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Post by ruthhastings123 on Sept 17, 2013 6:17:50 GMT -8
I uploaded an illustrated children's story in a Word file (Word for Mac 2004) which has converted successfully to all formats except epub, where the drawings are pixelated. I don't think this is a resolution issue - the Word doc at 500% is perfectly clear. Grateful for any help - not too technical please, as I am a beginner at all this.
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Post by Ted on Sept 17, 2013 10:07:52 GMT -8
Examples, please.
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Post by Julie Harris on Sept 17, 2013 12:07:10 GMT -8
Check that the save options in Word under 'web' are set to the highest dpi possible (there's a menu that says 'tools' when you 'save-as'). Sounds like it's set to lowest possible dpi.
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Post by Ted on Sept 17, 2013 12:43:15 GMT -8
DPI should be set to 130 as devices like Apple's with Retina displays can easily use the 130 DPI.
96 DPI was enough before, but the 130 should be good now.
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Post by ruthhastings123 on Sept 18, 2013 1:07:16 GMT -8
I checked the 'Web save as' option and it's set at 120 dpi, which appears to be the highest option.
How do I show examples?
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Post by Ted on Sept 18, 2013 5:10:02 GMT -8
I checked the 'Web save as' option and it's set at 120 dpi, which appears to be the highest option. How do I show examples? Upload your picture to an image hosting site, or your own web site if you have ftp access. You can also insert images into your post using the following tags: [/img] – Simply type the URL address (location) of your hosted image within the tags and it will appear in your post. Example: (Note: the actual url location for your image will be different.) To successfully present the image in your forum posting, it must currently be hosted by an image host (Photobucket, Flickr, etc). Also, be sure to use the Direct URL or Direct Link provided by the image host typically located in their image share options. Find your image, click on the Insert Image icon in the menu for a new post or new reply and follow instructions.
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Post by ruthhastings123 on Sept 20, 2013 1:20:15 GMT -8
I thought I managed to post an image yesterday, but it seems to have disappeared, so let's try again. There are many pixelated images in the epub file, which I can't get at, so the best I can do is use as an example an image that I used in the source Word doc, which as I mentioned displays fine in all formats except epub.
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Post by Ted on Sept 20, 2013 11:20:19 GMT -8
It may be the ereader device causing the problem. Have you tried viewing the ePub file in different programs?
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Post by ruthhastings123 on Sept 21, 2013 6:59:40 GMT -8
I downloaded Adobe Digital Editions to view it on my iMac. I just tried downloading Calibre, but the file will only open in Adobe - do I have to throw out Adobe to try Calibre?
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Post by Ted on Sept 21, 2013 8:22:33 GMT -8
Try viewing your epub in Azardi, which is one of the ePub readers I use instead of Adobe Digital Editions. Download Azardi for Mac, PC, or Linux here. Azardi help page.
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Post by ruthhastings123 on Sept 22, 2013 3:31:02 GMT -8
Hi Ted
I downloaded Azardi, and the images are sharp, but huge, disappearing off the edge, and I could only open the last chapter! I've now managed to open the file in Calibre, and it's great! Works perfectly, so it looks as though it is the ePub reader which is the problem - a bit worrying though, as I've been accepted without problem onto the Premium catalogue, and purchasers (if any!) might not be able to access it properly.
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Post by galatea on Sept 22, 2013 4:29:37 GMT -8
I've encountered this problem with images that are too big. In Sigil and Calibre everything seemed ok, but on an iPad they were actually too big. So chances are your images will be too big too. Now, I checked the properties of your image. It's 200ppi / 993x718 pixels / 12x9 cm At first glance this seems ok. But it's only ok if your image is intended for print or on a computer. For print it's even recommended to have a high dpi. But apparently e-reading devices work the other way around. Someone who explains it better can be found on: blog.epubandebookhelp.com/2011/12/03/how-to-resize-an-epub-image-in-photoshop/In any case, most ereaders are 600px or larger. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readersSo I suggest you change the pixels to 600 or a bit smaller. As for ppi I thought the article on cnx.org/help/authoring/epub-guidelines was very helpful. He says: don t use jpg but png or gif. Compress your image. If you want, I have an iPAd on which I can check the outcome.
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Post by Ted on Sept 22, 2013 7:14:54 GMT -8
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Post by ruthhastings123 on Sept 23, 2013 5:35:21 GMT -8
Thanks guys for all the advice, websites etc. Must admit to some confusion! I had no idea what I was getting into when I decided to publish my little book - the learning curve continues... It does look as though my illustrations are too big, which is throwing various ereaders off balance.
So now I guess I should try and resize everything - all 42 images - and try again. I hope I can do this on Pixlr, as I don't have Photoshop. Also, should I be resizing the images that are already compressed, or the original uncompressed ones? I have to do them individually as I have no 'compress all' facility on my version of Word. And should I save them as png rather than jpg? They are currently jpg, but are all line drawings, and I see png is generally recommended for drawings.
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Post by Ted on Sept 23, 2013 7:49:16 GMT -8
Ruth, open your MSWord document and you can resize the images there. Once your MSWord document is open you:
1) click on an image to select that image. Once you've clicked on an image you will see the phrase "Picture Tools" appear at the very top of the window and the word "Format" appear in your menu bar.
2) a format tool bar will have appeared by now and on the far right side is the 'size' adjustment area.
3) adjust size to fit your particular need for that image.
4) repeat for all images.
5) save document
6) check document for any errors
7) upload corrected document to Smashwords
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