... Paul, thanks for that. If the long side is 1024 pixels I assume the
short side should be 768 pixels. Does the pixels per inch matter at all?
jh
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From: "Paul Braun" <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] projecting images on to a big screen
> On 2/17/14 18:01 : , John Hudson wrote:
>> I have a question on an issue about which I know little.
>>
>> A friend wants to use some of my 900 pixel x 600 pixel web site images
>> [all
>> 100 pixels / inch] for projecting onto a large screen on the wall. She
>> would
>> like to copy the images from the site onto a memory stick and then
>> project
>> the images via the stick in her lap top through a projector onto the wall
>> screen.
>>
>> Question ............... is there a rule of thumb for determining the
>> long
>> and short sides of the image in pixels and the pixels per inch of
>> resolution to ensure a viewable image on the wall screen of any given
>> size
>> in long side and short side inches? The viewing distance of human eyes to
>> the screen may be say 12 feet or more.
>>
>> jh
>>
> That doesn't matter. What matters is the resolution of the projector.
> If it's a standard office projector, it will be 1024x768. There are
> some higher-def (I think the term is WXGA) projectors now, but they may
> be 1920x1080 or some variation. The chip in the projector would be
> native at 1024x768, so the long side of the image in landscape should be
> 1024.
>
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