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§ ita § - Apr 02, 2008 6:27:31 am PDT #5413 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Me too!


Cashmere - Apr 02, 2008 7:04:56 am PDT #5414 of 25501
Now tagless for your comfort.

You're already at HD, Cash? They might, then. Mine didn't since I was switching to HD at the time and it was all the one effort.

Yeah, we're already HD. I think the combination of renting the DVR + their monthly service fee for the DVR "package" comes to somthing like $22/month, so the Tivo deal with the lifetime subscription should pay for itself over the life of the machine.


sumi - Apr 02, 2008 7:37:39 am PDT #5415 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!

How do I edit text in a jpg?


Dana - Apr 02, 2008 7:39:13 am PDT #5416 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

You'd have to use some kind of image-editing software to erase what's there and replace it. It's not like the text is stored separately -- it's part of the graphic.


sumi - Apr 02, 2008 7:43:15 am PDT #5417 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!

Name some image-editing software.

I've been asked to edit a jpg and I'm not sure I have the proper programs to do that.


Sue - Apr 02, 2008 7:48:05 am PDT #5418 of 25501
hip deep in pie

I bought three years of Tivo Service when I hooked up my TiVo, should I wait until the last year of that for a lifetime service offer, or will they discount me now for what I've already paid?


Dana - Apr 02, 2008 7:48:48 am PDT #5419 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Photoshop? PaintShopPro?

You might be able to do it with MS Paint, but it depends what the original graphic looks like and how good the end result needs to look.


amych - Apr 02, 2008 7:52:10 am PDT #5420 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Photoshop express -- free, online [link]

BUT, the basic problem will apply no matter what program you use -- if you need to add type, it'll be easy. If you need to change type that's already there, you'll have to crop it out or cover it up.


sumi - Apr 02, 2008 7:53:21 am PDT #5421 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!

I could erase but then I couldn't figure out how to replace the text.


§ ita § - Apr 02, 2008 8:04:17 am PDT #5422 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

should I wait until the last year of that for a lifetime service offer

The gamble is...will they be offering one then? That's why I just closed my eyes and took the plunge.