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I got a few wallpapers I like from Windows that I want to use to my 1 page homescreen on my android. However, it always makes me take a portion of the picture. Is there a way i can just use the entire picture since i use only 1 homescreen anyways? I use launcherpro plus.
You probably need to just resize the pic to whatever the stock resolution is, which I don't know and am trying to find out myself.
I had a similar issue in that most wallpapers for andriod that I DLed from various places seem to be too big for any version I've tried on my HD2, and the common ways to select wallpaper force you to crop out a smaller portion of the picture to use.
I assume this is due to resolution restrictions, but why is it so small on the HD2 builds when it has such a big screen? It's probably a simple fix, but I've just started using andriod & haven't had time to figure it all out.
yeah, but i don't know how to resize the picture because that means i would have to figure out what portion of the cropped size the box takes for the first screen, figure out the how to stretch my picture to contain only that portion, and then try to match it perfectly to fit the screen. I'm pretty sure that is definitely not the way to do it. haha man, this is frustrating. I'm also trying to figure out if HD2's android can be flashed with other roms so we can get modded apps, change our status bars, lockscreens, etc.. i know this is just the beginning but im too anticipated!
anyone please?
Have you tried the HDWall app? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503511
If I remember correctly, you can just edit & resize the image without having to create a .cab file for WinMo. Then, just move that image over to the phone and apply.
The thing is, i'm trying to get the wallpaper for android, not windows.
you need 960x800 wallpaper because of the way the wallpaper moves along each tab.
Just take your 480x800 wallpaper, and use photoshop (or paint.net or something) to expand the canvas to 960x800, leaving your original wallpaper in the middle.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4965620317/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4965620373/
pictures didnt work.
YES! got it. For anyone who is wondering how to do it, resize the picture to be 1440x800. after, make the selection box as wide as you can and center the picture as best as you can. you may have to experiment a few times because you can get a strip of white from the empty border if it is not 100% centered. Because of this, i make the box SLIGHTLY smaller then maximum size.
Alright, not to be annoying, but the quality goes down by a lot when i fix the images. can this be prevented?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4965715657/ - how it looks with the canvas stretch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4965715529/in/photostream - how it's suppose to look. The box can't be stretched however, which was my original problem.
*Update: I posted this thread here since we have a device specific forum now. It was previously buried in the themes section. I am also now able to add pictures and links*
I have seen a lot of questions around for how to set a wallpaper so it doesn't get cropped incorrectly, stretched, or look really bad when shifting between landscape and portrait modes. So I played around for a little bit with it and came up with a template to get some great looking wall-papers, regardless of orientation.
To start with the template can be downloaded here: Megaupload A500 Template
The zip contains four files. Two are sample backgrounds, I made with the template, that you can add to your tablet to see how everything looks. One is a JPG of the template for those that cannot edit PSD files. And the last file is a PSD with all layers and groups labeled appropriately to make things easy.
1. Download the zip, extract and open the template PSD if able or the JPG. You will see this:
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2. Parts of the template:
Blue shaded area - the entirety of what is shown in portrait view.
The green shaded area - the entirety of what will be shown in landscape view.
The black border - a buffer that will keep Honeycomb from stretching your image. Only a very thin portion of the top of it will be shown in portrait mode. It will actually look like a bar thats part of the OS to hold the google search, microphone and apps shortcuts.
Center Gray Area - This is where your artwork will be.
Red Borders - This is a buffer that will keep Honeycomb from stretching the width of your image undesirably. These borders will not be shown at all in either orientation, but removing them will distort the image.
3.1 If you are using Photoshop, GIMP, or an editor that can read and modify PSD files and layers: select the entire gray box in the "your art here" layer. Paste in your image. Press ctrl+T to transform your image so it fits nicely. Holding shift while transforming will preserve the aspect ratio.
3.2 If you are using the JPG because you cant edit PSDs, just paste your source image on top of the gray box and make sure you size it to be a perfect fit. Do not obscure the black or red borders.
