Is there an easier way to open photo files that were stored in my backup as Document Files besides changing the extension on each of the photos?

Question

I did a backup on my mac of my phone.  Then I got a new phone.  I don't want to put all of my old photos on the new phone.  So, I went to the backup to access the photos so that I could work with them in jpeg form on my computer.  I have done this in the past with no problem. This time, when I go to access the photos they are all document files.  I need them to be jpeg files.  Is there a way to open then as jpegs without opening each individual file and updating the file extension?  Also,  why did this happen?  I recall doing this with my prior iphone and the photos were jpegs and I didn't have to do anything.
Thanks!

Answer 1

Howdy,
This is a really good question about one of the bigger challenges of building a 3D project. When you add objects to the Canvas (including drawing), they get added in the camera's viewspace, facing the camera and sharing the same up-vector (i.e. positive Y is up). This is all well and good, but what about doing what you ask, where you want to add an object in the localspace of another object? Let's look at your example: adding a shape that is coplanar to a photo, with the camera not necessarily aligned with the photo.
As Mark suggested, you can draw the shape in the camera's viewspace and then drag-and-drop the Position and Rotation channels from the photo onto the shape. This will replace the shape's Position and Rotation values with that of the photo, making them coplanar and located in the same place. The shortcoming of this method is that you draw the shape at a size that seems correct in the Canvas, but once it's moved to the same place as the photo, it will often turn out to be too small or large. Then you have to make further tweaks.
Another solution is to use the Isolate command. Isolate temporarily aligns the current view to the selected object and solos that object. So you could isolate the photo and then draw the shape in the Canvas and it will be coplanar with the photo. The only caveat is that the moment you finish drawing the shape, it will disappear. This is because the photo is still isolated (and soloed). As soon as you de-isolate the photo, everything will reappear.
The easiest way to use Isolate for new photos—not ones already in the project—is to place the photo in a 3D group, position the group where you want the photo and shape to be, then isolate the group and add anything you want to it (shapes, image, text, etc).