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Some tips for caller id pics |
gomichaelkgo
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
Posts: 183
From: Portland OR, USA
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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 ] |
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z0mbi3
Joined: Jul 21, 2002
Posts: 9
From: Lisbon, Portugal
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what is that .act file you are talking about ?
Miguel Marques
T68m (with T68i R2E006 Firmware) |
gomichaelkgo
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
Posts: 183
From: Portland OR, USA
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look in the sticky at the top of this forum. It is the first post. |
stlblues
Joined: May 21, 2002
Posts: 92
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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. |
jas
Joined: Jan 18, 2002
Posts: 240
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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.
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gomichaelkgo
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
Posts: 183
From: Portland OR, USA
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@jas: Thanks, I've made the correction above. |
jas
Joined: Jan 18, 2002
Posts: 240
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Great! :-)
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bhargava
Joined: Jul 09, 2002
Posts: 95
From: Norway
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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??
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Merkur
Joined: Dec 05, 2001
Posts: 311
From: Iceland
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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!  |
bhargava
Joined: Jul 09, 2002
Posts: 95
From: Norway
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LOL 
But if the picture is an official one from SE, it is a bit misleading then  |
adidas333
Joined: Aug 02, 2002
Posts: 2
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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!! |
decoy7
Joined: Feb 06, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: NW London
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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.
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adidas333
Joined: Aug 02, 2002
Posts: 2
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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.... |
Tdevinney
Joined: Aug 02, 2002
Posts: 20
From: Phoenix, AZ
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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 |
gomichaelkgo
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
Posts: 183
From: Portland OR, USA
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You need to have the T68i to use Picture Caller ID. |
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Posted: 2002-07-22 07:42
