JPEG to PNG Batch conversion

[Joe Mantaratz]

I found a few programs that offer this feature, can you tell me what is the preferred software? Thanks again.
Joe

[Mike Kujbida]

Joe, I’ve been using Irfanview (it’s free!!) for a long time and remain quite happy withit.

[Enrique Orozco]

Photoshop can do it easily. Just automate an action to save your JPGs as PNGs … you can make PNGs different size, etc….

good luck

Enrique Orozco

[Joe Mantaratz]

Thanks Mike I just downloaded it and did some research on the different formats. PNG was really a replacement for GIFS with the ability for ALPHA channel transparency. (Never knew) I think I’ll touch base with SONY to find out why there would be a preferred format for pics. The only downside that I have come across with PNG files is their size. I have been doing a few projects of late and realized that VEGAS can certainly render any JPEG file it just does not like it in the preview at all. You would think that a 1 meg file would not be a factor. Anyway thanks again.
Joe

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

SONY doesn’t prefer png, all NLE systems prefer jpg, png, tga.
tif requires an external decoder, which slows down the system. It’s not a “vegas thing” but rather an industry standard.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Terry Esslinger]

Another vote for Irfanviewe. You can batch resize and convert to PNG at the same time. Easy and free.

[John Frey]

ACDSee Pro is one of the best image management programs out there. Have been using this product since version 3.0. I often use it in conjuction with Vegas, dragging images from the ACDSee Thumbnail browser straight into the Vegas Timeline when Explorer in Vegas is not enough. It is the easiest and fastest program that I have ever used for batch processing, and that includes Photoshop. However, it is not free.

John D. Frey
25 Year owner/operator of two California-based production studios.

Digital West Video Productions of San Luis Obispo and Inland Images of Lake Elsinore

[Norman Willis]

Quote:
SONY doesn’t prefer png, all NLE systems prefer jpg, png, tga.
tif requires an external decoder, which slows down the system. It’s not a “vegas thing” but rather an industry standard.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

Hi Douglas.

Are you saying there is no advantage to converting to .png?

Thanks

Norman

Dell Precision 380, Pentium D 950 3.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, XP SP3, Palit GeForce 8600 GT Super +1GB, C: and D: in RAID 0 with external backup. Sony Vegas 8.0c, RED.

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[Douglas Spotted eagle]

No, I’m refuting your suggestion that converting to PNG is a “Sony thing,” when it’s an “all NLE thing.”
No nle performs well with monster pix on the timeline. All NLE’s prefer the above mentioned formats over JPEG. Most NLE’s require an external decode for .tif.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Norman Willis]

I deeply apologize. I was not trying to suggest anything. I am a total noob to video editing. I just saw your name, and was trying to check out what you were saying. I apologize if I misunderstood you at all.

I will try to convert all .jpg’s to .png, and see if that helps. I apologize if I upset you in any way.

Thank you very much for your help.

Norman

Dell Precision 380, Pentium D 950 3.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, XP SP3, Palit GeForce 8600 GT Super +1GB, C: and D: in RAID 0 with external backup. Sony Vegas 8.0c, RED.

Nazarene Israel is a grass-roots movement that is being used to re-establish the original first-century ‘Jewish Christian’ faith of the apostles. Please check us out:

http://www.nazareneisrael.org