The .png file format employs lossless data compression. You may give that a try. I even through a .png image onto my SD card and it shows up within the Pictures application just fine.
~Clark On Mar 7, 8:13 am, Gav <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > For the purpose of testing I need to store some small (20x20px) > bitmaps on the SDCard of the emulator. > > If I store the files in jpg format then media scanner picks them up > and I can view them with the stock 'Pictures' application. > > When I use the '.bmp' file format as created via the JAI based tool I > am testing, the files do not show up on the phone, a look at the file > explorer shows the files to be there next to their jpg equivalents on > the SDCard under the folder pictures. > > I mount the SDCard to add the files if it makes any difference. > > I need the files to be lossless ARGB_8888 format, is there something > other than .bmp I can use? > > Kind regards, > > Gav --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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