QuickTake 150 images - Converting on PC

I have 30 to 40 pict images that I took with a long-departed Apple
QuickTake 150. The images are now on my PC. I've let them sit there
unreadable for years, but am now energized to try and get them in
readable form again.

Does anyone know of a method, including paying for a service, to get
these converted to jpeg? I have a Mac available, but it only has OSX
and I've read that the original QuickTake extension won't work under
OSX. I've tried GraphicConverter and Irfanview with no luck.

Thanks

Jim Mitchell

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Does anyone know of a method, including paying for a service, to get
these converted to jpeg? I have a Mac available, but it only has OSX
and I've read that the original QuickTake extension won't work under
OSX. I've tried GraphicConverter and Irfanview with no luck.

As far as I know, the only way to do this would be on an OS 8 or 9 Mac
with the Quicktake software installed:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61047

Once that software is in place, you can work them with GraphicConverter
- but not before. The photos are actually in the Apple-specific PICT
format, with a variant of Quicktime compression. It's obscure enough i
doubt anyone else has ever supported it.

One crazy thing to look into: The Quicktake 100 series were based on a
Kodak design - the DC40, I believe. It's at least possible the Windows
software for the Kodak used the same format.

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wrote:

I have 30 to 40 pict images that I took with a long-departed Apple
QuickTake 150. The images are now on my PC. I've let them sit there
unreadable for years, but am now energized to try and get them in
readable form again.

I faced this challenge a year or so ago and if I recall correctly, I
used Adobe Photoshop Elements to do the trick.

Cheers... Bob

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Scott Schuckert wrote:

In article . com,
wrote:

Does anyone know of a method, including paying for a service, to get
these converted to jpeg? I have a Mac available, but it only has OSX
and I've read that the original QuickTake extension won't work under
OSX. I've tried GraphicConverter and Irfanview with no luck.

As far as I know, the only way to do this would be on an OS 8 or 9 Mac
with the Quicktake software installed:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61047

Once that software is in place, you can work them with GraphicConverter
- but not before. The photos are actually in the Apple-specific PICT
format, with a variant of Quicktime compression. It's obscure enough i
doubt anyone else has ever supported it.

Ah, yes. An object in the PICT was a Quicktime component and a
Quicktime icon bitmap. The Quicktime component was a wrapper for a
JFIF. That was a neat hack but it was completely unmaintainable.

Some utilities can strip the JFIF data out of any file by looking for
well known markers. You can also do it manually.


One crazy thing to look into: The Quicktake 100 series were based on a
Kodak design - the DC40, I believe. It's at least possible the Windows
software for the Kodak used the same format.

Ah indeed! This sounds like progress.

Do you know which utilities?
Mac or PC?
Would GraphicConverter or its PC equivalent then be able to deal with
it to covert to jpeg?

Thanks

wrote:
I have 30 to 40 pict images that I took with a long-departed Apple
QuickTake 150....

I had QTake installed on my PC and had NO difficulty converting the
images to jpg's. It has been a long time but look for a "save as"
command - or edit the picture properties somewhat, lighten, darken,
crop, etc. and I think the result will be a jpg when it is saved.

I know the capability is in the QTake software.



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