Editing Speed dependant on Display Resolution?

A basic question. I've always preferred using my EMacs at 1280 x 960 resolution but I've just recently, since my video project has gotten so large and complex, been trying to find a way to be able to edit quicker, with things hanging up less. Does having the monitor resolution set at something lower like 1024 x 768 free up some of the processor so it can work faster on the editing, etc.??

Adding more RAM is a simple and reasonably inexpensive way of improving performance.
You don't say how much you have - I boosted mine from 256MB to 768MB very cheaply from Crucial and noticed a valuable improvement. (Don't tell me you already have 2GB !)
Also an external Firewire HD can ease the strain on your eMac, reducing fragmentation etc.
Ian.

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How to change external display resolution WITHOUT clicking "CONFIRM"?

I have a somewhat unusual situation. My MacBook laptop is actually now a ModBook (a pen-tablet computer), and as such I no longer have a trackpad attached to it. All of my inputs are via the stylus, tapping directly on the built-in display.
This works perfectly fine, except when I need to give presentations on an LCD projector (which is quite often lately). I like to use the projector as an external monitor, so that I can run the Keynote presentation on it while using my laptop screen as the presenter's display, with the upcoming slide, etc. If the projector doesn't give me an ideal native display option (sometimes, the aspect ratio for the 3 or 4 resolutions available in the Displays drop-down in the menubar turn out to be stretched or squeezed), then I, naturally, have to open the Display System Preferences and try out different resolutions.
The problem is, since my stylus only interacts by clicking directly on the built-in-display, I have no way of moving the cursor over to the external display when the dialog box with the "Click here to confirm change/You have 15 seconds..." message appears. So I can never click it ... so I can never confirm the new settings.
The workarounds I've used so far are:
- Mirror displays (not ideal, as I need the presenter preview of the next slide)
- borrow a mouse from someone (usually from a Windows desktop, frankly) and plug that in to briefly mouse over and click the confirm button
I'd love to find a software workaround that allows me to NOT mirror displays and also doesn't require me to carry around a mouse all the time (my laptop bag is already overstuffed...).
Thanks.

Fateh wrote:
I hope that my question is clear ... Nope.
How to change the display resolution of APEX ??APEX doesn't have a display resolution. "Display resolution" is an attribute of the device and user agent software used to view the APEX page.
What do you mean by "the display resolution of APEX"?
In other word, if an end user sees large elements on a pageWhat "large elements"?
then he/she zooms it outHow?
"Zooms" what—the entire page or a single "large element"?
How can I set a proper ZOOM for my app by default ...Meaning what?
And as usual, we're missing:
<li>Full APEX version
<li>Full DB/version/edition/host OS
<li>Web server architecture (EPG, OHS or APEX listener/host OS)
<li>Browser(s) and version(s) used
<li>Theme
<li>Template(s)
<li>Region/item type(s)
You've been posting here for years. You know this basic information is necessary to understand and reproduce problems.
If you're looking for help it doesn't seem unreasonable that you make the effort to provide a full, clear but concise description of the problem or requirement.

Thinkpad Yoga - Insufficient external display resolution over the Onelink

My local Lenovo Partner just confirmed the data in "User Guide" of the TPYoga, that the external screen resolution will only be 1920x1200.
"User Guide" Page 10, http://www.lenovo.com/shop/americas/content/user_guides/tpyoga_ug_en.pdf
"Display resolution:
– LCD: 1366-by-768 or 1920-by-1080, depending on the model
– External monitor: up to 1920-by-1200, depending on the monitor model"
I mean what do I want the OneLink Dock / OneLink PRO Dock for??
Of cause to connect a large screen and this not with a worse ppi than the intern display. So I need at least 2560x1600
(we don’t even talk about all the disadvantages of a 16:9 screen, cause that’s off topic).
Idealy I expect of cause a 4k resolution possibility together with the OneLink Pro Dock and multi stream (daisy chain) possibility at the display port.
But 1920x1200 external graphic output can’t be meant serious for a 2000US$ device??

