Photos for printing

[johnboy676]

Hi, I recently needed some photos printing out so I put some photos onto a memory stick, on my iMac I partitioned it to 50% MacOS Extended ( journaled ) & 50% ExFat I then dragged & dropped the photos into the ExFat partition but when I took it to the photographic shop we couldn’t open the photos, any advice would be appreciated. P.S. the photos are .jpeg. Regards, JOHN.

 

[chscag]

I suspect that somehow the photos became corrupt when you dragged and dropped them on to the memory stick. Or, the fact that you partitioned the memory stick to both HFS+ and exFAT caused the corruption. Just format the memory stick to 100% exFAT or HFS+ and try again.

I usually send my photos to be printed by accessing the photo printing web site and upload them directly. The format is the same as yours, jpeg. Never a problem that way.

Are you able to do that in the UK?

 

[johnboy676]

I suspect that somehow the photos became corrupt when you dragged and dropped them on to the memory stick. Or, the fact that you partitioned the memory stick to both HFS+ and exFAT caused the corruption. Just format the memory stick to 100% exFAT or HFS+ and try again.

I usually send my photos to be printed by accessing the photo printing web site and upload them directly. The format is the same as yours, jpeg. Never a problem that way.

Are you able to do that in the UK?

Yes we can and I am thinking about doing it that way.
Thanks chscag

 

[krs]

I partitioned it to 50% MacOS Extended ( journaled ) & 50% ExFat I then dragged & dropped the photos into the ExFat partition but when I took it to the photographic shop we couldn’t open the photos.

Can the equipment at the shop actually read an HFS+ formatted drive?
My guess would be that having the drive formatted as both ExFat and HFS+ is the problem - Macs can read both formats but Windows centric systems can't.

 

[Slydude]

Can the equipment at the shop actually read an HFS+ formatted drive?
My guess would be that having the drive formatted as both ExFat and HFS+ is the problem - Macs can read both formats but Windows centric systems can't.

Agreed. Uploading the files directly is probably the easiest option. If that's not an option, or you just don't want the photos somewhere else, format the drive as ExFAT only. FAT 32 would probably also work.

 

[chscag]

Uploading the files directly is probably the easiest option.

You bet. I upload to our local Walgreens and they're ready for me to pickup in an hour or two. Not only that, but Walgreens has specials on photos every so often where they will print them for half price or print to a larger format without an extra charge.

 

[Slydude]

I haven't used that option yet, but I've seen some of the prints that can be produced, and they were pretty good. Even an enlargement of a photo originally taken with a cell phone wasn't bad.

Given the cost of consumables and the time sink that can come with printing them yourself, this certainly seems like a good option.

 

[chscag]

I can positively tell you that it's a lot less expensive than printing the photos yourself. My Canon does very well for printing photos but the cost of the photo paper and ink is just too high. Compared to letting Walgreens do it is a no brainer.

 

[Slydude]

I agree. In short, "Been there. Done that". Don't do it much anymore

 

[johnboy676]

Thank’s for the advice guys much appreciated.
John.