View at actual size in CS4 on iMac is 75%

recently migrated from a g5 to iMac 27in w/cs4
i've noticed that in all the cs4 apps, when i view at actual size the docs show up at about 75% of the true size--not too much of a problem--but in Photoshop, when designing web pages, not being able to see the doc at its true size, is problematic.
am i missing something?
screen resolution is set at 2560x1440
running OS 10.6.2
any comments are appreciated.

Well theres Actual size and Print size.
Actual size will display images as 1px for each px on your screen resolution. So if you made a document 1280 px wide and viewed it at Actual size it should take exactly half of the screen.
Print size on the other hand has to be calculated via the number of pixels set in your screen resolution divided by a direct physical measurement of your screen. Then set that number (which will probably be closer to 100 than 72) in Photoshops Preferences > Units and Rulers > Screen Resolution.

Similar Messages

How set document spread view as Actual Size ?

Hi Experts
When I create my InDesign file on MAC OS, It is not in actual size.
I want to set its View Actual Size using script.
I try
#target indesign
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var MyLayout=myDocument.layoutWindows();
var MylayoutWindow=MyLayout.lastItem();
MylayoutWindow.zoom=2053206906;
But it not set Document spread in actual size.
How set it using script ?
Thanks

Bill joy wrote:..MylayoutWindow.zoom=2053206906;
"zoom" is actually a function: http://jongware.mit.edu/idcs6js/pc_LayoutWindow.html#zoom

Viewing at 'Actual Size'?

I am a graphic designer doing a lot of work for print. I am used to having my monitor resolution set so that (in DTP applications such as Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop) when I view a document at 100% or 'actual size', the monitor gives me an image that is indeed the actual physical size of the document and is crystal clear.
How do I achieve this on my new 1900 x 1200 monitor (it's not actually Apple, but the rest of my kit is) and if it cannot be done what would you suggest?
I'm thinking the only way around this would be to establish what magnification gives me the actual size and somehow make this the default setting across the range of applications.
Many thanks all.
G5 2ghz dual Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Thanks for this Karl...
There is only one res that produces completely sharp results on my new, state of the art (and highly recommended) screen, and that's 1920 x 1200. All other resolutions are frankly fuzzy.
I am completely amazed that this new technology cannot do something as basic as provide a sharp res that gives actual, real sizes for commands such as 'view at 100%' or 'actual size' - an absolutely basic requirement for those designing for print.
Yes, there are ways around this (130% at this res seems to be about 'real') but they're all very cumbersome.
Cheers,
Jim.

Any way to change bookmark view to Actual Size on all bookmarks in a PDF at once?

There's over 100 bookmarks here, and they're all set to Fit Width. I want them to be set to Actual Size. Do I really need to go one bookmark at a time, and then click through all the steps, to change these buggers, or is there a simpler way to do them all at once without losing the bookmark's anchor?
Thanks,
Matt

I created a tool that can do just that to multiple files in a batch action. You're welcome to have a look here:
http://try67.blogspot.com/2011/12/batch-edit-zoom-level-in-bookmarks.html

Viewing "Actual Size"

HI,
I've always wondered why, if I set the screen view to "Actual Size" or even 100%, that if measured against a ruler put up to the monitor, it does not correspond. Is there a view or setting that can do this without me zooming in or zooming out and measureing with a ruler every time? (I'm feeling this might be so simple I'm going to once again be embarrassed....
Thanks.

