externalfigure only works properly with pdf files (I tried with .gif and .jpg files). The jpg file with the frame=on showed a one page blank huge frame and no image. Used: the MKIV engine / ConTeXt Process Management 0.60 I should think that "external figure should work with jpg for sure. Minimal example using a jpeg file having a 65 x 72 pixels image -------------------------------- \starttext \externalfigure[dainienzan-logo.pdf] % This works no problem \externalfigure[dainienzan-logo.jpg][frame=on] % Big empty frame and no image \externalfigure[dainienzan-logo.jpg][width=2cm] % Specifhing a width makes it work \stoptext % but it should work without width=x -------------------------------- Note: this works as is with a pdf image. Why doesn't it for a jpg file?