Funky Display on monitor
Dec 28, 2020 11:44:27 #
I had a HD crash this summer and replaced with SSD and Win 10. I also replaced PS elements to 2020. Now all of my pics are squatty, things that are suppose to be round are now oval. I have tried every resolution in my monitor settings and it does change some but does not cure. I have shots with a different camera and get same results. Any thoughts? As is really turns me off to do any processing. I don't believe it is Elements either as when I just open a file from card reader it is out of round. Any help is appreciated!
Dec 28, 2020 12:04:14 #
windows 10 has editing software built in,maybe it is running when not supposed to? could be interfering with what you are trying to do.i'm not expert, just a thought.
Dec 28, 2020 12:06:48 #
The image you post doesn't have the problem. Now tell us which model and make of monitor you have and which resolution did you select. The problem I am sure that because you chose a resolution that doesn't have the same aspect ratio as the monitor.
Dec 28, 2020 12:12:27 #
are you saying the clock is NOT out of round to you? Dell monitor 2209 WA. I tried every monitor setting in win 10. not sure what else to ck. Perhaps I need a new monitor? thx
Dec 28, 2020 12:16:41 #
Dec 28, 2020 12:20:45 #
RonD wrote:
are you saying the clock is NOT out of round to you? Dell monitor 2209 WA. I tried every monitor setting in win 10. not sure what else to ck. Perhaps I need a new monitor? thx
Choose the resolution of 1680x1050 if you can choose that. And yes the clock is not out of round because I view it on my monitor. There is nothing wrong with your camera either.
Dec 28, 2020 12:22:58 #
RonD wrote:
are you saying the clock is NOT out of round to you? Dell monitor 2209 WA. I tried every monitor setting in win 10. not sure what else to ck. thx
I agree with BebuLamar The clock appears to be round on my laptop monitor which is running Windows 10 and also on my ViewSonic monitor on my desktop which is also running Windows 10
Buf
Dec 28, 2020 12:23:36 #
It looks round on my monitor. Check to see that Windows is set to 1680 x 1050, as I believe that is the resolution of your monitor.
Dec 28, 2020 12:29:18 #
Run the Windows update process. If your monitor is odd, you likely have a bad / wrong / out of date video driver that hopefully the Win10 update will detect and download the update. It seems unbelievable, but I've been on a support chat with Microsoft who fixed a similar problem maybe 4-years ago on my father's older Dell computer. The chat took about 20 minutes after I'd spent hours trying to find the fix. They fixed the driver at someplace you'd never find by yourself, by remoting into the machine and making the change / fix.
Dec 28, 2020 12:31:16 #
OK while i was receiving info from you'all I went to monitor settings and changed from "wide fill" to 4:3. looks a lot better but I now have black bars on the side?
Dec 28, 2020 12:59:15 #
I went to Dell driver updates and my only choices for downloading a driver were
for operating systems : vista, xp, 7, 8. I my be SOL. may be time for a new monitor?
for operating systems : vista, xp, 7, 8. I my be SOL. may be time for a new monitor?
Dec 28, 2020 13:00:51 #
RonD wrote:
OK while i was receiving info from you'all I went to monitor settings and changed from "wide fill" to 4:3. looks a lot better but I now have black bars on the side?
The reason for both your problems is the format differences between you photos and your monitor. Your camera shoots 4:3. Most monitors display 16:9. If your setting is "fill the frame" the pictures will stretch out and distort. Round becomes oval, but only on your monitor, which is why your example looks round to us. When you reset your display settings to 4:3 the pics look right but don't fill the screen, hence the black bars. You want to work with undistorted pics, so 4:3. If you want to display pics on your screen as screen savers or backgrounds, those need to be formatted 16:9, which will mean some cropping on the long edge. It's all easy to do in PS or LR or any photo editing program.
...Cam
Dec 28, 2020 13:10:13 #
this all makes sense Cam. but why was everything fine until I changed OS and PS elements (#7 to #2020) ? thx
Dec 28, 2020 13:11:22 #
RonD wrote:
I went to Dell driver updates and my only choices for downloading a driver were
for operating systems : vista, xp, 7, 8. I my be SOL. may be time for a new monitor?
for operating systems : vista, xp, 7, 8. I my be SOL. may be time for a new monitor?
Try the v8 driver from Dell, you can always roll it back if it makes matters worse. The problem with my father's computer was one 'generic' driver from MS was being replaced with another 'generic' driver and the 2nd version introduced the problem. But, I couldn't figure out how to select the older working version. That's where MS support remoted in and fixed it. Judge if your time is cheaper than another new monitor. His equipment dates back to 2010, maybe 2012, still running strong for email and some modest streaming / general internet browsing.
When I went searching for my own new monitor back in 2016, using suggestions for a good photo-editing option, the suggestions were to go 'mid range'. I ended up with a Dell UltraSharp U2415 24-inch IPS LED HD Monitor that I ordered online and picked up at BestBuy. That was another good use of 'time'.
Dec 28, 2020 13:11:26 #
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