AVForums.com twitter AVForums reviewers are ISF Certified.  Click for more information. AVForums is a member of CEDIA.
AVForums.com is the UK's biggest & best home consumer electronics discussion resource


Forums Register Blogs Information Social Groups Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
Go Back   AVForums.com > Home Electronics > Digital Photography General Chat

Notices

Similar Threads
thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Rotation of maps bazzabing Call Of Duty (COD) Xbox 360 29 07-08-2008 5:03 PM
WMA lossless to Apple Lossless juglandblues Portable Music (MP3, iPod etc.) 1 13-09-2007 8:15 AM
Which lossless format, media player and conversion software? Dune Portable Music (MP3, iPod etc.) 0 26-04-2006 3:23 PM
[B]Screen rotation on the new Sony HD5[/B] whiteairzuit Portable Music (MP3, iPod etc.) 1 24-05-2005 9:57 AM
Apple Lossless vs Microsoft Lossless StooMonster Hi Fi Systems and Separates 6 21-06-2004 9:50 PM

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-12-2008, 6:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,016
Thanks: Gave 82, Got 34
Best Lossless Rotation Software

Can anyone recommend software that doesn't reduce quality when rotating images?

Thanks

TD
Tyler Durden is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-2008, 7:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
Prominent Member
 
Liquid101's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Aberystwyth
Posts: 3,975
Thanks: Gave 288, Got 1,083
Re: Best Lossless Rotation Software

Assuming you are rotating 90 or 180 Degrees, you should see no loss of quality at all.

As far as I know, and I'm not a windows user. XP and Vista will do this for you within explorer.

If you want more arbitrary rotation, you'll need a pixel editor such as Photoshop.
__________________
flickr
Liquid101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-2008, 7:41 PM   #3 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Rainham, Kent. Garden of England
Posts: 688
Thanks: Gave 129, Got 90
Re: Best Lossless Rotation Software

Are you sure your not confusing a picture taken in portrait mode, when shown on a screen is of times presented in landscape mode and when you rotate by 90 it will look smaller but there is no loss in quality!
__________________
Fujifilm 1400Zoom 1.3mp my first digital camera : Fujifilm S602Zoom excellent super macro setting : Canon EOS 40D With battery grip : Canon EFs 17-85 IS USM : Canon EF 75-300 USM : Canon EFs 55-250 IS : Canon Speedlite 580EX11
My Flickr
lightpainter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-2008, 8:06 PM   #4 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,016
Thanks: Gave 82, Got 34
Re: Best Lossless Rotation Software

Yes, I am only talking about rotating 90 or 180 degrees, but I seem to remember the first time i did it a warning came up that said there would a loss of quality and it is that which I wanted to avoid.

Is this not the case?
Tyler Durden is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-2008, 8:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
Member
 
>Jaz<'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 477
Thanks: Gave 131, Got 57
Re: Best Lossless Rotation Software

You are correct, I have seen this message many times in Windows Picture and Fax viewer.

I don't think it's a problem in photo editing software.
>Jaz< is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-2008, 9:18 PM   #6 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,016
Thanks: Gave 82, Got 34
Re: Best Lossless Rotation Software

Okay, so the key is using something like Photoshop to rotate rather than Windows. I have used Vista's Windows Photo Gallery in the past, are you saying that it will degrade the quality?
Tyler Durden is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-12-2008, 9:35 PM   #7 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Frimley, Surrey
Posts: 58
Thanks: Gave 1, Got 3
Re: Best Lossless Rotation Software

I had'nt really thought about it myself, but did a quick google and came upon this
Does Rotating Images Degrade Image Quality
I don't know if it will help you though !
geoffz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2008, 10:01 AM   #8 (permalink)
Member
 
amgard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: near Oxford
Posts: 325
Thanks: Gave 46, Got 57
Re: Best Lossless Rotation Software

Quote:
Originally Posted by geoffz View Post
I had'nt really thought about it myself, but did a quick google and came upon this
Does Rotating Images Degrade Image Quality
I don't know if it will help you though !
Good read - even before I opened it I bet myself that IrfanView would be one of the recommended s/w - for what it does it works really well, and for free. (btw I am not in any way associated with Irfanview - just a happy user).
__________________
MySmugmug
amgard is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2008, 10:12 AM   #9 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 295
Thanks: Gave 9, Got 24
Re: Best Lossless Rotation Software

Paint anyone?
GIMP is free as its open source... pretty good if you know how to use it.
Sorj is offline   Reply With Quote



Bookmarks

Tags
lossless, rotation, software
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


All times are GMT. The time now is 12:43 PM.

AV Forums
Optimised for Firefox.
RSS Feed
AVForums.com is owned and operated by M2N Limited.
Copyright © 2000-2009 M2N E. & O. E.
Global Gold
Web Hosting