Macworld: photos from PC to Mac ...

Up to Discussions in Mac OS X

10 Replies Last post: Dec 4, 2004 7:25 PM by Randy_B_Singer

SCOOTER416

18 posts since
Dec 11, 2003

Dec 1, 2004 12:01 PM

photos from PC to Mac

I have transferred my PC contents onto my mac. In general no problems with most photos making the transition. However I have a few photos which are shown as plain white sheets (icons) which come up "no application associated" I've attempted to open with iphoto and photoshop but they are not recognised. Has anyone got any suggestions. Each file is about 550kb??

ftaok

1,069 posts since
Jun 21, 2001

1. Dec 1, 2004 1:37 PM

in response to: SCOOTER416

Re: photos from PC to Mac

On the photos that aren't working, what is the extension of the file name?

SCOOTER416

18 posts since
Dec 11, 2003

2. Dec 1, 2004 1:42 PM

in response to: ftaok

Re: photos from PC to Mac

sorry should have said

they are .mix whatever that means

d00d

12,136 posts since
Apr 24, 2001

3. Dec 1, 2004 1:49 PM

in response to: SCOOTER416

Re: photos from PC to Mac

They look to be Microsoft picture files of some sort. You're going to need to convert them into a usable format like JPEG.

ALG

855 posts since
Jul 16, 2004

4. Dec 1, 2004 3:23 PM

in response to: d00d

Re: photos from PC to Mac

Here is a Forum that might help.

albloom

2,216 posts since
Apr 21, 2004

5. Dec 2, 2004 5:26 AM

in response to: SCOOTER416

Re: photos from PC to Mac

MIX is the default format for PhotoDraw 2000, a
discontinued microsoft product. You'd pretty much
have to take those puppies back to your PC and
save them in a more general format like .JPG

I don't think any mac-side translator will work
on them, but maybe Word will read them. I don't
have any MIX files to test with.

Nobody

58,347 posts since
Oct 18, 2007

6. Dec 2, 2004 5:58 AM

in response to: albloom

Re: photos from PC to Mac

I even checked the army swiss knife of them all, Graphic Converter, and it doesn't mention mix files .

ALG

855 posts since
Jul 16, 2004

7. Dec 2, 2004 3:53 PM

in response to: Nobody

Re: photos from PC to Mac

The web page I posted said they had luck opening .mix files in both CorelDraw and by using MS works on an XP machine and inserting the file into a text file.

Since I do not have a .mix file to test this on I can only pass on what I am reading.

BTW .mix is also the default file type for MS PictureIt a much more commonly used app than PhotoDraw.

jimn

1 posts since
Dec 3, 2004

8. Dec 3, 2004 9:11 PM

in response to: SCOOTER416

Re: photos from PC to Mac

This is most likely a Microsoft file from Picture-It a photo editing program included with Windows 98 and Microsoft Works. It allowed simple editing and printing. You will likely need to find a copy and export the files.

DPG4450Guy

1,856 posts since
Sep 14, 2003

9. Dec 3, 2004 11:54 PM

in response to: SCOOTER416

Re: photos from PC to Mac

PM me about your issue.

Randy_B_Singer

628 posts since
Dec 20, 2002

10. Dec 4, 2004 7:25 PM

in response to: SCOOTER416

Re: photos from PC to Mac

If you have a copy of Microsoft Word, you might want to try opening your .mix graphic files in that program. The Windows version of Word, at least, will open a .mix file, so it seems to at least be worth a try to see if the Mac version of Word can do so also.

Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html

Go to original post

Dec 1, 2004 12:01 PM

photos from PC to Mac

Actions

More Like This