Distorted images.

Win7 SP1

When downloading JPG images from Internet sites a
few of them are distorted in that they're
elongated or squashed, or even reduced to a slim
line across the screen.
Can this be fixed?
Peter

Peter Jason wrote:

Win7 SP1

When downloading JPG images from Internet sites a
few of them are distorted in that they're
elongated or squashed, or even reduced to a slim
line across the screen.
Can this be fixed?

Need some more info.

- Which browser?
- Which site(s)?
- If possible, post links to some images that are distorted for you.
- Are they distorted in the web browser, or using an external viewer?
- If it's an external viewer, which one(s)?

--
Perfection through punishment.

On 08 Oct 2013, Peter Jason wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

Win7 SP1

When downloading JPG images from Internet sites a
few of them are distorted in that they're
elongated or squashed, or even reduced to a slim
line across the screen.
Can this be fixed?

Downloading an image does nothing to distort it. If you want to change
an image that you've downloaded, you can use any image editor you
prefer. Photoshop, Gimp, Irfanview, etc.

If you're having trouble displaying images, you will have to describe
the problem. You've given us nothing to go on. We're not mind readers.

Peter Jason wrote:
Win7 SP1

When downloading JPG images from Internet sites a
few of them are distorted in that they're
elongated or squashed, or even reduced to a slim
line across the screen.
Can this be fixed?
Peter


Probably not a download issue since nothing in the download algorithm is
likely to change the actual picture from the source to the destination.

It might be helpful if you provided the application that you are viewing
the jpg file and if jpg files created locally by existing software or
uploaded from a camera exhibit the same problem as downloaded jpg's when
viewed in the exact same application.


--
...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

Peter Jason wrote:

Win7 SP1

When downloading JPG images from Internet sites a
few of them are distorted in that they're
elongated or squashed, or even reduced to a slim
line across the screen.
Can this be fixed?

Sounds like aborted downloads without deleting the incomplete file on
the abort. Like Auric said, you'll need to provide some details. All
you described so far is an effect, not how you created it.

Peter Jason wrote:
Win7 SP1

When downloading JPG images from Internet sites a
few of them are distorted in that they're
elongated or squashed, or even reduced to a slim
line across the screen.
Can this be fixed?
Peter

Just because you think you've downloaded an image,
doesn't mean you get that exact file.

Some sites will be coded with "...thumbnail.jpg"
and later with "...large.jpg". If you click and
try to download, perhaps you get the thumbnail version,
which the HTML code then stretches to fill some
rectangular region on the web page.

So in some cases, you have to be extra tricky as a user,
to figure out what the name of the largest version of
file is, and download it. I sometimes use a packet sniffer,
to record all the files being accessed, to get some idea
what the name of the necessary file for download might be.

And some sites, you click on an image, and it won't
let you download it. There are still ways around that,
at least, sometimes. But it's a lot of work ferreting
out a solution in each case.

*******

Post a link, if you want some suggestions.

Good luck,
Paul

VanguardLH wrote:
Peter Jason wrote:

Win7 SP1

When downloading JPG images from Internet sites a
few of them are distorted in that they're
elongated or squashed, or even reduced to a slim
line across the screen.
Can this be fixed?

Sounds like aborted downloads without deleting the incomplete file on
the abort. Like Auric said, you'll need to provide some details. All
you described so far is an effect, not how you created it.

There are only a few tools, that will display truncated image files.
(My freeware Macintosh JPEG viewer could do that. JPEGView ?)

Many others will "go on strike", if there is the tiniest corruption.

A sample web page would help a lot, and cut down on wasted effort.

Paul

On Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:21:47 -0400, Paul wrote:

Some sites will be coded with "...thumbnail.jpg"
and later with "...large.jpg". If you click and
try to download, perhaps you get the thumbnail version,
which the HTML code then stretches to fill some
rectangular region on the web page.

You remind me that some jpegs that I have stumbled on in wandering
around my computer really are very odd little pictures, including at
least once in my experience, a couple of very narrow things that
evidently were meant to be dividers on web sites or screens for some
application.

Sadly, I have no record or recollection of where the pictures were or
which applications used them, only of being a bit surprised and, once I
saw what they were, amused.

I concur with all the comments about the virtually complete lack of
information in the OP.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Tue, 8 Oct 2013 18:04:06 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:21:47 -0400, Paul wrote:

Some sites will be coded with "...thumbnail.jpg"
and later with "...large.jpg". If you click and
try to download, perhaps you get the thumbnail version,
which the HTML code then stretches to fill some
rectangular region on the web page.

You remind me that some jpegs that I have stumbled on in wandering
around my computer really are very odd little pictures, including at
least once in my experience, a couple of very narrow things that
evidently were meant to be dividers on web sites or screens for some
application.

Sadly, I have no record or recollection of where the pictures were or
which applications used them, only of being a bit surprised and, once I
saw what they were, amused.

I concur with all the comments about the virtually complete lack of
information in the OP.

Thanks to all. I checked the errant images and
they all have "Photoshop 7.0" in the image
properties. I open them in my copy of Photoshop
CS6 and then save them and then they are OK.
Perhaps they were not saved properly in Photoshop
7.0?

On 09/10/2013 03:21, Peter Jason wrote:
On Tue, 8 Oct 2013 18:04:06 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:21:47 -0400, Paul wrote:

Some sites will be coded with "...thumbnail.jpg"
and later with "...large.jpg". If you click and
try to download, perhaps you get the thumbnail version,
which the HTML code then stretches to fill some
rectangular region on the web page.

