2.1 Wallpaper compression - XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps

When setting wallpapers, the image quality seems to be drastically reduced whereas in 1.6 the quality was perfect.
Is there any reason for this, and more importantly any work arounds?

dogwoofer said:
When setting wallpapers, the image quality seems to be drastically reduced whereas in 1.6 the quality was perfect.
Is there any reason for this, and more importantly any work arounds?
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I've realized this too.. Wallpapers that are 960x854 seem to be fine, but anything greater then that looks disgusting!!

shukla said:
I've realized this too.. Wallpapers that are 960x854 seem to be fine, but anything greater then that looks disgusting!!
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So the only solution is to resize them yourself?

dogwoofer said:
So the only solution is to resize them yourself?
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well that is what i have been doing so far.. hopefully there will be a better solution!!

they look fine to me...any rez

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VERY nice wallpapers...

Sorry, couldn't find the wallpaper thread.
Stumbled upon this website today. Lots of VERY high quality wallpapers.
Obviously, they need to be re-sized to 640X480 as they are HUGE, but damn these look NICE.
I haven't looked at all of them, so there MAY be some that are not safe for work... You have been warned.
http://wallbase.net/search
EDIT:
Ok, so there are DEFINITELY some wallpapers that are NSFW... however there is a filter at the top.
I love new wallpapers. Sometimes I get a strong urge to flash a rom for no reason at all, and then I find a cool new wallpaper to suppress that urge. Thanks! lol... really though, they look nice
Def NSFW!
10char
notasimpleway said:
Def NSFW!
10char
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Just make sure you only have the GREEN "SFW" button pressed, NOT the yellow/red and you'll be fine.
Then when you get home make sure to click the red one Some goodies haha.
Here's some more....
http://www.randomwalls.com/category/graphical-art-wallpapers/
Oh, snap! It seems you have encountered a timeout error. :-(
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We broke it...

30 Good Evo Wallpapers

Hey I went through and resized 30 wallpapers for the evo that I use on my phone. Hope you all enjoy.
Post some screen shots of you rocking the wallpapers if you want so we can all see.
Enjoy =)
Thanks! I'll post some screen shots soon
These are the ones I like most
Those look nice. Yeah that last one is one of my favorites. along with the stones one. it looks really good with all white text.
Hell yeah! This is freaking nice wallpapers too, none of those cheap ones!
Thanks, OP!
Your welcome. If I had more time I'd find more to resize.
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nvm
Oooo I'm downloading that man. It looks good. My Fiance will want it on her evo for sure.
Very nice stuff! Thanks.
Vandam500 said:
These are the ones I like most
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where can i find your clock and weather
Ok I'm hearing mixed views now so I'm confused.
All the tech sites say the evo resolution is 800x480 so I sized my wallpapers accordingly.
But I have someone say the resolution is 960x800. Which is true? I really didn't think the later is true because the official sites aren't saying it's that res.
pretty sure its 800x480
Anyways.. why is such a pain to set wallpapers. You shouldnt need to resize the wallpaper. Everytime i try to set a picture as wallpaper.. it makes me crop it and It never looks right.
Beautiful Widgets
guyver2077 said:
pretty sure its 800x480
Anyways.. why is such a pain to set wallpapers. You shouldnt need to resize the wallpaper. Everytime i try to set a picture as wallpaper.. it makes me crop it and It never looks right.
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Ok cool that's what I thought. Thanks for helping me clear it up.
I've also been wondering why of makes me resize. I'm wondering if that's a sense thing instead of an Android thing. Can anyone comment on that?
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guitarjockey said:
Ok cool that's what I thought. Thanks for helping me clear it up.
I've also been wondering why of makes me resize. I'm wondering if that's a sense thing instead of an Android thing. Can anyone comment on that?
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Hello all. I have compared the two sizes on a few evos by making wallpaper in both sizes. When you resize wallpapers at 960x800 it will look/be hi-res no questions asked. OTOH 800x480 is display resolution this DOES NOT equate to wallpaper size. Its definitely not wallpaper size.
I kinda like the argyle ones, but they're a bit too much for me personally.
I am trying out the following though.
guitarjockey said:
Ok I'm hearing mixed views now so I'm confused.
All the tech sites say the evo resolution is 800x480 so I sized my wallpapers accordingly.
But I have someone say the resolution is 960x800. Which is true? I really didn't think the later is true because the official sites aren't saying it's that res.
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It is 960x480 because there are the additional home screens
Thanks a bunch! Found a handful of them I like.
I'm glad people are liking them even though I guess they are the wrong resolution.
When I find some more that I like I'll make some in a better resolution and put more up.
I found these on deviant art. So if anyone sees any they like let me know and I'll check em out and add them to the list for you guys.
Hey I made another pack at the correct resolution if you guys want some more.
Sixteen 960x800 Wallpapers

