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different wallpaper for each screen

I don't know if this is common knowledge to most of you or not, but you can a have a different image for each screen on your homescreen. To do so, let's say you have 5 screens, get your 5 images make them 320 480 and make them into 1 image. That's pretty much it.
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nice tip .. just gave me an idea

what size do you save the final image as? 640x480?

Or use sweeter home and make image layers that fill each screen. you could even have a different wallpaper on each and some layered images on top that bleed across screens.

I havnt tried it yet myself but I would presume

This would not work because the sections overlap.

I think it would look really [email protected] if you faded all screens in between them. Which gives me an idea too....

that really can't work because 5 images of 320x480 come up to 1640x480, 41:12 aspect ratio. the wallpaper selector will only allow you to take a 3:2 aspect ratio section of that image, that's why the overlap occurs, and even if it did allow you to select a different aspect ratio, it would break once you had your phone in landscape mode
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the phone's aspect ratio is 3:2, the wallpaper selector allows you to get a 4:3 section, not 3:2

jubeh said:
that really can't work because 5 images of 320x480 come up to 1640x480, 41:12 aspect ratio. the wallpaper selector will only allow you to take a 3:2 aspect ratio section of that image, that's why the overlap occurs, and even if it did allow you to select a different aspect ratio, it would break once you had your phone in landscape mode
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the phone's aspect ratio is 3:2, the wallpaper selector allows you to get a 4:3 section, not 3:2
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hmmm... wouldn't you just take the image and edit it so that the width is either twice, 3 times, or 5 times larger than the single screen resolution width?
i dunno... im not messing with images to try it, but it sound like simple math. just gotta have custom widths for number of screens. not change the resolution on the heights. and yea fading would look better than seams. if its done right....

funny - i just tried this (1640x480) the other day b4 reading this and it didn't work... in theory is was great but nope... lol

renegadedj said:
hmmm... wouldn't you just take the image and edit it so that the width is either twice, 3 times, or 5 times larger than the single screen resolution width?
i dunno... im not messing with images to try it, but it sound like simple math. just gotta have custom widths for number of screens. not change the resolution on the heights. and yea fading would look better than seams. if its done right....
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that would be the idea, and that would be lovely, but, again, when you select an image from your own range of images, the wallpaper app asks you to crop the image and the aspect ratio can't be broken from 4:3.
something that MIGHT work would be replacing the stock wallpapers with a long width wallpaper that depends on the size of home screens, since those are automagically applied and you can't crop. all that would still break under landscape mode though, since width is now 480 instead of 320

jubeh said:
that would be the idea, and that would be lovely, but, again, when you select an image from your own range of images, the wallpaper app asks you to crop the image and the aspect ratio can't be broken from 4:3.
something that MIGHT work would be replacing the stock wallpapers with a long width wallpaper that depends on the size of home screens, since those are automagically applied and you can't crop. all that would still break under landscape mode though, since width is now 480 instead of 320
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damn that landscape. next orientation enabled phone i get is gonna have a perfectly square screen. haha
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hahahaha wtf is that anyways hahaha

wtf is it? -.-

renegadedj said:
hmmm... wouldn't you just take the image and edit it so that the width is either twice, 3 times, or 5 times larger than the single screen resolution width?
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Um, no. Have you even changed the wallpaper on the g1 before? That's not the way it works. The 640x480 image is split into 3 overlapping sections. (check out the Wallpaper template in my signature for examples.)

You can do this on Sweete Home, but the wallpaper stays on the same layer as the actual icons/content... so ytou don't get that cool scrolling effect over the top.

You can do this on Sweeter Home, but the wallpaper stays on the same layer as the actual icons/content... so you don't get that cool scrolling effect over the top.

nolageek said:
Um, no. Have you even changed the wallpaper on the g1 before? That's not the way it works. The 640x480 image is split into 3 overlapping sections. (check out the Wallpaper template in my signature for examples.)
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i just use a 1280 x 960 so it fits three screens in portrait (i dont use and aHome or sweeter). it works fine. using wallswitch with auto crop it shows the whole image across 3 screens perfect everytime
i dont worry about landscape mode even cuz if i hold the phone in landscape its usually that im typing onscreen or with keyboard or have a fullscreen app runnin

Actual HTC Desire Wallpaper!

