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Hi,
I've recently read a thread which is aimed to show people how to apply backgrounds image for all tabs, but there are several steps that I found quite confusing:
If there is a .png file @ 512x512 resolution,
How can I achieve steps below:
- remove 54 px from top
- remove 50 px from bottom
- increase width by 56 px, you should notice the empty area on the right
- resize the picture to 512x512 px, allow distortion
any help will be gateful!

If there is a .png file @ 512x512 resolution[/QUOTE]
the original image must be at 480x800, otherwise of course 512+56<>512

bbonzz said:
If there is a .png file @ 512x512 resolution
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the original image must be at 480x800, otherwise of course 512+56<>512[/QUOTE]
thanks, but whatever the resolution is, how can i remove or increase pixel of the image from various sides and what tool that i should have picked up for the procedure?

photoshop or gimp

bbonzz said:
photoshop or gimp
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I have Photoshop CS3 installed on my PC, should I use 'image size' option within the 'image' tab to cut pixel?

image size doesn't cut but resizes. better play with canvas size, or by cutting with the crop tool

bbonzz said:
image size doesn't cut but resizes. better play with canvas size, or by cutting with the crop tool
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Thanks, it works for me, but I think I might got something wrong cos the final display on my phone shows a tiny slim line of blank pixel on the right hand side
anyway, I really appreciate your regarding

you have blank pixels since, in my opinion, 56px right is too much. See my tiny tutorial here. It leaves the black hole at top, since i did it b4 the new edit, but the widht is always the same

Non moving fixed wallpaper :)

hi guys ... yes i just found a way how you can have a fixed wallpaper as a background
there is a live wallpaper by the name of droid x live paper or something it has an droid eye .. now here when u apply that in the settings u have to select the desired background.. lightning type- none, choose eye - none.. show particles- un tick this... and you are good to go.. now you have a wallpaper that wont move when you move the screens ... and if you know how to edit images.. make an image with the size 960 x 800.. but it will only show the first half ie 480x800 so keep ur image on the first half of the image..... i have attached a few wallpapers which i created may be you can understand what i m saying by looking at it... and i have also attached the apk file of the live wallpaper( this apk is not the full version, u can buy it from the market if u like it)
(the whole credit goes to the maker of this live wallpaper)

does anyone has a better idea than this to have a fixed wallpaper like in other mobile phones ?????

Tried this and got it to work half way, I made a 960x800 canvas and just placed a 480x800 on the left portion upon applying it using the livewallpaper the image quality is degraded seems like the phone is doing something to it.
I ended up making a 960x800 canvas and a blank space of 249 pixels to keep my image centered.
I cant believe why it such a trivial thing to do on andriod/touchwiz... also why hasnt any dev made an effort for a non sliding and really good scaling/cropping wallpaper app ?

I think TW Launcher is your problem. I'm using LauncherPro and its just a tick box to stop the wallpaper moving
I know some others also choose to use ADW Launcher instead of TW and that probably also has that tick box. Maybe that's why the devs haven't bothered?
I would suggest trying one of the above alternative home screen launchers, they add lots more options and can be used for free. If you don't like either just remove them and return to TW

I think you can have a non moving wallpaper using multi picture wallpaper app (please google for the app, I am unable to paste links) by setting the same picture for all screens and setting an appropriate transition method.
Cheers.

sorna said:
I think you can have a non moving wallpaper using multi picture wallpaper app (please google for the app, I am unable to paste links) by setting the same picture for all screens and setting an appropriate transition method.
Cheers.
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Yes...this live wallpaper is your friend...
http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture

kenkiller said:
Yes...this live wallpaper is your friend...
http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture
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This one is golden its very very close to perfect!!! All it needs is just a better cropping quality on some pictures!