[GUIDE] Wallpaper-Template (Stock Launcher + LP) [UPDATE: 30-Jun-2011]

Hey there
Since it seems kinda hard to get your wallpaper not cropped, I made a template just for the TF (Stock Launcher)^^
The whole wallpaper has to be 2048x1504, even thought your homescreen will only show 1368x804 of the whole wallpaper...
Your wallpaper has to contain a section you will never see (top: 123px, bottom 175px)
And to on the left & right side 20px you will only see through the bounce-effect.
If the template is not enough I can write some guide for making wallpapers, too
Good luck ;D
UPDATE 27-Jun-2011:
Added new/updated templates:
Stock - 2048x1504
Stock - 1917x1408
Launcher Pro - 1700x1358
UPDATE 30-Jun-2011:
New Template for portrait mode - 2048x1504
So.. about the resolution thing... the transformer resizes the wallpapers to 1920x1408... so speaking of "sharpness" it doesnt matter if you make it 2048x1504 or 1920x1408 (template is still 1917... I mean... 3 pixels <.<)
The only thing that matters is what you want to see... if you got a bigger picture you want to see, take the higher resolution and the transformer will scale it down to 1920x1408 by itself.
Going to rewrite the guide for both resolutions tomorrow (if i have time to..)
*suggestion: maybe you can make us wallpapers, like make a wallpaper thread just for the TF.. just saying. / other than that, thanks for the template
Sent from GadgetViews.... Rockin Evo CM7 Nightlies.
the problem with making wallpapers is that I dont know what exactly you want to see on your homescreen
sure, if someone needs help I can build the wallpaper for him, its easy with wallpapers bigger than 2048x1504, but it gets kinda tricky if the wallpaper is smaller then you have to add custom borders to each site so the pic you want to see is in the center.
If you are ok with black borders around the pic, then thats no problem too, but if you dont want a black frame around the pic, it's a lot of harder to make it fit and look good
So if you can't get it done yourself, just ask If I got time to spare I'll help you out.
thanks for the template!
maybe someone should just make a wallpaper thread and we can all post ones that work nicely in it.
if no one makes one before i get around to making some wallpapers, i'll do it
2048x1504px
I was using 1920x1408 which seems to work perfect for me, I even checked if it gets resized using a 2x2px grid - strange.
greetz
I'm using Gimp for Windows, if anyone is wondering what app can be used too edit or resize a wallpaper.
GIMP FOR WINDOWS
I think this is the longest i have spent trying to apply a *^(%^(^%(^ wallpaper on anything and cant figure it out.
Using wallpaper wizardrii, isn't helping.
Holding the tablet horizontal 99% of the time, gives me short, not long enough, views of the wallpaper
I've tried the dimension up top in every way possible lol
H (2048) x W (1504)
also
W (2048) x H (2048)
I can take screen shots but im about too see if this tablet can/will be a true transformer out the window
frysee said:
2048x1504px
I was using 1920x1408 which seems to work perfect for me, I even checked if it gets resized using a 2x2px grid - strange.
greetz
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yeah other resolutions should be okay as well but it seems like 2048x1504 is a good resolution if you want a pretty sharp picture
Mikey1022 said:
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Holding the tablet horizontal 99% of the time, gives me short, not long enough, views of the wallpaper
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Hmm horizintal? then 2048x1504 should be okay oO your using stock launcher?
Shinili said:
yeah other resolutions should be okay as well but it seems like 2048x1504 is a good resolution if you want a pretty sharp picture
Hmm horizintal? then 2048x1504 should be okay oO your using stock launcher?
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LP plus with auto-rotate
The original Asus tree wallpaper that was ripped from a TF was 2135 x 1408 pixels. I see that your dimensions are slightly different. Are you saying that the original had less/extra information in it than was necessary, or just that 2048 x 1504 looks good enough onscreen not to need to make it precisely like the original please?
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LP plus with auto-rotate
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Ah ok.. havent tried LP but i've heard that wallpapers behave different on ADW and LP, I'll test it myself later.
stuntdouble said:
The original Asus tree wallpaper that was ripped from a TF was 2135 x 1408 pixels. I see that your dimensions are slightly different. Are you saying that the original had less/extra information in it than was necessary, or just that 2048 x 1504 looks good enough onscreen not to need to make it precisely like the original please?
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The resolution I use was mentioned in the Home Screen Thread and its working flawless. If you for example take my template and set it as your wallpaper, you will see that the crop-selection fills the whole pic. Even thought the crop-lines shown, arent the real ones you will have after the cut (Mine are the real ones.. )
the problem with 2135x1408 is that when you crop it, there is a part which is not in the crop-selection-field.. so you wont get 2135x1408, but 1917x1408 and your center screen will be about 1280x753... maybe they did it because display resolution is 1280x800.. but yeah they got 1280 with their version and we got x804 with mine maybe I should "optimize" it to x800 ;D
Ok cheers for the info.
So here is a first version of the launcherpro template
pic size is 1700x1358
homescreen is 1362x800
still trying to figure out whats the best resolution for the homescreen area...
EDIT:
see first post
sweet will try this..i am amking them @ 1920x1408
updated first post =)
if somebody still has problems just feel free to ask
So is there a special way to put these wallpapers into my Transformer (rooted) or do I just stick them in my SD?
Beako said:
So is there a special way to put these wallpapers into my Transformer (rooted) or do I just stick them in my SD?
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Put them on the internal or external sd, long tap the homescreen, choose wallpapers, then gallery and search for your picture last you have to resize the crop-thing to cover the whole screen. at least thats the way for the stock launcher
Can someone resize this pic for me please, to have the better fit possible ?
Link to image : http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/7213/unclean.jpg
Thx !
luminouche said:
Can someone resize this pic for me please, to have the better fit possible ?
Link to image : http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/7213/unclean.jpg
Thx !
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Resized and added a black border.. should not be seen in use
Okay like that?
Thx, but definition image is blurry now
My original is 1680*1050, and you made 2048*1504 with my picture, the stretching modification render is not sharp now...
Picture resolution must be 1368x804 ? (with a little crop, to keep original ratio if necessary)
So can you make a picture with this resolution 1368x804
After resizing my picture, can you center it in your template, with black color surrounding in non-shown parts ?
luminouche said:
Thx, but definition image is blurry now
My original is 1680*1050, and you made 2048*1504 with my picture, the stretching modification render is not sharp now...
Can you use your smallest template ?
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k, sry i just made this up within a minute ;D without even testing it..
I'll make another version. Is there something you want to have on your homescreen for sure?

