[Solved] GIF Files not showing up???
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[Solved] GIF Files not showing up???
SO for some reason GIF files do not show up? All i see are graph bars on the top left of the image with 3 dots. Is there anyway to fix this???
Last edited by Hagar Delest on Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Reason: tagged solved.
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
Perhaps you would be kind enough to update your signature to reflect your current software.
How are these gif files being added to your presentation - copy/paste, insert from file, other?
How are these gif files being added to your presentation - copy/paste, insert from file, other?
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David
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David
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
Are other files than .gif files showing all right in impress?
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
I confirm that a .gif file (/Insert /Picture /From File) displays correctly in OpenOffice running on Xubuntu 20.04.2 (Just now tested)
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
I would either click and drag or copy and paste... I also used insert from file. Other images are starting to disappear as well and their JPEG.
This is the only GIF file I have. Do you think its b/c the size is too big? Its 20.3mb
Also, I get an error message saying allocation error or something like tht when i tried to save w/ the GIF file.
This is the only GIF file I have. Do you think its b/c the size is too big? Its 20.3mb
Also, I get an error message saying allocation error or something like tht when i tried to save w/ the GIF file.
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
WHats a xubuntuu????RoryOF wrote:I confirm that a .gif file (/Insert /Picture /From File) displays correctly in OpenOffice running on Xubuntu 20.04.2 (Just now tested)
Open office 4.1.7 on windows 7
Re: GIF Files not showing up???
Xubuntu is a linux operating system, one of the alternatives to Windows.
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
A version of the Linux operating system.Windows isn't the only OS out there.
Why for the sake of all the deities do you need to insert a 20 Mb image file in a presentation? Surely you could resize it to suit an average display screen?
Why for the sake of all the deities do you need to insert a 20 Mb image file in a presentation? Surely you could resize it to suit an average display screen?
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David
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David
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
A picture in Impress for projector display needs no more that 150 dpi; for onscreen display 96 dpi is sufficient.
It may be that the OP is being hit by the vanishing pictures bug.
One fix is to change to LibreOffice, who spend a large sum towards elimination of this bug, although there are very occasional reports that it might still occur.
The second fix, the one I use, is to disable both AutoRecovery and Backup settings, which work for me running on a linux operating system (not tested on Windows). If a user chooses that route, it is his responsibility to make regular, timed/dated backups of the file(s) in use, in case of catastrophe.
It may be that the OP is being hit by the vanishing pictures bug.
One fix is to change to LibreOffice, who spend a large sum towards elimination of this bug, although there are very occasional reports that it might still occur.
The second fix, the one I use, is to disable both AutoRecovery and Backup settings, which work for me running on a linux operating system (not tested on Windows). If a user chooses that route, it is his responsibility to make regular, timed/dated backups of the file(s) in use, in case of catastrophe.
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
OK COOL!RoryOF wrote:A picture in Impress for projector display needs no more that 150 dpi; for onscreen display 96 dpi is sufficient.
It may be that the OP is being hit by the vanishing pictures bug.
One fix is to change to LibreOffice, who spend a large sum towards elimination of this bug, although there are very occasional reports that it might still occur.
The second fix, the one I use, is to disable both AutoRecovery and Backup settings, which work for me running on a linux operating system (not tested on Windows). If a user chooses that route, it is his responsibility to make regular, timed/dated backups of the file(s) in use, in case of catastrophe.
How do you disable AutoRecovery and Backup settings???
Open office 4.1.7 on windows 7
Re: GIF Files not showing up???
Tools | Options | Load/Save | General
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David
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
/Tools /Options /Load-Save /General, uncheck "Always create backup copy" and also "Save AutoRecovery information every"
After changing these, I suggest you restart OpenOffice completely.
Note that you try these at your own risk. It is probably not necessary to uncheck the "backup copy" setting - I have it unchecked as my network server doesn't like that and I haven't bothered to investigate why - I probably just need to tweak settings.
You may find the timed/dated backup extension helpful. Note that it does not replace the normal /File /Save setting - you must invoke it separately.
The timed/dated backup extension can be downloaded from
https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/e ... amp-backup
After changing these, I suggest you restart OpenOffice completely.
Note that you try these at your own risk. It is probably not necessary to uncheck the "backup copy" setting - I have it unchecked as my network server doesn't like that and I haven't bothered to investigate why - I probably just need to tweak settings.
You may find the timed/dated backup extension helpful. Note that it does not replace the normal /File /Save setting - you must invoke it separately.
The timed/dated backup extension can be downloaded from
https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/e ... amp-backup
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
Thank you, this seems to have worked. Image briefly disappears but it reappeared after a coupl eof seconds.robleyd wrote:Tools | Options | Load/Save | General
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Re: GIF Files not showing up???
I'd suggest you resize it to a more practical size, as RoryOF has also mentioned.
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David
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Re: [Solved] GIF Files not showing up???
A gif of 20Mib can surely be changed to a jpg and reducing the image size also. Are you sure the format is appropriate? If it is a photo, then jpg is the only good choice.
If it is a drawing, then reduce its size and keep the gif format (png may be better).
If it is a drawing, then reduce its size and keep the gif format (png may be better).
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Re: [Solved] GIF Files not showing up???
Thanks. I opened Impress today and the image disappeared again. So i decided to resize the image from 1920x1080 to something much smaller and the file size went down from 20mbs to 12. It worked
Thanks guys!
Thanks guys!
Open office 4.1.7 on windows 7