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Placeholder fit VS fill function
Hello,
I cannot find any previous post on this so if it has been previously discussed I apologize.
I have an issue with placeholders that affects quite a lot an extensive template I am currently working on. So far I have only utilized content library material for all placeholders. All this content works perfectly and fills the placeholder no matter it's dimensions (by also cropping if necessary, which I am fine with). I always assumed that this is a native function that will apply to all media. And then I had to import an external image and it was absolutely distorted - basically it was fitted to the placeholder rather than filling it.
This is a major issue for me and I cannot find any workaround, settings, etc. But most importantly I do not understand why a native function distinguishes between library content and personal material.
Yes, I understand that I can just set appropriate placeholder dimensions, or photos/images, or both. The point of utilizing the placeholders was precisely so that there is no need to think about dimensions. Any insight? Help? Ideas? Am I missing something?
Thank you
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Hello LenaDzr1,
Thanks for reaching out!
I tested the behavior using an image from Content Library 360 and an image I had saved. The photos were cropped in both tests before being added to the placeholder. This is how I added a placeholder to test the issue.
Here's an image placeholder with a widescreen wallpaper added.
And here's an image placeholder with an image from Content Library 360.
I couldn't replicate the behavior of an image getting distorted regardless of the type of image I use. Since the issue might be specific to the image you're using, would you be willing to share a copy of your project file here or privately by opening a support case so I can test it? We'll delete it when we're done!
Hello,
Content Library Image (search: plate) - the image appropriatey "fills" the placeholder.Random jpg of a plate. The image has been "fitted" to the placeholder. Even here some distortion is visible as the circle is not really a circle.Content Library Image - automatic zoom and crop to properly "fill" the placeholder. Like I said, I do not mind the crop.... Obviously the image is being fitted to the placeholder completely distorting it.
Thank you so much for your reply. Try utilizing an external image to which any kind of distortion would be quite visible. I only realized the issue after trying to import a basic jpg screenshot of google maps.
Here is an example with a plate (i.e. a circle). Of course the one that has been properly cropped is the one where the image was imported through the native content library, whereas the other is a random jpg of a plate I just found online and downloaded. The distortion happens whether I utilize the "file" function of the placeholder or whether I import it into the content library and then apply it.
Edit: I read your post again and only now I realize you wrote "The photos were cropped in both tests before being added to the placeholder". Do you mean automatically or manually by you? Unfortunately any kind of manual solution will not work for our project. We are to prepare thousands of slides, and we do not have the time or resources to work on individual images, that is precisely why placeholders should automatically fill the image and our only job is to choose a layout that generally matches the image (i.e. square, portrait, landscape, panoramic) without having to carefully review and match dimensions between placeholders and images, nor randomly importing images without a placeholder. Basic import without a placeholder would completely defy the purpose of having a unified "look" as each image would be placed at random spots, and carry random dimensions, risking that each individual that handles material will generally produce visually inconsistent results. Like I said. This is a major issue for me that affects a very large project.
