Convert images to JPG

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JPG format images are popular, including on the Internet. One of the reasons for this is that the best compromise between file size and image quality can be set appropriately for each purpose. Converting to JPG is done quickly with these instructions.

Converting graphics is easy.
Converting graphics is easy.

What you need:

  • GIMP (free graphics program)

So you can easily convert images to JPG format

These instructions describe the conversion using the free graphics program GIMP. If you have not yet installed the program, you can download it now and install it using the default settings.

  1. Please start the GIMP program, select the "File" menu and then the "Open" menu item.

  2. Change to the folder in which your originalpictures are saved, mark the file that you want to convert to JPG and press the "Open" button.

  3. If you have any further changes to make to the image, this is a good time to do so.

  4. Now click on the "File" menu and then on "Save As".

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  5. The file name of the original is now shown under "Name" in the "Save image" dialog box. Remove the file extension (the characters after the period) and replace it with "jpg". Of course, you can also change the file name and the target folder. Then press the "Save" button.

  6. The following procedure is recommended in the "Save as JPEG" dialog: Check the "Preview in." Show Image Window "and move the" Quality "slider until you get the image quality displayed agrees. Finally click on "Save".

  7. If you want to convert other images into JPG format, please repeat steps 2 to 6.

  8. You can now exit the program with "X".

Of course, there are many other graphics programs that you can use to do this conversion. However, some of these programs do not have a preview function for checking the image quality.

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