[Solved] Impress "Graphics filter not found" error message
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:11 am
XP Pro SP3, OO 2.4.1
(6/11/2008)
I am just beginning to learn Impress. I've never used PowerPoint to create a presentation. I have the "0500IG-ImpressGuide.pdf" file which I'm using to learn.
What I have done:
- Created a simple text outline of what I want to present as a guide
- Opened Impress and used the wizard to begin the creation of a presentation (no special options taken)
- Created a "Title Slide" and a couple of "Title, Text" pages using "Layouts"
- Selected the "lyt-cool" master
- Chose to create the 4th slide using the "Title, Object" layout
* Double clicked on image icon to insert a GIF file
- Had trouble figuring out how to center and size image (my problem, I'll work this out)
- Tried several sizes (of the same GIF file) and options (such as linking to image) and didn't have much success with resizing and centering, there was a large white space around the image which isn't in the original
- After maybe a half dozen or so of these tries I received the message "Graphics filter not found" when I attempted to insert the GIF by double clicking on the icon for adding an object
- Clicked OK and received "General Error. General input/output error."
- Clicked OK and received "Object from file file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Peter/Desktop/John%20Edison%20Presentation/dutch_windmi_lg.gif could not be inserted."
- Clicked OK and was returned to "Title, Object" layout slide editing
- Repeated tries cycled through the above steps starting with line marked with *
- Closed OO and opened it again with slides created above, no change
- Rebooted, no change.
- Searched "Beginners" and "Setup and Troubleshooting" forums for "Impress" coupled with the first error message, "Impress GIF", "Impress" coupled with various other keywords like "filter", and just "Impress". Did not find a related topic.
- Error occurred while using OO 2.4.0.
- I'd seen the announcement that 2.4.1 was just out. I downloaded and installed it. No change.
- Retrieved and saved the GIF file from web site (University of South Florida web site) again
- Error messages went away for a few tries and then returned
(6/12/2008) Further investigation has revealed the following:
- When the GIF file is link-inserted and canceled several times and the error message appears, the GIF file size is seen to become 0 kilobytes and cannot be opened by any graphic image program including MS Picture and Fax Viewer.
- When the GIF file is embedded into the OO Impress presentation and deleted several times, the error message does not appear and all seems to go well.
- I created a PNG file as requested (used IrfanView) and it behaves like the GIF file, the error message appears after several link-insertions, and in fact, Impress aborted, plus the PNG file reduced to 2k in size.
- If the PNG file is embedded into the presentation and deleted several times, the error message does not appear.
What should I try next?
Thank you for your time and effort. Peter Bradish (OO Writer and Calc user since 2.1 came out)
(6/11/2008)
I am just beginning to learn Impress. I've never used PowerPoint to create a presentation. I have the "0500IG-ImpressGuide.pdf" file which I'm using to learn.
What I have done:
- Created a simple text outline of what I want to present as a guide
- Opened Impress and used the wizard to begin the creation of a presentation (no special options taken)
- Created a "Title Slide" and a couple of "Title, Text" pages using "Layouts"
- Selected the "lyt-cool" master
- Chose to create the 4th slide using the "Title, Object" layout
* Double clicked on image icon to insert a GIF file
- Had trouble figuring out how to center and size image (my problem, I'll work this out)
- Tried several sizes (of the same GIF file) and options (such as linking to image) and didn't have much success with resizing and centering, there was a large white space around the image which isn't in the original
- After maybe a half dozen or so of these tries I received the message "Graphics filter not found" when I attempted to insert the GIF by double clicking on the icon for adding an object
- Clicked OK and received "General Error. General input/output error."
- Clicked OK and received "Object from file file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Peter/Desktop/John%20Edison%20Presentation/dutch_windmi_lg.gif could not be inserted."
- Clicked OK and was returned to "Title, Object" layout slide editing
- Repeated tries cycled through the above steps starting with line marked with *
- Closed OO and opened it again with slides created above, no change
- Rebooted, no change.
- Searched "Beginners" and "Setup and Troubleshooting" forums for "Impress" coupled with the first error message, "Impress GIF", "Impress" coupled with various other keywords like "filter", and just "Impress". Did not find a related topic.
- Error occurred while using OO 2.4.0.
- I'd seen the announcement that 2.4.1 was just out. I downloaded and installed it. No change.
- Retrieved and saved the GIF file from web site (University of South Florida web site) again
- Error messages went away for a few tries and then returned
(6/12/2008) Further investigation has revealed the following:
- When the GIF file is link-inserted and canceled several times and the error message appears, the GIF file size is seen to become 0 kilobytes and cannot be opened by any graphic image program including MS Picture and Fax Viewer.
- When the GIF file is embedded into the OO Impress presentation and deleted several times, the error message does not appear and all seems to go well.
- I created a PNG file as requested (used IrfanView) and it behaves like the GIF file, the error message appears after several link-insertions, and in fact, Impress aborted, plus the PNG file reduced to 2k in size.
- If the PNG file is embedded into the presentation and deleted several times, the error message does not appear.
What should I try next?
Thank you for your time and effort. Peter Bradish (OO Writer and Calc user since 2.1 came out)