How can I skip compressing one PNG?

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You can read more about Xcode’s PNG compression here:
http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2008/10/iphone-optimized-pngs.html

While you can turn off PNG optimization/compression entirely using “Compress PNG Files” in your project settings (it’s visible only if the project’s Base SDK is set to a device SDK, not a simulator SDK), you don’t want to do this! Read the link above for details on why, but the gist of it is that the optimization lets the iPhone skip some math that slows down PNG display.

Xcode will only optimize PNG image files that it knows about. To prevent a specific PNG from being optimized, you change its file type so Xcode no longer knows it’s a PNG.

  1. Select the file in the project window.
  2. Choose File->Get Info.
  3. On the General tab, change File Type from image.png to file.

(This is actually the default when you add a file without an extension, which is presumably why iTunesArtwork doesn’t have one. But if you’re pedantic like me you checked the File Type setting and fixed it.)

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