Why do out phones have a pretty bad wallpaper system? I mean, one wallpaper can look great on the internet, or in the gallery, and is a posterized mess as a wallpaper. Happened ot me multiple times, with dark grey gradients.
Here's a wallpaper to try, look at the top and bottom.
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Hmm, on further inspection, it's almost like it's increasing the image brightness, even though my screen is on pretty close to as low as it goes.
I imagine it would have to do with the image being optimised for an lcd which suffers from low contrast/saturation and being used on an OLED screen which doesnt have the issues. The net result is the image looking like its been posterized/ over saturated.
ozy944 said:
I imagine it would have to do with the image being optimised for an lcd which suffers from low contrast/saturation and being used on an OLED screen which doesnt have the issues. The net result is the image looking like its been posterized/ over saturated.
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Not sure what you mean. When viewed on the gallery on my captivate, and viewed on the LCD on my computer, it looks great. When I try and put it as my wallpaper, it looks like trash. Did you try?
Another theory, it looks heavily compressed as well, when I try and set is as my wallpaper.
I can attest to this matter. I too would like to know of a solution to this as I've avoided several wallpapers due to this problem.
I've attached two screenshots, one from the homescreen and the other from the gallery. The image posterization is quite apparent.
That's the only reason I use "backgrounds" app: it applies sharp looking wallpapers. Any time I have to use the square/resizing tool the results are very compressed and poor. Shame because I wish I could use camera pictures as a wallpaper
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I was wondering the same thing...for example, the images that came with my phone are so razor sharp but others seem to always be a bit blurry or not as detailed.
Do we need to get a super high res image and let the phone downconvert or something?
snarkq said:
That's the only reason I use "backgrounds" app: it applies sharp looking wallpapers. Any time I have to use the square/resizing tool the results are very compressed and poor. Shame because I wish I could use camera pictures as a wallpaper
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That happens when you try to use a wallpaper that doesn't have the correct res try a 960x800 or any other proportional resolution based on that and it will look good.
inku said:
That happens when you try to use a wallpaper that doesn't have the correct res try a 960x800 or any other proportional resolution based on that and it will look good.
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Thing is, I get this on 960*800 and proportional resolutions. Definitely seems to be an issue with the wallpaper app.
Not sure if this is part of the problem, but what's the DPI on the images you're having trouble with? I read somewhere that 96 DPI would look good on our phones and haven't noticed any problems with applying wallpapers from images that I edited to 960x800 at 96 DPI.
no driver said:
Not sure if this is part of the problem, but what's the DPI on the images you're having trouble with? I read somewhere that 96 DPI would look good on our phones and haven't noticed any problems with applying wallpapers from images that I edited to 960x800 at 96 DPI.
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FYI, DPI means absolutely nothing in digital images. Only physical pictures, since there is no inherent physical size in a digital picture. In fact, the dpi of our phones screens is about 230. So I doubt it's it, but I'm not around where I can try.
no driver said:
Not sure if this is part of the problem, but what's the DPI on the images you're having trouble with? I read somewhere that 96 DPI would look good on our phones and haven't noticed any problems with applying wallpapers from images that I edited to 960x800 at 96 DPI.
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Shouldn't be the problem. Digital images don't actual have a dpi. Only physical ones do. And anyway, our screen dpi is ~230.
Short answer: wallpaper app problem, use a 3rd party app.
Long answer:
This is a problem since the first android phone, the G1.
When you set the wallpaper using the default app it will compress it with jpeg and some default setting therefore loosing some quality.
Other thing I read somewhere that the Nexus one had a banding problem due to the screen itself... Read here (it's not long) http://gizmodo.com/5477320/the-nexus-ones-dirty-display-secret-updated
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Short answer: wallpaper app problem, use a 3rd party app.
Long answer:
This is a problem since the first android phone, the G1.
When you set the wallpaper using the default app it will compress it with jpeg and some default setting therefore loosing some quality.
Other thing I read somewhere that the Nexus one had a banding problem due to the screen itself... Read here (it's not long) http://gizmodo.com/5477320/the-nexus-ones-dirty-display-secret-updated
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I can't find a decent app that lets you pick your own wallpaper from your own sources. Any suggestions?
Best one I've used is Wallpaper Set and Save, although navigation isn't all that great. I tried it with the given example image and it looks as it should.
xer09aradox said:
Best one I've used is Wallpaper Set and Save, although navigation isn't all that great. I tried it with the given example image and it looks as it should.