Ok, let’s accept that the new Thinkpad YOGA Manual includes misinformation.
Actually I’m sitting in front of my 2048x1152 Display which is connected to my 8 years old Asus Notebook via DVI. Does this old jalopy perform a higher resolution via DVI than the Thinkpad Yoga via “OneLink PRO Dock-DVI” does?
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/options/tp_onelink_pro_dock_ug_en.pdf
Page 13
(I’m guessing in the first line (behind "One monitor") it’s supposed to mean DVI instead of DP”
(1) Lenovo, are these technical details of the NEW OneLink Pro Dock also wrong like the Manual of the Yoga regarding the maximum resolution?
Would be very helpful for me to plan with correct information..
(2) And is it definitely true that I can't connect two displays at the OneLink PRO Dock with a higher resolution than 1920x1200??
That would mean I send the Thinkpad Yoga back and better stay with my 8 years old ASUS jalopy.. smileyfrustrated:

How do I adjust display resolution for Mac Mini?

How do I adjust display resolution for Mac Mini? Text does not look crisp. Using Samsung 27 inch monitor with HDMI input

Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Displays. Depending on your version of Mac OS X, it may be set for "Best for Display" in which case it should already be set at the optimum for your monitor, or it may display resolution options in which case you should set it for the native resolution of your display.
Regards.

Display resolution for 2014 MBP?

How do you adjust the display resolution to the "native" 2880 x 1800 on a mid 2014, 15 inch rMBP with NVIDIA Graphics?
I can not obtain a resolution above 1920 x1200.

Hello there, pf2555.
When adjusting resolution for your MacBook Pro Retina, the following Knowledge Base article offers some information on that regard:
Frequently asked questions about using a Retina display - Apple Support
How do I adjust the resolution of my Retina display?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012 and later) displays have a 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors.
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) and MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013 and later) displays have a 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors.
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) displays have a 5120-by-2880 native resolution with support for millions of colors.
If you need to adjust the display resolution, choose System Preferences from the Apple () menu. The Retina display offers scaled resolutions that allow you to have text and objects appear larger on screen, or to make them appear smaller which provides more space on screen. Note: Scaled resolutions do not offer the same visual quality as the Retina setting. Scaled resolutions may also impact graphics performance depending on which applications you are using.
MacBook Pro with Retina display (13-inch) scaled resolution choices
MacBook Pro with Retina display (15-inch) scaled resolution choices
iMac (Retina 5k, 27-inch, Late 2014) scaled resolution choices
Retina displays only use scaled resolutions rather than specific resolution settings like external displays. If you need to use a different resolution than those available on the built-in display, consider attaching an external display via HDMI or Thunderbolt.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

What is the best display resolution setting for Macbook Pro retina display for photography?

Display resolution settings are somewhat criptic. I want maximal resolution for editing photos. Which one should I choose?

Not sure what you mean by "attachment" -
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Logic, UI, and display resolution

One of the reasons I was eyeing the iMac was because it came with such a great display built into the price. I find the 15.4'' screen on my Macbook Pro to be rather limiting, and since OSX is resolution dependent, I cant really get around it.
I ended up deciding to skip the iMac for an 8 core Mac Pro which will last longer (even though the iMac currently outperforms it in logic lololol).
Turns out that it is pretty much impossible to find a screen with resolution above 1920x1080 unless it costs around $1000, which I cant afford to spend on a display.
I'm wondering if any of you have come up with solutions. Is there a way to adjust the UI in Logic so that having a bigger screen (regardless of resolution) would still be helpful, or is it that I may as well go with 21.5'' displays?

iSchwartz wrote:
O.... M.... G....
(feel free to substitute the diety of your choice)
Thanks noeqplease!!
Ah, so you got it at Fry's eh? Are you by chance located in a western state with water on one side, Nevada on the other, and a few other states piled on top?
Also, are you using any kind of FW or PCIe-based video card with that?
Yes, CA.
I am using the video card that came with the Power Mac tower. It's a dual output one. Even though it is only 1920 x 1080 resolution, darn those are some BIG pixels, and it looks very good. My eyesight is not what it used to be... so every bit helps.
Here's the details:
"ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT:
Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 2600
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x9588
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B1480A-252
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.252
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SAMSUNG:
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Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
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Qosmio G30-E10: Display resolution switches from 1920x1200 to 1024x768