You are totally misunderstanding me. The units ID uses internally are postscript points which are 72 per inch. It makes no difference what ruler units you use, at 100% ID is going to base the view on showing you the equivalent of 72 postscript points in the size it "believes" represents one inch, which is calculated by checking the number of pixels being displayed and dividing by the reported system resolution (I'm making a presumption, here).
Two different monitors may both be running at 1920 x 1200, for example but if one is a 24 " and the other is 27" the apparent size of what is on screen is going to be very different, even though Windows or OS X is using the same value for resolution in the OS. ID can't tell the physical dimensions of your monitor, so it displays the rulers using the same calculations on both monitors, and the size will be wrong, but differently wrong, on each one, unless the the "true" resolution of the monitor -- the number of pixels displayed divided by the physical size of the display -- is exactly 72.
In order to find the correct zoom level for a lifesize view you need to calculate that "true" monitor resolution and divide it by 72, the number of postscript points you want to display in one real inch of monitor space. It has nothing whatever to do with 72 ppi or 96 ppi beyond what those numbers may be doing to affect the size of the pixels on the screen, and you don't need to know what number the OS is using.
The second post was probably my misunderstanding you. Again, I don't believe the system resolution is particularly relevant. It's a constant, or at least can be treated as a constant, and your display depends on the physical size of the monitor and the number of pixels it displays. I keep hearing that Windows uses 96 ppi, and I don't understand where that number is even useful, if it has a real meaning, or is simply a relative value and not truly tied to a physical dimension (which is what I suspect). The number of pixels that will be displayed in an inch in your browser will still be determined by the same monitor resolution value/physical size calculation, modified by any zoom factor.
The same 600px wide image displayed in the same browser using the same settings will use the same proportion of the screen regardless of the physical dimensions of the screen if two monitors are set to the same resolution. If you change the monitor resolution setting, the image will be rendered larger or smaller and will take up a greater or lesser part of the total browser window.

How to display at true actual size (Mac)

The background: InDesign was unable to display work at true actual size until CS6 came along. (So that 1 inch on the screen rulers equals 1 inch on a physical ruler.) Unfortunately, CS6 still doesn't get it right if your display is set to something other than its native resolution. For example, if I set my 27" NEC SpectraView display to "Best for Display" in the Displays system preference panel, then viewing at "Actual Size" in Indesign CS6 achieves true actual size. But that resolution is way too high, making the features of the user interface way too small. The comfortable display resolution is "scaled" to 1920x1080, which provides a nice 2-page layout viewing area (at true actual size) plus a comfortable user interface. However, InDesign CS6 ignores this and continues to draw the "Actual Size" view based on "best for display" resolution, and that results in a greatly shrunken image. Acrobat Pro has gotten this right for several versions now, but it is apparent from this and other CS shortcomings that the different product groups at Adobe aren't very good at what Samsung does and fail to copy each other's work.
The solution to achieving "true actual size" is a script written by Dave Saunders (and probably others) some time ago:
//by Dave Saunders. Replace the percentage number with the correct value for your screen
app.layoutWindows[0].zoomPercentage = 113;
If you're like me and don't really use scripts, here is what to do with it on a Mac (with apologies to Dave and other experts who know a helluva lot more about this than I do):
1. Copy the text for the script and paste it into the blank window that opens when you start ExtendScript Toolkit CS6 (in Applications>Utilities>Adobe Utilities - CS6). Leave it open.
2. Go to Acrobat Pro>Preferences>Page Display and under Resolution note the number associated with "Use system setting". (On my system it is 81 pixels/inch.) I also suggest enabling that setting if it isn't, so that Acrobat also displays at true actual size.
3. Divide the number from Acrobat by 72, then multiply by 100. (This is essentially a percentage calculation of system resolution over the conversion value of 72 points/inch, which produces 112.5 in my example. I round it to 113.)
4. In the open script, change the number to what you got from the above result (113 in my example).
5. Save the script with a name such as "True actual size.jsx" and leave it on the Desktop where you can get it at later for dragging.
6. In InDesign, go to Window>Utilities>Scripts, then right click on User and choose Reveal in Finder. Drag your script into the User folder. (I recommend option-dragging it to leave the original on your Desktop for archiving.)
7. Test the script in an open InDesign document by double clicking on the script. The display should now show your work at true actual size.
8. The scripts window is awkward at best, so the last step is to assign a keyboard shortcut to your script. I use Control-1. Go to Edit>Keyboard Shortcuts… and choose Scripts. Scroll down to the bottom, where you should see your script listed. Highlight it and enter Control-1 (or whatever you prefer) into the New Shortcut window and click Assign. Then click Save. You won't be allowed to modify the Default set, but I was fine with "Default copy".
Now whenever you want to view your work at true actual size, just hit Control-1 (or whatever you chose for a keyboard shortcut).
You might want to copy these instructions into a TextEdit file and put it with your script file in a folder that you can find when the time comes to upgrade to CS7, because I'll lay odds that you're going to need to achieve true actual size all over again.
Lastly and far from least, thank you for the script, Dave! If you or other pros come across this and see corrections or improvements, please set me straight.