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That's perfect
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Hello everyone -
I purchased my Droid the day it came out. I left AT&T and my iPhone for it and so far the decision has been with no regrets. When I had my iPhone, I use to jailbreak and create themes for it. This is what I'd like to do with my Droid, create high resolution, high quality themes for the GDE home replacement.
I downloaded GDE and started playing with some of the themes. I cannot find a single theme for GDE that was created specifically for the Droid's high resolution.
1. Does anyone know any documentation for creating themes specifically for the Motorola Droid? Doesn't have to be through GDE.
2. Does anyone know the specific resolution per screen on the Droid? I have downloaded the .apks for the Hero theme for GDE and I see the menu bar is around 300px in width. How wide would it have to be to accommodate for the high resolution Droid screen. I want to create a HTC Sense UI theme for GDE on the Droid. I have downloaded eclipse, the SDK, and got these up and running for the most part. My main setback right now is knowing the correct resolutions.
Thanks for any help guys.
- Alex
Alright, I have managed to successfully install my first custom theme from eclipse onto my Droid.
The real question I simply need answered is what is the Droid's resolution per screen so I can create some high res graphics.
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Alright, I have managed to successfully install my first custom theme from eclipse onto my Droid.
The real question I simply need answered is what is the Droid's resolution per screen so I can create some high res graphics.
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i would suggest you do a google search on specs. otherwise try these 2 sites; www.phonescoop.com or www.gsmarena.com
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Alright, I have managed to successfully install my first custom theme from eclipse onto my Droid.
The real question I simply need answered is what is the Droid's resolution per screen so I can create some high res graphics.
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Are you talking about "per screen" as in "per homescreen" ? if so, then you should know that android uses one wallpaper on the entire "homescreen" and it just shifts left/right on a certain area of the wallpaper.
If you're talking about something else, then please explain in a little more detail please.
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Are you talking about "per screen" as in "per homescreen" ? if so, then you should know that android uses one wallpaper on the entire "homescreen" and it just shifts left/right on a certain area of the wallpaper.
If you're talking about something else, then please explain in a little more detail please.
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I'm sorry, I didn't clarify.
I know android uses 1 wallpaper to span the entire "homescreen." On my Droid the wallpaper spans across 3. The resolution I have found is 480x854. However I'm confused because I'm not sure how wide I can make the drawer graphic. I'm not sure how "wide" each "screen" is in pixels since it spans.
If it splits it up like the G1 does than each "screen's" width should be half of the total dimension I believe. So I would try 427 pixels wide.
Alright, I tried 480 and I tried 427... neither of which seem to work. 427 seems to upscale, and 480 seems to upscale as well, or something?
I am so confused.
Here is my 2 tests I did. I took screenshots with the SDK then dragged each drawer graphic onto the screenshot.
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Follow this link for a good description on the wallpaper size issues.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1584894
Zenwood said:
Follow this link for a good description on the wallpaper size issues.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1584894
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I appreciate the help, but I am not talking about the wallpaper. I am talking about the drawer size, which should just be on one screen at a time, not spanning across 3. The wallpaper information is interesting though, I just wish I could figure out the max size I can make the drawer graphic without any upscaling or downscaling.
Thats strange that 427 didnt work. Perhaps you should contact the GDE developer as maybe GDE itself doesn't support the Droid's screen size.
GDE should take wallpapers with normal handheld screen dimensions (640X480), and re-size for Droid. When developing any theme for GDE, please consider that the theme also must reside in the same app space as GDE which has Android normal runtime limitations of 16mb. Brief spikes above that limit before and during garbage collecting are allowed before the whole app throws a fc. Here is an excerpt from a recent conversation between myself and the GDE dev regarding a theme:
Code:
Rob: most drawables around 15kb instead of 1 or 2 kb
some are the original... menu_row 127 bytes
menu_row_selected (modified) 8.1kb
around 80 the size it was
toolbar buttons all around 15kb
me: are you talking about the theme?
Rob: yes
me: so should I ask him to somehow reduce the drawable sizes?
