When I take pictures on my phone, they are some of the most amazing pictures I've seen on my life on a smartphone. The detail is outstanding, but when I upload them to sites, the pictures look very very very blurry.. Any suggestions?
How are you uploading them? If you're using some kind of built-in app then theres a (very) high possibility that it is JPEG compressing you're images/photos before upload, companies do this to save on bandwidth and server space.
For example, Google+ Photo Backup does this automatically (resize and compression) unless you specifically tell it not to.
sikodemon said:
How are you uploading them? If you're using some kind of built-in app then theres a (very) high possibility that it is JPEG compressing you're images/photos before upload, companies do this to save on bandwidth and server space.
For example, Google+ Photo Backup does this automatically (resize and compression) unless you specifically tell it not to.
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When I send text, I use the text messaging app and when I upload them to Facebook, I use the Facebook app but I tried uploading it through WiFi and it's the same issue
Dre-Sean said:
When I send text, I use the text messaging app and when I upload them to Facebook, I use the Facebook app but I tried uploading it through WiFi and it's the same issue
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Confirm that your uploaded pictures haven't been resized or reformatted. If they have, then disable the image processing in your app /website settings menu or use a different app to upload them.
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Confirm that your uploaded pictures haven't been resized or reformatted. If they have, then disable the image processing in your app /website settings menu or use a different app to upload them.
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how do I confirm that?
Dre-Sean said:
how do I confirm that?
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There a numerous ways you might compare. Do they look the same?
For a start, download a photo (after it has been uploaded to your site) and compare it to the original with a file browser. Are both files the exact same size and dimensions (pixels)?
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There a numerous ways you might compare. Do they look the same?
For a start, download a photo (after it has been uploaded to your site) and compare it to the original with a file browser. Are both files the exact same size and dimensions (pixels)?
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Ok I did that and no they're not, the apps are resizing it
Then set the app settings to a higher quality setting. Or use another app.
There is always a trade off between quality and file size. If you posting to a photography or other high end site, you may not want any changes to the image whatever.
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Dre-Sean said:
When I send text, I use the text messaging app and when I upload them to Facebook, I use the Facebook app but I tried uploading it through WiFi and it's the same issue
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Facebook resizes and compresses images upon upload. This is a well known fact.
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I've loaded some photos onto specific contacts so they show up in the TouchFlo People tab as speed dial links. The photos look crap when they're shown in the flickable list. I've tried all resolutions (from large to small). One photo looks fine (no idea why) but others look like really heavily compressed jpegs.
Photo slides in the Photos tab look just as bad. The original ones loaded onto the machine looked fine but whatever resolution I try for my own images they look heavily compressed and pixellated. They're all jpegs, just like the originals.
Can anybody help please?
Just recently got the HD Touch myself coming off of the Pro Dual and yea, had the same "issue". Basically had to re-do my photos for contacts; ended up doing 500x500 saved as pngs...
Hope that helps!
Thanks for that. I'll try making some pngs and see if it helps.
Well png images for the People tab has certainly improved things. Thank you for that tip. They also look great in the Photos tab. I guess TouchFlo doesn't know how to optimise png images.
But what about the 'Photos' tab? My albums are full of jpegs and I don't want to have to reproduce them as pngs just for the bloody TouchFlo screen. Why do the original photos look so much better?
There are people in this forum complaining about the sharpness of the TouchFlo background image, but am I the only one whinging about these album pics? Grrr...
Try using photo album, then choose the photo and assign to contact.
i used the people tab and from there added the people and then choose menu --> change picture. looks a lot better and no resizing pictures needed.
mouki_9 said:
i used the people tab and from there added the people and then choose menu --> change picture. looks a lot better and no resizing pictures needed.
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I've tried all ways and the png method is the only thing that made a difference.
I had the same prob....You need to add the photo from the people tab using the menu button, they look fine if you do it this way.
I found the way that gave the best quality by far was to add them via the Favourite People tab as a 256 x 256 JPG. A bit of a pain in the arse to do but at least you only have to do it once.
calvin55 said:
Try using photo album, then choose the photo and assign to contact.
