Custom Card Mix?? How?

Chris Hurd · January 14th, 2005, 10:27 PM

Great, glad to hear that it worked, at least!

I have nothing against PhotoShop, but I've been using Paint Shop Pro since version 3 (it's now up to ver. 9) and I see no reason to use anything else. I'm a PSP guy all the way.

Jeremy Davidson · January 15th, 2005, 12:33 AM

Glad you got it working. So the camera is OK with files from PSP but not from Photoshop? Sounds strange, but I'll believe it.

I didn't get a chance to try making my own card mix image, but I did notice that my splash image is 320x240! That's what the camera reports anyway (checking the original card). I probably used either Irfanview or The Gimp to create the image a year ago (those are the only 2D image programs I use).

Xander Christ · January 15th, 2005, 01:39 AM

Okay, here's what I have as a workaround when using Photoshop CS to create custom image card mixes:

1.) Create image in Photoshop at 768x576 and save a "*.bmp."
2.) Open "*.bmp" in Microsoft's Paint application
3.) Save as "*.jpg" (left all settings at default)
4.) Changed "*.jpg" to "AUT_xxxx.jpg"
5.) Used my card reader to copy the new image to "../DCIM/canon100/"
6.) enabled card mix on the Optura XI and viola: custom card mix images.

Whew! Frustration is over! Who'da thunk Photoshop couldn't do somethin' as simple as this? I wonder what Adobe puts in the file that Canon doesn't like? Oh, well, who cares, I've got this workaround now. Yeah!!!!!

"I'm as happy as a little girl. Now is the time on Sprockets vhen ve dance." -- Dieter, SNL.

January 14th, 2005, 10:27 PM	#16
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Great, glad to hear that it worked, at least! I have nothing against PhotoShop, but I've been using Paint Shop Pro since version 3 (it's now up to ver. 9) and I see no reason to use anything else. I'm a PSP guy all the way. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

January 15th, 2005, 12:33 AM	#17
Jeremy Davidson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 167	Glad you got it working. So the camera is OK with files from PSP but not from Photoshop? Sounds strange, but I'll believe it. I didn't get a chance to try making my own card mix image, but I did notice that my splash image is 320x240! That's what the camera reports anyway (checking the original card). I probably used either Irfanview or The Gimp to create the image a year ago (those are the only 2D image programs I use). __________________ There's no way for you to know if what I'm saying is true unless you know what the truth is, and there's no way for you to know what the truth is unless there is a truth that you can know. -- Frank Peretti

January 15th, 2005, 01:39 AM	#18
Xander Christ Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 115	Photoshop CS solution Okay, here's what I have as a workaround when using Photoshop CS to create custom image card mixes: 1.) Create image in Photoshop at 768x576 and save a ".bmp." 2.) Open ".bmp" in Microsoft's Paint application 3.) Save as ".jpg" (left all settings at default) 4.) Changed ".jpg" to "AUT_xxxx.jpg" 5.) Used my card reader to copy the new image to "../DCIM/canon100/" 6.) enabled card mix on the Optura XI and viola: custom card mix images. Whew! Frustration is over! Who'da thunk Photoshop couldn't do somethin' as simple as this? I wonder what Adobe puts in the file that Canon doesn't like? Oh, well, who cares, I've got this workaround now. Yeah!!!!! "I'm as happy as a little girl. Now is the time on Sprockets vhen ve dance." -- Dieter, SNL.