Sent at 1:46 PM on Tuesday
Rob: if you could... and also the wallpaper...
original android wallpapers are between 30~50kb
his are around 120~160kb... almost 4x
me: k
Rob: way too large...
just counting and you will loose around at minimum 400~500kb using this theme
if not more
Sent at 1:48 PM on Tuesday
Rob: 129kb of complete pngs etc of GDE against
350kb of only the wallpaper drawables of this theme
almost 3x
Rob: wallpaper seems to be the biggest issue
its also not using normal handheld screen dimensions (640X480)
This theme dev thankfully fixed it within hours. I don't know if this answers any of your questions, but it's good info to keep in mind when making a theme for any app. Also, before the theme mentioned above wallpaper's were re-sized to correct dimensions, GDE wallpaper changer would oftentimes fc when scrolling through available choices. This stopped after theme complied with guidelines.
search for the droid rom dump in Dream android development and look at the images .here are some of the image sizes wallpaper is 960x854 tray handle is 480x84 and focused application and pressed background are 115x96 some of the images gde has in it but i don't know if the droid resolution is supported. you would need to post on the gde thread.i don't think you would need to resize the 9.pngs.
Hi,
I was testing my phone's graphics power. I'm using latest MIUI, so I downloaded the same wallpapers that MIUI has by default and copied them to SD, but when I set them as my wallpaper, their quality is reduced alot. But when I set it via the default wallpapers that MIUI has (the same wallpaper) it gets alot alot better quality than the one set from SD. It's the same for all other images, not just MIUI wallpapers...
(By the way when I view the wallpaper image in my PC its quality/res is fine)
*bump* anyone please?
I figured out that when you want to select an image via wallpaper gallery to set it as wallpaper, the gallery app zooms on a specific location of the image (the square cadre). Does anyone know how to disable that zooming feature so it displays the whole wallpaper and doesn't focus on just one specific place of it?
So no one knows how to?
Don't use the gallery app to set wallpapers.. Use other tools, search the market.
khaytsus said:
Don't use the gallery app to set wallpapers.. Use other tools, search the market.
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Like what? I tryed Astro and Root Explorer but both didn't work...
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I figured out that when you want to select an image via wallpaper gallery to set it as wallpaper, the gallery app zooms on a specific location of the image (the square cadre). Does anyone know how to disable that zooming feature so it displays the whole wallpaper and doesn't focus on just one specific place of it?
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Just stretch the square to cover the area you want...
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Just stretch the square to cover the area you want...
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I think you didn't read/understand what I said completly... that's my problem!! if you zoom on it via the square it will reduce the quality, and the square can't cover all the picture or you can't even remove it!!
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I think you didn't read/understand what I said completly... that's my problem!! if you zoom on it via the square it will reduce the quality, and the square can't cover all the picture or you can't even remove it!!
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The square can cover most of the picture, with the exception of the proportions (Max the height, but maybe a little of the sides get cut off). Or at least, I can do it...
!!! - this bit is kinda rude...
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The square can cover most of the picture, with the exception of the proportions (Max the height, but maybe a little of the sides get cut off). Or at least, I can do it...
!!! - this bit is kinda rude...
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I'm sorry, I didn't want to be rude... I was angry a bit
But mine doesn't cover all of the picture, it only covers some of it. It seems to have a height limit
No worries.
How do you mean you can't stretch the square? I just grab top and bottom, and stretch (note; if you touch a single point, it zooms in for some retarded reason)
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No worries.
How do you mean you can't stretch the square? I just grab top and bottom, and stretch (note; if you touch a single point, it zooms in for some retarded reason)
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Yeah I have no problems stretching. But wether I stretch or not, when I set it as wallpaper it kinda zooms in to the square location and it reduces picture quality...
Are you sure you're not catching it with your finger?
Here's an example of mine...
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Can I ask that what resolution is the wallpaper that you took screenshot of? I exactly do it the same way you do. But quality get reduced when it's as my wallpaper...
I've no idea... I have no way to tell from my phone, and I'm nowhere near a computer...
Did you crop your images, because that screws with the resolution?
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Nope. I didn't do anything to my images
Personally I use dodel wallpaper maker. Its in the market for 99 cents. It allows for full image wallpapers and also portrait non-scrolling.
Many others that just want a higher quality non reduced image use wallpaper set and save, its free.
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scgolfer7 said:
Personally I use dodel wallpaper maker. Its in the market for 99 cents. It allows for full image wallpapers and also portrait non-scrolling.
Many others that just want a higher quality non reduced image use wallpaper set and save, its free.
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Can you please give me the apk or androlib market link of one of the full image wallpaper apps? I searched alot for both names you gave me but I didn't find anything
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.demo-galmoori-wallpapereditor-jnAAn.aspx
Hopefully that works, doing this on by phone because I left my laptop at home...
And the reason you couldn't find it was my misspelling sorry.
This is the ad supported version so it will be free; hopefully it does what you need it to do!
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You need to download hi res pictures and stretch the square to cover as much as possible. Gallery has nothing to do with it... If you zoom something it gets pixelated.
