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Browsing photos on Desire - blurry pics

Has anyone else noticed this? When you go to Photos on your Desire and browse them - even if full screen - they never show up sharp, but bit blurry. If you zoom in/out on them they soon sharpen up. Weird.
Just wondering if its an issue with my phone or general issue.
Sorry few posts this morning... Its been a Desireble morning.

jannen said:
Has anyone else noticed this? When you go to Photos on your Desire and browse them - even if full screen - they never show up sharp, but bit blurry. If you zoom in/out on them they soon sharpen up. Weird.
Just wondering if its an issue with my phone or general issue.
Sorry few posts this morning... Its been a Desireble morning.
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There's an explanation for that..
http://phandroid.com/2010/04/13/images-look-blurry-on-android-2-1-theres-a-reason-for-that/

Thanks for the link. I agree with the many opinions that this is an issue with resolution, NOT color depth. The pics are blurry - not sharp.
Hope this can be fixed soon. I use the Photos gallery to show pics to friends etc and it doesnt look impressing.

vdude_1 said:
There's an explanation for that...
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I think you're mistaking the Cooliris gallery you find on stock 2.1 with the Photo gallery on the Desire which is HTC's own app for Sense UI.
Look up Cooliris and Nexus One.

Aitese said:
I think you're mistaking the Cooliris gallery you find on stock 2.1 with the Photo gallery on the Desire which is HTC's own app for Sense UI.
Look up Cooliris and Nexus One.
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My mistake. I've not got my Desire yet (Roll on, Monday) so just thought they'd be using the same gallery app.
If you find any information on this matter though, keep us posted.

To the OP, could you elaborate? Are these pictures you took on the phone camera? Did you sync them from your PC and if so did you just drag and drop them onto the SD or did you use some syncing software i.e. Doubletwist? Did you download them from the phones browser and if so was it over Wifi or 3G?
I just sent over a large photo (4656x3600) and it's sharp in preview mode and zoomed in. I synced some photos using Doubletwist and it reduced the size of the photos without me knowing...so it wasn't the phone. Pictures I've taken with the phone are also fine.

Its most noticeble with photos taken with the Desire camera. If you zoom in or out they sharpen, otherwise they are bit fussy.
Please check if the zooming does any difference on yours?

I'n not having this problem at all with my Desire.

jannen said:
Its most noticeble with photos taken with the Desire camera. If you zoom in or out they sharpen, otherwise they are bit fussy.
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Yes, I see what you're talking about. The picture isn't shown full resolution until you do some zooming in or out.
I must say, personally it's not that big a deal, and I can't seem to find any way to change that behaviour.

Is it possible to install Cooliris on the Desire?

LaWrona said:
Is it possible to install Cooliris on the Desire?
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Yes, but that just degrades the visual quality WAY more than the HTC photo app.

FloatingFatMan said:
Yes, but that just degrades the visual quality WAY more than the HTC photo app.
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It does?? I heard it is a great app...

I'm not having any such problem with either the photos app or the Gallery3D app

They show blurry as the system is showing a lower quality thumbnail that it has saved so that browsing between them is quicker. Once you start zooming in it loads the full size image and it becomes sharper.

any update on this , as a photographer i have my portfolio
on my Desire handy to show my pictures to anyone that is interested..
but it always take me to zoom them in a little to render them sharp which is a pain in the but when wanting to show them off in a quick manner...
if not any good alternatives then the gallery...

youtube player plays in low quality

Hello,
I noticed that the default youtube player always plays the video in low quality. I can then press a button and select playing in high quality, but I wish I could do that by default, I mean that the player should open the video in its best quality. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thank you!

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I'd love to do that as well.

Just change the settings. Open the youtube app, menu > settings & its the 1st option

thanks but for some reason i dont have this option in my youtube player. the version is 1.5.20. the menu reads like this:
general settings: clear search history
time settings: fillter videos by time
and that's it.

Me too, I don't have this setting.

cbanbury said:
Just change the settings. Open the youtube app, menu > settings & its the 1st option
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Are you just trolling? What phone are you actually using? You know this is the HTC Desire forums right?

Aitese said:
Are you just trolling? What phone are you actually using? You know this is the HTC Desire forums right?
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I have the option on my version

tudork said:
thanks but for some reason i dont have this option in my youtube player. the version is 1.5.20. the menu reads like this:
general settings: clear search history
time settings: fillter videos by time
and that's it.
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mine is 1.6.20,
im on modaco r3 rom, which has the option

I'm on Modaco R2, and I have the option also (YT version is 1.6.x)

Well if people are on custom ROMs is it not beholden on them to assume MOST people are not and to not give general advice as if we all share the same settings?
C'mon people, think.

Aitese said:
Well if people are on custom ROMs is it not beholden on them to assume MOST people are not and to not give general advice as if we all share the same settings?
C'mon people, think.
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I don't have either on my Factory-Unlocked Desire on O2... So may be it's a feature chefs putting in custom ROMs.