Finder -> View menu -> Show Status Bar
Regards.

Preview won't open in Actual Size

Small problem, the option to have images open as Actual Size in preview is gone, now every image I open I have to press CMD 0 to make it the normal size. Where is the option did I overlook it? Can I downgrade Preview to the 10.6 version?

I believe the option to default imgs to actual size is really gone, but once you open a series of images in Preview, focus the Preview's sidebar, select all items (cmd+a) and then press cmd+0 ... now all imgs will be viewed at Actual Size. Once you close Preview you'll have to do it again :-(

Preview's Actual Size is Not 1:1 pixel Actual Size?

I've just noticed some strangeness in Preview not loading in a full jpg resolution.
I have a .JPG photo that's 1920x1280.
My screen resolution is 1920x1080.
I double click the photo to load it into Preview. When viewed at Actual Size, there are no horizontal scroll bars (only a vertical one) and Preview's window is not from edge to edge of my monitor---it's perhaps about 80% my screen width.
How can that be?
Also, if I zoom even one level in Preview, the image appears to be pixelated. Conversely, if I load the image into photshop and CMD++ it till the title bar reads 100%, the image does in fact appear to be higher resolution/sharper (you can see more detail) and naturally has scroll bars since it can't be exactly as wide as the screen is. So it works normally at 100% pixel size in photoshop, giving me a 1:1 pixel match. But Preview doesn't. How can that be?
I assume one could test this by using a photo that's the same size as their screen resolution in order to check --- you should expect horizontal scroll bars, right?
What am I missing?

Close!
But that did lead me to find a checkbox at the bottom of the Images tab in the Preview Preferences called:
"Respect image DPI for 'Actual Size'".
You must uncheck that, and then it will load in all the pixels of your image! Cool.
Strange that this isn't the default tho... but I suppose people who just mindlessly snap high megapixel photos don't need to zoom in and see additional detail contained in their photos when using Preview---which would make Preview load faster that way.. But who knows.. Nice to have the option to change it back by unchecking that box.
Thanks.

Just bought new iMac. When browsing in Safari, sometimes the text suddenly gets super large. I'm doing nothing except reading the screen, tho I have my hand on the mouse. I can get back to normal size by clicking "actual size" in View. What gives?

Just bought brand new new iMac. When browsing in Safari, sometimes the text suddenly gets super large. I'm doing nothing except reading the screen, tho I usually have my hand resting lightly on the mouse. I can get back to normal size by clicking "actual size" in View. But then it does it again a minute or two later. What gives? Something seems defective--but what?

From System Preferences, Mouse, Point & Click, Secondary click. Go to it hover over Secondary click and watch the short video sequence change it left right, left right, you will see exactly what is does. No I do not think your Mouse is defective, you simply need to take control of your Mouse finger.

How to view the document in actual size (pixel perfect) in CC 10?

