Android- create android assets with photoshop

Question

I am not designer and I dont know if I should ask this question here or not , but I need to create some assets to my application.

what I need to know what is the psd file should be to export drawable-xxxhdpi , drawable-xxhdpi

PSD FILE SIZE

After long research I find to export xxxhdpi assets psd file should be *1440 w * 2560 h* , and to export xxhdpi file should be *1080 w * 1920 h*. I need some one correct me if this wrong.

Prepare assets to export

After create my images (assets) , if it was group of layer I should merge it to single layer , press Ctrl + A (select all) . then create new file with Preset type custom or Clipboard

Export Criteria

To export assets , I save image with Save for web option First export will be with the default size mean if I choose to make my file to be 1440 w * 2560 h then my default export will be xxxhdpi .

then to export other sizes I will change percentage to

                                xxhdpi to 0.75 
                                 xhdpi to 0.5
                                 hdpi  to 0.37
                                 mdpi  to 0.25

according to android documentation

I do think this is a good question. However I'm exporting my image large enough and use this online tool: romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio — timr
No, it's simpler: Make the bigger image (for xxxhdpi density). Then scale it DOWN accordingly. No need to save for web: this is PNG, not GIF. I also never use the 72 dpi density: I use a per device density (640, 480, 320, 240, 160, 120 dpi). When possible, I avoid pngs and use svgs or drawables - Or Unicode characters (which are conceptually similar to SVGs, since fonts are vectorial) — Phantômaxx
how can I export SVG with photoshop , please write answer with more details — Mina Fawzy
dpi is an indication of density, not of number of pixels. you can have 1080p on a xxxhdpi or on a mdpi, depending on the screen size. — njzk2
@FrankN.Stein My comment was directed to the OP because of the statement I find to export xxxhdpi assets psd file should be *1440 w * 2560 h* — njzk2

DoronK DoronK · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-10T16:09:35

There is a great tool (jar file) - resizer that will make it easy for you.

https://github.com/asystat/Final-Android-Resizer

Android- create android assets with photoshop

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