Using Custom Images for CUTOUT

Basic Guidelines

• Image must be a PNG
• Color images must be < 10KB
• Must provide a static (non-expiring) URL
• Image should be 144x168 pixels (smaller images will tile)

STEP 1: Convert An Image

• Go to Image Converter for Pebble Time
• Upload an image to convert
• Original Pebble, Pebble Steel, or Pebble 2:
• Set COLOR MODE TO "Black and White"
• You probably also want to turn on DITHERING & choose the dithering method which looks best
• Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel, Pebble Time 2:
• Set COLOR MODE TO "16 Colors" or lower (64 colors will be too big)
• The size of the image need to be < 10KB, so you may need to reduce the number of colors further
• Pebble Time Round:
• This watchface currently does not work on the Pebble Time Round
• When it does, you can use the Pebble Round Image Converter
• Scroll to the bottom of the page and "click" the image to download a local copy

STEP 2: Upload Image Online

• We need to upload the image to a static URL somewhere online
• Example: IMGUR.COM
• Log in at http://imgur.com (if you don't have an account, create one)
• Click your username in top right corner and choose "IMAGES" from the dropdown menu
• Click the green ADD IMAGE button
• Click BROWSE to upload the converted image from your harddrive (or drag & drop the image)
• When the image is uploaded, click the image to pull up the image properties
• Copy the "Direct Link" URL (something like http://i.imgur.com/PIetFm6.png)
• Other places you could upload an image online include:
• Dropbox
• postimage.org
• imageshack.us

STEP 3: Configure Watchface

• Open the Settings page for the CUTOUT watchface in the Pebble App on your phone
• In the IMAGE Menu, select "Custom Image"
• Under "URL for Custom Image," paste the URL from where you uploaded your image above
• Scroll to the bottom of the Settings page and click SAVE

Troubleshooting

• If you're using a non-Color Pebble, did you convert your image into Black/White?
• Is your image < 10KB? (check the image's file properties on your hard drive) If not, you will likely need to reduce the number of colors when converting the image
• File still not working? Sadly, some graphics (especially "busy" images) just don't seem to work :(

Example Images You Can Try

• Right click on the images below to "copy image address" and paste URL into the Settings Page for the watchface