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So I was kind of wondering why the native horizontal resolution of our screen is larger then my original template. I started playing around with the ddms.bat in the SDK and sure enough the native resolution of the screen capture was 1280 horizontal. So I knew my original template was wrong and this explains the small amount of blurriness when the wallpaper is applied.
After a bit more playing in photoshop with the screen caps from ddms and this lovely aspect ration tool, I give you all the proper Xoom Wallpaper template. Same as last time the PSD is attached in the zip file below.
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thank you for this! I am starting on some new wallpapers, and this will help greatly! Now I just need a DEV to make a small app (tablet only) for the wallpapers.
I gave up on looking for the "perfect" templates because in the end all you are doing is producing an image that looks good ONLY in landscape or ONLY in portrait.
You should include what the images are going to look like in both modes, just for brevity.
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I gave up on looking for the "perfect" templates because in the end all you are doing is producing an image that looks good ONLY in landscape or ONLY in portrait.
You should include what the images are going to look like in both modes, just for brevity.
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I can if you want me to. I didnt bother because Honeycomb was meant to be viewed in Landscape.
Thank you. I've been frustrated by this wallpaper resolution ordeal
I got lucky and my last wallpaer i made worked great.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13348576/Android/centerwater.jpg
PM for a non watermarked one
Template works Perfectly
Of course this is not finished, but I wanted to check on size and see how well it fits. The template turned out perfect. Snug as a bug.
A couple of USMC Xoom compliant wallpapers. More to come soon.
And 1 theme for the army
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A couple of USMC Xoom compliant wallpapers. More to come soon.
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umm, not to invoke sacralige for you, but would you take a request from a soldier for an army one? at least im not asking for an air force one...
THANKS!!! I can get started on quality wallpaper now!
Like what would you like for the Army.
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I slapped this together in a few minutes today, if you guys want, I can up the PSD file too.
so i'm kind of a newb on this template. If our image fits the center section it will look fine on the xoom?
any way to get a template of the lockscreen? so we know where the unlock circle is?
thanks! i've been looking for this template.
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any way to get a template of the lockscreen? so we know where the unlock circle is?
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Search the forum, its been posted. IF you want to do it yourself, just take a screen shot of the device when the lockscreen is up, fit it into the template and your good to go.
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This is amazing how difficult this is to create or use a simple background for Xoom. A simple thing turned into a development effort !
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This is amazing how difficult this is to create or use a simple background for Xoom. A simple thing turned into a development effort !
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Thats not really true. This would be the same issue on ANY android device it was used in landscape mode. The problem is that the Wallpaper crop tool is still setup for portrait use, thus we need a guide to make sure what we want visible shows correctly.
What I would really like to do is edit the crop tool to add in 4 additional guides that would show what portion of the image will show on the desktop. It would not be hard to do if I know what to edit.
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I understand that. But what I do not get is releasing this OS for Xoom with so many quirks. I have worked in Android for phones for a couple years. I have worked with Moto in the past, and the combo Moto/Android is not a good combo on tablet. Moto still does not get the consumer.
Just my opinion. I like the xoom and that is why I am a bit frustrated. It was a chance to regain a bit of market share. But for a consumer iPAD(which I also have) the xoom is way too problematic.
Ok so I don't have photoshop but when I used this template with gimp...my images were still not fitting the screen properly
Just to explain what this does:
- The image portion of the wallpaper (almost) fits the screen perfectly.
- The top black bar only appears when in app drawer. That's why I a have "Applications" labeled there, so it appears in the background.
- The bottom black bar appears when in "+" or widgets view, which is the reason why I labeled it "Add-ons"
- The white all-around bar is the section that won't show up at all when using XoomWallpaper_2.zip
So here is a "template" I made in GIMP. I attached both the .xcf for GIMP and also the actual .png wallpaper for those who want to try it to see what it does.
EDIT: XoomWallpaper.zip is for larger images (eg. 1892x903) and XoomWallpaper_2.zip is for smaller images (eg. 1132x540)
PS: I use "wallpaper set and save" to set my wallpapers. So I don't need to crop the image.
Hello guys! Can you please help me to find the original bootanimation for the xoom? Thanks a lot
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Here you are my freind:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3u3meslj6by6zud
Thanks a lot !
This one is included in the cm9 kang
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/boot-animations/11035-bootamination-nexus-prime.html
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Here you are my freind:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3u3meslj6by6zud
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DO NOT USE THIS. It is complete and utter rubbish.
