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hummer777
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October 19, 2014
Question

Proper image size for desktop wallpapers

  • October 19, 2014
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After pp-ing in LR5, I want to export those pictures for desktop wallpapers and screensaver.

Default resolution of all of my 24" desktop monitors is 1920 x 1080 pixels.

I would rather resize images to DIMENSONS setting  for export.

Could someone advise me the approx. width and height in pixels?   Thank you.

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    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    October 19, 2014

    Crop the images using a 16:9 crop ratio. Then export with the long edge being 1920 pixels. The resulting image should be right for your screensaver/wallpaper.

    But I suppose that to be more direct, if your screen size is 1920 x 1080 pixels, then you want an image that is 1920 x 1080 Pixels. There are some cameras that produce images in the 16:9 aspect ratio. If yours doesn't do that, and you want the image to fit that ratio, then you need to crop it.

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    hummer777Author
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    October 19, 2014

    Again Jim,

    Actually, I tried resize and export all images at a ratio of 1.77 (from calculation from my monitor screen) and resolution at 72  (I do not recall what long edge was used)..  It did not work.

    Image was too big.   I spent a considerable amount of time to get the right numbers.  But could not make it.  That is why I am posting this question.

    BTW, I am confused about the 16.9 crop ratio.   I could not imagine that huge crop ratio.   BTW, could you please translate that into aspect ratio?  I assume resolution should be 72 for monitor.  Please enlighten me.  I am learning. 

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    russt94782521
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    April 16, 2017

    Well, that's fine russt94782521​, but if you follow the directions in this thread, there would be no need to select FILL or FIT, so I still think you haven't followed the directions properly.


    dj_paige - Thanks for your help.  Actually, I did follow the directions EXACTLY; the issue I had was not with following directions but with the Windows setting.  If you're a Windows user, please try setting your Desktop B

    ackground setting to FILL and then see what happens to the image when it's displayed as a background.  It will Fill the screen, but the resulting image will be expanded so that much of the image will exceed the screen's margins.  Changing the export setting to 1920 pixels on the long edge changes the size of the image, but doesn't override the Windows desktop background setting.  It will still try to expand the image to fill the entire screen.

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