[Q] Nexus S: Best Camera App? Contrast control

Hi All!
I used to be a Nokia user and I had 5530 Xpress Music (actually I still have) and I'm trying to find a camera app that will be at least close to the one Nokia has but I cannot find it.
The latest I have is Camera 360 V2.4.1 but it says that my phone does not support the adjustment of contrast, brightness and other things except of Fill-In light.
Is this really a Nexus S problem or this app is not fully compatible with it? Does anyone have a suggestion on what app to use that has these features?
Much appreciated!!
Thanks,
Okis
360 ultimate didnt support? cameraZOOM/cameraFX is better than 360ultimate. you should try it. i used cameraZOOM daily and yes can control the contrast too . try it man. good luck
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360 ultimate didnt support? cameraZOOM/cameraFX is better than 360ultimate. you should try it. i used cameraZOOM daily and yes can control the contrast too . try it man. good luck
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Thanks for the suggestion. I guess I have not tried that yet, will download when come home.
What about a possibility to change image size? High resolution images?
okishead said:
Thanks for the suggestion. I guess I have not tried that yet, will download when come home.
What about a possibility to change image size? High resolution images?
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About the size need to do it manually i think. for zoomCameraFX the image size usually around 5mb HD..

CM10 - Green line on photos

Hi all
I know this isn't a new issue as I've seen posts on it elsewhere. However, I am wondering if it's an issue that affects everyone or just some.
Basically, when you take portrait pictures at 5MP, my photos get a green line down the left-hand side. Does anyone else using the Ville CM10 (any version I have tried) get this? I generally prefer 5MP, especially given the slightly limited memory on our device!
Thanks
James
surrealjam said:
Hi all
I know this isn't a new issue as I've seen posts on it elsewhere. However, I am wondering if it's an issue that affects everyone or just some.
Basically, when you take portrait pictures at 5MP, my photos get a green line down the left-hand side. Does anyone else using the Ville CM10 (any version I have tried) get this? I generally prefer 5MP, especially given the slightly limited memory on our device!
Thanks
James
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can you upload a picture with this issue pls?
NQNH said:
can you upload a picture with this issue pls?
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No problem - see attached.
surrealjam said:
No problem - see attached.
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looks strange, did you wiped everything before your cm10 installation? and does this green line appear in other modes too (8mpx etc.)
NQNH said:
looks strange, did you wiped everything before your cm10 installation? and does this green line appear in other modes too (8mpx etc.)
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Yes, this only happens with the 5MP mode (and strangely only portrait) - I am currently using 8MP to bypass.
I also did a fresh CM10 install and have tried with various stable/nightly releases and stock/custom kernels. It's not a massive problem... I was just curious more than anything else. Having to use a camera at the resolution it was designed for is a small price for an otherwise rock-solid OS!
surrealjam said:
Yes, this only happens with the 5MP mode (and strangely only portrait) - I am currently using 8MP to bypass.
I also did a fresh CM10 install and have tried with various stable/nightly releases and stock/custom kernels. It's not a massive problem... I was just curious more than anything else. Having to use a camera at the resolution it was designed for is a small price for an otherwise rock-solid OS!
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hm maybe you should provide a logcat to the devs

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