[RESOLVED] Converting Pics from JPG to PNG Won't Show on Devices

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hey there! I have a question (or an observation, perhaps)? 

If I take a JPG file and use Paint or GIMP to convert the file to a PNG, then later when testing on Apple/iOS devices, the graphic won’t load (even with .png naming at the end). 

Is that common? A gotcha? Or am I just doing something wrong? Am I not allowed to convert JPG to PNGs?

I’m using display.newImage(“PictureName.png”) so I don’t think the code is the problem. 

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but it’d help out a lot with the app I’m making.

#2

Oh lol I did more testing and figured out how to make the graphic show up on test devices. 

The solution is, instead of taking a .jpg picture, opening with paint, do your editing if you have any to do, and converting to .png when you save the file…instead of all that, you need to start a new project and just copy and paste what you want from the JPEG file into the newly created project, and then just save that project as a PNG file. And you’re good to go!

Sorry for the bother. Feel free to lock this thread.

#3

Oh lol I did more testing and figured out how to make the graphic show up on test devices. 

The solution is, instead of taking a .jpg picture, opening with paint, do your editing if you have any to do, and converting to .png when you save the file…instead of all that, you need to start a new project and just copy and paste what you want from the JPEG file into the newly created project, and then just save that project as a PNG file. And you’re good to go!

Sorry for the bother. Feel free to lock this thread.