S SheerGold macrumors regular Original poster Apr 20, 2006 112 0 Aug 28, 2007 #1 I have a monitor that pivots. Anyone know of any software for OSX that will convert the screen image from landscape to portrait?
I have a monitor that pivots. Anyone know of any software for OSX that will convert the screen image from landscape to portrait?
M Makosuke macrumors 604 Aug 15, 2001 6,803 1,523 The Cool Part of CA, USA Aug 28, 2007 #2 ATI's Displays utility can do this with some ATI graphics chips: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21573 ...but if you have an NVidia chip or a pretty new Mac, it won't do you any good. I was thinking that there was actually an option in the Pref Pane for some chips, but I could be remembering wrong.
ATI's Displays utility can do this with some ATI graphics chips: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21573 ...but if you have an NVidia chip or a pretty new Mac, it won't do you any good. I was thinking that there was actually an option in the Pref Pane for some chips, but I could be remembering wrong.
markfc macrumors 65816 Sep 18, 2006 1,082 3,094 Prestatyn, Wales, UK Aug 28, 2007 #3 It's built in to the sys prefs, plug the external monitor in and choose Rotate! Attachments Picture 1.png 89.1 KB · Views: 181
C cdb macrumors newbie Aug 31, 2007 1 0 Aug 31, 2007 #4 markfc said: It's built in to the sys prefs, plug the external monitor in and choose Rotate! Click to expand... does this work on new-gen macbooks? & new-gen imacs? thanks.
markfc said: It's built in to the sys prefs, plug the external monitor in and choose Rotate! Click to expand... does this work on new-gen macbooks? & new-gen imacs? thanks.
A amphioxus macrumors newbie Dec 22, 2008 1 0 Dec 22, 2008 #5 SysPref Rotate option only if vid card supports rotation. Solutions? markfc said: It's built in to the sys prefs, plug the external monitor in and choose Rotate! Click to expand... But apparently only if my graphics cards support rotation. The rotate option doesn't display in my Sys Pref Displays Panel, OS 10.3.9 on a G4 533MHz Video cards are both older 32MB: GeForce2 MX ATY,RV100 Any solutions for this stuff?
SysPref Rotate option only if vid card supports rotation. Solutions? markfc said: It's built in to the sys prefs, plug the external monitor in and choose Rotate! Click to expand... But apparently only if my graphics cards support rotation. The rotate option doesn't display in my Sys Pref Displays Panel, OS 10.3.9 on a G4 533MHz Video cards are both older 32MB: GeForce2 MX ATY,RV100 Any solutions for this stuff?