formatting images for kindle hdx

mike pauls · 11-08-2013, 06:38 AM

hello everybody,

i'm just about to (try and) publish and i have only one big problem left. when i started the book, i made all the illustrations 640 wide as recommended. now i see they have a new high-res kindle hdx. i don't know anyone who has one, but on the kindle simulator it makes all my pictures quite small and pushes them to the left of the screen. (they're fine on kindle fire and my ipad)

i know word formats them small, but i have gone through them all and sized them 100% which helped a little. since i can't increase the size any more without ruining the quality, is there any way i can make this work?

many thanks

AcidWeb · 11-08-2013, 03:58 PM

Making images look good on all Kindle models is Sisyphean task.

You have two options.

Ignore the fact that image is small on HDX. Just center it.
Use very high resolution image that look properly on HDX. Rest of Kindle models should donwscale it. In most causes downscaling introduce some blur and decrease quality a little. Obviously that will increase book size.

mike pauls · 11-13-2013, 08:39 AM

dziekuje bardzo, acidweb

i was afraid that would be the case; i'll have to settle for small then.

mike

mike pauls · 11-15-2013, 11:10 AM

whoops! one problem. is there any way to center images for hdx that doesn't screw them up for other kindles? if there is i haven't found it yet.

Hitch · 11-23-2013, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike pauls

whoops! one problem. is there any way to center images for hdx that doesn't screw them up for other kindles? if there is i haven't found it yet.

Mike:

How are you centering them? That would help us address what you're doing.

Hitch

11-08-2013, 06:38 AM	#1
mike pauls Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: lot valley, france Device: need to know them all	formatting images for kindle hdx hello everybody, i'm just about to (try and) publish and i have only one big problem left. when i started the book, i made all the illustrations 640 wide as recommended. now i see they have a new high-res kindle hdx. i don't know anyone who has one, but on the kindle simulator it makes all my pictures quite small and pushes them to the left of the screen. (they're fine on kindle fire and my ipad) i know word formats them small, but i have gone through them all and sized them 100% which helped a little. since i can't increase the size any more without ruining the quality, is there any way i can make this work? many thanks

11-08-2013, 03:58 PM	#2
AcidWeb KCC Co-Author Posts: 845 Karma: 765434 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Poland Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Making images look good on all Kindle models is Sisyphean task. You have two options. Ignore the fact that image is small on HDX. Just center it. Use very high resolution image that look properly on HDX. Rest of Kindle models should donwscale it. In most causes downscaling introduce some blur and decrease quality a little. Obviously that will increase book size. Last edited by AcidWeb; 11-08-2013 at 04:01 PM.

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11-13-2013, 08:39 AM	#3
mike pauls Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: lot valley, france Device: need to know them all	dziekuje bardzo, acidweb i was afraid that would be the case; i'll have to settle for small then. mike

11-15-2013, 11:10 AM	#4
mike pauls Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: lot valley, france Device: need to know them all	whoops! one problem. is there any way to center images for hdx that doesn't screw them up for other kindles? if there is i haven't found it yet.

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