richardsim7 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hey guys, I need some help. I recently upgraded from my Dell 1505FP (1024x768) monitor to a Samsung SM206BW (1680x1050). I used to have my photographs as wallpapers etc and it was great. Now I have a widescreen monitor, and as you might have guessed, they just don't look right (some are okay at best) Now, my camera (Canon Ixus 800 IS) has a widescreen option, so taking widescreen photos in the future is not a problem, however, the issue is, is there a way to convert my 4:3 photographs to 16:9 (maybe even 16:10 as that's what 1680x1050 is) ??? I'm not sure if this is the right section to ask, but ya know :p Many Thanks, -Rich- Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 You can't create something with nothing. You'ld either have to stretch or chop Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/#findComment-588600029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Not without stretching the picture, and losing the resolution. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/#findComment-588600035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 Interesting name :laugh: Well ok, most my pictures are 1600x1200 or 2816x2112 :s What do i do? :( -Rich- Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/#findComment-588600037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 You could chop the top and bottom off the pictures to create widescreen images but then you lose a lot of data. There is no way to convert them to widescreen without losing image quality or parts of the image. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/#findComment-588600044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hmm, I might be able to deal with cutting off the tops and bottoms (obviously not overwriting the originals) By how much do I cut them? :) -Rich- Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/#findComment-588600048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 For a 1600x1200 you crop it to 1600x1018 For a 2816x2112 you crop it to 2816x1792 This is how the calculation is done: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/#findComment-588600136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 Ah ok, thanks :) Cool calculator app too :D -Rich- Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/#findComment-588600144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Cool calculator app too :D Yeah. Love the application. Especially the cool graphing capabilities. Its Microsoft Math. Doh! Just saw that I used 1650 instead of 1680. So its 1600x1000 & 2816x1760 respectively. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/564827-43-to-widescreen-conversion/#findComment-588600152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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