I can set it to high quality NP, stock rom - unlocked desire.

thanks again, and everyone else for their opinions. I am NOT trolling (nor am I sure what that means). I am using a perfectly new out of the box HTC Desire, network free and un-rooted or un-hacked or un-anything. It was bought in Romania.
I still don't have that option in my youtube player. It's a little annoying that it plays the low quality by default, especially since I have a large data plan.

I have this option on desire straight from o2. App version says 1.6.19 (E) Dont think it was there on my previous desire from 3 though (I could be wrong)

App 1.5.2 stock ROM using T-Mobile within the UK here... the video always starts in high quality. Initially, it started in the normal quality (which horrified me, heh) until I changed it for one vid and the option stuck ever since. I can only change the quality by pausing the video when it starts, clicking menu>more> and I see the option there to change to normal quality, or vice-versa if you start on the normal quality to begin with.
Low... Err normal quality is terrible; high quality seems good enough really. High quality on Youtube generally gives me a 29FPS 480x270 554Kbps H.264 MP4 vid using the app. Low quality is at 104Kbps -- haven't precisely managed to get the rest of the data yet.
My problem is that using the default browser or HTC's flash app gives vids always in the low quality without any option to change this. So I have to use Meridian to play most vids (nice app).
EDIT: a correction and added some more useful info.
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The 1.6 youtube app can be found here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685616

Thanks, works now.

MaTiCeK- said:
The 1.6 youtube app can be found here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=685616
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Great, thanks for the link.

The best app to view images (quality wise)

Hi all.
We all agree that SGS Super AMOLED is amazing and viewing photos is simply a joy... but the Gallery 3D supplied with the phone can't handle image quality in a satisfying manner.
There are plany of apps out there for image viewing. Some are neat, some are less.
I've tested some apps like Floating images, B&B, Just Picture, Picture Folder and Image Viewer.
As a professional photographer, image quality is a must. So I tested each app with various images but same resolution (800pixels long side).
All apps mentioned above, except one, failed to show the right sharpness and color transitions.
The best app for those who care about quality, is Image Viewer. This app has no appeal and no "fun playing around" feeling to it but it does the job on the best side.
If you think there are better apps out there, please share.
Cheers.

Large Image Viewer seemed to give good quality.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/large-image-viewer/image.viewer
Personally I use JustPictures. In the options you can set the picture resolution to "original" which makes it show the full resolution, although it has these minor line artefacts so the quality isn't perfect.
I can't find this "B&B" you mention. What is it?

Maddmatt said:
Large Image Viewer seemed to give good quality.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/large-image-viewer/image.viewer
Personally I use JustPictures. In the options you can set the picture resolution to "original" which makes it show the full resolution, although it has these minor line artefacts so the quality isn't perfect.
I can't find this "B&B" you mention. What is it?
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I believe Image Viewer or Large Image Viewer is the same app.
The lines you mentioned are called BANDING. This is usually seen in transition in the BLUE color (e.g., Skies).
Image viewer won't show you these banding at all.
B&B - Bread & Butter

gil80 said:
The best app for those who care about quality, is Image Viewer. This app has no appeal and no "fun playing around" feeling to it but it does the job on the best side.
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I tried to search in the market but found quite a lot of apps with image viewer names on it. Could you please give the author name or a link in appbrain ?
Thanks.

B&B = Multi-touch Gallery in the Market
from BandB

heru said:
I tried to search in the market but found quite a lot of apps with image viewer names on it. Could you please give the author name or a link in appbrain ?
Thanks.
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Here you go:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/large-image-viewer/image.viewer

Have you guys tried the fixed gallery app that can be installed via sgs tools? it fixes sensor batt draining bug too. Also fixes picture quality issues. I use justpictures myself
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I really like Perfect Viewer. It has really good controls for zooming and scrolling, and I believe it does it's resizing in a way that is pretty high-quality.

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ickyboo said:
Have you guys tried the fixed gallery app that can be installed via sgs tools? it fixes sensor batt draining bug too. Also fixes picture quality issues. I use justpictures myself
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It renames the gallery to this ugly long name

gil80 said:
It renames the gallery to this ugly long name
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I don't really understand what you mean ?

bro is the upgrades for SGS tools compatible with your ROM??

gallery from sgs tools is not compatible with JPU

The gallery from Number22 ( SGS tools ) is pretty decent once he fixes the random FC but and the black bars on the thumbnails, to date it has the BEST image quality ive seen/

EarlZ said:
The gallery from Number22 ( SGS tools ) is pretty decent once he fixes the random FC but and the black bars on the thumbnails, to date it has the BEST image quality ive seen/
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Try large image viewer, and compare images. Quality wise (as mentioned already) this is the best app.

