Zire Fotos in .PDB format? [Mac OS X]
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Here is a strange problem:
After syncing, the photos created on my Zire 72 are saved under:
/Users/$Username/Documents/Palm/Users/$PalmUserName/Photos/
However, the photos show up as .PDB files, which no Graphics Application on my
Mac seems to recognize (not even GraphicConverter)
Obviously, I am missing something, however the manual says:
Mac:
To view photos on a Mac computer, go to these folders: Mac OS X: Home![:p]( ":p")
ictures:
palmOne Photos:<Palm User Name> or Home:Movies![:p]( ":p")
almOne Videos:<Palm User Name>
Mac OS 9: Documents![:p]( ":p")
almOne Photos:<Palm User Name> or Documents![:p]( ":p")
almOne Videos:
<Palm User
Name> Double-click the
photo or video you want..
[from Zire72_GettingStarted page 69]
Any ideas?
florian /FFF/
Here is a strange problem:
After syncing, the photos created on my Zire 72 are saved under:
/Users/$Username/Documents/Palm/Users/$PalmUserName/Photos/
However, the photos show up as .PDB files, which no Graphics Application on my
Mac seems to recognize (not even GraphicConverter)
Obviously, I am missing something, however the manual says:
Mac:
To view photos on a Mac computer, go to these folders: Mac OS X: Home
ictures:palmOne Photos:<Palm User Name> or Home:Movies
almOne Videos:<Palm User Name> Mac OS 9: Documents
almOne Photos:<Palm User Name> or Documents almOne Videos:<Palm User
Name> Double-click the
photo or video you want..
[from Zire72_GettingStarted page 69]
Any ideas?
florian /FFF/
More about : zire fotos pdb format mac
Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (More info?)
Florian Feuser /FFF/ <florianSPAMTRAP@funnygarbage.com> wrote:
>However, the photos show up as .PDB files, which no Graphics Application on my
>Mac seems to recognize (not even GraphicConverter)
..pdb files are palm database files and are used when you save your photos
internally on the Palm.
>Any ideas?
Disclaimer: the following works on my PC. Not sure about macs...![;)]( ";)")
If you instead save your photos externally to an SD card, they will be saved in
the standard .jpg format and when you hotsync they should also be also saved in
the .jpg format on your mac, which is then readable with most any graphics
program. Also you can pull the saved .jpg photos directly from the SD card to
your mac without hotsync for storage and reading. If your mac doesn't have a
card reader, external card readers are very inexpensive.
BTW you can also put any .jpg photos you want to view directly on the SD card
without hotsync (again using the card reader). Just put the .jpg in the same
folder that the Palm puts it's own camera pictures in. You will find that the
new .jpgs will be automatically transferred to your mac on the next hotsync. And
if the resolution of the picture you slipped in is larger than the Palm screen,
the software will resize it for you to fit. Pretty nifty I thought...
Florian Feuser /FFF/ <florianSPAMTRAP@funnygarbage.com> wrote:
>However, the photos show up as .PDB files, which no Graphics Application on my
>Mac seems to recognize (not even GraphicConverter)
..pdb files are palm database files and are used when you save your photos
internally on the Palm.
>Any ideas?
Disclaimer: the following works on my PC. Not sure about macs...
If you instead save your photos externally to an SD card, they will be saved in
the standard .jpg format and when you hotsync they should also be also saved in
the .jpg format on your mac, which is then readable with most any graphics
program. Also you can pull the saved .jpg photos directly from the SD card to
your mac without hotsync for storage and reading. If your mac doesn't have a
card reader, external card readers are very inexpensive.
BTW you can also put any .jpg photos you want to view directly on the SD card
without hotsync (again using the card reader). Just put the .jpg in the same
folder that the Palm puts it's own camera pictures in. You will find that the
new .jpgs will be automatically transferred to your mac on the next hotsync. And
if the resolution of the picture you slipped in is larger than the Palm screen,
the software will resize it for you to fit. Pretty nifty I thought...
Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (More info?)
After looking around just a little on my hard drives, I found the obvious:
The photos are saved in a different location than the manual specifies for the
Mac - yet it is very intuitive.
On a Mac (OS 10.3.x), the .jpgs are saved in directories under:
/Users/$user/Pictures/Palm Photos/$userProfile/
For reference: under WinXP [Pro SP2], the path is:
\Documents and Settings\$user\My Documents\My Pictures\$userProfile\
florian /FFF/
After looking around just a little on my hard drives, I found the obvious:
The photos are saved in a different location than the manual specifies for the
Mac - yet it is very intuitive.
On a Mac (OS 10.3.x), the .jpgs are saved in directories under:
/Users/$user/Pictures/Palm Photos/$userProfile/
For reference: under WinXP [Pro SP2], the path is:
\Documents and Settings\$user\My Documents\My Pictures\$userProfile\
florian /FFF/
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