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andy_scott42
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Base64 images not displaying correctly

I have images stored as binary in a database field. I am converting these to base 64 and using a Dax expression to create the following dataset column : ="data:image/jpeg;base64, " & [ImageBase64]

 

Most of the images are displaying fine but some are being cropped:

 

I've checked the size of the images and none of them are more than 500x500px or more than 1MB.

 

Any ideas what may be causing it?

 

I've created a simple SSRS report table and they display fine there. Is it something to do with converting to base64?

 

Thanks

 

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andy_scott42
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I've discovered it is because the length of the base64 string is greater than the max accepted string length in Power BI (32766 characters).

 

Is there a way to reduce the size of an image in the data model or can I do it via SQL server/ another package?

Hi andy_scott42,

 

I'm afraid you should compress the image string data size in database because power bi doesn't support such feature. You can submit your idea here: https://ideas.powerbi.com.

 

Regards,

Jimmy Tao

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