| Subject: 'Quality' Images |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video |
| Date: 7/17/2008 3:48:02 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?TWF0dGhldyBBcm1zaGF3?= [Email Address Protection] |
I've been searching the internet for images to use as wallpaper on my 32-bit Vista Home Premium gateway laptop. Some images (regardless of file type) look wonderful - such as the wallpaper images that come with the OS. Other files I dl (again regardless of file type) are not so good. I was wondering if there are certain file types that enlarge better than others, or wether there are settings such as resolution I can tinker with, or maybe a software product that 'enhances' images so that when they are enlarged the actually quality of the image is better? |
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| Subject: Re: 'Quality' Images |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video |
| Date: 8/3/2008 2:24:06 PM |
| From: RegH [Email Address Protection] |
Well, I must first say Hello to you all on this forum. Just got my first laptop, and it runs Vista Home Premium 32. I'm searching close to this topic, so I try here. First-- it kinda irks me to see that so many of you are willing to change your own images to fit the needs of the screensaver. I guess I'm a hard case, but I think the darn computer should adjust to MY photos! I have many many photos that have come from many sources over the years. I want to see my photos, not download some others, and I HATE it when the photo is stretched out of shape. XP had the Center, Tile, etc. settings. I can't find this in the Vista screensaver tool. Am I missing something? I will not be installing some other screensaver software. If Vista can't do it, I can do without it. Darn--- I have turned into my grouchy old grandpa! :zip: /wipes sweat from brow, sits back down -- RegH |
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| Subject: Re: 'Quality' Images |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video |
| Date: 8/3/2008 3:14:09 PM |
| From: "Curious" [Email Address Protection] |
Go to Help and enter Create Screen Saver and you will find how to do what you want. "RegH" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:789640f3877f8ad7ed3bf52682599915@nntp-gateway.com... > > Well, I must first say Hello to you all on this forum. Just got my > first laptop, and it runs Vista Home Premium 32. > > I'm searching close to this topic, so I try here. > First-- it kinda irks me to see that so many of you are willing to > change your own images to fit the needs of the screensaver. > I guess I'm a hard case, but I think the darn computer should adjust to > MY photos! > I have many many photos that have come from many sources over the > years. > I want to see my photos, not download some others, and I HATE it when > the photo is stretched out of shape. > XP had the Center, Tile, etc. settings. I can't find this in the > Vista screensaver tool. > Am I missing something? > I will not be installing some other screensaver software. If Vista > can't do it, I can do without it. > Darn--- I have turned into my grouchy old grandpa! :zip: > /wipes sweat from brow, sits back down > > > -- > RegH |
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| Subject: Re: 'Quality' Images |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video |
| Date: 8/3/2008 8:02:53 PM |
| From: RegH [Email Address Protection] |
Ok Curious (why aint you a member of this forum?) .. I will follow your advice, and buddy, if it don't work I'll sick my stuffed dog on ya!! (His name is peanut) ;) Curious;794536 Wrote: > Go to Help and enter Create Screen Saver and you will find how > to > do what you want. > "RegH" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message > news:789640f3877f8ad7ed3bf52682599915@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > > > > > > > > Well, I must first say Hello to you all on this forum. Just got my > > > first laptop, and it runs Vista Home Premium 32. > > > > > > I'm searching close to this topic, so I try here. > > > First-- it kinda irks me to see that so many of you are willing to > > > change your own images to fit the needs of the screensaver. > > > I guess I'm a hard case, but I think the darn computer should adjust > > to > > > MY photos! > > > I have many many photos that have come from many sources over the > > > years. > > > I want to see my photos, not download some others, and I HATE it when > > > the photo is stretched out of shape. > > > XP had the Center, Tile, etc. settings. I can't find this in the > > > Vista screensaver tool. > > > Am I missing something? > > > I will not be installing some other screensaver software. If Vista > > > can't do it, I can do without it. > > > Darn--- I have turned into my grouchy old grandpa! :zip: > > > /wipes sweat from brow, sits back down > > > > > > > > > -- > > > RegH > > -- RegH |
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| Subject: Re: 'Quality' Images |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video |
| Date: 8/4/2008 8:05:04 AM |
| From: "Curious" [Email Address Protection] |