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calvin55 is right - I had the same problem and then moved good pictures into "My Pictures" folder and then from the photo album used the "assign to contact" option.
Big improvement !
OK, I've taken a photo of the screen to show you what I mean about the poor quality images in the Photo tab. Hopefully it's clear what's wrong with the preview image...
I confirm that the album method works fine and fix this problem.
Create thumbnails of your choice and move them all to My Pictures folder.
Then open Album, choose an image, and 'Save To Contact'. works great.
Can I remind all people to read the tips & tricks part of the wiki
It already has the solution to your problem amongst other tips/tweaks you may all like
Hi Res Contact Photos
Assign contact photos on your SD card directly to specific contacts for hi-res thumbnails. If you assign contact photos in Outlook and then sync, the contact photos on your phone will be low-res.
All contact photos should be saved to My Pictures folder on your Storage card
Normally, People will go to
>>menu>>change picture>>name.jpeg
But that will give u low resolution.
Try using this method, it eliminates the trouble to resize or change format.
>>file explorer>>[open pic file]>>menu>>save to contact>>select a contact
and this will solve your problem
refer to point 7 of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=463783
When I take photos and open Album app to view, the thumbnail previews of the photos look very saturated and posterised.
Any tips?
hawrai68 said:
When I take photos and open Album app to view, the thumbnail previews of the photos look very saturated and posterised.
Any tips?
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Yeah, I mentioned it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4957639#post4957639
BTW, they also look the same if you put your card in another phone, or as thumbnails on your PC ??!!
It's not a solution but, if you change the setting Quality to super fine (my ROM is French "Super fin") the thumbnails are over satured, if you put back standard setting (fine), there is no over satured thumbnails.
It's a bull**** but maybe it could make htc make a patch.
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Yeah, I mentioned it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4957639#post4957639
BTW, they also look the same if you put your card in another phone, or as thumbnails on your PC ??!!
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Yes, oversaturated on PC too.
Why is it some of my thumbnails look horrible like these and others are perfectly fine, and why can I only veiw 99 images in the Sense gallery view??
When I click to veiw full screen they display perfectly, just the thumbnails look horrible!
Cheers!
install the two hotfixes released by HTC. it will resolve the thumbnail issue and the storage issue.
What Hotfix's?
I've installed the Update for HTC HD2 – Digital Picture Enhancement to remove the pink, and I do not have a storage issue, the other Hotfix's are:
Update for HTC HD2 – SMS Function Update
Update for HTC HD2 SD Card Storage Capacity
ROM Upgrade for HTC HD2
Cheers!
The pics with horrible thumbnails are the ones taken pre-hotfix... if you look at them on a PC they dont look as good as they do on the HD2.
The storage hotfix updates the camera app to better compression and sorts a bug which lies about how many pics you have left to take. best to reboot before you install this.
Karlos G said:
What Hotfix's?
I've installed the Update for HTC HD2 – Digital Picture Enhancement to remove the pink, and I do not have a storage issue, the other Hotfix's are:
Update for HTC HD2 – SMS Function Update
Update for HTC HD2 SD Card Storage Capacity
ROM Upgrade for HTC HD2
Cheers!
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the hotfixes wont fix the already taken photos. the thumbnails are corrupted as they are. but newly taken pics are ok.
I have this issue too. Not with the thumbnails, but the sense gallery only displays 99? And I've applied every update/patch.
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The pics with horrible thumbnails are the ones taken pre-hotfix... if you look at them on a PC they dont look as good as they do on the HD2.
The storage hotfix updates the camera app to better compression and sorts a bug which lies about how many pics you have left to take. best to reboot before you install this.
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alexnvidia said:
the hotfixes wont fix the already taken photos. the thumbnails are corrupted as they are. but newly taken pics are ok.
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Thanks for your input chaps but the pics look fine on my PC and on the HD2, it's just the thumbnails, and they were taken after the hotfix was installed!
None of the hotfix's address why you can only veiw 99 images in the Sense gallery either!
Karlos G said:
Thanks for your input chaps but the pics look fine on my PC and on the HD2, it's just the thumbnails, and they were taken after the hotfix was installed!
