Practically everyone crops their photographs when uploaded to Caedes, and occasionally in the past I've noticed that an image of mine has been slightly stretched or squeezed to fit 1680x1050 a popular wide screen ratio. I've found this slightly annoying as it distorts the original image, so recently I've tried to keep them uncropped at 1680x1260 or strictly cropped at 1680x1050.

Recently I saw a very nice photograph of . Pelicans Preening by flanno2610 it's largest download size is 3008x2000, and there is the more common size of 1680x1050 to choose from too. I chose to download the largest size of 3008x2000, and edited it in PhotoFiltre to my own personal preferences for a dt. Imagine my confusion when I finally downsized the image to 1680x???? instead of 1680x1050 showing 1680x1117 showed instead ! the height had risen 67 pixels.

Could someone please explain to us the rules of stretching, and squeezing artists uploads, and are they aware that not everyone wants these distortions to take place. In years past I was a tv repairman, and would often calibrate a crt tv on a test card signal, so I'm a bit of a stickler for standards.

The site detects your resolution and then, offers up varying sizes according to that aspect ratio and that of the original size(s) of the image(s) posted.

Some stretching/squeezing, as you put it.. may occur depending on the original size uploaded by the author and that of your 'native' resolution.


In the instance of "Pelicans Preening by flanno2610"; 3008x2000 ... scaling the image down results in an image of 1920 X 1277.

Not that of the more 'typical', 1920 X 1280.

Or, for that matter ... 1920x1200, which is a 16:10 screen (common for computer monitors) and 1920x1080 is a 16:9 screen (common for TVs).


Even on this note, it is getting more difficult to find monitors that have more real estate than 1920 X 1200. Which are becoming more popular. (Same goes for 1920 X 1080 and the like.)


Function of the site's software, so.. unless there are adjustments that can be made from this side of the viewing monitor to account for monitor resolution changes ... have to learn to live with it in the odd circumstances, methinks.

You could also try using the Discussion Board Search to see if there is more on this subject (as I believe that there is).

Thanks for the swift, and comprehensive reply Les, your a gent.

No worries, Phil. :o)