I have been supporting this Newsgroup for the last 3-4 years. Also after reading you post again I thought that you may trying to change your desktop background instead of your screen saver. If so just edit it in paint for aspect ratio and store it in your root directory such as C:\windows and select it from there. "RegH" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:3d0135492a394062d48c7de8f8414341@nntp-gateway.com... > > Ok Curious (why aint you a member of this forum?) .. I will follow your > advice, and > buddy, if it don't work I'll sick my stuffed dog on ya!! (His name is > peanut) ;) > > Curious;794536 Wrote: >> Go to Help and enter Create Screen Saver and you will find how >> to >> do what you want. >> "RegH" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message >> news:789640f3877f8ad7ed3bf52682599915@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > > >> > > >> > > Well, I must first say Hello to you all on this forum. Just got my >> > > first laptop, and it runs Vista Home Premium 32. >> > > >> > > I'm searching close to this topic, so I try here. >> > > First-- it kinda irks me to see that so many of you are willing to >> > > change your own images to fit the needs of the screensaver. >> > > I guess I'm a hard case, but I think the darn computer should adjust >> > to >> > > MY photos! >> > > I have many many photos that have come from many sources over the >> > > years. >> > > I want to see my photos, not download some others, and I HATE it when >> > > the photo is stretched out of shape. >> > > XP had the Center, Tile, etc. settings. I can't find this in the >> > > Vista screensaver tool. >> > > Am I missing something? >> > > I will not be installing some other screensaver software. If Vista >> > > can't do it, I can do without it. >> > > Darn--- I have turned into my grouchy old grandpa! :zip: >> > > /wipes sweat from brow, sits back down >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > RegH > > > > > -- > RegH |
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| Subject: Re: 'Quality' Images |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video |
| Date: 8/4/2008 3:22:29 PM |
| From: "Jeff Richards" [Email Address Protection] |
You are referring to a screensaver when the original question related to wallpaper. For wallpaper there is an option to stretch the image to fill all the available space, like wallpaper usually would. You don't have to choose this option if you don't like it, but people generally prefer to see the whole screen covered with their image. I proposed cropping and resizing, NOT stretching, to achieve this. Screensavers are completely different. If you are referring to a screensaver that displays one or more of your images, then generally the default is not to stretch the image, but there are usually options so you can select to control how each image displays. Your reference to stretch and tile options in XP seems to refer to wallpaper, not screensavers, so again it is not clear what you are complaining about. OP was specifically referring to mages that had been downloaded and which therefore came in a variety of sizes and file types. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "RegH" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:789640f3877f8ad7ed3bf52682599915@nntp-gateway.com... > > Well, I must first say Hello to you all on this forum. Just got my > first laptop, and it runs Vista Home Premium 32. > > I'm searching close to this topic, so I try here. > First-- it kinda irks me to see that so many of you are willing to > change your own images to fit the needs of the screensaver. > I guess I'm a hard case, but I think the darn computer should adjust to > MY photos! > I have many many photos that have come from many sources over the > years. > I want to see my photos, not download some others, and I HATE it when > the photo is stretched out of shape. > XP had the Center, Tile, etc. settings. I can't find this in the > Vista screensaver tool. > Am I missing something? > I will not be installing some other screensaver software. If Vista > can't do it, I can do without it. > Darn--- I have turned into my grouchy old grandpa! :zip: > /wipes sweat from brow, sits back down > > > -- > RegH |
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| Subject: Re: 'Quality' Images |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video |
| Date: 8/4/2008 4:20:25 PM |
| From: "Curious" [Email Address Protection] |
I don't have the original post in this thread the first one from the OP is from 8/3 and in that I have he refers to Screen Saver not wallpaper. "Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message news:ueL1lCo9IHA.5684@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > You are referring to a screensaver when the original question related to > wallpaper. For wallpaper there is an option to stretch the image to fill > all the available space, like wallpaper usually would. You don't have to > choose this option if you don't like it, but people generally prefer to > see the whole screen covered with their image. I proposed cropping and > resizing, NOT stretching, to achieve this. Screensavers are completely > different. If you are referring to a screensaver that displays one or more > of your images, then generally the default is not to stretch the image, > but there are usually options so you can select to control how each image > displays. > > Your reference to stretch and tile options in XP seems to refer to > wallpaper, not screensavers, so again it is not clear what you are > complaining about. OP was specifically referring to mages that had been > downloaded and which therefore came in a variety of sizes and file types. > -- > Jeff Richards > MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) > "RegH" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message > news:789640f3877f8ad7ed3bf52682599915@nntp-gateway.com... >> >> Well, I must first say Hello to you all on this forum. Just got my >> first laptop, and it runs Vista Home Premium 32. >> >> I'm searching close to this topic, so I try here. >> First-- it kinda irks me to see that so many of you are willing to >> change your own images to fit the needs of the screensaver. >> I guess I'm a hard case, but I think the darn computer should adjust to >> MY photos! >> I have many many photos that have come from many sources over the >> years. >> I want to see my photos, not download some others, and I HATE it when >> the photo is stretched out of shape. >> XP had the Center, Tile, etc. settings. I can't find this in the >> Vista screensaver tool. >> Am I missing something? >> I will not be installing some other screensaver software. If Vista >> can't do it, I can do without it. >> Darn--- I have turned into my grouchy old grandpa! :zip: >> /wipes sweat from brow, sits back down >> >> >> -- >> RegH > > |
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