None of the hotfix's address why you can only veiw 99 images in the Sense gallery either!
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It's not abug. Just a software limitation to avoid manila slowing down the device too much.
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It's not abug. Just a software limitation to avoid manila slowing down the device too much.
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Thats not right!!
It loads each image as needed not all at once, so makes no difference how many there are.
but it is how they have designed it, so like it or not its working "correctly"...
Karlos G said:
Thats not right!!
It loads each image as needed not all at once, so makes no difference how many there are.
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The images in manila photo tab should be and are cached for faster loading.
It is not done in realtime as you think.
Also,there will be some prerendering of images anticipating the next possible onces.
same method used in most softwares for anticipated rendering like in opera,gps softwares etc.
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but it is how they have designed it, so like it or not its working "correctly"...
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Although it does appear this way how do you know this, or is it an assumption?
skr_xd said:
The images in manila photo tab should be and are cached for faster loading.
It is not done in realtime as you think.
Also,there will be some prerendering of images anticipating the next possible onces.
same method used in most softwares for anticipated rendering like in opera,gps softwares etc.
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Maybe one or two images ahead but not all images, if you scroll through them fast enough you'll overtake the loading/precached images.
So there is no need for a limit on how many you can view because it doesnt load them all into memory at once which is the only reason it would slow the phone down.
so no fix ?
no reg tweek ?
WhatsApp is screwing up for me
My WhatsApp images (received from others) are being jumbled up.
as you scroll through the media history in the respective conversations, the thumbnail of the images are being refreshed and replaced by another image. - when you open up the image, it is another picture altogether
any idea what's wrong?
wilflare said:
WhatsApp is screwing up for me
My WhatsApp images (received from others) are being jumbled up.
as you scroll through the media history in the respective conversations, the thumbnail of the images are being refreshed and replaced by another image. - when you open up the image, it is another picture altogether
any idea what's wrong?
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Yes - Your database is too old and/or is getting corrupted. You have to restart your entire Whatsapp folder in root.
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Yes - Your database is too old and/or is getting corrupted. You have to restart your entire Whatsapp folder in root.
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umm how exactly do I do that?
wilflare said:
umm how exactly do I do that?
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Delete the Whatsapp folder from your Internal Storage/clear cache on Whatsapp in Application Manager and don't restore from a backup.
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Delete the Whatsapp folder from your Internal Storage/clear cache on Whatsapp in Application Manager and don't restore from a backup.
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hmm thanks. but wouldn't i lose all my photos/chats these way? ;/
wilflare said:
hmm thanks. but wouldn't i lose all my photos/chats these way? ;/
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That's a risk you have to be willing to take. You can backup the photos and videos but the chats are no good. Better to start new.
I had this problem after many updates of phones and whatsapp and I always used one Whatsapp backup (over 900k messages), when I scroll up and click on a photo (e.g. a cat) it would show me to a selfie of someone (pretty much another photo).
So I know what's going on. Right now I took the Whatsapp Images and Whatsapp Videos folder and placed it on my microSD so I can still view them in QuickPic, but chat history is gone, left on my computer.
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That's a risk you have to be willing to take. You can backup the photos and videos but the chats are no good. Better to start new.
I had this problem after many updates of phones and whatsapp and I always used one Whatsapp backup (over 900k messages), when I scroll up and click on a photo (e.g. a cat) it would show me to a selfie of someone (pretty much another photo).
So I know what's going on. Right now I took the Whatsapp Images and Whatsapp Videos folder and placed it on my microSD so I can still view them in QuickPic, but chat history is gone, left on my computer.
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thanks! the thing is even in my Gallery, the phone shows another image altogether.
For example, instead of showing Photo A, it shows Photo B.
i can't find Photo A anymore... and Photo B just gets repeated
wilflare said:
thanks! the thing is even in my Gallery, the phone shows another image altogether.
For example, instead of showing Photo A, it shows Photo B.
i can't find Photo A anymore... and Photo B just gets repeated
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Clear the cache of your gallery and let the phone's media scanner re-run (reboot your phone).
