Wx::InitAllImageHandlers; $img = Wx::Image->new($parms{image_fname}, wxBITMAP_TYPE_ANY); my $h = $img->GetHeight; my $w = $img->GetWidth; $img->Rescale($w-150, $h-50); my $bmp = Wx::Bitmap->new($img); $sb = Wx::StaticBitmap->new($panel, -1, $bmp);