4. For best results, you want the heart of your image to be in the center of the gray box where the green and blue areas overlap.
5.1 If you are using the PSD, then hide the group named "Hide when done" and save the image as a jpg.
5.2 if you are using the JPG you don't need to worry about the overlays since you pasted over them in 3.2. Save the image as a copy jpg.
It will look something like this:
6. Use one of the 6000 methods available to get your saved image on the tablet. Go to the set wallpaper option and browse to your image.
7. When you are prompted to resize for cropping, adjust the box so that it lines up with the inside edges of the red border. You will notice that you are not getting the images entire vertical height and a bit of the black border is outside of the selection box. This is fine. It is as designed.
8. Enjoy your beautiful new custom background! It will look great regardless of orientation. It's your own image. And you don't need to run any resource intensive wallpaper apps to accomplish the same thing.
Thanks for this...very helpful!!
Just want to bump this up to the top for others. I'm going to play around with the template. Thanks for file and tut acidicvision!
Over 400 views, I imagine a few people have used it. Anyone want to post their images? I'd like to see what some people have done the template.
Can someone post their wallpapers made using this template ?
finally a solution - but...
Thanks so much for this solution. I've been vexed by this for a while now.
But ironically I could not get to the template link on my tablet. It had an address associated with it as it can be copied, but that particular link just doesn't want to inject into the address bar of the browser. I know this should be a new topic but thought since the link is here I would mention it here.
Getting to it from a computer is not a problem - why would this be?
Cheers
Was wondering why we have to use this template, and it's not native function in the tablet.... that's boring a little.
- I use the template for one background.
One thing to add - took me a while to get this as I'm new to android and the screen layout - that image for the wallpaper needs to include the virtual screens beyond main screen. If you make an image that seems to always be cropped when you test it on the main screen, have a swipe to the other screens. It will scroll to the rest of your image as you pass from screen to screen.
the virtual space should be automaticly add and not... user have to do it... it's not user friendly at all
Bump.
Anyone want to upload that template somewhere other than megaupload?
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Anyone want to upload that template somewhere other than megaupload?
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Yep. OP, Megaupload got busted by Interpol several weeks ago. Find a new server please.
Please, can anyone upload it again to another server?
Edit:
I just found this in the themes thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136436
elpopi said:
Please, can anyone upload it again to another server?
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Maybe the OP worked for Megaupload, and he's a cell boy with Mr. Dotcom!
I started a new post because the other template wallpaper threads are not accurate. This template will not scale and has layers of both landscape and portrait home screen outlines. I also made a layer with the landscape icon grid for adjusting backgrounds to match icon placement.
I made this template through trial and error.
The template is in .psd format.
There are 6 layers.
- 1 Landscape homepage outline (Green)
- 2 Portrait homepage outline (Red)
- 3 Landscape Icon Grid (White)
- 4 Test border (Red) used to test borders.
- 5 Wallpaper Dead Space (Greenish, used to show dead space)
- 6 Background (Dark Grey)
To use in GIMP. After opening template, goto file, open as layer. make sure opened layer is between 4 & 5th layers. Align, turn off visibility to all layers but 5 & 6, then save as a png.
Upload to tab and use stock Gallery and stretch as far as possible.
Again, the green is dead space, it will not appear once loaded.
TEMPLATE
Thumbs of template:
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Here are a couple of wallpapers, not great wallpapers, but HD images to show the power of our screens.
Google Storage with More Images
I just removed the other images, they are too big, they can be found at the link above.
Great work, Honeycomb's useless wallpaper picker is my biggest complaint with it, this will be very helpful.
Cool
Excactly what I needed!
thanks a lot, lot lot, very good work
very useful !!!!
i was gonna use your template to make my own wallpaper, but I found the one you made with the record and it was pretty much what I was gonna make anyway, so I totally stole it! Seriously though, thanks a bunch! you are awesome.
