[davegee]

Assumption: that the largest monitor in COMMON useage amongst AV enthusiasts is 1920x1200. There are bigger monitors but they are not in common useage – the norm is 1920x1200 or smaller. If you wish to cater for monitors with HIGHER resolutions then substitute the resolution height/width of the monitor for the figures quoted here.

If we accept this then the answer to the question "How do Imake my slide show fit any resolution monitor and retain its aspect ratio?" is simple.

We need to make our images 1200 pixels high with the width being determined by the aspect ratio of the project.

5:4 = 1500x1200

4:3 = 1600x1200

3:2 = 1800x1200

16:10 = 1920x1200

In the case of a 16:9 project we must work to the WIDTH of the 1920x1200 screen i.e.

16:9 = 1920x1080

Project Options (SCREEN) should be set as shown below.

Leave the top box in the "Screen and Slide" section set to "FULLSCREEN".

For a 5:4 show set the "Aspect Ratio of Slide" to 5:4, set the "Size of Slide" to 1500x1200 and tick the "Fixed Size of Slide".

For the 4:3, 3:2 and 16:10 show follow the same procedure using the figures set out above.

For a 16:9 show set the "Aspect Ratio of Slide" to 16:9, set the "Size of Slide" to 1920x1080 and tick the "Fixed Size of Slide".

The normal rules apply to Panning, Zooming or Rotating ofimages. The size of the image required is relative to the ZOOM percentage applied i.e. if you are applying a 150% Zoom to an image in a 4:3 show which could possibly be shown on a 1920x1200 monitor the image needs to be 2880x1800.

DG

The attachment shows how various aspect ratio shows look on a variety of different aspect ratio monitors.

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