|
|
Post by davidfite1978 on Sept 7, 2010 19:32:42 GMT -5
On my 7th generation level, trying to add a picture to my wallet and it crashes the program. I can add other pics just fine, so I think it has to do with the actual jpg file. Are there any limitations or known problems with jpg or folder names or something like that which might be causing me problems?
|
|
|
|
Post by Howard Metcalfe on Sept 8, 2010 16:37:10 GMT -5
On my 7th generation level, trying to add a picture to my wallet and it crashes the program. I can add other pics just fine, so I think it has to do with the actual jpg file. Are there any limitations or known problems with jpg or folder names or something like that which might be causing me problems? Hi, For the first time, I just had such a problem adding a picture to a wallet. I recommend reading the Reference Guide topic Basic Navigation > Accessing Pictures. In particular the following extract is appropriate:
Memory IssuesIt is possible that adding very large pictures to a wallet might freeze PAWriter. This has happened in earlier versions of PAWriter but may not happen in the current version. In any case, the problem cannot be detected in advance. If this happens, force quit PAWriter. Then use a graphics program to reduce the picture size by one or more of the following methods. (GraphicConverter, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or other similar programs can be used.) - Reduce the pixel depth. If the picture uses millions or thousands of colors, change to 256 colors. Contrary to popular belief, 256 colors in a photo generally look excellent when displayed and printed. If the picture is really shades of gray, change to gray scale. If the picture is line art (rarely the case), change to black and white.
- Reduce the resolution. If the picture has a resolution of 200 or 300 ppi (pixels per inch, sometimes called dpi), change to a resolution of 150 ppi. Again, this will look good when displayed or printed.
- Scale the picture down. Try scaling down to 50%.
- Change the picture type to GIF. This will reduce the pixel depth to 256 colors. (Some people don't know that GIF does lossless compression when saved to disk.)
Then try adding the changed picture to a wallet. This generally works the first time. The objective is to reduce the size of the picture in memory. This is generally but not always reflected proportionately in the file size on disk. Pictures have been added to a wallet that use almost 8 MB of memory without a problem, but much less is better.
In the case that I just experienced, I reduced the resolution and all was well. Best, Howard |
|
|
|
Post by davidfite1978 on Sept 9, 2010 20:28:52 GMT -5
I tried several different of those suggestions but to no avail. Here is a copy of the pic I'm trying to use. Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by Howard Metcalfe on Sept 11, 2010 12:28:07 GMT -5
I tried several different of those suggestions but to no avail. Here is a copy of the pic I'm trying to use. I sent you an email on this. |
|