Hi there,
currently I'm working on a Mac with InDesign CC (10.0.0.07) and I use it for ui, so I need to view my document in the actual size (pixel perfect). In CS 6 I was able to double click on the zoom tool and my document showed up in like 74% or so and it was pixel perfect. This is what is really important when you use InDesign for screen layouts. And now with the new CC update I'm not able to do this anymore.
Has anyone a suggestion how to fix this, or has had the same experience? This is really essential for designing websites.
thanks,
Stefan

@Stefan – this behavior has changed from CC v9.2 to v10.0.
To get what you want you need a ExtendScript (JavaScript) once written by John Hawkinson. That code snippet will change preference settings not exposed to the user, the Custom Monitor Ppi, to 72 ppi and enable their usage.
app.generalPreferences.customMonitorPpi = 72;
app.generalPreferences.useCustomMonitorResolution = true;
Before running the script, it would be best to check, how the actual values are with the following snippet:
alert(
    "Custom Monitor PPI currently is set to: "
    +app.generalPreferences.customMonitorPpi
    +"\t\t"
    +"Usage is set to: "
    +app.generalPreferences.useCustomMonitorResolution
To change this behavior back to default, use the following line of code:
app.generalPreferences.useCustomMonitorResolution = false;
Uwe

How to view actual size as in real life at 100%?

I am designing the user interface for an iPhone app using Adobe Illustrator CS4. The screen size of the iPhone 4 is 640x960px, which I have entered as the artboard size. The problem here is that at 100% zoom in Illustrator, I do not see the actual iPhone screen size as how it would look like in real life, rather I see it much larger (around x3 if not more). The resolution of the monitor I am working on is 1680x1050. Does this issue of getting the actual size of 640x960px have anything to do with my monitor resolution/size? How can I see the actual size of 640x960 on my monitor at 100% without resorting to manual methods such as placing a ruler on the monitor, etc.
Please advise, I would greatly appreciate your help.

I believe it actually calculates your screen resolution and then displays the the illustrated profile as actual size.

Discrepency in "actual size" view and PDF export result

I am working with a document and am confused about the size when I export it as a PDF. When I export it and open it up, the size of the fonts is considerably larger than those in my document in "actual size" viewing mode. Also, the page sizes are also larger, about 60 percent larger.
Also, will the size of the PDF vary on different computers?
I am creating an ebook so I want it to open in a favorable size for everyone, if possible...
Does someone have any guidelines?

What you're experiencing is just the magnification, or view settings. If you export to an interactive PDF from CS5 you can control those upon export. If you hover your mouse down the bottom left of the Adobe Reader or Acrobat window you will see the size of the PDF which will be the same as your Indesign document. My advice would be to try different view settings and see how they affect the finished PDF, there are a lot of options available which it would take a long time to explain. Also have a play with the layout.
You can also adjust these after export (for example in a Print PDF) with Acrobat, under File > Properties > Initial view and you then have the added option of making a navagation tab open by default too, which might be useful for your ebook.

Viewing videos/podcasts in actual size in iPod app

I want to view podcasts and videos that are available from iTunes downloads (such as iTunes U) in actual size.
However, my iPad iPod app always blows them up to full screen, which looks awful if they are iPhone size or even 640x480.
How can I get iPod to display actual size, as Quickplayer Pro does?

Check page 58 of the iPad user guide.

Why does the view window all of a sudden expand the content of the page I am viewing so that I have to go to "view" and click actual size??

Why does the view window all of a sudden expand the content of the page I am viewing so that I have to go to "view" and click actual size??
Then a few minutes later, it goes back to expanded again, it is driving me crazy. how can I stop this????
Thanks for any help.

There could be a number of reasons, first thing to check is if you are clicking Command + or Command -. The Command 0 keystrokes restore Safari to the actual size. You can also reset Safari by Safari - Reset.

In webmail, my view keeps randomly changing to Zoom in or Zoom out...i have to go to View and recheck "Actual Size" but it still keeps doing it. Any ideas??

i will using webmail, and suddenly my screen will either zoom in or zoom out. i have to go into view and change it back to actual size. does anyone know what could be going on? thanks.

i will using webmail, and suddenly my screen will either zoom in or zoom out. i have to go into view and change it back to actual size. does anyone know what could be going on? thanks.

View at actual size in CS4 on iMac is 75%

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for