Hi Julian,

Can you tell me the standard size and format. I would like to upload the 
photo in the right ratio.

Cheers,

Dennis

On Tuesday, September 8, 2009 3:13:05 PM UTC+1, Julian (Google) wrote:
>
> Hi Neil, 
>
> When a photo is uploaded it is scaled and converted in our servers to 
> a standard size and format. This is the cause of the md5 difference 
> and unfortunately cannot be prevented. 
>
> Cheers, 
> Julian. 
>
> On Sep 5, 4:24 am, nloko <[email protected]> wrote: 
> > I've posted a similar question on the Android dev forum, but maybe it 
> > will get the proper audience here. 
> > 
> > If I upload a photo using the API within the size constraints of 
> > 96x96px and later download that same photo, it does not match the 
> > original photo uploaded. This is confirmed by comparing the Md5 hash 
> > of both photos. 
> > 
> > So, my question is, how exactly is Google modifying the photo? The 
> > downloaded file has same dimensions, dpi, and it looks the same, but 
> > the Md5 hash is different from the original and is a few bytes 
> > smaller. 
> > 
> > So... 
> > 1) What is changing? 
> > 2) Can it be prevented? 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > Neil

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