I am using Gimp and have saved my files as jpg without ever having a problem. This time I finished this page and it says the plug in cannot save it as a jpg! If I could email my photoshop file to someone could they save it for me as a jpg perhaps until I figure out what is happening with my program? I hate to loose a page I worked on Thanks in advance it anyone can help Francine AKA Scrapolina
You are TOO sweet I sent you the xcf gimp file. Please dont take too much of your time if it wont work. I really do SO appreciate it!! Francine
okay, now I know GiMP is free, and I see the amazing thing people do with it...but...................... have you ever looked at the Elements?? I did 2 years of scrapbooking using Powerpoint! I didn't even know there was a "program" made to manipulate photos etc... I thought I had died and gone to heaven the first time I googled scrapbook digital... My family bought me Elements 3? I think 8 or so years ago, and I was scared, scared of it. But I mastered it, then my son, got me CS5. So many bells and whistles and levers and all, but now learning has become addicting. I am a pusher now...and have been known to walk people thru learning Photoshop over the phone....so if you need a push(er) lol, I'm your gal!
oh my! I bought photoshop elements a few years ago and have NEVER installed it!! First it was frozen fear that I would have to re learn everything. I had actually mastered gimp for digi work pretty well. Then, my grandbabies started being born and I was awol from digi land for almost a year! We did some major babysitting duty with both of them. Anyway, here I am getting back into it and having senior moments for sure because all the sudden I dont remember how to do some things! LOL!! I am thinking this might be the perfect point to try to find photoshop and just learn it!! Are you still available for phone counseling?? LOL!!! I had to delete the page I did but I did a search and think I figured out what happened. In the save as window by default at the bottom said all images. I clicked with my new file name and jpg and error code. I just did another quick page and made sure I changed the bottom of the window from all images to jpg and voila...saved it!! Such a little thing! Oh well!! Thanks again for being so very sweet and thoughtful!! Francine AKA Scrapolina
truth time! I had PS elements for almost 6 months before I installed it! It mocked me on the shelf! I blocked out 4 hours, and took my favorite page, and re created it using elements... I am still available for phone calls! lol
Lovely to meet you Francine, I use PSE 8 and CS6 so if you need help at all using PSE let me know I'd be more than happy to help you too here's my email just incase: justagirlwithideas@hotmail.com
Also I find there are plenty of tutorials around to help with the learning curve as well as books. When I first got PSCS4 I borrowed books from the library, then when I found one I liked I bought a copy.
I use PS CC and PSE 12; I think I started with PSE 5 and had the same struggles as everyone else. But anytime I wanted to do something I didn't know how to do I searched for tutorials and voila-- I added a new skill. I've also taken multiple classes at Scrapaneers and from Jessica Sprague, and those really help get you moving fast. Jessica used to have a suite of classes called "Digi in Deep" and "Digi in Deeper" and they were FANTASTIC but I see she doesn't offer them anymore. I'm sure someone else has something similarly helpful, though, and there's always help here! So if it's not clear, I'm saying: INSTALL PSE! You won't regret it (after the learning curve).
Thank you all SO much! I have decided to do it!! Just have to find it first..LOL...we have moved twice since I ordered it!
I do believe we have way to many similarities in our lives...I have to be honest and say, I busted out laughing at your post!
I see this post only now. I had this problem too. Instead of saving my page as jpg, I saved as png. And later, another day, I saved as jpg. I don't know why GIMP has this problem