Hello,
Qosmio G30-E10 Display resolution switches sometimes from 1920x1200 (my default) to 1024x768 after returning from Standby or Hibernation
i run Vista Ultimate, newest Display Driver from Toshiba Download Area.
This doesn't happened any time, but sometimes!
Any solution for this nerved situation.
Kind regards
Uwe Meyer, Germany

Hi Uwe
A friend of mine has tested the G30 PQG32 series and he has never noticed such issues.
He has set the G30 to standby mode and hibernation mode on different ways and everything looks ok! The display resolution stays on 1920x1200.
By the way; only the Qosmio G30 with HD-DVD drive supports this high resolution.
Now I would like to clarify the zooming utility questions;
The FN + Space combination does not enable the zooming utility but it changes between the display resolutions!!!
I have used the FN + Space and it changed to 1024x768 or 800 x 600. It depends how often you will use this combination.
The Toshiba zooming utility which can be enabled using the FN + 1 or 2 zoom in or zoom out the images of internet explorer, word, etc
So finally the FN + Space and FN + 1 or 2 are completely different functions!!! Please don't mix it!
> think, it has something to do with the Toshiba Zoom-Utility, because it is possible to switch back to 1920x1200 with the Zoom-Utility
I think you have used the FN+Space and this has changed the display resolution. This is ok!

Altered display resolution now got blank screen

G4 in 10.3.6 with LaCie Photon 19.
Display resolution inadvertently altered in System Preferences and screen is now blank (presumably altered to resolution not supported by monitor).
G4 was (as usual) booted off an external HD rather than its own internal HD so I can still work using the internal system. However I would like to go back to using the external drive to boot.
Is there any way I can reset the monitor resolution in the external drive System Prefences while booted from the internal drive? I can't see any file to copy across, but then I don't know what I'm looking for.
I tried zapping PRAM in case that got a result but it didn't.
Thanks.
Michael

I've been researching this and found a couple of methods:
1) Hold down the shift key while starting up and enter safe boot mode. Reset display setting to preferred.
2) Drag some preferences files into a temporary holdng folder and restart. ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver.+a long number which I suspect only refers to my computer+.plist is the main one that changed when I changed my monitor settings.
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.systempreferences.plist also changed but I'd go with just the windowserver one first.
I am using Tiger but reading suggests it has been this way in OSX for quite a while.
If you do a web search for "osx reeset display resolution" you will come across a number of similar discussions, for example, [here|http://macosx.com/tech-support/mac/where-are-display-settings-stored/1832 6.html]
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Fixing Page Display Resolution

Hello
Is it possible to fix the display resolution of a PDF file at 96 pixels/inch by some means?
I am developing some e-learning content which I would like to distribute as interactive PDF files. I intend to use InDesign CS5.5 for the layout work and have been creating some test screens.
It falls apart when I add movies onto my pages. Once saved as an interactive PDF file and opened in Adobe Reader the quality of the movie is very dependent on the page display resolution set in the individual user's preferences.
If they have their preference set to anything other than 96 pixels/inch the movies look poor. We develop the movies on our Macs at 72 pixels/inch and can overcome the change in resolution to 96 pixels/inch by changing the page setup to 75%. The resolution though is out of our control and i wondered if we could overcome this by some neat scripting.
Thank you.

Simple answer is "no, but there's another way".
PDF pages display in physical units (points) so the concept of "100%" is actually meaningless on screen - the chances of it being 1:1 pixels are vanishingly-small even on a predictable set of hardware, and in Acrobat or Reader a "100%" scale is supposed to mean "a 210mm wide page is shown 210mm wide" - however as it has no idea of the physical size of the monitor, it's a moot point. It is certainly not the same as "100%" in Photoshop, which means "one photo pixel = one screen pixel".
Instead, if you use a different player widget to embed your videos in Acrobat, you can set the video itself to use 1:1 pixel scaling (provided the screen rectangle is large enough of course). Flash is happy to work with pixels even when the PDF it's living inside is not.

Graphics card issue/display resolution with 30" display

I've got a PowerMac G5 with a ATI Radeon 9800TX graphics card. I recently bought a 30" Apply Cinema Display but I can't get the display resolution on the computer to go any higher than 1280x800. I've read through some of the other postings and tired moving the cable from one DVI port to the other but that didn't work. If I don't get this thing working properly soon...Apple is going to get this monitor back.

