I suspect the huge images are most of the problem. Let's say the images are 3000 by 4000 plxels, which is common for a cell phone camera now. Consider what you are going to do with this presentation. Print it? Then check the resolution of your printer. Can it really print all those pixels? Or is the printer driver going to merge them for you? Display it for a group? Check the resolution of the slide projector. Can it display images at anything like that resolution? If not, then you're asking OpenOffice to struggle with details which will never be seen. I'm pretty sure you can find other topics on the forum dealing with similar problems where similar solutions are suggested.I … imported two high-res PNGs
If the printer driver or the projection system is going to reduce the image resolution anyway, do that up front. Import the images into a raster graphics editor to change the resolution, then import them into Draw. (Draw is a vector graphics editor.) You should have fewer problems with images which are sized appropriately for your task. If you don't know or don't want to investigate the resolution of the device displaying the presentation, start by reducing the image size by 75% and see if the resulting presentation looks OK.
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[Tutorial] Some useful hints on using images
I seldom use Draw and don't recall having this type of problem, but you could consider allowing OpenOffice to use more memory. These options are in OpenOffice → Memory. Options are set with OpenOffice → Preferences on a Mac, Tools → Options on other platforms. The OpenOffice default settings are more appropriate for hardware 20 years ago. Here is what I use.
Statistics: Posted by MrProgrammer — Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:56 pm