Hey! This is my first post here. I have found the actual HTC Desire Wallpaper (Rainbow Bubbles) and i would like to share it with you guys.
It was hidden inside the Desire ROM, but not sure if anyone posted it up before; This is not the LiveWallpaper but its the non-moving one.
Normal Size (640x480):
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Larger Size (960x800):
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ENJOY!

Thanks dude! Been looking forward to a real one!
Can anyone give me any insight on how to apply these. Putting them onto my SD card, and then choosing wallpapers > photos > this photo, it and any other pictures i chose this way look grainy, or low-res.
Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to repackage my launcher.apk with these for them to look flawless and full quality?

well i think because the image was upscaled for the nexus so it is not as sharp

Thanks!

I too am noticing that the quality of the picture isn't the best possible. There are some sort of "waves" that make the background look kinda ugly. I have noticed this with other wallpapers as well. In fact almost every wallpaper from the sd card does this. Most noticeable it is with blurred pictures and pictures with some kind of bubbles like this very wallpaper.

It's great!!!

I've been using it for a while now.
Thanks a bunch!

Do happen to have the simple black background that is not live from the desire by any chance?

For better quality when you apply, go to the market and use Wallpaper Set & Save. Also, I reccomend loading up the wallpaper in photoshop or some half-decent image editor and saving it as a png.

I used your wallpaper, and it is wonderful, thank you very much...

guitargler said:
For better quality when you apply, go to the market and use Wallpaper Set & Save. Also, I reccomend loading up the wallpaper in photoshop or some half-decent image editor and saving it as a png.
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Yeah I just found that app myself. Also if applied with gallery3d instead of the stock samsung gallery it doesn't get pixelated.

Nice wallpaper. Thanks! Been looking for the this. I posted it on my site, PocketCustomize.com.

Awesome Wallpaper...

it's great! thanks

nice wallpaper!
will be using this 1

nice thnx will be using till i get a real desire

guitargler said:
For better quality when you apply, go to the market and use Wallpaper Set & Save. Also, I reccomend loading up the wallpaper in photoshop or some half-decent image editor and saving it as a png.
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Yes 'set & save' is awesome, however, changing the file in to another format will not help, if anything you've just created another generation of loss.
Does it bug anyone else that the WVGA version has a blue line on the left edge? really annoying :-/

hi guys, im trying to make the wallpaper seamless, but the connecting images particularly blue and red portion of the wallpaper looks awful, is anyone here good with editing pictures who can help me out?

Wallpaper quality...
To get the best quality on my HD2 screen... I open and edit the wallpaper in Photoshop making the image size 960x800 and changing the DPI from sometimes default 72dpi to 300dpi. Then I go under Filters, then Sharpen, then Unsharp Mask...changing it from anywhere between 75 to 116 depending on the image detail I want to see. Then I use LCD Density downloaded from Market and change the screen density to 200. you have to invest a little bit of time but in the end, and once you get good at it... you can have am image ready in 2 minutes tops. Voila! Not sure if this will work on all screens but I will vouch for it on the HD2.

I love this wallpaper. Using it on my samsung galaxy s. thank you very much.

Properly modifying a picture for Wallpaper?

I've got this wallpaper from DeviantART in a zipped file in various sizes. I've tried cropping it down to about 480x800, but the phone's selection box when setting the image as a wallpaper doesn't allow me to select the whole picture, which seems silly since that is the phone's screen resolution.
I imported the full image to my phone and set the selection box to cover her entirety, but now the phone sets the middle default screen (out of three) to look like the second image below, and going to the left screen scrolls the background to look like the first image, which is essentially perfect; setting the launcher so the background doesn't scroll causes the picture to look like the second image.
Basically, I'm trying to figure out how I am supposed to get my background to look like the first image, when set to not scroll. Any insight?
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I think HTC Vision uses 960 x 800
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

joemm said:
I think HTC Vision uses 960 x 800
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
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While a multi-screen wallpaper will be 960x800, a single screen wallpaper should still be 480x800, AFAIK.

