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not too sure where to post this...but here goes

by jonah jones Dec 27, 2007 6:40PM PST

a friend gave us a CD with 18 Jpeg files and 1 'thb' (thumbnail?) file

when i put in the DVD player (which usually shows Jpeg files), all i got was a series of black screens with a white "X"

i copied the jpeg files (each of them 1.6M) to another Cd, but got the same result...

viewing the CD on a laptop i can see the pics, but not on the DVD player...

any ideas?

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Batch convert them with IRFANVIEW

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 27, 2007 11:25PM PST

They sound oddly encoded or need cleaning. Remember the old jpeg exploits?

Read http://www.rainbow-software.org/programs.html#JPG%20Cleaner

-> I don't have the link handy but a jpeg can have some "preview" image which can trip up some viewers. Cleaning or a batch convert with IRFANVIEW usually clears this up.

Bob

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jpgcleaner did the job

by jonah jones Dec 28, 2007 1:47AM PST

thanks a million Bob

wife is happy (also thinks i'm a genius )

all is well!

thanks again

jonah

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