ALSee Picture Viewer and Photo Editor Convert Picture Format <Ctrl + F>

Converts selected files to any of BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, or TIFF formats.

Usage
  1. Select the pictures you wish to convert.

  2. Click [Photo Editor] ¬> [Convert Picture Format].

  3. Choose a [Picture Format] and set your other options. See the table below for picture conversion options.

  4. Click [OK].

Picture Conversion Options
Option Description
Picture Format Sets the target picture format type from among BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, and TIFF.
Picture Quality For JPEG (JPG) files this sets the compression and quality. Larger numbers are higher quality with larger file sizes. Smaller numbers are lower quality with smaller file sizes.
* This option is only available when converting pictures to JPEG files.
Color Depth
(Bits per pixel)
Sets the number of bits available per pixel to store color information. Bits for color depth depends on the picture format: GIF can hold 4 or 8 bits, while BMP, PCX, and TIFF can be 4, 8 or 24 bits deep.
* This option is NOT available when converting pictures to JPEG files.
Save in Directory By default, converted pictures are saved in the same directory as the original. Click the [Save in the following directory] radio button and browse to another directory to choose a different one.
Overwrite Files? Ask If a picture with the same name exists, you are prompted to either i/ not convert the picture or ii/ overwrite the existing file.
Skip If a picture with the same name exists, do not convert the file. Keep the existing file.
Overwrite If a picture with the same name exists, overwrite the existing file with the new picture. The existing picture is irrevocably lost and cannot be recovered.
Delete original after converting Deletes the original picture files to the Recycle Bin if [Delete to Recycle Bin] is checked in ALSee's [Preferences].

Overwriting Picture Files
Once a picture is overwritten (replaced), it cannot be recovered. It is IRREVOCABLY LOST FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER AND EVER. Use caution when overwriting pictures.

ALSee Picture Viewer and Photo Editor Related Topics

[ Copy to Folder... ] - [ Move to Folder... ] - [ Copy to Clipboard ] - [ Save Selection ] - [ Photo Editor ] - [ Rotate Pictures ] - [ Convert Picture Formats ] - [ Resize Pictures ] - [ Rename ] - [ Delete ]

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