Questions tagged [graphics]
Pictures displayed on a computer screen
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How to check OpenGL Version? The version is the same as if i install Windows?
I need to work with at least OpenGL 3.1, and i am not sure which version do i have.
When i execute this command on terminal:
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"
i get this message:
OpenGL version ...
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Can I flush, or release, my GPU memory?
Running an iMac Pro 10 core, 64GB Ram and 16GB Vega, MacOS 10.14.6. iStat menu (v6.40) is showing a consistent GPU Memory usage between 90% and 100% after I have been using the computer for awhile.
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Is there a free command line program for converting PDF files to SVG?
Once upon a time I used Corel Draw to edit vector graphics. Now I'm looking at using Sketch. I previously converted all my old CDR files to PDF but Sketch doesn't seem to like to open PDFs containing ...
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GRUB 2 error – "fb: switching to radeondrmfb from EFI VGA"
Whenever I try to boot Arch, Mint or Debian Linux from a USB stick using GRUB 2 on my Mac with compatibility mode, it freezes on this error (given in the question title).
I've tried every available, ...
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Can I efficiently make a pdf out of 10 jpeg images? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I combine two or more images to get a single pdf file?
In Lion, how can I efficiently combine 10 jpeg files into a single pdf in which each image is a page? I have ...
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Convert .png image icon to .icns file (MacOS)
What command can I type in my BASH shell to convert a given icon in png format into the icns image format required by Apple .app directories?
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How do I extract an image out of a PDF using Preview for Mac?
I have a PDF that is from a scanner that is only an image (no text).
Is there any way to extract the image out of the PDF in Mac Preview?
Or is that the same thing as converting the PDF to an image?
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Change .jpg quality of terminal screenshots
I’m using a terminal script to capture my screen at set intervals. However, the resulting .jpg files are rather large. I’d like to control the quality of .jpg files being generated by this script:
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What does the "Resample image" option do in Preview?
When using Tools > Adjust Size in Preview, there is an option to Resample image which is checked by default.
When it is unchecked, a few things happen:
The Fit into option is disabled and set to ...
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Desktop Background is blank
I change my background in system preferences and it says my background is a picture, but my desktop is still a blank gray. How can I fix this?
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How to use ImageMagick to bulk crop empty space on png files?
I just installed ImageMagick (new to Terminal) and can't figure out how to bulk crop a folder of pngs to remove all transparent space around the png (i.e. a square logo on a rectangle png with ...
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Changing the target DPI when saving slides as images in PowerPoint 2011
I want to increase the target resolution when exporting slides as images in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. In other forums it says to go to Preferences -> Save, and from there you can change the dpi.
Here'...
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How can I restore photos from an iCloud backup to a new iPhone?
My iPhone fell into water and is now broken, completely! I desperately try to recover my photos via iCloud. I downloaded the iCloud manager for Windows since I never backed up my iPhone with my ...
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Is Intel Iris 1536 MB ‘better’ than Intel HD Graphics 4000?
I'm looking at a game which gives 'Intel HD Graphics 4000' as one of its requirements. My Macbook Pro Retina mid-2014 has 'Intel Iris 1536 MB'; will that be OK?
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Cannot paste images from clipboard to Facebook in Safari unlike Google Chrome
I have problems pasting images from clipboard to Facebook in Safari.
I have recently uninstalled Google Chrome and started using Safari since Chrome uses tons of energy and memory. I liked it but I ...
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3ds Max alternative for Mac
Is there a good alternative to Autodesk's 3D modeling software 3ds Max that works on a Mac?
I like 3ds Max because it's very powerful and easy to use for someone who is not an expert in 3D modeling.
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Copy and paste image in Safari
I have issues copying an image from website into clipboard and then pasting it on another website in Safari (e.g. Messenger or Facebook). When I click on an image with two-click and select Copy image ...
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Why is Safari displaying scrambled graphics?
When I click on "new tab" in safari, I see this flicker often as a new tab is opening:
Any idea why this is? It seems to be a scrambled cache of my graphics card... (In case you're wondering, the ...
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What does a CUDA driver do?
I've heard talk of installing a CUDA driver for the new unibody mac (Nvidia 330M) to possibly resolve graphics problems (though it seems it actually doesn't do so). I'm not having problems but I was ...
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How to stop images in apple mail signature is being magnified
I'm trying to add a logo in apple mail signature.
The image is a small PNG. When I added to the the signature in preferences, it's fine. But when I visit that signature again (or) create a mail with ...
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Mac Pro (mid 2010) grinds to a halt when display is rotated to portrait
I have a Mac Pro Mid 2010 with two ATI Radion 5770's driving 6 Dell U2412M's. Problem is, when even just one of these displays is rotated to portrait, the entire system grinds to a halt. CPU usage ...
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Animated GIF images are slow on iOS
Animated GIF images seem incredibly slow since iOS 4.3ish. Prior to that, animated GIFs worked just fine and had the same speed as on a computer. I don't mean loading the GIF, but the speed of the ...
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How do I extract text from images in terminal?
I know how to extract text from images using preview.app, however I would like to use this feature from terminal to extract all the text from a bunch of images.
I tried this using this method to apply ...
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Convert SVG to PDF using command line in Mac OSX
I want to convert a SVG file to PDF from the command line on Mac OSX. Is there any way to do this?
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Understanding Intel iris graphic card spec for mac mini
I'm reviewing moving to some software that has a system requirement of a 1GB of video / graphics card.
The computer in question is a 2014 Mac mini, which I remember at the time of buying had a "...
