[peter_abraham]

hi guys...

i wanted to know whether if i got to make a image which is 14 by 13 in size (pixels)...should i draw it in this size from the start or should i make it in a bigger size initially and then scale it down to the specified size mentioned above. please let me know ..

pete

[shmoove]

What do you mean "scale it down"? Scale it down on the phone itself (at runtime)? What do you want to accomplish by scaling it down?
And you are aware that there is no built-in method for scaling, you have to do it yourself, right?

shmoove

[peter_abraham]

thanks for the reply.. u mean to say that suppose i make the graphic in paint shop pro or photoshop . i should start making at the actual size say 14/13 or draw it at a higher size ..then scale it down in paint/photoshop to the size of 14/13..????.. but don't u think in this process i will will get a graphic which is blurred??. IS there a method to retain the clarity of the graphic.. please help

pete

[shmoove]

OK, so not on the phone. I see.
That's really up to you. Whatever looks better in your opinion. I'm not much of a graphics artist.

shmoove

[jarizappa]

I think you should draw the image in the size you will use it. It will look messy if you scale it down. A shaded ball or something simple like that can be scaled down but other stuff will look messy.
Its a trick to learn how to draw small things and make them look good, play some online games with good (and small) graphics and do a screendump and zoom in at the objects. Maybe you can get some hints..

[peter_abraham]

thanks a lot.. true that when u make something and scale it down things get messy.. r u a graphic artist??... please can u give me some tips and tricks so that i can create some mobile graphics..

thanks a lot

pete

[bjornmuh]

Make a serverside script that serves the phone with the right pictures....



http://myserver/getmobilepicture.php&name=cool.gif

on the serverside you can analyse wap header to identify terminal type and serve the best possible version of the picture..

The server can eighter rescale the graphic using a nice algorithm, or keep multiple versions of each image..

înkDot