Book cover graphic doesnt show up some times ?

askyn · 10-27-2009, 03:50 AM

hi all,

I have been converting some books over to IMP, using RTF as my back up version for formating / editing etc.

I generally try to track down a piece of cover art or picture to put in as the first page of the book for looks etc.

Would anyone have ANY idea why when I convert them over to imp SOME, not all but some of the graphics dont seem to convert properly and only show up in the imp book as a empty square place holder?

Would love to track this down as its driving me nuts ROFL.

Edit: Is there a maxium graphic size to use as a guide? ( I thougth that it was reduced when its converted, but just wanting to be sure)
thank you

nrapallo · 10-28-2009, 12:01 AM

When that happens (image doesn't display) I usually load the (.jpg) image in an image editor, like irfanview (see http://www.irfanview.net/ ), and just resave it, overwriting the previous copy.

Then rebuild the .imp and it usually shows up afterwards.

I don't really know the reason, but my default .jpg viewer (ACDSee v1.0) also has problems displaying similar/recent images so perhaps it's a jpeg encoding issue.

askyn · 10-29-2009, 05:23 PM

Thanks for the help and suggestions.

Been playing with this a bit today, and would you belive that SOMETIMES, not all but sometimes, if you just rename the file it will work properly.

very strange

askyn · 10-29-2009, 07:46 PM

Hmmm,

Even further thoughts on this.

It seems that if a file name has a apostrophe ( ' ), in the file name it runs into issues for some reason.

Ive recreated books in rtf format named just TEST ... those compile properly just fine.

If I then rename the file to the original name with apostrophe in it, it will no longer compile properly and the graphic wont show up.

strange

10-27-2009, 03:50 AM	#1
askyn Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 1006538 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	Book cover graphic doesnt show up some times ? hi all, I have been converting some books over to IMP, using RTF as my back up version for formating / editing etc. I generally try to track down a piece of cover art or picture to put in as the first page of the book for looks etc. Would anyone have ANY idea why when I convert them over to imp SOME, not all but some of the graphics dont seem to convert properly and only show up in the imp book as a empty square place holder? Would love to track this down as its driving me nuts ROFL. Edit: Is there a maxium graphic size to use as a guide? ( I thougth that it was reduced when its converted, but just wanting to be sure) thank you Last edited by askyn; 10-27-2009 at 12:12 PM.

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10-28-2009, 12:01 AM	#2
nrapallo GuteBook/Mobi2IMP Creator Posts: 2,958 Karma: 2530691 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: REB1200 EBW1150 Device: T1 NSTG iLiad_v2 NC Device: Asus_TF Next1 WPDN	When that happens (image doesn't display) I usually load the (.jpg) image in an image editor, like irfanview (see http://www.irfanview.net/ ), and just resave it, overwriting the previous copy. Then rebuild the .imp and it usually shows up afterwards. I don't really know the reason, but my default .jpg viewer (ACDSee v1.0) also has problems displaying similar/recent images so perhaps it's a jpeg encoding issue.

10-29-2009, 05:23 PM	#3
askyn Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 1006538 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	Thanks for the help and suggestions. Been playing with this a bit today, and would you belive that SOMETIMES, not all but sometimes, if you just rename the file it will work properly. very strange

10-29-2009, 07:46 PM	#4
askyn Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 1006538 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	Hmmm, Even further thoughts on this. It seems that if a file name has a apostrophe ( ' ), in the file name it runs into issues for some reason. Ive recreated books in rtf format named just TEST ... those compile properly just fine. If I then rename the file to the original name with apostrophe in it, it will no longer compile properly and the graphic wont show up. strange

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