EfemaN said:
While a multi-screen wallpaper will be 960x800, a single screen wallpaper should still be 480x800, AFAIK.
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Have you tried creating a 960x800 wallpaper with her in the center 480x800 (i.e., 240x800 of extra space on both sides of the part you actually want)?

ianmcquinn said:
Have you tried creating a 960x800 wallpaper with her in the center 480x800 (i.e., 240x800 of extra space on both sides of the part you actually want)?
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That came to mind (and would probably work), but I have absolutely no knowledge of graphics manipulation, so I wouldn't be able to continue the background gradient off to the left.

What do you mean continue the gradient? Just take the image you have and cut it down so it's got a 3:5 (0.6) aspect ratio and then add some empty white blocks to the side
I had to crop it and stretch it (because of the bar at the bottom) but there's an example
If it's set to not move when you switch home screens, nobody will see the white bars on the side
Try that and if it works post the original image and someone can make a higher res version

LooieENG said:
What do you mean continue the gradient? Just take the image you have and cut it down so it's got a 3:5 (0.6) aspect ratio and then add some empty white blocks to the side
I had to crop it and stretch it (because of the bar at the bottom) but there's an example
If it's set to not move when you switch home screens, nobody will see the white bars on the side
Try that and if it works post the original image and someone can make a higher res version
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Oh durr... that makes a lot of sense. I was in the mindset that the background would be stretched out for whatever reason.
That actually worked really well; there's an ever-so-small sliver of white on the left side, but that'll go away with some tweaking. What's the easiest way to crop and add the white bars with specific dimensions? I have access to Photoshop CS5, but I couldn't find anything beyond resizing and simply cropping and hoping I get the dimensions correct.
I actually linked the original 1920x1200 image in the first post, hyperlinked on the second word. Here it is again: http://i.imgur.com/GvEgU.jpg
EDIT: Never mind! I figured it out. I noticed the parameters next to the crop bar. Photoshop is fantastic... thanks for your help Looie. Now, just gotta figure out how to remove the white strip.

EfemaN said:
I've got this wallpaper from DeviantART in a zipped file in various sizes. I've tried cropping it down to about 480x800, but the phone's selection box when setting the image as a wallpaper doesn't allow me to select the whole picture, which seems silly since that is the phone's screen resolution.
I imported the full image to my phone and set the selection box to cover her entirety, but now the phone sets the middle default screen (out of three) to look like the second image below, and going to the left screen scrolls the background to look like the first image, which is essentially perfect; setting the launcher so the background doesn't scroll causes the picture to look like the second image.
Basically, I'm trying to figure out how I am supposed to get my background to look like the first image, when set to not scroll. Any insight?
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There looks to be a significant amount of banding in those images. Is there any way to reduce it? Perhaps setting the image to 65k colors, I'm not sure.

mejorguille said:
There looks to be a significant amount of banding in those images. Is there any way to reduce it? Perhaps setting the image to 65k colors, I'm not sure.
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I think that was due to my saving as a jpg. I did it as a PNG and the background is a smooth gradient like it should be.
The only thing I'm unhappy about is that, for the times that I'm at my homescreen with the keyboard open and the screen in landscape mode, the white bars are obnoxious and up-in-my-face. I don't think I really have a workaround for it unless I find someone more skilled at Photoshop that can continue the background on either side.

http://intridea.com/2010/10/27/android-wallpaper-template-photoshop
template here

[Q] What size is the wallpaper for ARC?

What is the actual size of the wall paper? ? x ?
I downloaded some wallpaper and when I select to use the image.
I have to crop it to make it fit.
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Where can I find the preloaded Wallpaper in the ARC? is it somewhere in the MicroSD?
SOLVED: I used Wallpaper Set And Save

960 x 854
Sent from The Arc!

