Questions tagged [resolution]
The number of pixels in a given display or image, representing the smallest physical unit of display. One individual pixel represents a single colour value, and when combined, create a displayed image. Usually written as (width x height).
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Ubuntu 12.04 NoMachine Client-Side Resolution
I have been using OpenNX on a Mac to connect to a NoMachine 3.5 server on Ubuntu, and I was able to start a new GNOME session with the using the available screen area.
However, this behavior changed ...
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Mac 10.8 Guest Multiple Monitors in Virtualbox
I've done a bit of searching and cannot seem to find an answer to my question.
I have Mac OS X Mountain Lion guest installed on a virtual machine using Virtual Box with a Windows 7 host. I've found ...
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Simulate high screen resolution Windows
I'm looking for a way to simulate a higher resolution on a Windows server than supported by the graphics card or screen.
A good illustration would be a Linux server that you configure with TigerVNC ...
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Windows 8.1 second monitor large with low resolution
I am running Windows 8.1 on a Lenovo Y50. I am connecting to a Lenovo LS2023 20" Wide external monitor and I am having some trouble with getting the displays to scale properly.
The Y50 is a 15.6" ...
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Double monitors, different scales
I have recently replaced one of my 24' monitors with a 32' 4K. Here is my current xrandr output
$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 5760 x 2160, maximum 8192 x 8192
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How does tigervnc auto-resize VNC sessions?
When you open a tigervnc server session with a tigervnc client, the desktop resolution auto-resizes to match the size of the client window.
Do any other clients implement it? Remmina doesn't seem to,...
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Windows 10 - multiple desktops, different resolutions, one monitor?
Googling around has led me on a rather wild goose chase (particularly, lots of "multiple monitors" articles crop up).
So, I want to run multiple desktops on my laptop here - one for playing a low-res ...
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Programs scaling small on high resolution display
I recently purchased an Acer Aspire S7-392. It has a 2560x1440 resolution display, and is running Windows 8.1
When I run programs, they do not increase their size in order to account for the small ...
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Do Intel integrated graphics support nearest neighbor scaling?
On a MacBook Pro with Retina Display, I'd like to run Windows with exactly half the screen resolution in order to maintain 100% scaling (2880x1800 -> 1440x900). However, I've heard that if you set a ...
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App to switch between video profiles in a high-DPI laptop
I have a Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 2 Pro, which sports a high-DPI 13" 3200x1800 screen.
Since using that with normal Windows app would be impossible, it ships with "DPI scaling" in Windows set to 200%.
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Linux console resolution too high
I am using Debian squeeze (2.6.32-5-amd64) on a single board computer powered by as Intel Atom CPU D425 the graphic controller is detected as "VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family" ...
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Grub: Legacy 'ask' parameter no longer supported
I'm trying to change the resolution on my base shell (the Ctrl+Alt+1) shell in Debian so that it supports my ViewSonic monitor.
The shell appears really fuzzy when it is displayed on my lcd monitor, ...
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2nd monitor not displaying at native resolution
When using my second monitor, I can't get it at full, native, resolution, it only shows an option for 1280x800 instead of 2560x1440. When I disconnect the first monitor, it is capable of displaying ...
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xrandr — Treat multiple monitors as separate screens
I have two monitors:
Laptop monitor 1920x1080
External monitor 2560x1440 connected with Display Port cable
Output of xrandr:
Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 4480 x 1440, maximum 32767 x 32767
HDMI-...
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What is the best scaling algorithm for FFmpeg?
This is a more up-to-date version of this question here, which luckily it avoids being a duplicate of because that question is about VirtualDub rather than FFmpeg.
This is not a subjective question as ...
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Set 1920x1080 resolution with Intel HD Graphics 3000
My NVIDIA Graphic Card is broken and therefore I'm using my Intel CPU as a graphic card now.
The graphic card of my CPU is Intel HD Graphics 3000, with Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz CPU.
My problem is ...
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Prevent Stretching of Terminal Background on MacOS
This may seem like a silly question, but I am modifying the appearance of the terminal application using the profiles menu on MacOS 10.14. I have a nice high resolution image that I have used as a ...
