07-25-2011, 03:30 PM | #1 |
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What do you do with large graphics that are getting resized?
I'm converting word > html > epub (using sigil) and then to mobi (using calibre). When I display the mobi file on a kindle, the large graphics (originally landscaped in the Word file) are resized to fit a kindle screen and as such, they become unreadable. (The graphics display fine on an ipad with a double-tap.)
I've tried including the figure (with its tiny text and graphics elements) and below it, pointing to the .jpg file; however, the .jpg file that launches in the kindle's browser is also resized. Should I pull the graphic into a dedicated pdf file, convert it to azw, and then point to that file from within the document? There must be a way to handle big graphics so that they are somewhat readable on a kindle. Am I missing a setting in sigil or calibre? Is it the way I've saved the .jpg? This is probably a sticky somewhere, but I couldn't find it. :-? |
07-25-2011, 04:07 PM | #2 |
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Zooming is only possible on the iPad, afak. You could split the image in several smaller images though.
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07-25-2011, 04:10 PM | #3 |
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My solution has been to enter the original size (in pixels) of the image file right into the img link. Example:
<img height="25" width="48" src="../Images/imagetitle.jpg" /> that way Kindle knows to respect the size and how to display the image. [edit: on rereading, it seems your problem has to do with images being reduced, where mine has tended to be images being enlarged. Either way, you might try this and see if it helps at all] Last edited by sjkramer; 07-25-2011 at 04:12 PM. Reason: revised comment |
07-25-2011, 06:00 PM | #4 |
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The Kindle devices, at least the K3, will zoom, but only up to a maximum size of full screen. I don't believe there is a way to make it display larger than the screen along with the necessary scroll bars.
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07-26-2011, 09:42 AM | #5 |
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Thanks, everyone, for the help and suggestions. Unfortunately, I can't split some of the images easily since they're flowcharts. I'll keep an eye out for alternatives. It's an enormous problem for most of my reports, which are technical in nature (so they have lots of figures/images/graphics, many of which tend to span 1.5-2 pages). Thanks again for the help!
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08-02-2011, 05:04 PM | #6 |
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The kindle cannot zoom larger as the screen.... Another good point for why I choose the Sony one. Genereally speaking does it not zoom images at all or could someone use embedded SVG Images to zoom? If I recall correctly the Kindle can zoom really well in PDF.
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