You remind me that some jpegs that I have stumbled on in wandering
around my computer really are very odd little pictures, including at
least once in my experience, a couple of very narrow things that
evidently were meant to be dividers on web sites or screens for some
application.

Sadly, I have no record or recollection of where the pictures were or
which applications used them, only of being a bit surprised and, once I
saw what they were, amused.

I concur with all the comments about the virtually complete lack of
information in the OP.

Thanks to all. I checked the errant images and
they all have "Photoshop 7.0" in the image
properties. I open them in my copy of Photoshop
CS6 and then save them and then they are OK.
Perhaps they were not saved properly in Photoshop
7.0?


Whatever you do, do not provide much information. We all have nothing
better to do all day than try to figure out what you really mean. We
love wasting hours in futile searches and reading between the lines. We
love nothing better than trying to expand our mind reading abilities by
visualising your setup, the page(s) you are visiting, the methods you
followed and your ultimate goal.

Desk Rabbit wrote:
On 09/10/2013 03:21, Peter Jason wrote:
On Tue, 8 Oct 2013 18:04:06 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:21:47 -0400, Paul wrote:

Some sites will be coded with "...thumbnail.jpg"
and later with "...large.jpg". If you click and
try to download, perhaps you get the thumbnail version,
which the HTML code then stretches to fill some
rectangular region on the web page.

You remind me that some jpegs that I have stumbled on in wandering
around my computer really are very odd little pictures, including at
least once in my experience, a couple of very narrow things that
evidently were meant to be dividers on web sites or screens for some
application.

Sadly, I have no record or recollection of where the pictures were or
which applications used them, only of being a bit surprised and, once I
saw what they were, amused.

I concur with all the comments about the virtually complete lack of
information in the OP.

Thanks to all. I checked the errant images and
they all have "Photoshop 7.0" in the image
properties. I open them in my copy of Photoshop
CS6 and then save them and then they are OK.
Perhaps they were not saved properly in Photoshop
7.0?


Whatever you do, do not provide much information. We all have nothing
better to do all day than try to figure out what you really mean. We
love wasting hours in futile searches and reading between the lines. We
love nothing better than trying to expand our mind reading abilities by
visualising your setup, the page(s) you are visiting, the methods you
followed and your ultimate goal.

You are a sysadmin, and I claim my five free defect tickets.

--
Tciao for Now!

John.

Desk Rabbit wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:

I checked the errant images and they all have "Photoshop 7.0" in the
image properties. I open them in my copy of Photoshop CS6 and then
save them and then they are OK. Perhaps they were not saved properly
in Photoshop 7.0?

Whatever you do, do not provide much information. We all have nothing
better to do all day than try to figure out what you really mean. We
love wasting hours in futile searches and reading between the lines. We
love nothing better than trying to expand our mind reading abilities by
visualising your setup, the page(s) you are visiting, the methods you
followed and your ultimate goal.

When users remain deliberately elusive, it's because they're ashamed.
He doesn't want you to know the content of what he's been downloading or
from where.

On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 10:13:49 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

Desk Rabbit wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:

I checked the errant images and they all have "Photoshop 7.0" in the
image properties. I open them in my copy of Photoshop CS6 and then
save them and then they are OK. Perhaps they were not saved properly
in Photoshop 7.0?

Whatever you do, do not provide much information. We all have nothing
better to do all day than try to figure out what you really mean. We
love wasting hours in futile searches and reading between the lines. We
love nothing better than trying to expand our mind reading abilities by
visualising your setup, the page(s) you are visiting, the methods you
followed and your ultimate goal.

When users remain deliberately elusive, it's because they're ashamed.
He doesn't want you to know the content of what he's been downloading or
from where.

To tell the truth, in this instance I don't think it's intentional.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 10:13:49 -0500, VanguardLH
wrote:

Desk Rabbit wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:

I checked the errant images and they all have "Photoshop 7.0" in the
image properties. I open them in my copy of Photoshop CS6 and then
save them and then they are OK. Perhaps they were not saved properly
in Photoshop 7.0?

Whatever you do, do not provide much information. We all have nothing
better to do all day than try to figure out what you really mean. We
love wasting hours in futile searches and reading between the lines. We
love nothing better than trying to expand our mind reading abilities by
visualising your setup, the page(s) you are visiting, the methods you
followed and your ultimate goal.

When users remain deliberately elusive, it's because they're ashamed.
He doesn't want you to know the content of what he's been downloading or
from where.

Tsk. But I already solved it. The original file
had been saved in Photoshop 7. None of the other
images in the download had been saved in this and
all these were OK.

Peter Jason wrote:

On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 10:13:49 -0500, VanguardLH
wrote:

Desk Rabbit wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:

I checked the errant images and they all have "Photoshop 7.0" in the
image properties. I open them in my copy of Photoshop CS6 and then
save them and then they are OK. Perhaps they were not saved properly
in Photoshop 7.0?

Whatever you do, do not provide much information. We all have nothing
better to do all day than try to figure out what you really mean. We
love wasting hours in futile searches and reading between the lines. We
love nothing better than trying to expand our mind reading abilities by
visualising your setup, the page(s) you are visiting, the methods you
followed and your ultimate goal.

When users remain deliberately elusive, it's because they're ashamed.
He doesn't want you to know the content of what he's been downloading or
from where.

Tsk. But I already solved it. The original file
had been saved in Photoshop 7. None of the other
images in the download had been saved in this and
all these were OK.

See, still elusive.