Steve said:Added my vote..running dual monitors at 1280x1024 each so opted for higher
Dave said:Great news if you change the image width rule. I assume you are changing the filesize rule too (because that is just as annoying!) I'll certainly post more photos if these rules get changed. I understand that it is expensive to increase them, so no worries if it doesn't happen.
digitalfailure said:Since I know the reason for the pole
EosD said:new image size rules are posted, please try to be sensible with file sizes though!
EosD said:new image size rules are posted, please try to be sensible with file sizes though!
SDK^ said:I'm running 1280x960 - correct 4:3 ratio
Pook said:SDK^ said:I'm running 1280x960 - correct 4:3 ratio
I'm glad someone else brought this up!!!
1280x960 is 5:4... it;'s wrong... all your pics are too wide. Don't belive me? Shoot a ball.. load pic onto PC... look at it on a 1280x1024 screen... it will be vertically squashed. The only exception to this is LCD screens with non-square pixels. Not ALL monitors do tho... so test it out. If your ball pic is looking vertically squashed at 1280x1024, then you should be running in 1280x960. If you have a CRT monitor, then you DEFINITELY should NOT use 1280x1024.. ever.
Indeed.... Unless you have a dedicated LCD with non square pixels that supports 1280x1024... it's wrong. My advice is to that test. Take a picture of a ball, look at it on your monitor... if it appears vertically squished, you shouldn't be using 1280x1024.. use 1280x960 instead.CT said:Pook said:SDK^ said:I'm running 1280x960 - correct 4:3 ratio
I'm glad someone else brought this up!!!
1280x960 is 5:4... it;'s wrong... all your pics are too wide. Don't belive me? Shoot a ball.. load pic onto PC... look at it on a 1280x1024 screen... it will be vertically squashed. The only exception to this is LCD screens with non-square pixels. Not ALL monitors do tho... so test it out. If your ball pic is looking vertically squashed at 1280x1024, then you should be running in 1280x960. If you have a CRT monitor, then you DEFINITELY should NOT use 1280x1024.. ever.
This is absolutely correct. I just drew a large circular mask, filled it with a solid fill and viewed it at both resolutions. At 1280 X 1024 it is definitely looking squished!
SDK^ said:I'm running 1280x960 - correct 4:3 ratio
silkstone said:1280 x 1024 is absolutely correct for some LCD/TFT screens. I've just done a test by drawing a circle 800 pixels diameter and measuring it on the screen with a ruler - exactly the same height and width. I run a laptop at 1280 x 960 because that gives circular circles, but on the desktop LCD 1280 x 1024 is millimetre perfect. :wink:
feeson said:Okay, you've confuddeld me to, I run at 1280 x 1024 85mhz CRT and as far as I can tell I'm spot on with the circle test to the mm. Surely it depends on type of and resolution of the monitor? Why should I "not use 1280 x 1024 ever"?
Pook said:feeson said:Okay, you've confuddeld me to, I run at 1280 x 1024 85mhz CRT and as far as I can tell I'm spot on with the circle test to the mm. Surely it depends on type of and resolution of the monitor? Why should I "not use 1280 x 1024 ever"?
Because you're using a 4:3 monitor, and then using a 5:4 resolution. Basically, it has too many vertical pixels, so when you resize it to fit on your monitor, you're squashing it vertically.
Forget the drawing circles thing... grab your cam.. shoot a picture of a ball.. a perfectly round one. Upload it to your PC.. look at it. DOn't edit, or resize it.. just look at it raw. It will be vertically squashed. A CRT monitor with a width of 1280 pixels needs a height of 960 to be correct... it just does... cos otherwise the shape is wrong. Only a TFT screen with a non-square pixel ratio can display 1280x1024 without distortion. As all CRT monitors are 4:3, you need to have it set in a 4:3 screen resolution: 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960 or 1600x1200.
As you said, it depends on the type of monitor... and you have a 4:3 monitor.. you need a 4:3 screen res/aspect ratio. YOu can't stretch a 4:3 TV transmission to fit a 16:9 TV without it being distorted... don't expect the same from your monitor.
Pook said:Glad it all amkes sense to you now The reason it's important, is because, even tho it will print right etc... if its the wrong shape on your monitor, and you inadvertantly correct this.... on your monitor... it will print wrong, and display wrong on other's monitors.
Gregeff said:Running 1600x1200 100Hz here, somtimes higher! So i'm definantly glad of the increase!
Pook said:Gregeff said:Running 1600x1200 100Hz here, somtimes higher! So i'm definantly glad of the increase!
Nice.. what monitor?