1. The first huge issue is that this is 20MB. This is totally RIDICULOUS.
2. Whoever made this has no idea about graphics. They have tried to increase the quality of image files which are already in a lossy format. The end result is that the quality of the image has not improved but the filesize is 10 x what it should be. This boot animation is enormous.
3. When this actually boots, the animation has a white corrupted border which is a result of the editing which was done on the files.
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS
Attached to this post is the stock bootanimation.zip. It does not have the corrupted borders, is of a better quality and is only 1.8MB in size.
Yea? What was the source of this file and please explain how you managed to up-scale a lossy format image and increase the quality. This is impossible.
The only other ICS tablet with a resolution higher than the Xoom is the transformer prime, which does not have this animation, so where exactly did this "HD" version come from?
im crossposting from other thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22450934&postcount=20
honestly i havent actually examined very many of the custom xoom specific animations that people have been releasing but the bottom line is that since day 1 the formatting for animations on this device has been terribly off. since the original honeycomb animation just so happened to scale properly (yet still had poor clarity and a fair sized border cut off that didnt show) i think these are the specs that people have been using for their custom stuff.
It took me maany hours to actually discover the exact specs for a proper animation that isnt 50 megs, runs at 5 frames a second, and causes bootloops. ill do my howto post very soon and we will see what community artists can do then!
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It took me maany hours to actually discover the exact specs for a proper animation that isnt 50 megs, runs at 5 frames a second, and causes bootloops. ill do my howto post very soon and we will see what community artists can do then!
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Then people need to go find ones that work. Sardo above posted a link to one that works with none of those problems - it's 10MB. We've been making Xoom animations that are much smaller (maybe 7MB) and work fine without boot loops for the better part 6-8 months. And quite honestly, the majority I've found all over the net are decent sizes with no reboot issues.
I can honestly say I've never seen one that is 50MB short of one I was testing to see if the device had a limit to the number of pictures (1801 and it still worked) or file size (254MB - it still worked).
The key is the trade off between file size and resolution size. The Xoom wants to show it at 1280x800, but I've made the images 960x600 (gotta keep the proportions the same) and left the desc.txt file using the 1280x800 and it gets sized up with a satisfactory amount of loss of image quality for the trade off. This lowers the file size a decent amount, and you can make them smaller yet by using jpg files instead of pngs, but again, you lose a bit of quality. You just have to figure out a good middle ground.
The original Google tablet 3.0 reference spec showcased by the Xoom utilized a screen canvas area of 1408x880. This is because Honeycomb utilized a static navbar bottom in both landscape and portrait mode that were independent of the main 1280x800 userspace frame:
1440 length allows for two 64px wide navbars while 880 height allows for two 40px navbars. This is to accomodate the device orientation in any of the four directions, each with its own bar.
1408 - 64 - 64 = 1280
880 - 40 - 40 = 800
This is important because in order for the animation to display as intended without software scaling, each frame must be 1408x880 and the images must retain those 4 borders mentioned above. this 'frame' will be clipped by the animation handler during play and their contents will not be visible, resulting in a perfect 1280x800 non scaled sequence.
If the animation simply must be smaller, the frames can be scaled down but must retain the same aspect ratio along with the same deadspace borders and the desc.txt must still stay 1408 880. As already mentioned, using jpegs will reduce zip size quite a bit. Also, keep the framerate at 24.
Let me have a go using my method with the same sequence and we'll see which is better.
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when fish and i were cranking out bootanimations for honeycomb, it was a lot of trial and error. im no developer and know squat about programming code, so it was a lot of blackscreens and boot loops until i found something that worked.
glad to learn more
Oh I think anyone who is putting art out there is doing good work. I didnt mean to sound like I was being critical or anything but I think it did come off that way, and for that I'm sorry.
Here's my take on the ICS animation using the Xoom's spec. A bit under 4 megs.
For some reason it was bootlooping from doing the import with boot changer app. I had to do a full wipe before it would start properly (including dalvik). I suspect it to be a bug with my app.
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No worries, I ain't too proud to learn a thing or two from others. I'll have a look at this.
Edit: so I downloaded the file and my honest opinion is its looks brighter and runs a bit too fast.
well check out this link for the animation template:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22296268&postcount=1
we'd love to see some eos themed animations if anyone is up for the challenge
if i can find a free minute, i'll see what i can do.
looked around a bit but didn't find a legitimate answer..
can anyone post some pictures with 160dpi and 120dpi?? and maybe 132dpi??
i can see how 160 doesn't look quite right but am weary about getting the necessary apps&files to get to 120 or even 132 because apparently there are market/app issues?
someone explain thoroughly???!