960x854...edit, iceman always is quicker
In the x10 section I posted 180 hd wallpapers catagorised in 20 sections. All in one topic, scaled to the right resolution.
Sent from my arc or optimus 2x

If you want to sett an wall from the gallery..Its way to big if its 960x854..So can anyone tell me what size to choose for the pics to be senterd in "non scrolling wall" setting?I want 1 pic that stays sentered in the screens..Hope anyone knows.

that would be 960 divided by 3.... since SE's home launcher by default has 3 screens...
320 x 854

It should be 480x854 I guess since it's the dimensions of the lockscreen wallies.

Even if you're using a launcher that doesn't scroll the wallpaper, the wallpaper still needs to be 960x854.
All that happens is it displays the middle 50% of it.

Step666 said:
Even if you're using a launcher that doesn't scroll the wallpaper, the wallpaper still needs to be 960x854.
All that happens is it displays the middle 50% of it.
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Well thats my point...I want the size that makes me able to show the wall correctly NOT only the middle 50% of the wallpaper.

Then you need to create a 960x854 image that you only wish to display the middle 50% of.

Step666 said:
Then you need to create a 960x854 image that you only wish to display the middle 50% of.
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LOL! He'd still end up scrolling with that resolution. He wants a static, non-scrolling wallpaper.

xtacy! said:
LOL! He'd still end up scrolling with that resolution.
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Well, depends which launcher he's using.
But even if he uses one that lets you disable wallpaper scrolling, he'd still need to do as I say - the wallpaper has to be twice the resolution of the screen, that's just how Android works.

After trying cuite a bit i finally found that With:320 Heigth: 284 gives me the best result..This gives me a STATIC setered wall that is NONE scollable..
Both on the orginal Xperia arc launcher and on the Adw Ex(this one is my personal fav) this resolution gives a sentered pic.Ofcource this scrolles in orginal but not in adw ex..
So to answer my own question:
The Wallpaper size that makes a Static sentered wall is: With:320 Heigth: 284

DjDarkDragon said:
Ofcource this scrolles in orginal but not in adw ex..
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So all you've done is disable wallpaper scrolling in the settings then, it's got absolutely nothing to do with the size of the image you're using.

Step666 said:
So all you've done is disable wallpaper scrolling in the settings then, it's got absolutely nothing to do with the size of the image you're using.
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Well..I really dont oundterstand what youre saying now...If i take a pic in Resluition 960 x 854 with an model standing in the way right of the pic, then i sett this as an wallpaper and turn of scrolling in Adw ex.
Then this problem comes forward: The pic is showing the middle 50% so the model is cut in half..or even is all the way out of the area shown..
With the pic in Resulution With:320 Heigth:284 and the same pic with the model in the way right then the pic on my NONE scrolling wall will be showed like its supose to...Acutually standing in the way right..
Gimme a couple of minutes and ill up some pics showing what i mean.
Ok..Here is the pics showing you what i mean:
Wallpaper in resolution With: 960 x Height: 854:
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Hopefully this makes things clear?And that someone else finds this helpfull.

Well, the fact is, that if the wallpaper scrolls in the SE launcher, then it means that that resolution doesn't magically disable scrolling.
No resolution magically prevents the wallpaper from scrolling, that's just not how Android works.
The only reason that it doesn't scroll on certain launchers is that they override the default behaviour.
But they can only override the behaviour, they can't the fact that the OS requires the wallpaper to be twice the width of the screen, which is why the can only display the middle 50% of the image.
Take this image - it's 960x854.
If you use that with the SE launcher, the middle page of the homescreen will be all red but as you scroll to the side, green will appear. If you use it with ADW, LauncherPr or similar (and have wallpaper scrolling disabled), all you'll ever see id red - unless you flip the orientation to landscape.
So as I say, it's nothing to do with the resolution of the image, it's just the way that Android works.
Believe me, it took me a long time to work all this out for myself - I created images very similar to the one I linked to to allow myself to work out what shows up where on the homescreen.
edit: how about you upload your 320x284 image so someone else can have a look at it.