I bought the ATI Radeon 9600 Pro Mac Edition
Do you mean the PC & MAC Edition?
Sometimes if I reboot it several times it works. When it works it's great resolution. The problem is every time you power down it's a battle for the computer to boot up. So, I took the card out until I can figure out why it's causing problems during start up. I followed the instructions to the letter when installing the card. First the software, then remove/replace the card.
Any suggestions as to why the computer sometimes boots up and other times not?
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IMac 24' Display Resolutions

I'm having an issue with my iMac 24' specifically with display resolutions. I have the 24' Penryn 2.8Ghz iMac with the ATI 2600 Pro video card.
The iMac is supposed to support the resolution 1680x1050. How do I know this? I had another iMac, the exact same model which supported this resolution. It was available in the Display preference pane on the previous iMac, but is not listed on this iMac. Apple also states in it's support documentation that 1680x1050 is indeed a supported resolution.
I've done everything to try to get this resolution working, I've reinstalled the OS, reset the PRAM and still no 1680x1050. At this point, I don't think the issue is software related but that is entirely guessing on my part.
As far as I can tell, this issue does not seem to be occuring solely on my iMac as I have checked several others and the resolution is not listed in System Preferences but I find this extremely as the previous iMac I had did have this resolutions.
I'm wondering if anyone else if having this problem or if they have 1680x1050 listed in System Preferences.
BTW, two highest resolutions I have listed are 1344x840 and 1920x1200.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Patrick
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losierp wrote:
The iMac is supposed to support the resolution 1680x1050. How do I know this?
I had another iMac, the exact same model which supported this resolution.
[Video Developer Note -- iMac|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Conceptual/HWTechVideo/Articles/Video_implementation.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40003994-SW301200331181]
According to the above document ([Table 6|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Conceptual/HWTechVideo/Articles/Video_implementation.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40003994-SW391200331181]), no 24" Intel iMac ever
supported 1680x1050 on the built-in display.
I can't find any detailed listing of supported resolutions on external monitors.
Looby

[SOLVED] Can't set X server display resolution

Hello all,
I'm trying to set X Server display resolution to my monitor native 1366x768. I'm running Arch in a VMWare virtual machine. I have installed xf86-video-vmware drivers.
Here's the contents of my 10-monitor.conf file
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
DisplaySize 410 230
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "vmware" #Choose the driver used for this monitor
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0" #Collapse Monitor and Device section to Screen section
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24 #Choose the depth (16||24)
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1366x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" #Choose the resolution
EndSubSection
EndSection
And here's the log file where the resolutions get rejected:
2831.766] (II) vmwlegacy(0): Not using mode "1366x768" (no mode of this name)
2831.766] (II) vmwlegacy(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
Is this a consequence of the vmlegacy drivers? This is up high in the log file, where the legacy drivers eventually get loaded:
[ 2829.987] (II) LoadModule: "vmware"
[ 2829.988] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so
[ 2829.988] (II) Module vmware: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 2829.988] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 11.0.1
[ 2829.988] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 2829.988] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 2829.988] (II) LoadModule: "vmwgfx"
[ 2829.988] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vmwgfx
[ 2829.988] (II) UnloadModule: "vmwgfx"
[ 2829.988] (EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 2829.996] (EE) vmware: Please ignore the above warnings about not being able to to load module/driver vmwgfx
[ 2829.998] (II) vmware: Using vmwlegacy driver everything is fine.
[ 2829.998] (II) LoadModule: "vmwlegacy"
[ 2829.998] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmwlegacy_drv.so
[ 2829.998] (II) Module vmwlegacy: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 2829.998] compiled for 1.8.0, module version = 11.0.1
[ 2829.998] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 2829.998] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 2829.998] (II) vmwlegacy: driver for VMware SVGA: vmware0405, vmware0710
[ 2829.999] (--) using VT number 7
[ 2830.043] (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:0f:0
[ 2830.043] (--) vmwlegacy(0): VMware SVGA regs at (0x10d0, 0x10d1)
[ 2830.043] (II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
[ 2830.043] (II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
[ 2830.044] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so
[ 2830.044] (II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 2830.044] compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 0.1.0
[ 2830.044] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[ 2831.763] (--) vmwlegacy(0): caps: 0x001FC3E2
[ 2831.763] (--) vmwlegacy(0): depth: 24
[ 2831.763] (--) vmwlegacy(0): bpp: 32
[ 2831.763] (--) vmwlegacy(0): vram: 18022400
Am I stuck to 800x600 in X Server when running Arch as a VMWare guest, or can I improve my situation?
EDIT: I have open-vm-tools installed and started through /etc/vmware-tools/poweron-vm-default.
Last edited by marfig (2010-08-05 02:40:23)

