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Iam_JamalHussein
Iam_JamalHussein
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January 21, 2017
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Is FHD (1920x1080) enough for photo and video editing?

  • January 21, 2017
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Hi Guys. I want to buy a new laptop for photo editing and video editing. I have some good options lined up. The laptop I am leaning towards is Lenovo Ideapad Y700 because it is within my price range. But the screen resolution is 1920x1080. I understand that 4k displays have more pixels than fhd and tend to produce sharper images. But I want to know if the fhd will be enough for me. Does the 1920x1080 screen have any limitation or drawback? Is there something I can't do with fhd laptops that I can do with 4k displays? Also I understand colors seen on some screens is not the same as the colors that appears on prints? Are the colors seen on 1920x1080 screens similar to what I'll see in prints? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

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    Correct answer Mylenium

    Also I understand colors seen on some screens is not the same as the colors that appears on prints?

    Irrelevant. That's what color management is for. Computer screens and physical output simply follow different mechanics. discreapncies are unavoidable and you "manage" them by simulating the paper output (or for that matter out put on other devices/ screens) by using color profiles and calibrating your system.

    But the screen resolution is 1920x1080. I understand that 4k displays have more pixels than fhd and tend to produce sharper images. But I want to know if the fhd will be enough for me.

    This has nothing to do with the actual resolution of your images and video. Larger screens merely give you more space to work within and images merely appear "sharper" because a single pixel is smaller in relation to the physical dimensions of your screen. None of that has any influence on how you use the programs and their tools. It will just be more crammed on a 1920x1080 screen, leaving less room for the image itself and the tool icons and palette occupying more estate. Again, all of this is relative to your screen, not absolute and has no influence on your actual output.

    Mylenium

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    MyleniumCorrect answer
    Legend
    January 21, 2017

    Also I understand colors seen on some screens is not the same as the colors that appears on prints?

    Irrelevant. That's what color management is for. Computer screens and physical output simply follow different mechanics. discreapncies are unavoidable and you "manage" them by simulating the paper output (or for that matter out put on other devices/ screens) by using color profiles and calibrating your system.

    But the screen resolution is 1920x1080. I understand that 4k displays have more pixels than fhd and tend to produce sharper images. But I want to know if the fhd will be enough for me.

    This has nothing to do with the actual resolution of your images and video. Larger screens merely give you more space to work within and images merely appear "sharper" because a single pixel is smaller in relation to the physical dimensions of your screen. None of that has any influence on how you use the programs and their tools. It will just be more crammed on a 1920x1080 screen, leaving less room for the image itself and the tool icons and palette occupying more estate. Again, all of this is relative to your screen, not absolute and has no influence on your actual output.

    Mylenium

    Iam_JamalHussein
    Iam_JamalHusseinAuthor
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    January 21, 2017

    Thank you Sir

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