(Technical Info) PCD PHOTOS FROM PHOTO CDs

A few years ago Kodak produced Photo CDs. In fact, they may still do this. When you sent in a roll of film they would send you back a CD that had all your photos on it. This Photo CD contained a series of files with an extension of *.PCD.

The PCD files actually contain 3 separate images in them. They contain the following resolutions:

512x768

1024x1536

2048x3072

You can bring up the Tools Menu by RIGHT-CLICKing on the photo. If it's a PCD photo, you will see "PCD Images Loading Quality" menu option at the top of the menu. Select it and then you can pick from 3 choices.

PCD Images At 512x768

PCD Images At 1024x1536

PCD Images At 2048x3072

The speed depends on the resolution level you pick. The largest resolution takes the longest to load. If you are just interested in what the photo looks like and want a decent picture, just select the 1st choice.



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