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KDE desktop prefers its own display settings over xrandr?
I have a set up with three monitors for KDE Plasma (5.12). One is a HiDPI monitor which I have scaled at 2x, and I have forced the other two ("standard" resolution) monitors to use their native ...
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My 768 laptop is getting 1050 resolution when I plug into an external and mirror the videos.
This seems crazy to me, but when I plug my laptop into a 22" HP monitor that supports 1050 mode, I can mirror my display on both screens and set the video settings of both at 1050.
This certainly ...
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Window resolution gets screwed up when docking or undocking laptop
I have an HP EliteBook 850 and 2 HP EliteDisplay E231. The laptop has a 14" screen and the monitors are both 23". If I undock the laptop without shutting down first, the resolution of the windows get'...
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How do I prevent windows from moving when the desktop resolution changes?
I'm running Linux and use Openbox for my desktop. Normally the desktop resolution is 1280x1024. However, when I play a game which only plays at a specific resolution, at fullscreen and there's no ...
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Maximum multi-display resolution for Intel HD-520 & Nvidia 940M laptop
I'm considering a new laptop (ASUS UX303UB) that has Intel HD-520 graphics and has a discrete GPU in the Nvidia 940M. The believe the laptop has a mini-DisplayPort (1.2) and an HDMI 1.4 port. The ...
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Refresh Rate 60 Hz specified as 60.003840
I'm trying to modify the screen resolution for my monitor in XFCE by modifying the file ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml
Here is the snippet I want to modify:
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How can I set reference zoom level in Microsoft Word?
I want to make 100% zoom level the actual paper size display on my screen in Microsoft Word.
For example, I want the current, unmodified 125% zoom (which equals to the real paper size) to be 100% in ...
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How to change Windows DPI without restart?
It's fairly simple to adjust your DPI by editing the registry path HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\Software\Fonts, and if you want to apply the changes, you either need to restart your computer or log-off then ...
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How to have bigger text in Windows Explorer only?
I am running Windows 7 with recommended resolution of 1366x768. I am finding the font in explorer really small and painful. If I increase the font size from control panel EVERY software gets an ugly ...
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Fake / virtual monitor in Windows 7?
I have a 1440x900 monitor and I want to do some video capturing at to 1080p, WQHD, 4K, etc using my same setup without having to fork out on higher resolution monitor.
One idea is to extend the ...
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How can I preserve the max screen resolution on my external monitor without inducing a magnification effect?
I have a new Dell Lattitude E6540 connected via HDMI to an Asus VH236HL. In both cases, the native resolution is 1920x1080, however the Dell has a 15.6" screen and the Asus has a 23" screen. As a ...
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How is it physically possible for monitors to change resolution?
When I run a full screen application at say 800x600 on my 1024x768 CRT monitor, the monitor makes some sort of clicking noise, turns black for a couple of seconds, and then somehow magically changes ...
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HiDPI mode on Windows or Linux
OS X has a very nice looking HiDPI mode where the effective screen resolution is only half of the monitor resolution, but with very smooth looking fonts. Is something like that also available for ...
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Viewsonic VG2427wm detected max resolution too low
So I have a Viewsonic VG2427wm, which supports max resolution of 1920x1080 and I had it working at this resolution from both windows and linux PCs. Now, I need to connect it to my Dell XPS17 (L702x), ...
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xp mode in Windows 7 - capture mouse?
I'm running Windows 7 but it doesn't quite work right with Starcraft. (Colors are messed up).
So I installed Windows XP Mode and I can get it to play starcraft but it changes the resolution to ...
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Cutting with ffmpeg, video got wrong colors and pixaleted frames?
After cutting and concatenating with:
ffmpeg i- example.mp4 -ss 01:02 -to 03:01 -vcodec copy -acodec copy output.mp4
it looks like the video changed resolution at some time and got wrong colors and ...
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DisplayLink Manager, BetterDisplay and HiDPI mode for 2k monitors on macOS 13
I have been using a 2k monitor with my 2021 MacBook Pro "M1 Pro". The native resolution is 2560x1440. The macOS operating system does not think it is HiDPI and refuses to provide the HiDPI ...
