How do I convert .mic & .mix to .jpg or .tif?

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I just ran across a batch of old .mic & .mix files and need to convert same
to a format useable by MS Office XP Pro programs and non-MS general image
programs.
 
You can open the images in Microsoft PictureIt products or

Open up Microsoft Word and click on the "Insert" menu.

Click on "Picture" and then "From File..."

Find the .mix file that you have saved on your computer and insert it into
the document. Now you should be able to view the image as a part of your
Word document.

Now, in order to save it as a jpeg, just go to the "File" menu and click on
"Save As."

Save the document as a "Web Page" (again, let's say in "My Documents")

You won't notice anything different, but then go to where you saved the web
page document (in this case, your "My Documents" folder) and you'll see that
there's the web page file along with a folder titled "filename_files." Open
this folder and inside you'll find the .mix image saved as a jpeg. Then feel
free to rename the image and place it wherever you'd like.



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Paul Ballou
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http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
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Life would be easier if we could view the source code
 
Thank you. Your MS Word method worked, but produces a lowres image and is a
bit labor-intensive. Do you know of a program that will do batch conversions
of .mic & .mix to .jpg or .tif, without my having to buy MS PictureIt imaging
software?
 
I'm not sure about the .mic files...they are from
Microsoft Image Composer arent they?

Microsoft Image Composer
http://tinyurl.com/dho39

(266666) HOW TO: Install Image Composer
in FrontPage 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=266666

If your .mix files were created with PhotoDraw...
you may need MS PhotoDraw to convert them.

If the .mix files are single image files created
in MS Picture It! and are not layered projects...
(album pages, greeting cards, collages, etc)
the following info should be useful to you:

The evaluation version of PolyView will allow
you to batch reformat your .mix files.

You can download an evaluation copy at the
following link:

PolyView
www.polybytes.com
(Go to...Downloads / PolyView 4.251 Setup
Program)

When you open PolyView...go to...
File / Format Conversions...

Browse to the folder your .mix files are
saved in and open the drop window and
choose "All Files".

Left click the "Add All" button.

Left click the "Continue" button...

Choose your "Destination Format" JPEG

Choose your JPEG quality...100

Choose a "Destination Folder"...

Left click the "Start" button.
 
Mix files are proprietary format used by PhotoDraw(no longer produced) and
PictureIt products which I believe version 2001 (unconfirmed) was the last
to support natively but current versions allow viewing and saving to another
format. The Word solution is the best Google search result for a conversion
for .mix




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Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/home
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
http://www.ballousgiftshop.com/p1152b/

Life would be easier if we could view the source code
 
Yes, that's why my instructions clearly state
that "All Files" must be selected in the drop
window.

It works well for converting Picture It! .mix files
and I've used it many times.
 
Paul Ballou said:
John,
I just tried polyview to convert some
old .mix files and it converted them into
a nice messed up jpg. I'm glad the files
were copies.
Click to expand...
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Were they single image files created
with Picture It! as I stated in my instructions?

It works fine for me on Picture It! .mix
files that are not layered.

Send me one of the .mix files you
tried to convert and let me experiment
with it.
 
I don't believe they were layered. One that converted fine was simply a
photo saved as a mix file with the others I would need to open up in
PictureIt or PhotoDraw to confirm whether or not the files are layered. I
was just curious to find if this would be a solution as I've seen this
question asked numerous times. Unless you know for sure the file is not
layered then it really would not be a good solution. There is no way I know
to determine for sure the files were created in PictureIt or PhotoDraw since
I was using both at the time.

--
Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/home
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
http://www.ballousgiftshop.com/p1152b/

Life would be easier if we could view the source code
 
If your .mix files were from PhotoDraw that could
explain the corruption when using PolyView..

I can usually recognize my layered projects by
the names. Harry's Birthday card, baseball collage,
family album, etc.

Anyway...what can it hurt to give it a try? you still
have your originals and to tell you the truth, I've
suggested this alternative to lots of folks and
you are the only one who has complained. I
guess most users have single image files which
should never have been saved as .mix in the
first place but at least they convert successfully.

So...are you going to send me a .mix sample
that PolyView cannot convert or not?
 
If I had Lost the images it wouldn't have matter because the images had
already been saved in another format. I'm not complaining I was trying to
find out if it was a solution that I could offer however in my opinion I
don't believe it is a good solution because you may or may not know if the
image is layered, the program doesn't list .mix as a supported format and
you said it may not convert PhotoDraw .mix. I might install PhotoDraw and
test it on a flattened image.

--
Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/home
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
http://www.ballousgiftshop.com/p1152b/

Life would be easier if we could view the source code
 
Dear John Inzer,

May I take you up on the offer to inspect a .mix file? I received one from
a colleague in Germany. Curiously, I can see the photo as a thumbnail in my
pictures folder. The trick of opening it in Word didn't work, despite the
fact that I have the PictureIt filter installed. I could see the photo in
Polyview but the chroma was all confused (it comes out looking like a
negative) and I haven't been able to correct it through fussing with a
negative effect or color balance.

Hans W
 
I managed to open my mix format pictures in ms word but I didn't know how to
save it as a web page. I went into my documents and then I looked in the save
as type but none of them said web page.
 
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