Monday, June 27, 2011

[android-developers] Re: Recommendations on Screenshot formats?

Reading this one http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/abdf0b36427cccd0/f96ec5adddfa88da
it seems 320x480 is the size to go for, forget the others...

On 21 jun, 17:07, Santiago Lema <jacques.l...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>  I just published my first Android port (from my iOS app) and I am
> really puzzled as to how I should handle screenshots?
>
> Letting aside that the jpeg quality is awful and the inability to
> provide localized screenshots, I'll ask just one simple question.
>
> - What is the recommended size to upload screenshots so they look nice
> on all devices?
>
> I uploaded 800x480 PNG 24 bits screenshots, hoping a higher quality
> source would yield decent results but I was sorely disappointed. Not
> only the jpeg quality setting is awful but the androidmarketseems tocropmy screenshots to a 1.5 ratio (like 320x480) at what seems to be
> random positions?
>
> If I upload screenshots in several formats will themarketuse the
> appropriate ones for each phone ? Or will it scale each one miserably
> just like it does for the ones I uploaded and display them in their
> full ugliness on all devices ?
>
> PS: If anyone cares, I have just written a long rant about issues when
> publishing to the AndroidMarketissues which details the screenshot
> issues too:http://www.smallte.ch/blog-read_en_15001.html

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