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ffmpeg: create a webm video with changing resolution from a sequence of images
There's a funny thing going on with webm videos being able to have an aspect ratio that changes while it's being played, as shown in this video, and I figured i'd try my hand at making one. I rendered ...
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External screen top resolution lost during sleep mode
I am under Ubuntu 20.04, on a laptop with an external screen with resolution 1920x1080 plugged in HDMI, and the laptop screen disabled.
On occasions, when my computer screen is in sleep mode, but ...
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FFMPEG Why is this output missing 8 columns of pixels?
Absolutely no idea what is going on here. Very annoying though. Using ffmpeg-python...image.jpg is 1920x1080
image = ffmpeg.input('image.jpg', loop=1)
out = ffmpeg.output(image, 'out.mp4', t=1)
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How do I get a resolution higher than 1024x768 in VirtualBox?
I have a Windows 10 1709 guest on a Windows 10 20H2 host with Guest Additions installed, but the resolution can't go higher than 1024x768. How can I get the resolution to be higher if I'm using ...
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External 1440p display connected to Intel HD 620 only has 1680x1050 or Full HD as maximum resolutions
I want to connect an external screen with 2560x1440 resolution (Dell U2711) to my ThinkPad T470s (LENOVO 20HGS0YK01) with Intel HD 620 Graphics and Windows 10. According to the specifications, ...
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Lenovo screen resolution
I have a Lenovo Z51-70 80K6 and previously had a screen resolution of 1920x1080. After installing win10 recently it won't change from 1366x768.
I have tried re-installing windows again and updated ...
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RDP / MSTSC resizing remote desktop resolution down
So i have both at work and at home Win 10 Pro at 1903 and 2560x1440 displays, both on scale 100%. But when i connect from home to work PC (always in fullscreen mode) all my windows with bigger window ...
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Setting up custom resolutions with Windows 10 and Intel integrated GPU: Quickly permute all parameters
I have a small TFT display without a datasheet. This display is connected to a prototype HDMI interface, so there's no edid information either.
I want to have Windows 10 display an image, but without ...
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Change screen position in underscaled custom resolution on Windows
I'm trying to display a custom aspect ratio (32:9) on a projector that doesn't support custom resolutions. I've created a custom resolution on Windows 10 through Nvidia Control Panel at 3840 x 1080 ...
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Can I (programmatically) freeze Windows 10 scaling factor to 100% with Win8DpiScaling=1
By the Windows 10 settings option: start->system->display I can adjust scaling for each attached display to the lowest scaling factor "100%" and a highest resolution of FullHD (1080p), using two ...
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Blurry text in some programs Windows 10
I am having problems with blurry text in some programs, which is very annoying. When I focus the window, it does sharpen the text, but it is still not normal. The weird part is that some part is ...
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Running Doom 1 in a Linux virtual machine with 8 bit color
I'm trying to compile and run the original Doom 1 game in a Linux based virtual machine. I've managed to get the source code compiled (from here: https://github.com/id-Software/DOOM) but I can't run ...
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Individual scaling on multiple monitors with Windows 10?
I know that DPI scaling within Windows 10 is a much-debated subject. But it seems none of the answers I've found directly addresses my issue (which doesn't look that complicated).
As far as I ...
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Screen resolution suddenly decreased Windows 10
My screen resolution suddenly decreased. I use (legal) win 10 for 3 years, reinstalled about half years ago. Last week my screen suddenly turned to black and then it came back with a lower resolution. ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 - Display driver/ screen resolution after installation
A fresh install of Ubuntu was made on a quite old PC ( say - 10 years old ).
A 1920x 1080 monitor is connected via RGB... BUT showing a single possible screen res - 1280X1024 ( which is not my/ ...
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Position displays in retina+non-retina multiple display setup in Windows 10
I am using Macbook Pro with Retina display (2880x1800, scale set to 200%), and I also have my second monitor (1440x900, scale set to 100%) connected. Both screens are physically almost the same size.
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