Ideal Splash Screen Image Sizes

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hi all.  I’m currently researching the ideal sizes for splash screen images used with the Splash Screen plugin:

https://docs.coronalabs.com/plugin/CoronaSplashControl/index.html

I’ll post back when I know more, but if anyone out there already knows the ideal sizes (by OS target), can you share them here?

#2

Speaking of splash screens, how about a parameter to set the background color instead of boring black?!!

#3

I never did figure this out, nor get any answers from other developers.  Still, if I ever do get an answer I’ll post it here.

#4

The splash screen isn’t anything special. I seem to remember our engineer that implemented it wanted a 1536x1536 and it’s drawn on a black background.  I think 1536 px on the long side is a good target number. Our image we use is a little smaller that that and a rectangle, not a square.

I am unaware of a way to change the background color.

Rob

#5

@Rob,

I should go test this , but IIRC when I last used this feature, my texture was squished/stretched.

What I was hoping to discover was:

  1. The plugin expected a specific sized texture or specific aspect ratio.
  2. The plugin used letterbox scaling.

Knowing these two things I could come up with a recipe for the image including size, safe space, etc.

#6

@roaminggamer It’s sort of like building any Corona app. To avoid letterbox and aspect ratios it’s simpler to just fill the screen with a solid color and center an image that fits inside any content area.

Rob

#7

@roaminggamer Did you ever figure this out? Does it do letterboxing (or is there a way to make it do letterboxing) or does it always stretch the images to fit the aspect ratio? 

#8

Just ran some tests and it looks like the splash screen control will shrink the images down to fit the screen and leave black bars on the side.

Is there anyway we can make it letter-boxed in a way where we can provide the bleed area? That way we can have full screen loading screen. 

Or, is this really just for us to put up a logo on screen against a black background? (which seems to be the Corona example).

#9

Speaking of splash screens, how about a parameter to set the background color instead of boring black?!!

#10

I never did figure this out, nor get any answers from other developers.  Still, if I ever do get an answer I’ll post it here.

#11

The splash screen isn’t anything special. I seem to remember our engineer that implemented it wanted a 1536x1536 and it’s drawn on a black background.  I think 1536 px on the long side is a good target number. Our image we use is a little smaller that that and a rectangle, not a square.

I am unaware of a way to change the background color.

Rob

#12

@Rob,

I should go test this , but IIRC when I last used this feature, my texture was squished/stretched.

What I was hoping to discover was:

  1. The plugin expected a specific sized texture or specific aspect ratio.
  2. The plugin used letterbox scaling.

Knowing these two things I could come up with a recipe for the image including size, safe space, etc.

#13

@roaminggamer It’s sort of like building any Corona app. To avoid letterbox and aspect ratios it’s simpler to just fill the screen with a solid color and center an image that fits inside any content area.

Rob

#14

@roaminggamer Did you ever figure this out? Does it do letterboxing (or is there a way to make it do letterboxing) or does it always stretch the images to fit the aspect ratio? 

#15

Just ran some tests and it looks like the splash screen control will shrink the images down to fit the screen and leave black bars on the side.

Is there anyway we can make it letter-boxed in a way where we can provide the bleed area? That way we can have full screen loading screen. 

Or, is this really just for us to put up a logo on screen against a black background? (which seems to be the Corona example).