Well if you have ounderstoud me in the way that I sayd that this wallpaper resolution stops scrolling then Ive expressed myself badly..Ive all the time ment that I wanted the resolution that centers the pic in an launcher wich disables the wallpaper scrolling.
And the Resolution that in adw ex laucher with wallpaper scrolling disabeled centers the pic and showes the intyer pic you want is With: 320 Heigth:284.
But in Xperia Arc Launcher a wallpaper with this resolution will scroll.

It's zwc
It's Wzc up

[TUTORIAL] How to fit wallpaper correctly

I see wallpapers asked for a lot so I figured I'd write up a easy tutorial for people on how when they find great pictures to properly frame it out to work as you imagined it. I think among those less tech savvy and familar with image editing struggle with this so I'm going to attempt to help them here. We all know the built in wallpaper functionality of Android isn't exactly the greatest thing ever and usually does a better job of frustrating you more than it does actually getting the wallpaper you picked framed how you imagined it.. There are two great apps in the market that help makes this easier. Simple Image Wallpaper and MultiPicture Live Wallpaper...The problem with both is that they are basically cropping it for you to the correct aspect ratio using a center average. This means unless the wallpaper you picked out has the `cool part' dead center, it will still probably look terrible. For this demonstration I will be using Simple Image Wallpaper.
Secondly you're going to need a paint program that allows you to set custom aspect ratios with the selection tool/crop tool. Since this is a demonstration for the general public we're going to do this with a free program anyone can download. Paint Dot Net.
Recap.. Items needed
1. Simple Image Wallpaper
2. Paint Dot Net
3. Wallpaper
I linked an example wallpaper I will be using in this demo in recap item #3. Below is what this wallpaper looks like using Simple Image Wallpaper without any cropping.
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As you can see it cropped the center portion for you. You could go into any paint program and just cut out the glass and plop it on your screen but the problem is that it probably still won't fit how you imagined it because you cut the picture in an aspect ratio that is incorrect for the Nexus 7 (or any device) screen and the program will still have to stretch it and squeeze it onto the screen. So.. Assuming now you installed paint.net open it up and load the wallpaper I provided. Once it is opened select the rectangle tool, then change it to fixed ratio and enter in 800x1280 as shown here.
Now using your left mouse button click and drag on the image. The size you make this rectangle doesn't matter since it is always in the correct aspect ratio for your Nexus 7 screen. This will translate to your screen EXACTLY as you see it inside this rectangle. You probably tried a few times to perfectly draw out the rectangle to surround the glass perfectly but don't worry it doesn't even matter if you drew it off the glass.
Let's say this is what your screen looks like.
To `fine tune' this select the `Move Selection tool"
With this tool selected you should see dots appear around the rectangle. These are `drag points'.. Shift-Click, drag, and it will re-size the rectangle while keeping the correct aspect ratio. You only want to use the corner drag points for this to keep the aspect ratio correct. You can also click and drag inside the rectangle and position it around. Once done you should be able to perfectly frame the glass. Once you are done crop the photo, save it, copy it to your device and load it up in Simple Image Wallpaper in the Portrait selection.
Perfection
Use the same concept to now do your landscape picture (the image selection that is above Portait in Simple Image Wallpaper) except instead of cropping to 800x1280, you are now going to crop 1280x800.
Enjoy!

Revisions: -
Fixed accidental instruction typo & picture in step 1 - Fixed ratio / Not fixed sized (Sorry, used to using Photoshop :laugh
Removed instruction to disable scrolling wallpaper.. Just a habit of mine. I always forget it's a live wallpaper even though I've been using it forever.

Cool, fancy sharing your wallpaper?

Thanks for pointing me towards that app. I hate how Android handles wallpapers and it's always been one thing that bugged the hell out of me. I used Multi-wallpaper app in the past to mitigate the problem by only setting a single wallpaper but it was slow to load, especially during changing wallpaper rotates and such so I stopped using it all together with Jellybean 4.1.2. Simple Image Wallpaper solves these problems though and I love the way you can assign different wallpapers for portrait and horizontal modes with no lag in between.