Noob windows wallpaper question

Crazyjeeper · April 7th, 2008, 11:52 PM

I have dual screens of different sizes so I made a wallpaper that would fill both in photoshop, but I can't figure out how to set it in such a way that it works.

Here is what I want to use.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/488/crysiswalljpghj8.th.jpg

And here is a screenshot of my desktop

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3960/desktopkk7.th.jpg

How do I get that huge wallpaper to fit properly (if its even possible)?

jeffy777 · April 8th, 2008, 12:00 AM

Well, if you had a Nvidia card, it's very easy to have 2 seperate wallpapers for each monitor (feature built into the nView Manager). Haven't used an ATI card in awhile, so I'm not sure if it's as easy to do in your situation.

However, you can also use software such as UltraMon to do stuff like this. Great program for dual monitor setups. I can't live without it images/smilies/smile.gif

One of the best UltraMon features is that it gives you a serparate taskbar for each monitor, plus it adds buttons to each window so that you can instantly move a window to your other monitor. No need to drag it over. Great for multi-tasking.

Crazyjeeper · April 8th, 2008, 12:06 AM

Well, I ordered an 8800GT on saturday, so once that arrives, will I be able to solve my problem more easily?

EDIT: Downloaded ultramon, will install that and see how it goes.

EDIT2: SUCCESS!!!

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/734/successob0.th.jpg

Viper007Bond · April 8th, 2008, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazyjeeper

EDIT: Downloaded ultramon, will install that and see how it goes.

Best app ever. Srsly.

Crazyjeeper · April 8th, 2008, 01:42 AM

I have to agree with you on that one now that I have it.

jeffy777 · April 8th, 2008, 02:47 AM

Glad to hear UltraMon worked for you, its been good to me for years now images/smilies/smile.gif

I like to have one big wallpaper accross both my monitors (works good with pics from my 7MP camera) Ultramon doesn't stretch the image, but it autocrops it for a nice look.

Here's an example of my dual monitor desktop with an picture I took while traveling through the mountains:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8583/57317630vh9.jpg

Viper007Bond · April 8th, 2008, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffy777

I like to have one big wallpaper accross both my monitors (works good with pics from my 7MP camera) Ultramon doesn't stretch the image, but it autocrops it for a nice look.

That only works well if you have two identical monitors. It'd look a bit funky with my 24" and my 17". images/smilies/tongue.gif

http://pic.phyrefile.com/v/vi/viper007bond/2008/04/07/duallies.png

It doesn't look too bad in that screenshot, but the size difference is more pronounced in real life due to the large difference in DPI and visible screen height (10" vs. 14"). If I put a window across my two monitors for example, it's much taller on my 24" than it is on my 17" meaning that on my 17", all text, cursors, etc. are shrunk smaller.

Basically, imagine that right wallpaper about 75% of it's screenshotted size. images/smilies/wink.gif

Crazyjeeper · April 8th, 2008, 03:12 AM

Yeah, I'm in the same boat as Viper. I have a 21" crt @ 1600x1200 and a 15" LCD at 1024x768.

jeffy777 · April 8th, 2008, 03:15 AM

Yeah, you guys are right. Wouldn't work in your case. However, it looks pretty nice if you have two identical monitors images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I have two 19" LCDs at 1280 x 1024. Exact same brand/model, so they the screens are level straight across. It's almost like having one big monitor, with a black bar in the middle.

MadCow809 · April 8th, 2008, 06:02 AM

Dont think i need the program, since i have two 22" LCD monitors. All my wallpapers works pretty nicely without any hassle.
: P

jeffy777 · April 8th, 2008, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MadCow809

Dont think i need the program, since i have two 22" LCD monitors. All my wallpapers works pretty nicely without any hassle.
: P

The program has a lot of other features besides wallpaper stuff.

I wouldn't want to go without it on a dual monitor setup.

