Author Topic: Backgroups pics for lanscape and portrait (Read 6375 times)

b2bpro · « **on:** November 20, 2004, 02:28:15 pm »

how do you get a backgroup picture that looks good in both orientations? I've tried several landscape type pics on my 860 - even high res 1600*1200 and they work fine in landscape, but when you switch to portrait mode they always have the top of the pic reproduced below the main pic.

V-Man · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2004, 10:37:52 pm »

I think you can "oversize" the pics so that in each orientation, the Z will not tile the pics. I have a 5500, so am not sure about the 860's use of the background pics.

b2bpro · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2004, 11:42:37 am »

I don't see where you can "oversize" the picture. Some of the bitmaps are way bigger than 640*480 but it seems to resize them to fit the landscape 640 by 480 and then it uses that smaller picture and tiles it in portrait.

bummer

jerrybme · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2004, 11:27:22 pm »

The only thing that works well on both landscape & portrait are textures that are tiled. Images just don't work well as well.

Stubear · « **Reply #4 on:** November 22, 2004, 07:08:48 am »

Make the image square (640x640) that way there will be no tiling - the old TKC rom used to have a cool backgroung image that looked nice either way.

Stu

bluedevils · « **Reply #5 on:** November 22, 2004, 11:43:52 am »

clamshell at least will resize anything not 640x480 or 480x640. Even if you keep the proportions the same, it will be distorted. I find the best pictures (excluding tiles) are the ones that are a monchrome background with objects not touching the sides. The clamshells tile images by default.

V-Man · « **Reply #6 on:** November 22, 2004, 09:59:05 pm »

My bad, I didn't catch all the info in your post. . .

My experience is only with the 5500 series. I can't afford an 860 yet (still saving and lusting though).

V-Man

News:

Author Topic: Backgroups pics for lanscape and portrait (Read 6375 times)