Confused about the new preserving the aspect ratio of the cover option

Amalthia · 05-24-2010, 09:56 PM

I selected preserve aspect ratio but the image still ended up filling up the screen of the cover?

I thought this would make the epub covers kind of like the LRF covers?

I have many cover images that are about wider than they are taller and epub stretches it out to fill the entire screen (which looks horrible).

So, after a few tests to preserve the aspect ratio of the cover in which it did not change anything. I concluded that it's doing something else but I can't figure out the purpose of this feature?

kovidgoyal · 05-24-2010, 11:45 PM

that option only works if you have "no svg cover" not checked and your image is of an apsect ratio of 3:4 (width:height) to begin with

Amalthia · 05-25-2010, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

that option only works if you have "no svg cover" not checked and your image is of an apsect ratio of 3:4 (width:height) to begin with

I think my image isn't meeting the basic criteria of 3:4 because I unchecked "no svg cover" and checked keep aspect ratio. I'm going to try testing this on a few other files.

Thanks!

05-24-2010, 09:56 PM	#1
Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,190 Karma: 32370 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	Confused about the new preserving the aspect ratio of the cover option I selected preserve aspect ratio but the image still ended up filling up the screen of the cover? I thought this would make the epub covers kind of like the LRF covers? I have many cover images that are about wider than they are taller and epub stretches it out to fill the entire screen (which looks horrible). So, after a few tests to preserve the aspect ratio of the cover in which it did not change anything. I concluded that it's doing something else but I can't figure out the purpose of this feature?

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05-24-2010, 11:45 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,618 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	that option only works if you have "no svg cover" not checked and your image is of an apsect ratio of 3:4 (width:height) to begin with

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