This one is very good, but lacks of quality when doing the downsize:
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-galmoori-wallpapereditor-FzCp.aspx
And this one is usable, but unlike the below one you have to provide your own jpg at the correct size (480x800) instead of choose and crop your image from your gallery. Some error when rotating the screen though:
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-promevo-wallpaper-mywallpaper-BixF.aspx
In my opinion, the first solution will be the best IF the author update the application in order to fix the downsize quality.
Or you can make your own live wallpaper. There are scripts but i think they are difficult for the low user. We just want to choose a picture, crop it and use it, don't we?
Greetings

kenkiller said:
Yes...this live wallpaper is your friend...
http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.tamanegi.wallpaper.multipicture
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yup... this is the best app till date.. if you want a fixed wallpaper...
you can aswell have 7 different wallpapers for all the 7 screens..........

EarlZ said:
This one is golden its very very close to perfect!!! All it needs is just a better cropping quality on some pictures!
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Just get a bunch of 800x480 wallpapers and no more worries.

kenkiller said:
Just get a bunch of 800x480 wallpapers and no more worries.
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Im thinking of looking for the best resize batch for my wallpapers, I currently have about 2,400 in rotation and I need to batch resize em xD

I use Sense on a Desire Z (HTC G2) and i bought an app called WallpaperPlus, which allows to select single or multiple pictures with the size of the screen.
The problem is the quality loss is important when cropping images.
After i apply a single fixed wallpaper with this app (bad quality when from a highres pic), then i use the default wallpaper picked (from Sense) and Tada! the crop zone is no more 960*800 (horizontal) but 480*800 (vertical) with a lot better quality (quite perfect!)
The only problem is when i reboot, i have to redo this because somehow the wallpaper goes back to 960*600, an zooms in the center of the 480*800 walpaper previously set.
Just to say that it must not be difficult to change the crop zone form factor, since this app does it somehow. When i have spare time i will look further into this.

Incredible 2 Droid Eye

I've searched and searched but I cant find it. I looking for the Incredible 2's droid eye to use as a wallpaper. Not the one that it boots up with, but rather this one: http://phandroid.com/2011/04/07/htc-incredible-2-bears-its-droid-eye-in-leaked-renders/
if anyone has it and could upload it, thanks!

I put this together from a few frames of the loading animation, it's not exact but it's close. Download the zip, when I uploaded the file as a PNG by itslef, it's automatically converted to a jpeg.

Thank you so much!!
edit: how do I make it my wallpaper as is? It s making me crop the image down for wallpaper use, even though its the same exact resulotion as the screen

Sorry, here it is the same aspect ratio as the scrollable screen. it'll still have you crop it, but just expand the crop area to the full size of the image and you should be good.

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beenz said:
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But the box is limited to the aspect ratio of the total scrollable area of the "desktop". The first image was 800 tall by 480 wide, so it would limit the crop box to the width. The new image is the same aspect as the crop box so it can be expanded to cover the entire image.

Try the app wallpaper set and save. You find the folder in the directory inside the app, and it will save the image as it, no cropping. I understand what your talking about too because that stupid thing would always drive me up a wall, and I think its because the wallpaper scrolls between Home screens, whatever. The app will also disable scrolling so its set as is for every homescreen
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Optimised Wallpapers

I have put together a collection of wallpapers that are optimised to work with the Galaxy Nexus resolution. I have tried to give some choice and they all look great on my Galaxy Nexus. I have added the original link in the description for those who would like a different crop.
http://imgur.com/a/efWeX/
For those wanting to create their own the images they need to be 1440x1280.
Did not see any existing thread for this. Let me know otherwise.

I was coming here specifically to post on this topic when I noticed your thread.
I don't think 1440x1280 is the optimal size. When you go to select an image as a wallpaper, the selection box is slightly larger than the two rectangles which presumably represent the area that is visible on screen.
With this in mind, it seems as if wallpapers optimised for the Galaxy Nexus should actually be 1440x1280 + some extra black space, so that the actual image squarely fits in the are provided.
Otherwise it would seem that you're taking a 1440x1280 image, cutting off the edges, and then stretching it back up to 1440x1280, resulting in a less clear image (which is a shame on such a gorgeous screen).
Just something I've been wondering about. Feel free to comment or correct me.