Just having two separate taskbars makes UltraMon extremely valuable. I'd use it if that's the only feature it offered images/smilies/smile.gif

Crazyjeeper · April 8th, 2008, 06:14 AM

I can't wait until I get my triple monitors... images/smilies/twisted.gif

Which leads me to another question. If I have one Nvidia video card (8800GT) and a PCI ATI video card, will I have a driver issue?

MadCow809 · April 8th, 2008, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazyjeeper

I can't wait until I get my triple monitors... images/smilies/twisted.gif

Which leads me to another question. If I have one Nvidia video card (8800GT) and a PCI ATI video card, will I have a driver issue?

absolutely no idea, but why the hassle? just get a USB VGA dongle and you can plug in as many monitors as you want.

Triple monitor setup sounds pretty damn good, if the prices for 22" is good, i might buy another one to try it out.

Crazyjeeper · April 8th, 2008, 06:25 AM

Because I can pick up a Radeon 7000 for 29.99.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161011

MadCow809 · April 8th, 2008, 06:43 AM

okay.. just tried ultramon and i have to say that its quite a nifty little program. It allows me to expand the window to stretch across two monitors which is quite nice, and the fact that it can extend the taskbar across both screen is also a plus.

What i cant get to work is multimedia files, i cant get movies to stretch acorss two screens, one side will appear blank while the other side is fine. I think it has to do with hardware acceleration or something like along the lines.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/MadCow809/PC/ultramon.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazyjeeper

Because I can pick up a Radeon 7000 for 29.99.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161011

Thats sounds like a good deal, but I dont think your system will be too happy with both ATi and nVIDIA card... Is there no PCI nVIDIA card for sale?

edit : found it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130255

EVGA 128-P1-N320-LX GeForce FX 5500 128MB $40

jeffy777 · April 8th, 2008, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadCow809

and the fact that it can extend the taskbar across both screen is also a plus.

Also, you can have a taskbar for each monitor (Smart Taskbar), that way if you have programs open on one monitor, they aren't cluttered over on the other monitor's taskbar. Great for people like me that usually have 10+ things open when I'm working. Really helps keep the work flow less cluttered and more organized.

Quote:

What i cant get to work is multimedia files, i cant get movies to stretch acorss two screens, one side will appear blank while the other side is fine. I think it has to do with hardware acceleration or something like along the lines.

hmmm, not sure....works fine here. I can stretch movies across both monitors.

Crazyjeeper · April 8th, 2008, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadCow809

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130255

EVGA 128-P1-N320-LX GeForce FX 5500 128MB $40

Actually, the whole idea of me doing 2 video cards is so I can run triple monitors at all times, even while playing demanding games such as crysis. The plan is to run both of my 21" CRTs at 1600x1200 off of the little PCI card and run the 22" LCD that I'm asking for for my birthday off of the 8800GT.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130289

Is the one I would probably get, because it has 2 output jacks.

April 7th, 2008, 11:52 PM	#1
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 06:59 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,793 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 54	Noob windows wallpaper question I have dual screens of different sizes so I made a wallpaper that would fill both in photoshop, but I can't figure out how to set it in such a way that it works. Here is what I want to use. And here is a screenshot of my desktop How do I get that huge wallpaper to fit properly (if its even possible)? __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp EVGA 780i, E8400 @ 4.0ghz, CM Hyper 212, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme SLI, MSI 8400GS, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

April 8th, 2008, 12:00 AM	#2
jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 06:06 AM Location: US Age: 27 Posts: 5,662 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 53	Well, if you had a Nvidia card, it's very easy to have 2 seperate wallpapers for each monitor (feature built into the nView Manager). Haven't used an ATI card in awhile, so I'm not sure if it's as easy to do in your situation. However, you can also use software such as UltraMon to do stuff like this. Great program for dual monitor setups. I can't live without it One of the best UltraMon features is that it gives you a serparate taskbar for each monitor, plus it adds buttons to each window so that you can instantly move a window to your other monitor. No need to drag it over. Great for multi-tasking. __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them." Last edited by jeffy777; April 8th, 2008 at 12:03 AM..

