTake extensions Adam mentions don't stand in the
way of reading the PICT files you've already got, I strongly
recommend Lemke Software's exceptional shareware tool,
GraphicConverter.

      <http://www.lemkesoft.com/>

I own Photoshop, but virtually never use it because GraphicConverter
is so streamlined yet powerful. I use it for cropping, resizing,
colour correcting, and even simple drawing and web graphics
production. One of its core features is batch conversion, though, so
it will be perfectly suited to your needs.

You may discover that you already own GraphicConverter; Apple was
bundling it with a variety of Mac models for a while. I paid for a
license years ago, and got a "free upgrade" bundled with my PowerBook
G4.

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Op 30-mei-2006, om 23:56 heeft Steven Lunetta het volgende geschreven:

> I have many images from my ancient QuickTake 150 that I'd love to
> convert from their native pict format to JPEGs and import into
> iPhoto. Does anyone know of an easier way to do this than trying to
> find something that runs Mac OS 9?

Just download GraphicConverter and you can easily change your picts
into jpegs
GC is absolutely worth buying also. It is great, cheap and all the
updates have been free until now.

http://www.lemkesoft.com/en/download.htm

greetings from a satisfied GC user

On 30 May 2006, at 22:56, Steven Lunetta wrote:

> I have many images from my ancient QuickTake 150 that I'd love to
> convert from their native pict format to JPEGs and import into
> iPhoto. Does anyone know of an easier way to do this than trying to
> find something that runs Mac OS 9?

I could have missed the point here but is the issue as stated not
simply a matter of converting PICTs to JPEGs? If so a copy of Graphic
Converter will swiftly resolve the problem for a batch conversion.
If there are not too many of them then you can open and Save As in
Preview or import them as PICTs into iPhoto and then export them as
JPEGs. My recollection of using a QTake camera is that there was not
a lot of room to store images so I am assuming they are on the
computer, ready to be converted.

Drew

> I have many images from my ancient QuickTake 150 that I'd love to
> convert from their native pict format to JPEGs and import into
> iPhoto. Does anyone know of an easier way to do this than trying to
> find something that runs Mac OS 9?

The excellent application GraphicConverter is available for OS X as well as
for OS 7.x to OS 9.x. It is shareware. Just enter "GraphicConverter" or
"lemkesoft" in Google.

Udo

At 08:55 -0700 1/6/06, wanadoo acc wrote:
>GC is absolutely worth buying also. It is great, cheap and all the
>updates have been free until now.

There was an upgrade fee a couple of years ago for older versions - however
since my version at least was from 96 or so I can't complain too much :-)

But yes it does stuff quicker and more simply than Photoshop as others have
said.

        f

I have GC 5.9 but it isn't able to convert the QT images (PICT) to Jpegs. It wants a plug in from the QT software. I have not tried to install GC for OS 9 on the computer I run OS 9 on but I'll do that and report back.

The images from the QT150 are very low quality but I still want to be able to use them. I had some shots that actually looked good when converted. I even used them in a project done for GE way back when we did digital photography on rocks.

At 11:04 AM -0700 6/2/06, slunetta wrote:
>I have GC 5.9 but it isn't able to convert the QT images (PICT) to
>Jpegs. It wants a plug in from the QT software. I have not tried to
>install GC for OS 9 on the computer I run OS 9 on but I'll do that
>and report back.

I had one of the QuickTake 150s and remember that you had to install
the software - which installed something into either QuickTime or the
system. Whatever it was was not extractable from the tome, and it got
shoved deep into the system. When the company that made the software
went under and Apple discontinued the camera, the software
disappeared from the site.

I worked on hacking that stuff for a long time and even succeeded
once, but was not able to repeat it. I seem to remember the hack was
successful on 7.6 or 7.6.1, but didn't work after that.

The OP may need to lurk around in the places that venerate old Mac
hardware and software*, such as Low End Mac.


(*Coincidentally, I just found an original copy, with box and
manuals, of the of the very first MacDraw.)
--
If the government wants us to obey the law
it should set a better example.

Quicktake images are PICTs that are compressed with a special codec. The trick is to have the codec in the Mac OS 9 Extension folder. If you have that installed in Mac OS 9, PICTs will display properly and convert properly too.

I have German language version of the QuickTake software, and this extension is called:"QuickTake™ opname"

I think in english it is called: QuickTake™ Image.

NB: There is a TM ascii character in the name. If you want to search for it: you can type it OPTION-2.

> From: Steven Lunetta
>
> I have many images from my ancient QuickTake 150 that I'd love to
> convert from their native pict format to JPEGs and import into
> iPhoto. Does anyone know of an easier way to do this than trying to
> find something that runs Mac OS 9


So Steve, is the problem solved? All I seem to need is the 100 Kb
System Extension (OS 9) "QuickTake™ Image" and then I use QuickTime
PictureViewer. I don't plan to convert them all-- I plan to keep
Classic around for the time being! :-)

Or does GraphicsConverter work? I was thinking it didn't, at least
without the Extension.

Ben in Montana
<benrusmacmail.com>

I too had a Quicktake camera and have some archived photos. The pict
files are in a proprietary compressed format and thus you must
install one of three system extensions in the OS 7/8/9 system
extension folder. I cannot remember which of the three so install
all three of them. Then any graphic program will be able to read the
files. I do not know if these system extensions will run under
classic. If so, you can install the extensions and even use
appleworks to read the files in classic and then save them to be read
again in OSX, The same could be true for graphic converter classic
and OSX versions. Of course jpeg is jpeg in both classic and OSX. I
have the files installed on a 7500 and can send them to you via an
email attachment.

In general, I think it is wise to have one old machine like a 7500
sitting on the network with the ability to read old file formats. I
just got a call to assist in extracting diskdoubler files. Now that
takes me back awhile.


Michael Fussell, PE
Fussell Engineering
3700 South Russell, #106
Missoula, MT 59801
406-721-6996
fusaol.com

I have had a dozen photos sitting in a folder from a QuickTake camera from 1995. I decided to give GraphicConverter one last shot, before I reinstalled OS 9 and the QuickTake plugins and lo and behold, it just works.

Try it. OS X, GraphicConverter Version 6. No OS 9, no Power PC hardware, no QuickTake plugins!

Thank you LemkeSoft.