Also I'd recommend QuickPic, it loads way faster than the Samsung Gallery app.
do system restore no beckup
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Clear the cache of your gallery and let the phone's media scanner re-run (reboot your phone).
Also I'd recommend QuickPic, it loads way faster than the Samsung Gallery app.
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I cleared the cache... no difference. same photo is still repeated a few times :/
sorry to bump this - but anyone got any other suggestions?
gonna do a clean install on my phone to prepare for Lollipop soon
Delete thumbnail cache
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Delete thumbnail cache
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I tried that but it didn't work :/
Facing similar issue. If i copy the images folder to my PC, some images with the same name on pc & phone are different.
Also if i connect my Samsung S5 and browse to 'WhatsApp\Media\WhatsApp Images' folder from PC, the image is different if browsed on the phone via quickpic or file explorer. How is that possible??
By default screenshots are saved to the camera location, so Google Photos automatically backs them up.
How do we change that location?
Bump....
This is very annoying
I have the same issue - any workarounds?
Any?
I thought I was the only person this bothered. And it's weird because it doesn't do this on any older galaxys
There doesn't seem to be an option to change the location where screenshots are saved, no.
Just turn off auto backup in Google photos.
Or just stop taking screenshots of women full stop.
Mine saves to folder named "Screenshots", so not sure why yours would be different? Now, if Google backs up screenshots directory to cloud, take it up with Google, maybe there is a setting to choose which directory should be saved (cam pictures are saved to directory /DCIM/camera, screenshots to /DCIM/screenshots ), I don't use cloud for back up, since I use my laptops for that, so can't help you with settings.
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By default screenshots are saved to the camera location, so Google Photos automatically backs them up.
How do we change that location?
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Haven't tried this bug you can do a symbolic link from internal to sfcard for whatever folder you want using ln command.
PinSync
Hi, I was looking into this issue today and just found a solution. It's an App called PinSync. ( I can't post links yet... look for it on the PlayStore.)
It detects whenever a screenshot is taken and instantly moves it to another folder, so it's not displayed or uploaded into Google Photos.
I hope it helps you guys as well...
Try below:
Go to the DCIM folder, then Sreenshot folder. At the screenshot folder, add a new file with the name " .nomedia".
It does not change the storage location of screenshot files, but the screenshots will not be displayed in Camera anymore.
I think Google Photo should add an option of how often to backup pictures. Some pictures like screenshots are not meant to be saved for a long time.
dan13lwagner said:
Hi, I was looking into this issue today and just found a solution. It's an App called PinSync. ( I can't post links yet... look for it on the PlayStore.)
It detects whenever a screenshot is taken and instantly moves it to another folder, so it's not displayed or uploaded into Google Photos.
I hope it helps you guys as well...
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wonderful app thanks for the hint! :good::highfive:
Try usin Gallery instead of Google Photos.
Use Automate or Tasker
.psd said:
By default screenshots are saved to the camera location, so Google Photos automatically backs them up.
How do we change that location?
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If you don't fancy paying 89p for PinSync from the Google Playstore, you can download Automate for free, and very quickly and easily make a script that moves any files that appear in one folder to another
Try to move it and move it back again it's work for me
Laush said:
Try below:
Go to the DCIM folder, then Sreenshot folder. At the screenshot folder, add a new file with the name " .nomedia".
It does not change the storage location of screenshot files, but the screenshots will not be displayed in Camera anymore.
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How to add new file ?
I've found that if you are really hellbent on using Google Photos and save your photos to the SD Card via your stock camera app, then when you view the "Library" on the Google Photo app there are two Camera folders. The one without the SD Card icon is where the Screen shots will reside, and the one with the SD Card icon are where your camera photos will be.
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By default screenshots are saved to the camera location, so Google Photos automatically backs them up.
How do we change that location?
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Hi , did you ever find a fix for this ?
drawde40599 said:
Hi , did you ever find a fix for this ?
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Not yet, but I've fed back to Google to update their Photos app. Check out Google Files app. It does categorise the Screenshots folder, so I'm pointing it out to Google dev to address it. It is kind of silly..... Why do they do this for one app and not the other?