Microsoft KB Archive/101692

Importing Kodak Photo CD Graphics Using ClipArt Gallery

= Importing Kodak Photo CD Graphics Using ClipArt Gallery =

Q101692
--- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher version 2.0 ---

SUMMARY

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NOTE: This information is in the Publisher README.HLP file that ships with Publisher 2.0.

You can import Kodak Photo CD (.PCD) graphics using either the Import Picture command under Publisher's File menu, or the ClipArt Gallery utility included with Publisher.

However, the ClipArt Gallery does not display the Kodak Photo CD filter dialog box, so the only way you can modify the resolution of imported Photo CD files if you import them using this method is to change the default resolution of the filter in your WIN.INI file.

MORE INFORMATION

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To set the default resolution in your WIN.INI file, do the following:

1. From the Program Manager File menu, choose Run.

2. In the Command Line box, type the following

notepad.exe win.ini

then choose the OK button. This opens the WIN.INI file in Notepad.

3. If there is not already a [MS Photo CD Import Filter] section in  the WIN.INI file, create one. (Position the mouse pointer below all  the text in the file and type [MS Photo CD Import Filter].)

4. In the [MS Photo CD Import Filter] section, add the following line, where N is the default resolution you want to use:

DefaultResolution=N

The default resolution can be any number between 0 and 8. You should use the smallest number possible for your output. A larger number means a larger file and higher resolution. A larger number means a higher quality image, but slower printing and display in  Publisher or any other application.

The following table defines the resolutions you can select. Note that 16.7-million-color (24-bit) graphics are very high quality, but print and display very slowly; whereas, 256-color (8-bit) graphics print and display more quickly:

256 Colors (8 Bit) --

1 = 128 x 192 2 = 256 x 384 0 = 512 x 768 3 = 1024 x 1536 4 = 2048 x 3072

16.7 Million Colors (24 Bit)

5 = 512 x 768 6 = 128 x 192 7 = 256 x 384 8 = 1024 x 1536

5. From the Notepad File menu, choose Save and then Exit.

6. Restart Publisher (this is necessary to make the changes you  made go into effect).

Now when you import Photo CD graphics, the graphic will automatically be imported at the resolution you specified in the WIN.INI file.

For more information on the Import Picture procedure, see pages 243 to 244 in the "Microsoft Publisher User's Guide." For more information about using ClipArt Gallery, see pages 236 to 241 in the "Microsoft Publisher User's Guide."

REFERENCES

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README.HLP file that ships with Publisher 2.0

Additional query words: 2.00 mspub image graphic picture import insert photograph