Post an image or a link, and I'll make a wallpaper and post it. Has to be at least 1920x1080.
1920x1200 works better if you use portrait mode.
Glad to hear it's getting used.
Give me some thanks if you like it.
Much appreciated.
Wallpaper request
Id like to see this one if possible. It would go good with my boot animation,
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26368270/Pictures/alien-wallpaper-1920x1080.jpg
Thanks,
Harold
HERE
Some of the ROMs have different borders, let me know.
i found on my Iconia very strange behavior
ROM HV 1.2 with Richard's Kernel 3.4
I just took one of your wallpapers (i tried as well others) and put on my home screen and directly after that i saw small pieces of those green corners on my tablet in every corner - but only on the last left or right screen - in landscape - in portrait was ok.
But after reboot - green pieces where gone and the wallpaper looks great.
Strange.
Wallpaper Help
Hi, Scott,
I have tried to use your template here but I'm not having any luck getting this to do what I want, I have attached the image would you be so kind as taking a look at it and if possible fitting it to within your template. I would like it to be perfectly centered so that if in landscape or portrait it is perfectly in the middle, with a light blue background on the image.
Thanks for looking at this.
No Problem
Hope this works, I took some liberties.
The easiest way to get an image is to open it some sort of editor and make the dimensions 1918 x 1406.
My template was for the original ROM, I have since change several times and for whatever reason, each ROM is a little different. I believe the template I used was right, but if not let me know what the issues is, namely some of the green is showing up and I will see what i can do.
If you like, hit the 'Thanks' button.
Scott
Here Here & Here
Those are all awesome. I do have some green... In Landscape, I have some green on the bottom in the far right and left screen. In Portrait I have green on the bottom on all screens
I also notice that when I expand the crop picture the interior lines do not match up to the edge of the green, should they?
Thanks
Harold
dude! i don´t know how to make this works...
0 knowledge about design programs...
if you can make this pictures a nice wallpaper with your template i will be forever in your gratitude.
http://www.kamranweb.com/photos/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/beach-life-widescreen-wallpapers-02.jpg
http://ocean-wallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/wallpapers/Beach-Chair-Ocean-Wallpaper.jpg
http://ocean-wallpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/wallpapers/Sand-Beach-With-House-Ocean-Wallpaper.jpg
thanks dude i would really apreciated!!!
(sorry for my english)
Wallpapers
I redid the book Wallpapers and created the beach wallpapers.
The beach ones don't work well because the focal point is not centered and the entire purpose of the template is to not rescale an image and lose definition, I am not really interested in doing something that can be done in Paint. Take 20 mins and figure it out, or better yet, take 5 mins and Google the right resolution.
and this is the right resolution? 1920 x 1408??
http://www.umnet.com/pic/diy/screensaver/e99c4010-8a6a.jpg
thanks!!
Just load it then.
I thin the actual no scaling resolution is 1918x1406, but it won't matter fro that image because it's not HD.
nitodu said:
and this is the right resolution? 1920 x 1408??
http://www.umnet.com/pic/diy/screensaver/e99c4010-8a6a.jpg
thanks!!
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Yes you are correct. The correct resolution of the wallpaper for the A500 is 1920x1408. Not sure where others are getting their information from, but the wallpapers that come stock with the A500 are ALL 1920x1408.
Damn kjy, wish I would have had that info long ago.
I got my dimensions by trial and error, using a magnifying glass to see exactly where the borders were, looks like i was off a pixel or two.
Thanks for the info and sorry nitudo for giving out bad info.
you rock! thanks for this..
scottw714 said:
Damn kjy, wish I would have had that info long ago.
I got my dimensions by trial and error, using a magnifying glass to see exactly where the borders were, looks like i was off a pixel or two.
Thanks for the info and sorry nitudo for giving out bad info.
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He he all you had to do was go into the launcher2.apk, pull one of the stock wallpapers out, and open it in Photoshop to get the correct Res.
