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HOW DO I CONVERT RAW IMAGES TO ZIP FILES
Ray Anderson, Photographer
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San Francisco | CA | USA | Posted: 9:06 AM on 05.22.09 |
| ->> I have a mac and a client wants me to send them images via yousendit.com as zip files.I shot the images in raw with a D-700 how do I convert to zip files??? |
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Steve Violette, Photographer
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Gulf Breeze | FL | USA | Posted: 9:16 AM on 05.22.09 |
| ->> In "Finder" click on the image or folder and then click "file" then "compress" |
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Rich Cruse, Photographer
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Laguna Niguel | CA | USA | Posted: 9:19 AM on 05.22.09 |
->> Hi Ray:
Firstly, .zip is a format for compressing files. Usually, it is used to compress a folder of files into a smaller single file for transmitting to another user. Do you need to send the actual RAW files? If so, place all the files into a single folder, then right-click or control click on the folder. A menu will pop-up and you will see Compress "folder". Select that and it will create a new compressed file with the .zip file extension.
"Zipped" can be opened on PC or Mac.
If your client wants jpegs, convert them first, then place in a folder and Compress them.
Hope this helps!
Rich |
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Ray Anderson, Photographer
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San Francisco | CA | USA | Posted: 9:42 AM on 05.22.09 |
->> Thank you for such a quick response will give it a try.
Client wants the raw files. |
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Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant
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Galveston & Houston | TX | US | Posted: 1:17 PM on 05.22.09 |
| ->> And as a side note if anyone is still running OS X 10.4 Tiger the option you're looking for is "Create Archive." They renamed it to "Compress" in 10.5 Leopard. |
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Joel Kowsky, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbia / Morris | MO/IL | United States | Posted: 1:32 PM on 05.22.09 |
->> I've run into some problems using the "compress" built into the computer. It's made extra files a few times when the .zip is uncompressed.
I've started using YemuZip and the problem disappeared.
http://www.yellowmug.com/yemuzip/ |
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David Heasley, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | Oh | U.S.A | Posted: 3:52 PM on 05.22.09 |
| ->> Atleast on the pay version of YouSendIt, the program I use for it has a compress option when sending. You can load in a folder of images and then it'll compress them and send them. I love that site/program. I've used it a ton lately. |
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Andrew Spear, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Athens | OH | United States | Posted: 3:51 PM on 05.24.09 |
| ->> Why are you sending the client RAW files? |
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Ray Anderson, Photographer
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San Francisco | CA | USA | Posted: 6:57 AM on 05.25.09 |
| ->> Andrew this what they want and what they are willing to pay for. |
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Alicia Wagner Calzada, Photographer
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San Antonio | TX | USA | Posted: 3:38 PM on 05.25.09 |
->> For future reference, imho, the easiest way to deliver any image file is through PhotoShelter. You can upload through Photo Mechanic directly (including RAW files), and then password protect and hide a gallery and they can download either the original file or just a jpeg, or just a small jpeg, you decide.
It is very intuitive for the client, I have never had delivery glitches like I have had with other servers (mac.com stinks), you don't have to worry about email issues and you can see exactly when the image is downloaded.
It is very affordable, especially considering your cost is built in to your digital delivery fee. |
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Gray Quetti, Photographer
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Jacksonville | Fl | USA | Posted: 4:06 PM on 05.25.09 |
| ->> Ray, to do exactly what your client requested there is a Send Options dialog in YouSendIt and one of the selections is to zip files before sending. I use it a lot and it works just fine. |
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Andrew Spear, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Athens | OH | United States | Posted: 4:57 PM on 05.25.09 |
| ->> Can you just send untoned TIFFs in place of the raw files? |
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