microsoft / microsoft/markitdown

Images in docx files cannot be converted to md documents

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Description

The images in the document are converted into codes similar to the following, but they are incomplete and lack base64 content.
![](data:image/jpeg;base64...)

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Reproduce a DOCX-to-Markdown conversion involving embedded JPEG images and inspect how the image output is generated. Done means the Markdown image data includes the complete base64 content rather than the truncated form shown in the report.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
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1-2 days
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