Question about "Preview Image Size Preference"

Nando From Brazil

• December 31, 2009 14:21

Hi

My question is about "Preview Image Size Preference" (new at v5.xx)

What is correct (or greater) setup for a screen running at 1920 x 1200px?

Big numbers equals "slow" previews (after cache be generated) or just improve my "fit" size or "zoom"

I really do not understand how to setup this preference and what it does.

Thank you, Nando.

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  Drew Altdo

  • December 31, 2009 16:14

  Nando,
  The smaller the "Preview Size" setting the faster they should render/load but quality will be the cost. If your machine is decked out then the large settings should be fine but if your machine is a Best Buy floor model you may want to dial down that setting.

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  Permanently deleted user

  • January 04, 2010 18:37

  What and when exactly does the quality affect the preview?
  
  I assume it will change the first 'fit to screen' view that appears when toggling to a new image. But will it also change the quality of the 100% 1:1 pixel view? Please elaborate.
  
  (I have a nice system, but I don't need to unnecessarily clog up my many data hard drives with large .cop files which I manually purge every month or so to keep space usage to a minimum. Oh I miss the good old days of a central single folder for preview files that could be kept on a separate HDD from my data files.)
  
  Thanks.

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  Drew Altdo

  • January 04, 2010 21:52

  Alex,
  100% is 100%, there is no trade off there.
  The adjustment simply effects your "Fit" size and the degradation cannot be quantitatively provided. It is a matter of screen size. If you have a 30" monitor and put the Preview at the lowest size you will see the effects easily.

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