Try the solution given here… http://michael.orlitzky.com/articles/fixing_pdf_graphics_in_lyx.php which creates a direct conversion from pdf to png.
It solved a related problem for me in the past where the conversion through eps subtly changed the graphics dimensions making on screen cropping near impossible. On Dec 3, 2013, at 1:00 AM, Jerry wrote: > I am unable to insert PDF image files into LyX 2.0.6 on OS X 10.8.5. When I > try to do this, in the area where the graphic would be displayed, I first see > the message "Converting to loadable format" and then "Error converting to > loadable format." The name of the file is then displayed but not the image. > > I am trying this in a new LyX document. The graphic is a simple plot saved > from Mathematica in several file formats. Of those other formats, I am able > to successfully insert bmp, eps, gif, jpg, png and tiff. (svg displays > incorrectly in LyX as a black rectangle even though it is displayed correctly > in other viewers.) > > I thought PDF was a "native" format for LyX, so I don't understand why it is > trying to convert the PDF file into anything. Have I set a preference to > something stupid? > > Jerry >
