Photoshop help needed

[Bachs]

I'm converting a bunch of baby pics to author as a slideshow DVD (TV type jobbie, VOB's etc)

I'm loading them into an application that requires imported image formats to be jpeg or bitmap.

I already have all the images converted to full size tiffs and have web sized jpegs, but no longer have the original .psd authoring files.

The (web sized) jpegs lose a lot of quality when viewed on a TV screen so I'm now trying to convert the full siz tiffs into bitmaps.

Most of them have converted OK but there's one particular tiff that I just can't convert.

If I go to Image>Mode, the bitmap option is greyed out and when I go to 'save as' bitmap is not listed as an option.

I've flattened the image and tried converting to different image modes/saving methods then tried saving as bitmap again.

I'm stumped :banghead:

Anyone come across this problem?

[Bachs]

SORTED!

I thought I'd post the solution or at least the workaround for anyone else that comes across the problem.

The tiff opened with a single background layer.

I duplicated the background layer and deleted the original background layer.

That then made all the mode and save as options available.

[Mr THX]

Bachs
Have you tried or used a program called Pro Show Gold ??

http://www.photodex.com/

It a cracking piece of kit for showing your favorite pics/images - Its a lot more than just a slide show...... burns the show straight to a DVD as well for playing on TV or computer.

[Bachs]

Thanks for the link...checking it out now. :thumb:
The method I am using is a little long winded.

[Keltic Ice Man]

Bachs - as Mr Thx says Pro Show Gold is the way ahead.

Really easy to use and allows music to be put in the background, and has loads of different transitions.

Allan

[Pook]

You can also just use Windows Movie Maker... which every computer with Windows XP should already have (I'm pretty certain Mac OS-X has a similar app as well). Drop your pics into the timeline (practically any format, tiff, bmp, jpeg, png etc), add music if you want, set your transitions, fades, wipes etc, then just save out as a AVI, then burn that as a DVD. Most CD authoring packages such as Nero or Roxio will allow that. Dead simple.

[Steep]

For converting, could you not just have used 'save as' choosing best quality/no compression for the jpg?