On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Santiago Lema <jacques.l...@gmail.com>wrote:

> - What is the recommended size to upload screenshots so they look nice on
> all devices?
>

Doesn't seem to be one, as you noticed. I just use my Nexus One.


> 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 android market seems to
> crop my screenshots to a 1.5 ratio (like 320x480) at what seems to be
> random positions?
>

The Android Market is not Google's finest example of quality software
engineering.


> If I upload screenshots in several formats will the market use the
> appropriate ones for each phone ?
>

Nope.


> 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 ?
>

Yup.


> PS: If anyone cares, I have just written a long rant about issues when
> publishing to the Android Market issues which details the screenshot
> issues too:
> http://www.smallte.ch/blog-read_en_15001.html
>

Nice.


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