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Finder windows just show screen artefacts
On our Macbook Air (Mid-2011 11", OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks), starting a few days ago, every time we open Finder windows, the right side just shows screen artifacts/cheese. File Open dialogs in MS Word ...
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What Is Graphic Switching & Are There Reasons to Turn It Off?
I was tinkering about in the System Preferences of my Macbook Pro yesterday, when I came across "Automatic Graphic Switching" within the Energy Saver pane as exemplied below:
What exactly is Graphic ...
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iOS7 Moving Backgrounds - file type and creating your own
iOS7 comes with parallax backgrounds.
My questions are:
Are these a standard file type? Does anybody know what it is?
Is there a process to create a custom one?
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Thanks everyone - I was ...
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How can I generate iOS/Flurry style icons in OS X?
As some of you might know, the iOS treatment of app icons is ruthlessly strict. It forces a certain roundness of the corners and allows no transparency, hence enforcing a unified look. I think that's ...
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How to disable link previews and link dropdowns [duplicate]
Since updating to Ventura, whenever I paste or type a URL into an email draft, Mail app now automatically crowds my message with large content previews, it pings websites and downloads images to add ...
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How to use Scale Action to scale up an image in Keynote without loosing quality?
If I have a really high resolution image in Keynote, and I shrink it down to start out small, and then use the scale up action (animation) to make it big the resulting image is pixelated and low ...
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Stop Safari from loading webpages as Preview images
Everyday, the first time I start Safari, if I go to the history or bookmarks tab, I get the following message:
How can I stop Safari from prompting this message and completely disable the webpages ...
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Night Shift & Flux not working on MacBook Air 6,2 (early 2014) since macOS 10.13.2
Hope anyone might have an idea how to troubleshoot this problem:
Since I updated my MacBook Air 6,2 (early 2014) to macOS 10.13.2 both Night Shift and Flux have completely stopped working. Meaning no ...
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Is there a Mac app that will open all images within a folder, regardless of the folder depth?
I have a folder full of additional folders, each of which then contains images. The directory looks something like this:
folder0
folder1
image1.jpg
image2.jpg
image3.jpg
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How to open "BigTIFF" files?
I'm looking for some software that would open BigTIFF files on a mac - ones that are 6GB or bigger. (I'm not opposed to writing some code to do so, but I'd prefer a prewritten solution.)
Does macOS ...
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Animations are choppy and jerky after a day (Mountain Lion)
After my 13" MacBook Pro (2010) has been on/sleeping for a day, the changing desktop animation and mission control gets choppy. Only a reboot fixes this problem and it stays good for several hours. I'...
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Preview in OSX El Capitan defaults to 100% scale
When printing a jpeg, preview now defaults to 100% scale, which is not what I want. I am having to manually select scale to fit and fill entire paper. How can I make it always default to the latter (...
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How to add export formats to Preview.app?
Is there any way to teach Preview how to export/save (and not just import/open) additional formats? If so, how?
As you may know, Apple has removed several export formats from the default dialog in ...
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Macbook Pro Battery / Discrete Graphics Card Issues in 10.8.2
I am posting because I currently have a 15'' Macbook Pro (Early 2011 edition) and have suffered from poor battery life since upgrading from Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.8.
Before the upgrade, I could use my ...
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Fix bad image quality in dark images in iMovie
I have an iMovie project (stop motion animation). Everything is fine, except for a dark scene. The photos get pixelated and blocked, and really ruined. The original image is very sharp and clear, yet ...
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Is there a built-in text-to-graphic utility for OS X Lion?
I believe I've seen one or more utilities, possibly command-line or Applescript, which will take a string and create, for example, an image containing that text with the specified font size, etc.
I ...
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Tile Finder background image in Snow Leopard
I have seen a guide/tip on the internet to make Finder tile it's background by editing ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist however the guide is now outdated and no longer works on Snow ...
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Fake rectangle/window visible under some windows
tricky question here.
I don't know how long this has been going on, but I noticed it only recently. My semi-transparent windows have a “fake” square/window beneath them, which is visible (it also ...
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Mission Control slow and jerky on 2011 MacBook Pros: any fix?
Mission Control has been horribly slow on my 2011 MacBook Pro 15" (2GHz quad i7, 8GB RAM, 256MB graphics, SSD) -- swiping up usually freezes the screen for 2 seconds, before showing me the Mission ...
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When trying to save a .jpg or .jpeg, Safari tries to force .dms extension onto end?
Not really the most pressing question, but it's bugged me enough to get an account and try my luck...
When I try to save any .jpg or .jpeg, Safari forces a .dms extension onto the end of it, and ...
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I've taken a screenshot, how do I edit it? [duplicate]
I'm used to taking screenshots in Windows and then editing them before posting them (with MSPaint)
How can I edit a simple image quickly on OSX?
I took a picture of a P.O. and I want to remove any ...
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What is this card and what's its purpose?
I've come across what appears to be a vintage PCI card for the Macintosh. I've searched everywhere to find out what it is, but so far it's been unsuccessful. It has what appears to be memory sims and ...
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Graphics performance on MacBook Pro 15 / 2015
I am going to buy a 2015 Macbook Pro. I'd like to be able to run SolidWorks with Parallels or Bootcamp occasionally (for 3D printing model development). I believe it requires OpenGL.
I am confused ...
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Does AirDrop resize pictures - AirDrop photo resolution
Does AirDrop alter images in any way to reduce size for faster transfer or the "Preparing" is preparing the package for tranfer, involving no image resize/compression?
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Floating semi-transparent image for comparison
I'm a web developer on a Mac OS X (Mountain Lion) and was wondering if there is a (free) alternative to Overlay2 - basically it's an app that lets you create a floating window with a semi-transparent ...