I've got a few wallpapers I'd have liked to use for my GT10.1's background but noooo, Samsung/Google likes to make it so that we can't just set a wallpaper in it's native resolution.
The tablet's native res is 1280x800, and that's what all the wallpapers are in, yet I have to drag that stupid box around and it never gets it totally in and winds up resizing it and making it look stupid. It is an injustice. On a far less silly note, it just looks pretty horrible.
Any way around this? I tried some slideshow app that let you set it, but that was for live wallpapers and didn't work too well.
I use wallpaper slidshow, it works good and the pictures looks great. The res off your wallpaper should be 1920*1408
https://market.android.com/details?id=app-com.birbeck.wallpaperslideshow
Instructions by member gqstatus0685
1. Download the wallpaper
2. Download Wallpaper Slideshow from Market
3. Use a File Explorer
4. Navigate to your DCIM folder,
5. Create a new folder called Wallpapers
6. Copy/Move the wallpaper into that Wallpapers folder. Only one picture in this folder, placing more pictures and you can loop between wallpapers on your home screen just by tapping svrren twice.
7. Use the Wallpaper Slideshow and go into folder and set the path to the map you just create
And if dont want to use a program and you have the knowledge you can do your own backgrunds.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=993596&highlight=wallpaper
And more about wallpapers and size. Guides and wallpaper to download.
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-graphics/388-wicked-xoom-wallpapers.html
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-graphics/320-getting-wallpapers-fit-just-right.html
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Arachnidus said:
The tablet's native res is 1280x800, and that's what all the wallpapers are in
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At the risk of stating the obvious, the wallpapers need to be higher resolution than that if you don't want them to be resampled. Scrolling left/right on the home screen reveals different sections of the wallpaper, as does opening the apps drawer.
As such, the resolution of the stock wallpapers must be a fair bit higher than 1280x800 -- unfortunately, I don't know what it actually is though.
snoopstah said:
As such, the resolution of the stock wallpapers must be a fair bit higher than 1280x800 -- unfortunately, I don't know what it actually is though.
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1920*1408 is what to use
The easiest way I've found to do it is by using my ImageShack acct. You can use whatever image host, but anytime I find a potential suitor for wallpaper, I put it into my SGT folder on IS and then you open the image (full size) in the browser and long press on it and set as wallpaper. That way you bypass all that scaling/re-sizing mess and its easy to flip back and forth between wallpapers by just going to your image host.
But like the fella above said, make sure and use larger images. It doesn't have to be 1920x1408, but that is the target.
*You can see what I mean by googling image search for 'Honeycomb Wallpaper' and the first result is from Zebcogs.com with image name glowy_hex.jpeg. Open that image full screen in the browser and then long press ---> set as wallpaper. Much better result.
Tried that but that will automatically chop the wallpaper and it's not the full resolution.
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The easiest way I've found to do it is by using my ImageShack acct. You can use whatever image host, but anytime I find a potential suitor for wallpaper, I put it into my SGT folder on IS and then you open the image (full size) in the browser and long press on it and set as wallpaper. That way you bypass all that scaling/re-sizing mess and its easy to flip back and forth between wallpapers by just going to your image host.
But like the fella above said, make sure and use larger images. It doesn't have to be 1920x1408, but that is the target.
*You can see what I mean by googling image search for 'Honeycomb Wallpaper' and the first result is from Zebcogs.com with image name glowy_hex.jpeg. Open that image full screen in the browser and then long press ---> set as wallpaper. Much better result.
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1920*1408 is what to use
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According to this post, the stock wallpaper is 1920 x 1280 - I have not validated
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http://forum.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-inch/96282-wallpaper.html
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This seemed to work perfect for me.
And because of that, I just made a .psd file to make it easier to make backgrounds in the future. Just go into slice mode, slap the picture you want into the middle area, color the other sides appropriately, then set it and forget it.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16533039/gt101template.psd
Wall paper slideshow. Since I like to rotate walls anyway it makes for easy switching (double taps).
