BD: Cover Art - What am I doing wrong?

edbro · 08-21-2007, 10:06 AM

I am trying to apply cover art to my books created in BookDesigner but I can't get it to work.

When I get to the Make book stage I drag & drop a jpg file onto the "book cover picture" window. The text in that window "drag and drop picture file here" goes blank but the picture does not show up. The resulting lrf does not have cover art either. I have tried drag and drop, browse to file, and various sized jpg's. I have also looked at all possible settings, to include "Skip cover page" not being checked.

I've looked through the help file but I can't find the answer. What am I doing wrong?

HarryT · 08-21-2007, 10:11 AM

Try just making the cover art the first page of the book - that should work too. Make sure that you don't have the "Skip cover page" box checked.

edbro · 08-21-2007, 10:19 AM

Okay, I just tried that and it failed. When I used "insert picture" and browsed to my file it didn't take. When I clicked on "rb preview" all I got was a big grey window with a small white square at the top of it.

I've tried various picture files. Is there kind of specification to the pictures I need to be aware of? The one I have been trying the most is a jpg that is 500x600 pixels. I also resized it to 100x150 but that didn't work either.

HarryT · 08-21-2007, 10:21 AM

Hmm strange. Shouldn't make any difference; I've used all sorts of formats as pictures - JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF; BD supports them all.

How are you getting your image onto the page? I just drag them onto the BD window from Windows Explorer.

edbro · 08-21-2007, 10:54 AM

I've tried drag/drop and browse to the picture.

When I use the add picture function, I'm left with this:

If I drag/drop onto the edit book page I get a dialog box with a lot of question marks (and the image doesn't show up on the page).

JSWolf · 08-21-2007, 11:40 AM

if you are not using the July update, go get that and update (even you have you it, install it again). You may have an issue with GflAx.dll.

RWood · 08-21-2007, 12:04 PM

OK, I use cover art for almost all of the BD books I create in both Sony and Mobi formats.

Under the box there is a Browse button, click it and then like selecting an attachment for email find and click on the cover art. A thumbnail of the image will show up in the box. (I could never get the other method to work either.)

edbro · 08-21-2007, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

if you are not using the July update, go get that and update (even you have you it, install it again). You may have an issue with GflAx.dll.

I have the 07/20 update installed already. The gflax.dll version is 2/20/07. What issue do you think I have and how would I fix it?

I have this installed in Vista 32. The program is not installed in the program files directory. The DhtmlEd patch has also been applied.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

Under the box there is a Browse button, click it and then like selecting an attachment for email find and click on the cover art. A thumbnail of the image will show up in the box. (I could never get the other method to work either.)

Yes, I've tried that. But instead of getting a thumbnail, I get a blank grey box.

andyafro · 08-21-2007, 12:43 PM

i have had same problem, its something to do with vista cos when i had xp no probs, when you install the original install file it looks ok but you dont have the sony reader option its once you put the update in that it refuses to allow pictures, i think its something to do with the image viewer plus if you take 5/30 update remove the tools folder and put it into the 7/20 update you can have pixs show just then it wont make the file so something is missing
but i dont know what?
a vista 32 bd update would be nice that addresses these issues i can still make books but would be nice to have covers and be able to insert pictures

edbro · 08-21-2007, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyafro

i have had same problem, its something to do with vista cos when i had xp no probs, when you install the original install file it looks ok but you dont have the sony reader option its once you put the update in that it refuses to allow pictures, i think its something to do with the image viewer plus if you take 5/30 update remove the tools folder and put it into the 7/20 update you can have pixs show just then it wont make the file so something is missing
but i dont know what?
a vista 32 bd update would be nice that addresses these issues i can still make books but would be nice to have covers and be able to insert pictures

Okay

At least I know I'm not doing something wrong.

edbro · 08-21-2007, 12:57 PM

Well Andy, you were right on the mark. I loaded BD on my wife's XP machine and it worked beautifully. So, it must be a Vista issue.

JSWolf · 08-21-2007, 01:06 PM

Isn't it always a Vista issue?

