I can't open a picture file!

[salmonboy]

 :-/ I have an important picture that I need to open.  It says that it is a BCI file. I can't get it to open. How can I open this file? I have tried changing the name.
Thank you!

[Flame]

You need a photo editing program to open it... Have you tried searching for a program to open it with using the Internet?

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[salmonboy]

Thanks for your help. I have a couple of photo editing programs installed on my computer but they can't open it.  I have tried to find others on the internet but have found nothing that will open a BCI file.  What the heck is a BCI file anyway?

[dl65]

salmonboy......This may help you .

http://www.beckwithconsulting.com/bc/bci%20file%20viewer.html

dl65  

[salmonboys]

Thanks, but they can't open this file.  The actual file name is ****.jpg.bci
The file may somehow be corrupt, but I did see a thumbnail of it. The picture was taken with a sony camera, but won't open with anything I know of.
Anyone know what a jpg.bci file is and how to open it?

[gussery]

Why don't you make a copy of it, and take off the .bci extension, so the copy would be ****.jpg

Just a thought.

[salmonboys]

Thanks, I tried that and it doesn't work either! :-/

[gussery]

So then you seem to be left with....

1. Who created the file?
2. What did they create it in (program)?
3. Did it originally have a .bci extension?
4. Where did you get the file?

[ojas25]

Hi Never heard of a program .bci that's the program you will need to open whatever that may be put bci into google search and see what comes up. I have jst done that and it showed no program you will need to go back to the source where you got the picture from.

[salmonboys]

The picture was taken on a sony mavica cd camera. Originally the picture would open but only the top half was visible. Next thing I know somehow a .bci got attached to the end of it . I have no idea how.  I was looking at files in the recycle bin before deleting them when lo and behold there was a thumbnail of the entire picture, but when I restored it it had a .bci attached to it and now won't open. I really appreciate the helpful ideas you all are offering!

[ojas25]

Hi I would get onto sony it seems you might need a program to open the pics from that camera.