Setting the size when importing images

[ramasaig]

I've not long upgraded from Xtreme4 to Xtreme5. In Xtreme4 I'd set up an animation template (for a Fade-in/Fade-out slideshow). This template was the same size as the images (770x160) and when I imported them they were always full frame and centred. I'm trying to do the same thing in Xtreme5, but the images always import 500px wide (and corresponding depth). I can enlarge them, of course, but it's an annoying and (I hope) unnecessary step.

It must surely be very easy to set something so the images import and display full size, but I can't find it. Help, please.

Tim Dawson

[handrawn]

Hi welcome

try:

utilities > options > view tab

change 'resize large imported photos....' to one of the other two options [whichever works best for you

[Drwyd]

Initial Photo size
When you import a photo into a drawing or web document, by default if it's bigger than 500 pixels wide the photo is automatically scaled down to 500 pixels. This is because it's rarely useful to drop a huge digital camera photo into a drawing document and have it displayed at its full size, so it's scaled down to a more manageable size. You can change this behavior on the View tab of the Utilities->Options dialog:

Snap :-) The Handrawn is quicker than the Drwyd

[Soquili]

Hello Tim,

Welcome to Talkgraphics.

The default behaviour when importing bitmaps is to resize them to 500 pixels.

You can change this using the Utilities Menu > Options.

On the View tab change to Import at dpi specified in the image file.

The attached image shows the default setting.


EDIT: I must be getting slow in my old age, both Handrawn and Drwyd posted before I could.

[handrawn]

at least we all agree Bill

[Soquili]

Steve I could have put in a plug for XaReg.

[handrawn]

you just have...