Questions tagged [graphics]
DO NOT USE. Be more specific: Use [graphics-card], [vector-graphics], etc.
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How computers display raw, low-level text and graphics
My ever-growing interest in computers is making me ask deeper questions, that we don't seem to have to ask anymore. Our computers, at boot, as far as I understand it, are in text mode, in which a ...
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Visio alternatives [closed]
I need an alternative to Visio for making diagrams (particularly signal processing block diagrams) that includes some kind of custom stencils + connection points. I just spent 2 hours learning bits ...
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How do I know which of my laptop GPUs are running games?
My laptop has 2 GPUs, one of them is the default Intel HD Graphics 3000, and the other the Nvidia Geforce GT 630M. Obviously I want to use the 630M to play my games. How can I assure this is happening?...
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How to download favicon from website?
When you browse a website, the "favicon" icon shows up in the tab or next to the URL (or next to the bookmark).
If I want that graphic, is there a way to download it directly from the site? I'd ...
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Good application to render or convert SVG files to other file formats [closed]
I need to render SVG files to other file formats (.png, for example.) What's a good application for performing that render or conversion?
Specifically, I need an application that runs on Windows.
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Can an integrated HDMI port work both ways?
Say I had a laptop [Correction: notebook, don't want my thighs medium rare], any OS, and it has an HDMI port built into the side. Would it be remotely possible to hack it into an input, provided it ...
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What is the difference between GDDR3 and DDR3?
I am trying to buy a laptop, and I have seen in many place that they show GDDR3 and sometimes DDR3. What is the difference between them?
afaik DDR3 is a type of RAM used for system memory, while ...
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Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L drivers for CentOS
Recently installed CentOS on Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard everything works well except the graphics are a bit laggy, so I'm wondering if it hasn't got the drivers in place.
Where do I locate the ...
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When I play games that require high graphics I get white flickering
Alright my computer when i play games will flicker white across the screen and some games will even crash immediately after getting in the game, I only have the problem with games that require high ...
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How can I find out what output resolutions a laptop computer supports?
I am looking for a new laptop, and it will be connected to an external monitor the majority of the time, presumably via HDMI. The monitor has native 1920x1080 resolution.
I'm not really concerned ...
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What font is used in this image? [closed]
Can someone identify the fonts used in the words "nature methods" in the following image?
I think that the word "nature" is in Times or Times New Roman (?) but can't figure out what font the word "...
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How can I create transparent images in MS Paint?
I want to know how to draw transparent images in Microsoft Paint for Windows 7.
I searched on Google but couldn't find anything for Microsoft Paint in Windows 7.
E.g. I want to draw a star for my ...
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How can I change Inkscape's default export background color from yellow to white?
I am using export in 'Inkscape' to convert an SVG file to PNG. As I am using a transparent background, the colour of background is automatically set to yellow. I want to change this default colour to ...
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Multi-Page PDF Banner/Poster from PDF [closed]
I'm looking for a utility that will take one large sized PDF, and split it into smaller PDFs for banner/poster printing. Looking for a linux or multi-platform solution.
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My goal is ...
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What is "Interlacing" when referring to a computer monitor or display?
When referring to a computer monitor or other display, what do you mean by interlace or interlacing?
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Best way to describe vector vs raster
Many times at work, someone will ask me if they can get an image (company logo, for example) in EPS or SVG format. They assume that since I put the image on the company site, that I could easily ...
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Can I have Graphics on Linux without a desktop manager?
I have a more-or-less embedded application in development that uses Linux as its OS. I get to specify the distro we use and had started with Ubunto 12.04. My applications, thankfully, are distro-...
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Can I boot up a virtual machine natively?
My question is:
Is is possible to run a virtual machine natively on your hardware if you have installed the proper drivers etc? In other words, can I use a VHD as a regular hard drive to boot from?
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Install Windows without a graphic card
I am trying to check if it's possible to install Windows (no matter which version at the moment) without any graphic card in the hardware.
So the question is not "how do I install Windows without a ...
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Looking for temporal upsampling / motion interpolation software [closed]
I'm looking for something (prereably FOSS software) which can take an animation with N images as input, and which will output an animation with M frames, where M is in the range 2N to 5N or so.
I ...
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Can a picture file be renamed based on a unique barcode contained within the picture?
I have a collection of about 3,000 photographs that represent my company's product line. Each picture is taken inside a special light box. A unique barcode representing the product is generated, ...
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How can I detect my graphics card with no driver installed? [duplicate]
I have no idea what graphics card hardware do I have, and have no driver installed. How can I detect what graphics card do I have to install the right driver?
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Is it possible to install a discrete mobility card on a laptop without a graphics card already?
To be specific:
Can I:
Install a discrete graphics card on a laptop that does not come with a discrete graphics card?
Teach windows 8 to use the discrete card over the integrated graphics?
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Resolution Independence on OSes?
I know this isn't really a question, but has there been any recent advancements or news about Resolution Independence in any of the major OSes? (Windows / Mac / Linux)
I'm quite interested in the ...
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Corrupt graphics during Windows 8 installation
So, I've prepared flash drive with Windows 8 Pro x64, booted from it (HDD was completely clean) and seeing something like this:
Proceeding with installation this way, after first reboot display goes ...
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VGA passthrough and desktop virtualization
In short, my dream is to have one machine with multiple paravirtualized desktop and server guests, one of which has to be a Windows desktop with powerful graphics.
As Windows can't be paravirtualized ...
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Intel Graphics Drivers - Hue issues?
I'm running Windows XP SP3.
The embedded graphics controller is the Intel GM45 Chipset / Mobile Intel 4 Series Express.
The OEM drivers (it's a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop) are provided only up to 6....
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How do I create an image with "instructions" in it?
How do I create an image with "instructions" in it?
Ok I want to be able to create images like these:
I'm no graphics expert (and i've got no idea how i can achieve that effects in that page)
I ...
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(Constant Crashes and BSOD)[fixed] FPS lag and infequent crashes when trying to run games windows 7 64bit
I recently had to reformat my computer and prior to this reformat I was running GTA 5 perfectly fine on the highest settings, the settings that had been optimized by "The GeForce Experience", a ...
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Can't open photos in Google-earth
I have encountered this issue on both different PCs recently. When I click on Panoramio photos in Google-earth, only blank pop-up appears, as in the screenshot below:
I have already tried the ...
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