I found that opening an image from a website in the browser; press, and hold on it and select "Save as wallpaper" sized the image correctly, and set it as the wallpaper. The only problem with this method was that it does not save the file in the wallpaper gallery.
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How to get cropping like this:
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(height box as high as the whole box), instead of what we get now.
Hi,
In 4.2, as I understand, I cant set a wallpaper without having it being cropped first - the tool selects different part of the image for landscape and portrait. I understand this, and now that it requires quite a big picture - (2560 for vertical part (in portrait mode) and even more for landscape, because the selected region will be used on, lets say ~3500 pixels (2560+scrolling). so the minimum picture to have and use to get 1to1 pixel is ~3500x2560). And thats fine, there are plenty of pictures like this.
However, when I select a picture to download, o select it as a whole, and not only the middle. So I'd like to put it the whole, as I see it.
It was allowed in older androids.
There is no problem of getting an image of 5020x2560 and higher, so I could use this, but the problem is that 4.2 doesnt allow it at the moment.
If I wanted to do this now, I would have to take the picture, add a big border around it, so the picture itself would be in the middle, and then after cropping, I would get the picture I wanted in the first place.
Hopefully you understood me, and can give advice on how to do this in 4.2.
Thank you
P.S. Just to clarify even more - If, lets say I have image 4000x3000, and I want to display all of it, not just middle, then just let me put it as a wallpaper, and when the tablet is in protrait, there will be more than 2560 pixels to take anyway, so no need of cropping.
Why is it doing cropping anyway?
No scrolling, but this may help:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ridgelineapps.simpleimagewallpaper&hl=en
I search for 1600x2560 wallpapers, and then set the image to the app linked above. The upside of no scrolling is that moving between homescreens is really smooth (it was already smooth, but no stutters at all).
As far as your question goes, I remember using some ROMs that allowed me to re-size the inner boxes (the one that has vertical and horizontal rectangles on top of one another) inside the picture cropping box, is that feature present in 4.2? If so, enlarge the size of the box, and then you'll be able to see the whole picture, not just the middle, when scrolling around.
phemark said:
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If I wanted to do this now, I would have to take the picture, add a big border around it, so the picture itself would be in the middle, and then after cropping, I would get the picture I wanted in the first place.
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That's how I do it...I add the border around the image I want to be visible.
Wallpaper Wizardi
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S50d2lzdGVkYXBwcy53YWxscGFwZXJ3aXphcmRyaWkiXQ..
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That's how I do it...I add the border around the image I want to be visible.
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What is the easiest way of doing this?
EniGmA1987 said:
Wallpaper Wizardi
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S50d2lzdGVkYXBwcy53YWxscGFwZXJ3aXphcmRyaWkiXQ..
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I just tried this app, but I got much better results by downloading a 2400x1600 wallpaper and stretching the crop box to fill it (it fits exactly).
I'm in the middle of writing a wallpaper app for the N10, depending on what access is available to the wallpaper setting APIs I'll have it automatically set pixel perfect if possible.
alias_neo said:
I just tried this app, but I got much better results by downloading a 2400x1600 wallpaper and stretching the crop box to fill it (it fits exactly).
I'm in the middle of writing a wallpaper app for the N10, depending on what access is available to the wallpaper setting APIs I'll have it automatically set pixel perfect if possible.
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Komodo Rogue said:
No scrolling, but this may help:
(Simple image wallpaper)
I search for 1600x2560 wallpapers, and then set the image to the app linked above. The upside of no scrolling is that moving between homescreens is really smooth (it was already smooth, but no stutters at all).
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Oh god, thank you for this app rec. I despise the scrolling wallpaper stuff spread out over multiple screens. It seems to do exactly what I want. Have you noticed that it affects battery life differently since it is implemented as live wallpaper?
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