JPG Importing Changes File Size

**edmiston99** · 01 March 2018, 05:47 AM

You can see the image size as in the embedded photo. You need to select the image with the "pick tool" (arrow), and see the image size in the toolbar.

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**Acorn** · 01 March 2018, 06:52 AM

@edmiston99, the OP is talking about the picture pixel dimensions on import (being reduced to a default 500px width), not the scale on the page. This is relevant if you are scaling up to a much larger width.
@Egg, I am making a guess that XWDP does not have the import option to override or change this; XDPX does.
@Gary, the 100% tool is a coarse control as it only scales on the centre of the image; one then has to re-position all over again. The dragging of corners is more controllable. Deleting and dragging afresh form the Bitmap gallery resotres to 100% (96dpi).

My Post #2 stands but I am happy to be corrected.

Acorn

**Egg Bramhill** · 01 March 2018, 10:38 AM

@Egg, I am making a guess that XWDP does not have the import option to override or change this; XDPX does.

Cheers Acorn, I can never remember what's included & not included within all these Xara optional software variations.

**Acorn** · 01 March 2018, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Cheers Acorn, I can never remember what's included & not included within all these Xara optional software variations.

The sad thing is a lot of the time the code is in the lesser application, it is just the User Interface that has been mangled to satisfy some weird marketing dream that by making the designer jump through hoops to achieve something the hard way will force them to buy XDPX.

Acorn

**Alliefan** · 01 March 2018, 03:15 PM

I don't have the same options under Utilities as you have. ???

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**Alliefan** · 01 March 2018, 03:59 PM

Mine scales the entire page view, not just a photo. I'm not seeing the features or the "view bitmap" that Egg mentioned above

**gwpriester** · 01 March 2018, 04:22 PM

Egg's screen capture is for Designer Pro X. WD 365 does not have those same options.

**letsgofishing** · 03 March 2018, 03:00 AM

Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Alliefan, it doesn't matter what filesize an image is when you import them into Xara. For example if you drag in a 4000px x 3000px then resize it 500px x 375px and publish your site Xara creates a jpg (or png) at 500 x 375 @ 96dpi when published to html. However it remains as a 4000 x 3000 within the xar/web file.

It's the same with highslide images except it creates a thumbnail image and a second one at the zoomed size, which is determined by the width you set in Xara. Slideshows are handled in the same manner.

Here is how your four images are published on your site:

EDIT: Rereading your post I misunderstood your issue. This is being caused by Utilities / Options / View / Bitmaps. Yours appears to be set to 'Resize large images to 500 px'. You can set this to 'import all photos at 96dpi. It would be advisable to set this and resave the blank web template otherwise it defaults to 500px.

Hi Egg,
Can't find those settings in WDP v15???

**Egg Bramhill** · 03 March 2018, 12:35 PM

Hi LGF. Apparently it's as Gary stated:

Egg's screen capture is for Designer Pro X. WD 365 does not have those same options.

**Alliefan** · 04 March 2018, 02:00 PM

So if I can't change the dpi of a jpg that is imported .. please educate me on this ... merely dragging a picture to a larger size once imported does not change the dpi correct? spreading the picture out (making it larger) makes the image quality lower or it has no effect?

Image quality of photos is of particular importance on this one project I'm working on. Images are being rendered on very large displays are being compared for quality. It I needed to upgrade my software that would allow me more control of how images are imported ... which would you recommend?