Ok. Finally it's working. This is why I love Arch. It forces me to learn.
The solution:
Step 1.
I followed the instructions in X.Org Wiki about obtaining modelines. Sadly, the log file didn't produce anything (probably because I was using the vesa vbe driver). But I followed the next option and got the modeline from Windows tool, Powerstrip.
"1366x768" 85.476 1366 1436 1579 1792 768 771 774 798 -hsync +vsync
Step 2.
Went to the web and fetched all the technical information about this monitor (a Acer X193HQ, that I use as my third monitor). I wanted hsync and vsync ranges, and display size in mm.
Step 3.
Edited my configuration file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf) making sure to comment out the last part of the modeline, since I was going to manually add the hsync and vsync ranges.
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
DisplaySize 410 230
HorizSync 30-80
VertRefresh 55-60
ModelName "X193HQ"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "Acer"
ModeLine "1366x768" 85.476 1366 1436 1579 1792 768 771 774 798 # -hsync +vsync
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1366x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Step 4.
Success! X is started in 1366x768 with the vesa drivers with a 60Hz refresh rate.
Final thoughts
- With the vmware display drivers (xf86-driver-vmware) I don't get ideal results. For some reason it starts in 1368x768 (yes, 1368!). However xrandr reveals it supports 1366x768, and once I xrandr --size into it, all is fine. Dunno why this happens.
- It only works in 16 bit depth. 24 or 32 corrupt the screen. I don't know exactly why either. But for the use I plan to give the X server, 16 bit is fine.
Last edited by marfig (2010-08-06 00:02:24)

Leopard "Forgets" External Display Resolution

I have a 17" MacBook Pro C2D (Oct 2006 revision) that I use at work with an external display (Dell E197FP) that is connected to the laptop via the DVI-to-VGA adaptor. The Dell has a native display resolution of 1280*1024 @60Hz and this is set via the System Preference's Display panel. The problem is that quite often when I connect the display in the morning OS X (10.5.6, at present) "forgets" the resolution that has been set and reverts back to its default for the display, which is 1152*864 @75Hz. It is baffling to me that it keeps forgetting the selected resolution for the display, despite recognising it, and that it selects such an odd resolution as a default. This happens about once per week at the moment.
Does anyone have an idea what is causing this and how I can stop OS X from being so forgetful?

Are you getting one to extend your desktop? I don't, I use my MacBook with the screen off using my external only with a keyboard and mouse plugged in. I run my Late 2008 2.1GHz MacBook with a GMA X3100 using a 23" Samsung wide ratio no problem in 1680x1050. It is high resolution. Make sure you click "mirror" in Display Prefs. Be certain that you don't simply boot to both because the external will appear grainy and only be putting out the native 1280 X 800 13" MacBook resolution on the new big LCD. There are many different ways to achieve this. With the LCD on and hooked to the MacBook, turn the MacBook on then quickly close lid after the chime. Give it some time. After it boots to the external, I open the lid to provide proper airflow, some may argue it's not needed.

External display resolution

I have Dell up2414q monitor which is capable of displaying up to 3840 x 2160. But when I connect my 11-inch Macbook Air (the latest 2014 model), which is capable of 2560 x 1600, shows only 1920 x 1080. This is the highest resolution listed in display setting.
I'm using Display Port cable and enabled Display Port 1.2 setting on the monitor. I went to Apple Store and asked, but they had no idea what was wrong. My OS is 10.9.3.

Hi there gen2014,
You may find the information in the article below helpful.
OS X Mavericks: Adjust your display resolution
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14388
You can connect a second display and adjust its resolution. Once it’s connected, click Scaled, then select a resolution. Press the Option key while you click Scaled to see additional resolutions for the second display.
If you continue to experience issues, take a look at the troubleshooting steps in the article below.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
-Griff W.

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