Question: Self-contained kmz file

I have the same question as KeithM in this old Google Groups thread. (There is also a Google Earth Outreach series of YouTube videos which addresses the topic, but it’s a dizzying click, cut & paste fest, using html editors etc., which may work for others but doesn’t for me.)
Here is a simple example of what I would like to do. I have three placemarks, of London, Paris and Berlin, and want to add some text and a small image (london.jpg etc.) to each of them, then package the whole in a self-contained kmz file. Meaning, the images should be extracted from the kmz file, not from the internet or anyone’s hard drive.
I understand the kmz file needs to contain the usual doc.kml file, plus a folder for the images. My question is: how do I create (or edit) a kml file which can perform this task? I know about the placemark options named Add web image and Add local image, but obviously there is no Package with kmz option. Example code would be great.

<description><![CDATA[<img style="max-width:500px;" src="files/something.jpg">]]></description>
Is this line what you are looking for?

Jul 30, 2020 12:22:11 GMT tek said:

<description><![CDATA[<img style="max-width:500px;" src="files/something.jpg">]]></description>
Is this line what you are looking for?

Bourtange.kml (2.98 KB)Bourtange.kmz (18.75 KB)

I made a small test project. I added the code to the description section of the three placemarks, generated a kml file, zipped Bourtange.kml with the images folder named “files”, and renamed it Bourtange.kmz. The images don’t show up when opening the kmz file in GE. Either I made a mistake or GE has trouble with relative paths, as some people say.

The code I quoted is to be inserted into the kml using a text editor like NotePad.

If you are instead adding image using the Google Earth application's description window, the kml tags should be removed:
<img style="max-width:500px;" src="files/something.jpg">

Attachments:

Bourtange.kml (2.83 KB)

bridgeplayer I don't see any picture in your kml. I just see ]]> . Similarly in Tek's kml, I see a question mark

If my understanding is correct you want to insert an image without hosting it on some 3rd party server/hosting service? 

I doubt if it is possible.

bridgeplayer I don't see any picture in your kml. I just see ]]> .

It's because he pasted the code I gave as an example into the description box of his GE.
I had assumed Bridgeplayer had been trying out in a text editor like Notepad. But my assumption was wrong.

Similarly in Tek's kml, I see a question mark

The image has to be located in a subfolder named "files" within the folder where the kml is saved.

In the above kml file (2.93 KB) there are three references to the image bourtange3.jpg (and none to the other two images). It doesn’t affect the testing, but I corrected it anyhow.

The problem is that, at least on my computer, the images still don’t show up. Does it work for you, tek?

Bourtange-1.kml (2.83 KB)Bourtange-1.kmz (18.97 KB)

Yes.