Thanks, this is great. Quick question, how would I go about changing the resolution of pictures I already have?
Sorry for my ignorance on this subject.
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apascual89 said:
Thanks, this is great. Quick question, how would I go about changing the resolution of pictures I already have?
Sorry for my ignorance on this subject.
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if your pictures are too small then you DON'T want to change them as they'll just get ruined. upscaling destroys digital images.
your best bet is to just find new wallpapers to use. Luckily for me i've always downloaded 1600x1400+ wallpapers so i'm good.
i am curious though, does the stock wallpaper picture still pixelate the images and ruin gradients? i know my nexus one does that and i downloaded quickpic to get around it. but i have noticed on my tablet wallpapers look good.

If you use something like quickpic it will select the whole image, the built in Gallery app will show you a guide however I find that it does use the whole image at the ratio.
If someone can suggest a better resolution I would appreciate it, otherwise this is the best I have found so far.

I don't have a Nexus (yet), but if someone with root could check the file /data/system/wallpaper_info.xml, there should be a line reading as follows:
<wp width="something" height="something" name="" />
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Which should give the actual expected resolution.

copkay said:
I don't have a Nexus (yet), but if someone with root could check the file /data/system/wallpaper_info.xml, there should be a line reading as follows:
Which should give the actual expected resolution.
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1440 x 1280

Niksko said:
I don't think 1440x1280 is the optimal size. When you go to select an image as a wallpaper, the selection box is slightly larger than the two rectangles which presumably represent the area that is visible on screen.
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You can drag the edges of the box to make it bigger - there still seem to be corners left out but I was able to get the top / bottom / side edges of the selected area out to the edges of my image.
I made a couple of darkish fractals at 1440 x 1280, in an attempt to extend battery life without going entirely black.
Originally posted in the first wallpaper thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365415
reposting for convenience:

jdadroid said:
I have put together a collection of wallpapers that are optimised to work with the Galaxy Nexus resolution. I have tried to give some choice and they all look great on my Galaxy Nexus. I have added the original link in the description for those who would like a different crop.
http://imgur.com/a/efWeX/
For those wanting to create their own the images they need to be 1440x1280.
Did not see any existing thread for this. Let me know otherwise.
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dude, these are great! thank you so much!

adamleerusse said:
1440 x 1280
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Thanks! So that should mean it does include the 96px soft-button area (also meaning the lower 96px of the wallpaper will not be visible). As soon as VZW decides to launch the damn thing I'll give it some testing, but I'm pretty confident the 1440 x 1280 is correct.

Just thought I'd report back with my experiences.
I've been making some wallpapers and experimenting over the last few days, and I'm very confident that the correct wallpaper size is 1440x1184 ie. you have to remove the 96 pixels taken up by the soft buttons to get things to work nicely.
If you use this size wallpaper, the selection box will be completely filled, without leaving out any parts.

yeap
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19481934&postcount=3

Someone may be able to assist me here, but my absolute most HATED part of Android is the wallpaper selector. I can never actually set a picture I want as wallpaper because of the poxy blue line crop/selector which refuses to actually ever take in the full image.
I've used photoshop to resize a photo to the dimensions for the screen and it's still too big for the photo selector. Am I missing something very elementary here??
**EDIT**
I just made an image which was 100 pixels high as an acid test and when i tried to set IT was wallpaper it was tiny and shrunk, but so was the selector box and I STILL couldn't select the whole image. What the heck am I doing wrong!??

Niksko said:
the correct wallpaper size is 1440x1184 ie. you have to remove the 96 pixels taken up by the soft buttons to get things to work nicely.
If you use this size wallpaper, the selection box will be completely filled, without leaving out any parts.
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BANE said:
I can never actually set a picture I want as wallpaper because of the poxy blue line crop/selector which refuses to actually ever take in the full image.
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Have you tried 1440 x 1184 as a size? Then if it doesn't select the whole thing first time try dragging the edges of the box.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/12/isaac-newton-papers/
I'd love to see some from these. I also wish for a NASA respository.

