[android-developers] Re: Market screen shots
The market compresses the uploaded images heavily. Just check the size of the images in your Market-Publish site of your app. They are quite small and tons of JPEG artifacts show up. Even if you uploaded PNGs, the images will become JPEGs, heavily compressed ones. On Oct 16, 11:48 am, westmeadboy westmead...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: On Oct 14, 10:49 pm, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: Strangely, the market asks for 320x480 screen shots then reduces them in size by a few pixels, and sort of smudging them in the process. It seems like it would have been smarter to ask the developer to deliver the properly sized image so that this pixilation wouldn't be necessary. I haven't noticed that difference in dimensions but my screenshots were undergoing some kind of dithering (smudging?) after uploading. Then I realised that I had uploaded them as 8-bit. So I resubmitted them as 24-bit and the quality is now as it should be. So for some reason, whatever software they use to convert 8-bit to 24- bit doesn't give very nice results. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Market screen shots
Yeah, that's true in most cases. My images actually started out at about 12KB (8-bit PNG) which looked great before uploading them. The conversion magic on the server actually made them larger (downloads as 21KB) but with all the ugly dithering. Re-uploading them as 24-bit PNG (25KB) gave much better results (downloads as 25KB). On Oct 17, 12:00 am, Streets Of Boston flyingdutc...@gmail.com wrote: The market compresses the uploaded images heavily. Just check the size of the images in your Market-Publish site of your app. They are quite small and tons of JPEG artifacts show up. Even if you uploaded PNGs, the images will become JPEGs, heavily compressed ones. On Oct 16, 11:48 am, westmeadboy westmead...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: On Oct 14, 10:49 pm, Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) cor...@gmail.com wrote: Strangely, the market asks for 320x480 screen shots then reduces them in size by a few pixels, and sort of smudging them in the process. It seems like it would have been smarter to ask the developer to deliver the properly sized image so that this pixilation wouldn't be necessary. I haven't noticed that difference in dimensions but my screenshots were undergoing some kind of dithering (smudging?) after uploading. Then I realised that I had uploaded them as 8-bit. So I resubmitted them as 24-bit and the quality is now as it should be. So for some reason, whatever software they use to convert 8-bit to 24- bit doesn't give very nice results. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Market screen shots
I've noticed that the screenshot upload feature is very buggy. No need to wait a whole day. Just refresh your browser...worked for me. On Oct 14, 10:16 pm, Keith Wiley kbwi...@gmail.com wrote: You're right. It's working now. How strange. Thanks. On Oct 14, 6:10 pm, Brian Conrad brianjto...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I saw that too. But when I went back the next day I was able to browse/upload on that application. So check again tomorrow. It's kind of as if you are only allowed upload one set a day (which is funny). Keith Wiley wrote: Anyone else? When open the console for my app I see the entry for screen shots directly below the .apk file upload area, and the note that there is a 2 image max, but there is no browse/upload interface. Any ideas? I'll hit the Market forums about this too. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Market screen shots
I had no problem adding screen shots to my free apps. I have no paid apps, so perhaps the mix is causing an issue. Strangely, the market asks for 320x480 screen shots then reduces them in size by a few pixels, and sort of smudging them in the process. It seems like it would have been smarter to ask the developer to deliver the properly sized image so that this pixilation wouldn't be necessary. -John Coryat Radar Now! (just passed 5000 downloads!) What Zip Code? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Market screen shots
Anyone else? When open the console for my app I see the entry for screen shots directly below the .apk file upload area, and the note that there is a 2 image max, but there is no browse/upload interface. Any ideas? I'll hit the Market forums about this too. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Market screen shots
Yes, I saw that too. But when I went back the next day I was able to browse/upload on that application. So check again tomorrow. It's kind of as if you are only allowed upload one set a day (which is funny). Keith Wiley wrote: Anyone else? When open the console for my app I see the entry for screen shots directly below the .apk file upload area, and the note that there is a 2 image max, but there is no browse/upload interface. Any ideas? I'll hit the Market forums about this too. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Market screen shots
You're right. It's working now. How strange. Thanks. On Oct 14, 6:10 pm, Brian Conrad brianjto...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I saw that too. But when I went back the next day I was able to browse/upload on that application. So check again tomorrow. It's kind of as if you are only allowed upload one set a day (which is funny). Keith Wiley wrote: Anyone else? When open the console for my app I see the entry for screen shots directly below the .apk file upload area, and the note that there is a 2 image max, but there is no browse/upload interface. Any ideas? I'll hit the Market forums about this too. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