HarryT · 08-21-2007, 01:17 PM

BD definitely has "issues" with Vista. BD is to blame, not Vista.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-21-2007, 01:21 PM

That really sucks. Maybe, while you wait for BD to get whatever update it needs to deal with Vista, you might try HTML2LRF... JSWolf generally has good things to say about that app.

JSWolf · 08-21-2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

BD definitely has "issues" with Vista. BD is to blame, not Vista.

To be honest, I think it's Vista. When XP came out the computability from the previous Windows was quite good. WinME came out and has poor computability. Vista is just a fancier WinME. And some of the changes are an issue that some people may not know about such as changing how Porgram Files behaves an not having Dynamic HTML already out of the box.

But one thing that can be tried.. Try setting BD to run as WinXP and see if that works.

08-21-2007, 10:06 AM	#1
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	BD: Cover Art - What am I doing wrong? I am trying to apply cover art to my books created in BookDesigner but I can't get it to work. When I get to the Make book stage I drag & drop a jpg file onto the "book cover picture" window. The text in that window "drag and drop picture file here" goes blank but the picture does not show up. The resulting lrf does not have cover art either. I have tried drag and drop, browse to file, and various sized jpg's. I have also looked at all possible settings, to include "Skip cover page" not being checked. I've looked through the help file but I can't find the answer. What am I doing wrong?

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08-21-2007, 10:11 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Try just making the cover art the first page of the book - that should work too. Make sure that you don't have the "Skip cover page" box checked.

08-21-2007, 10:19 AM	#3
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	Okay, I just tried that and it failed. When I used "insert picture" and browsed to my file it didn't take. When I clicked on "rb preview" all I got was a big grey window with a small white square at the top of it. I've tried various picture files. Is there kind of specification to the pictures I need to be aware of? The one I have been trying the most is a jpg that is 500x600 pixels. I also resized it to 100x150 but that didn't work either.

08-21-2007, 10:21 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Hmm strange. Shouldn't make any difference; I've used all sorts of formats as pictures - JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF; BD supports them all. How are you getting your image onto the page? I just drag them onto the BD window from Windows Explorer.

08-21-2007, 10:54 AM	#5
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	I've tried drag/drop and browse to the picture. When I use the add picture function, I'm left with this: If I drag/drop onto the edit book page I get a dialog box with a lot of question marks (and the image doesn't show up on the page).

08-21-2007, 11:40 AM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,131 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	if you are not using the July update, go get that and update (even you have you it, install it again). You may have an issue with GflAx.dll.

08-21-2007, 12:04 PM	#7
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	OK, I use cover art for almost all of the BD books I create in both Sony and Mobi formats. Under the box there is a Browse button, click it and then like selecting an attachment for email find and click on the cover art. A thumbnail of the image will show up in the box. (I could never get the other method to work either.)

08-21-2007, 12:43 PM	#9
andyafro Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 140 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: sony reader prs-500	i have had same problem, its something to do with vista cos when i had xp no probs, when you install the original install file it looks ok but you dont have the sony reader option its once you put the update in that it refuses to allow pictures, i think its something to do with the image viewer plus if you take 5/30 update remove the tools folder and put it into the 7/20 update you can have pixs show just then it wont make the file so something is missing but i dont know what? a vista 32 bd update would be nice that addresses these issues i can still make books but would be nice to have covers and be able to insert pictures

08-21-2007, 12:57 PM	#11
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	Well Andy, you were right on the mark. I loaded BD on my wife's XP machine and it worked beautifully. So, it must be a Vista issue.

08-21-2007, 01:06 PM	#12
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,131 Karma: 144284184 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Isn't it always a Vista issue?

08-21-2007, 01:17 PM	#13
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	BD definitely has "issues" with Vista. BD is to blame, not Vista.

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08-21-2007, 01:21 PM	#14
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	That really sucks. Maybe, while you wait for BD to get whatever update it needs to deal with Vista, you might try HTML2LRF... JSWolf generally has good things to say about that app.