Okay, now that I actually HAVE a Nexus, I can say with certainty that 1440 x 1280 (not 1184) is the correct wallpaper resolution. 1440 x 1184 is not the same aspect ratio as the crop box; however, you can add 96 blank pixels along the bottom of a 1440 x 1184 image (making it 1440 x 1280) and it fills the crop box, and the bottom 96 pixels don't show on the home screen due to the software buttons.

Would post a preview pic, but I need to post more first, I guess
h t t p ://oi41.tinypic.com/v4lzrl.jpg
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Link to preview size (640x480)
h t t p://i40.tinypic.com/261mdg2.jpg

hey guys.. how come my wallpapers look completely different on my phone than on my laptop/old sgs2?
wallpapers like this
http://www.highwallpapers.com/wallpapers/hd-planet-earth-HD_wallpapers.jpg
look beautiful everywehre.. but for some reason on my phone the blacks dont look black at all and instead look blotchy.. any idea?

[Q] whats wrong with my bootanimation?

Hi
I have gotten a working bootanimation.zip and it worked 100%. But i edited it so that it would fit even better for me but after i edited it it just wouldn't open. I created the edited bootanimation with the Boot Animation Creator but it's still just a black screen.
Plz can any1 check it out?
What am i doing wrong?
All i did was removing some letters and adding "HTC quietly brilliant" logo and then saved the pics but they were saved in indexed colors so i then had to resave them in RGB mode. It then said it was in RGB/8. After that was done i was able to make the bootanimation.zip with the creator and then i just pasted over the old desc.txt into the zip.
Can any1 tell me what i did wrong?
Here are the not-edited version that is working
and the edited that isn't working
Thanks alot in Advance
EDIT: I just read that in order to make it work there has to be no transparency. I don't know if there was transparency but I will try to remove the alpha channel and see if it changes anything.

What are you using to save the edited pictures, as could be wrong bit depth. I think pngs need to be 24-bit (can't remember off the top of my head). I know Paint.net (nothing to do with MS Paint) will let you save to different bit depths - Gimp probably would as well.
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beachcomber said:
What are you using to save the edited pictures, as could be wrong bit depth. I think pngs need to be 24-bit (can't remember off the top of my head). I know Paint.net (nothing to do with MS Paint) will let you save to different bit depths - Gimp probably would as well.
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I also read that the 8-bit/channel in rgb is the same as 24-bit color depth in pgn. I'm doing it all through Photoshop. I will try also in paint.net if it doesn't work.
I read it all here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560836
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EDIT: There is one thing that bothers me. When i extract the working bootanimation photoshop says that all the pics are not in rgb mode but in indexed colors. Then im wondering how come the bootanimation is working then?
EDIT 2: Well i solved the problem by comparing with a working pgn bootanimation. I saw that the working bootanimation had Layer 0 instead of Backgroung and so i put my pics in Layer 0 and then it worked but was slow. After that I used a program to reduce the size and then I put the pics into Layer 0, RGB 8-bit/channel again and then just hit save and the bootanimation was reduced with more than 1 mb and the bootanimation isnt slow anymore but its almost perfect.

adelboy said:
EDIT 2: Well i solved the problem by comparing with a working pgn bootanimation. I saw that the working bootanimation had Layer 0 instead of Backgroung and so i put my pics in Layer 0 and then it worked but was slow. After that I used a program to reduce the size and then I put the pics into Layer 0, RGB 8-bit/channel again and then just hit save and the bootanimation was reduced with more than 1 mb and the bootanimation isnt slow anymore but its almost perfect.
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Edit: I have just had a read of this since sending you a PM. Makes perfect sense!
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/background-layer/