In my observation, the touchpad's resolution for 120 dpi is way too small. Everything looks blocky, there are no details. 160 dpi at least in my opinion looks better.
155 was the best for me. 120 and 132 were just too small and 160 didn't seem to space everything properly. When I used 155 it felt much better because it felt like everything was how it was meant to be. Market compatibility was an issue though
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If you're willing to shell out some cash for a very useful app, use this one.
Rom Toolbox Pro (jrummy)
Just swipe to the second page and use the build.prop editor/tweaks to experiment with density and anything else you want to try out.
is the market compatibility as simple as changing the dpi back to 120 or 160 (whatever doesn't have issues) and then just updating all your apps??
is changing the dpi essentially just a way to get different aspect ratios and make the things on the screen look better?
jonen said:
is the market compatibility as simple as changing the dpi back to 120 or 160 (whatever doesn't have issues) and then just updating all your apps??
is changing the dpi essentially just a way to get different aspect ratios and make the things on the screen look better?
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DPI changes how large items are on the screen. The screen in the touchpad was made to run at 132, but since that's non-standard for an Android device it messes with the market. It has nothing to do with aspect ratios, but it can change how the screen looks. Lower DPI means blurrier icons, but more fits on the screen at once.
You'd need to do more than just change the DPI back to update. You'd also have to clear the market data or wait a couple of hours before updating. Its a pain, I would recommend sticking with 120 or 160 exactly as anything in between will cause issues. I personally prefer 120 because 160 reminds me of those cheap Chinese tablets, but its a matter of taste.
160DPI (Default) :
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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120DPI:
thanks for the pictures
For those wanting to try 120 dpi, many say that the font is too small. You can go to settings/Interface/system and change the font size to huge. Problem solved. I have been using 120 as my regular size for months. No issues with market and this dpi seems to be better suited for a tablet in landscape format IMO.
I did change build props to samsung SGH-T989 in order to be able to play modern combat 3 but otherwise, everything is stock. I have no need to run chain fire or use drivers for games. As I do not have an android phone, I cannot get the other files for deadspace but I can live with that. 160 dpi just looked too big on the touchpad screen but, again, that is just my opinion.
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Give 140 a try. I use it religiously and have no complaints. Everything looks correct. Moreso, ipad-ish if you need a comparison. Couple with Go launcher HD and large font option and you will be happy. Did this for a few friends with touchpads and not a single complaint yet. Yea. Occasional app compatibility issue in the market, but when that happens I just download the APK and install manually.
I choose 148 DPI. For me it's the best. You can have a look on my screenshots.
I currently run at 160 dpi, I love the big icons and clarity, however portrait mode does not center.
BuffMcBigHuge said:
I currently run at 160 dpi, I love the big icons and clarity, however portrait mode does not center.
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What launcher? Are you sure you don't have extra columns in portrait, but not in landscape? There are separate settings for each.
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jonen said:
looked around a bit but didn't find a legitimate answer..
can anyone post some pictures with 160dpi and 120dpi?? and maybe 132dpi??
i can see how 160 doesn't look quite right but am weary about getting the necessary apps&files to get to 120 or even 132 because apparently there are market/app issues?
someone explain thoroughly???!
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I have found that the home screen looks the best when it is set to 155 dpi. I have found that the home screen grid best fits the screen at this setting.
siralsmooth said:
Give 140 a try. I use it religiously and have no complaints. Everything looks correct. Moreso, ipad-ish if you need a comparison. Couple with Go launcher HD and large font option and you will be happy. Did this for a few friends with touchpads and not a single complaint yet. Yea. Occasional app compatibility issue in the market, but when that happens I just download the APK and install manually.
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WEll, you've really got something there, just tried 140 on my OaTty touchpad and it looks noticeably better.
Homescreen is off a little though, what grid size do you suggest? I'm using Apex out of preference, I've got 7x8 for both portrait and landscape. I've done a lot to Android but never really messed with the dpi, so I'm a little new to this.
Great find, text looks awesome
Alex_32571 said:
What launcher? Are you sure you don't have extra columns in portrait, but not in landscape? There are separate settings for each.
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The settings in the Trebuchet Launcher menu do nothing in the latest CM9 build!
120 by far. Elements in certain apps can a little difficult to press, but 90% of the time it is a non issue. I haven't ever come across text that is too small to read, and I like the high res look.