April 8th, 2008, 12:06 AM	#3
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 06:59 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,793 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 54	Well, I ordered an 8800GT on saturday, so once that arrives, will I be able to solve my problem more easily? EDIT: Downloaded ultramon, will install that and see how it goes. EDIT2: SUCCESS!!! __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp EVGA 780i, E8400 @ 4.0ghz, CM Hyper 212, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme SLI, MSI 8400GS, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690. Last edited by Crazyjeeper; April 8th, 2008 at 12:18 AM..

April 8th, 2008, 01:42 AM	#5
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 06:59 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,793 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 54	I have to agree with you on that one now that I have it. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp EVGA 780i, E8400 @ 4.0ghz, CM Hyper 212, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme SLI, MSI 8400GS, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

April 8th, 2008, 02:47 AM	#6
jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 06:06 AM Location: US Age: 27 Posts: 5,662 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 53	Glad to hear UltraMon worked for you, its been good to me for years now I like to have one big wallpaper accross both my monitors (works good with pics from my 7MP camera) Ultramon doesn't stretch the image, but it autocrops it for a nice look. Here's an example of my dual monitor desktop with an picture I took while traveling through the mountains: __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them."

April 8th, 2008, 03:12 AM	#8
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 06:59 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,793 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 54	Yeah, I'm in the same boat as Viper. I have a 21" crt @ 1600x1200 and a 15" LCD at 1024x768. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp EVGA 780i, E8400 @ 4.0ghz, CM Hyper 212, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme SLI, MSI 8400GS, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

April 8th, 2008, 03:15 AM	#9
jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 06:06 AM Location: US Age: 27 Posts: 5,662 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 53	Yeah, you guys are right. Wouldn't work in your case. However, it looks pretty nice if you have two identical monitors I have two 19" LCDs at 1280 x 1024. Exact same brand/model, so they the screens are level straight across. It's almost like having one big monitor, with a black bar in the middle. __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them."

April 8th, 2008, 06:02 AM	#10
MadCow809 Joined: Feb 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 02:20 AM Location: Durban, South Africa / Los Angeles, California Age: 23 Posts: 3,117 Car: 2007 E87 BMW 130i LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	Dont think i need the program, since i have two 22" LCD monitors. All my wallpapers works pretty nicely without any hassle. : P __________________ Supporting : A.Priaulx, Kimi Räikkönen, J.Button, R.Kubica, P.Solberg, M.Hirvonen, J.Plato & M.Jackson FinalGear's Car/Bike Register 08/09 Currently looking for a car, got any suggestions? 08 Honda Civic Coupe 06 BMW 130i 05 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS 05 Ford Bantam 1.3i 95 Mercedes Benz E320 Sportline Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3Ghz (333 X 9 @ 1.44v ~ 35°c with ZEROtherm BTF90/92mm Cooler) \| DFI INFINITY P965-S \| Corsair XMS DDR II 800 6 Gb \| GeCube ATi HD3850 512mb @ 800/1000Mhz \| Seagate 500Gb + 500Gb + 750Gb + 1000Gb\| LITE-ON 20X DVDRW \| XION 600W PSU \| Logitech Z-2300 \| Logitech MX1000 \| Logitech G25 \| Dual 22" LCD Display @ 3360 x 1050 + Toshiba 40" HDTV @ 1920 x 1080 \| CoolerMaster Centurion 590 \| Vista 64 Ultimate \|

April 8th, 2008, 06:14 AM	#12
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 06:59 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,793 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 54	I can't wait until I get my triple monitors... Which leads me to another question. If I have one Nvidia video card (8800GT) and a PCI ATI video card, will I have a driver issue? __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp EVGA 780i, E8400 @ 4.0ghz, CM Hyper 212, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme SLI, MSI 8400GS, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

April 8th, 2008, 06:25 AM	#14
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 06:59 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,793 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 54	Because I can pick up a Radeon 7000 for 29.99. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161011 __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp EVGA 780i, E8400 @ 4.0ghz, CM Hyper 212, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme SLI, MSI 8400GS, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690. Last edited by Crazyjeeper; April 8th, 2008 at 06:37 AM..