Posted by gomichaelkgo
The T68 uses a popup window for caller ID. Even though the display is 101 x 80 pixels, only the center portion of an image is shown. To make sure your caller id picture displays like you want it, you should make it the same size of the popup window which is 93 x 62 pixels.
Tip number two: We have (or should be using) the .act file that converts an image to an indexed color .gif file. The color table only utilizes the colors that the T68 is able to display. What i've discovered is that you should resize the image BEFORE loading the color table. I've included two examples to illustrate the point.
Resizing first (good)
loading color table first (bad)
The image editing steps that work best for me are:
1. Crop image area
2. Resize to either 93 x 62 for caller id or 101 x 80 for full screen
3. Adjust contrast, brightness, saturation
4. last: load color table to convert to 256 colors
Hope this helps you!
[ This Message was edited by: gomichaelkgo on 2002-07-23 22:31 ]
Posted by z0mbi3
what is that .act file you are talking about ?
Posted by gomichaelkgo
look in the sticky at the top of this forum. It is the first post.
Posted by stlblues
Yeah, I believe this is the general procedure. However, not all pictures come out best using this, and require a little deviation. Especially when you're downgrading resolution from millions to just 256. Trial and error is still my formula though.
Posted by jas
Thanks for the tip. However, the coverting to 256 colors should always be the last thing to do - that is, after the contrast and color saturation has been changed. Therefore, interchange points 3 and 4 in the proposed schema.
Posted by gomichaelkgo
@jas: Thanks, I've made the correction above.
Posted by jas
Great! :-)
Posted by bhargava
http://www.infosync.no/show.php?id=1549&page=4 have a picture where a caller ID picture fills the whole screen!
Is this really possible??
[ This Message was edited by: bhargava on 2002-07-24 10:20 ]
Posted by Merkur
Nope! This picture is retrofitted to the display! This is just for advertising!
If you see a photograph of a huge delicious looking ice cream... it's usually shaving foam!
Posted by bhargava
LOL
But if the picture is an official one from SE, it is a bit misleading then
Posted by adidas333
How do you assign a picture to show when a particular person calls. Im pretty new to the T68 (had mine a week) and I keep finding out more and more things this amazing phone can do. If someone could help me with this Id greatly appreciate it!!
Posted by decoy7
Menu, 4.Fun & Games, 2.My pictures, choose picture then press menu button(above number 1 button)
3.Add to contact and assign the photo to a contact in your address book.
Posted by adidas333
Ive followed your directions but something seems to be different. #2 under Fun&Games is not My Pictures but Backgound. Im using a T68m not T68i, im not sure if this has something to do with it or not. I looked thru the menus to try and find what you described but the closest thing I could find was under Pictures, My Pictures. But all those images were small black and white images that looked pretty cheesy. Help....
Posted by Tdevinney
i hear you.. I have the exact same menu. I cant figure this out either. Also, my book list a lot more options than I can find as well. Any help out there? Thanks
Posted by gomichaelkgo
You need to have the T68i to use Picture Caller ID.
Posted by kaaspad
how much memory is provided on the phone for pics ? (t68i)
Posted by Hellmanen
Just go to a servicepoint and have your T68m upgraded to a T68(m)i and you'll get picture caller-id and a lot more...
Posted by Tdevinney
thanks all. got a T68i shipped out instead of playing with the upgrade game. T68i is much better. just need help with MMS and sending email (retreiving is fine) guess I had better do a search eh? td
Posted by dj xcite
is there any way You can upgrade From T68m to T68(m)i yourself? Like downloading some pack that dose that ... any thing at all!?!? The problem is I live in a pretty slow country (Latvia), no one seams to know what the $%@# I`m talking about when I start talking about the upgrades. Bastards stupid as hell.
Thanks,
Dj Xcite
Posted by aLaN
i believe upgrade can only b done by SE or SE authorized service point
Posted by dj xcite
... darn, that sux. Oh well, thanks for help though.
Posted by neural_crescendo
Just a thought, i tried the sizes as posted by gomichealkgo, i tried with my t68i and t68 software updated, to get the best 'blue line framing' ( 1 pixel size all round ) the popup image should be sized to 93 x 65 ( 2 more pixels in the height ).
gomichaelkgo
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
Posts: 195
From: Portland OR, USA Posted: 2002-07-22 07:42
The T68 uses a popup window for caller ID. Even though the display is 101 x 80 pixels, only the center portion of an image is shown. To make sure your caller id picture displays like you want it, you should make it the same size of the popup window which is 93 x 62 pixels.