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Questions tagged [images]

DO NOT USE THIS TAG! It has been retired. If you have a question about a disk image (a file that represents the contents and structure of a data disk), use [disk-image] or [iso-image] instead. If you have a question related to picture files, use a tag related to what you are doing with the images, such as [image-editing], [image-processing], or [image-conversion].

DO NOT USE THIS TAG! It has been retired. See Girl, you're a mess: [images] needs a makeover.

Question referring to pictures should be tagged according to what you are trying to do with them. Better tags that may possibly apply to your question:



Question referring to representations of data stored on a disk should be tagged , or if the storage media is an optical disk.

Examples of system images are:

  • Images created / restored by hard drive cloning programs
  • LiveCD images
  • Virtualised machine images
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Determining the image compression algorithm used on TIFF images

I several TIFF images in a folder. How can I determine which image compression algorithm they use? When I do file I get 100 (2).tif: TIFF image data, little-endian 100.tif: TIFF image data, little-endian These…
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What steps are taken to create the optical illusion "Autostereograms"?

There are many images in which letters/text appear when you stare hard into them, called Autostereograms. I want to know how they are created. This is an example (here's the hidden image): I want to create an album cover, so what steps are taken to…
Kartik Godawat
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fast batch image resizer

looking and cant find the perfect one. i have 100 gig of 4K image-sequence to process. found imagizer2 on sourceforge. multi-thread but not 64bit (does matter?). i guess the fastest one will be using intel's IPP image core lib . i am on windows,…
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What fields in exif files provide image Height/Width information

I am writing a simple(??) VB6 program to change a selected file's name. I want to show a small(appx scaled to a 2"X3" ) image of the picture. To avoid distortion of the image (I have to use a VB picture image) I want to alter the height and width…
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Why transparency is shown as a chessboard pattern?

From Wikipedia A suitable raster graphics editor shows transparency by a special pattern, e.g. a chessboard pattern. I wonder why complete transparency is shown as chessboard pattern? Is it chosen deliberately by people, or just a natural…
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What are these buttons called?

What are these buttons called?
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Image recognition software

How far has image recognition software gone in development? My friend, a photographer who mostly works in stock photo photography, has a bunch of images. Is there some software available which offers the options to "recognize" the number of people…
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What is the highest quality file format for saving a conference poster with?

I need to create a poster for a conference. Which is the best image format that I should save my image file as for highest quality printing? I am using Mathematica on Ubuntu 10.10 to generate these images.
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Convert MP4, AVI, MOV file to a collection of PNG, JPG or GIF frames

Is there any FREE software that I can use to convert a MP4, AVI or MOV file to a collection of images that are GIF, JPG or PNG?
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What's the difference between disk backup and disk copy?

I'm confused and don't know which one to download: http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/
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How can I print text as a large picture (poster) using only A3 pages?

I need to print a selection of text so that it is possible to read it from across a room. I thought the best thing would be to print it like a poster, but the largest our printer can print is size A3. The picture would have to be scaled and split…
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image loading (direction)

Usually, all images load from top to bottom. But recently I came across this image, which loads from bottom to top: (Original link here: http://www.ikorka.eu/ikorka.jpg) Why is this so? What in general determines the direction of image loading?
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How to create Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image file?

What software can I use to create an Enhanced Metafile (EMF) file?
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numerical relation between several quantities of image files?

What are the definitions of and relations between several quantities of image files: resolution unit resolution width and height Pixels Per Unit Pixel Units density For example, I saw a usage of convert from Imagick, where the above…
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How do I annotate an image?

I need to specify colors, font-sizes, space between elements, sizes, etc right in a mockup picture for people who will work on a layout. What is the best way for doing it? UPDATE: More details on what I am looking for. The app needs: to work with…
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