I need to filter out certain image types (GIF specifically). I was going to do this based on the image delivered by the API. But then I realize that the Picasa API is delivering GIF images as PNG. Why on earth is this being done?
When I browse the image in picasaweb.google.com, the url is in fact a .gif image. But when I retrieve the image via API, both the file extension and mime type are PNG. https://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/105853900407593318613/albumid/5581253829870301409?kind=photo&thumbsize=110u&imgmax=720u&start-index=12&max-results=1&alt=json in entry 0: title: { $t: "DancingPeaks.gif" type: "text" } content: { type: "image/png" src: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_15W9_sQ6hAA/TYHTpGJTh1I/AAAAAAAAAZw/k3kff4ocqOs/s720/DancingPeaks.png } media$group: { media$content: [ { url: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_15W9_sQ6hAA/TYHTpGJTh1I/AAAAAAAAAZw/k3kff4ocqOs/s720/DancingPeaks.png height: 343 width: 435 type: "image/png" medium: "image" } ] media$thumbnail: [ { url: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_15W9_sQ6hAA/TYHTpGJTh1I/AAAAAAAAAZw/k3kff4ocqOs/s110/DancingPeaks.png height: 87 width: 110 } ] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Picasa Web Albums API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-picasa-data-api?hl=en.