[Q] Screen issues while viewing images and video

Hey, I got my Galaxy Note 2 a few days ago and so far I'm having a blast with it =) But I noticed an issue while viewing photos and videos... and running the camera app as well:
For some reason while the camera is running, a photo is displayed, or a video is playing, the screen renders everything grainy. I thought it was my imagination, but when I open up a menu, all the icons and options look different too, they don't look smooth anymore, as if anti aliasing (?) was turned off. It's even more noticeable when I use the pop up player option, it effects everything I'm doing on the screen until I close the video. This only happens while content is being displayed, though. When browsing the gallery or scrolling through my video list everything looks fine, until I open something. I also noticed this only happens in Samsung's media apps. Using a different app to view photos doesn't cause this at all. I looked through the forums and couldn't find anyone else with this issue, maybe I'm the only one and should get the phone replaced? Or maybe others haven't noticed it yet... it sounds specifically software related. I had the original Galaxy Note and didn't run into this, so I'm pretty confused. Has anyone else experienced this? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

supersonic215 said:
Hey, I got my Galaxy Note 2 a few days ago and so far I'm having a blast with it =) But I noticed an issue while viewing photos and videos... and running the camera app as well:
For some reason while the camera is running, a photo is displayed, or a video is playing, the screen renders everything grainy. I thought it was my imagination, but when I open up a menu, all the icons and options look different too, they don't look smooth anymore, as if anti aliasing (?) was turned off. It's even more noticeable when I use the pop up player option, it effects everything I'm doing on the screen until I close the video. This only happens while content is being displayed, though. When browsing the gallery or scrolling through my video list everything looks fine, until I open something. I also noticed this only happens in Samsung's media apps. Using a different app to view photos doesn't cause this at all. I looked through the forums and couldn't find anyone else with this issue, maybe I'm the only one and should get the phone replaced? Or maybe others haven't noticed it yet... it sounds specifically software related. I had the original Galaxy Note and didn't run into this, so I'm pretty confused. Has anyone else experienced this? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Maybe you could link or upload a photo so we can see?
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ssCISengineer said:
Maybe you could link or upload a photo so we can see?
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This is really weird. I took a couple screenshots while the issue was going on but when transferred to my computer they look exactly how they should, no graininess whatsoever. I also tested some more apps, namely Camera Zoom FX and MX Player. Those aren't affecting the display at all either. I looked through every settings menu I could find to see if I had something on that I shouldn't, but nothing helps...

Nobody else seems to be having an issue, maybe my best bet is to exchange it, then

I would try a factory reset. If that doesnt work check out a display model at TMo, if its different ask for a new one.

Just did a factory reset, it's still doing it -_-. I'll check T-Mobile tomorrow, though, thanks!

Poor camera quality in apps

Recently I got Snapchat and Instagram, when I use their built in camera, the quality is severely reduced. It looks like a 5 MP camera. But using stock camera app (or any camera app) the quality is great. The problem is with apps that do more than take pictures.. Here's two photos so you get an idea. Anyone else have these issues or know a fix?

I haven't noticed any particular image quality problems on my G3 with those apps. I do know that Snapchat saves images in same resolution as your screen, so in the G3's case: 2560x1440

573W1E said:
I haven't noticed any particular image quality problems on my G3 with those apps. I do know that Snapchat saves images in same resolution as your screen, so in the G3's case: 2560x1440
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I don't know if you can see from the pictures, but I don't get anywhere near that, or HD for that matter. You wouldn't happen to know a fix?

Instagram reduces filesize, so, they probably do this directly from the camera app.

alfablac said:
Instagram reduces filesize, so, they probably do this directly from the camera app.
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I'm aware all apps reduce file size, but the images I capture are no where near up to par to a decent standard. The image quality with Snapchat on my HTC M8 was great, but on the G3 it's horrible

I'm having the same problem you are. I reinstalled Snapchat and the problem was still there. I even tried a camera mod (tweaks media_profiles) to no avail. It's a frustrating problem especially when I see my friends' high quality snapchat pictures and while mine are blurry.

Solution!
I finally figured out what was causing this, it somehow just came to me. All you have to do is hide the navigation bar in Snapchat (or any other app you're experiencing this in) and viola, clear pictures! Go to settings->display->home touch buttons. Hope this helps!

alqoshi4life said:
I finally figured out what was causing this, it somehow just came to me. All you have to do is hide the navigation bar in Snapchat (or any other app you're experiencing this in) and viola, clear pictures! Go to settings->display->home touch buttons. Hope this helps!
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So it just looked blurry on your end until you removed the nav bar and on others' phones it looked fine even before your fix?

No it would be blurry to the people I snapchatted as well. I think it has to do with the fact that snapchat captures the image as a "screenshot" of what appears on the screen rather than the raw image from the camera.

alqoshi4life said:
I finally figured out what was causing this, it somehow just came to me. All you have to do is hide the navigation bar in Snapchat (or any other app you're experiencing this in) and viola, clear pictures! Go to settings->display->home touch buttons. Hope this helps!
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Oh my, thank you so much man! I could finally Snapchat friends without feeling embarrassed, you're the best!

It bothered me so much before. Glad I could help!

My pictures are definitely better in snapchat after hiding home buttons
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