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iPad Retina iPad Wallpapers Thread

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Gol27 said:
Could some one please make this into a 2048 x 2048 for me? I don't have a clue how I would go about it!

pretty pleeeease :)


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It could be up-res'd but it's currently approx 50% smaller than 2048, even in the larger size at the link you provided. It would also require cropping, losing a portion of the left, right, or both sides.

Suggest falling in love with another pic.
 
So what is the process of making a picture "retina"? I know it has to be at or above the iPad's ppi rating, but if the picture is below it, like 72ppi, can it be upped to meet the iPad's requirements to be considered "retina" or is it too late for that?
 
Sylon said:
So what is the process of making a picture "retina"? I know it has to be at or above the iPad's ppi rating, but if the picture is below it, like 72ppi, can it be upped to meet the iPad's requirements to be considered "retina" or is it too late for that?
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It needs to have 2048x2048 (2048x1536 for portrait only) or more pixels. Its that simple...
 
mcdj said:
Suggest falling in love with another pic.
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the Internet is currently very underwhelming when it comes to images over the iPad's resolution! I can't tell you the amount of "new iPad wallpaper" sites that I have been to and they all contain the exact same pictures.
 
G77 said:
It needs to have 2048x2048 (2048x1536 for portrait only) or more pixels. Its that simple...
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Thats not just it. Without the pixel density, the quality of the photo will look like crap. Go grap some random, low density picture at that resolution (say for example at 72dpi) and compare it to a real retina picture of the same resolution (at 262dpi). You will see a significant difference in quality of the pictures. I have 2 of the nametag wallpapers from another thread. One is at 262dpi, the other of the exact same picture is at 72dpi and the latter looks horrible. Its a huge downside to this retina display, so many pictures online look like crap.

I was asking if there was a way to make a low density picture a high density picture.
 
Sylon said:
Thats not just it. Without the pixel density, the quality of the photo will look like crap. Go grap some random, low density picture at that resolution (say for example at 72dpi) and compare it to a real retina picture of the same resolution (at 262dpi). You will see a significant difference in quality of the pictures. I have 2 of the nametag wallpapers from another thread. One is at 262dpi, the other of the exact same picture is at 72dpi and the latter looks horrible. Its a huge downside to this retina display, so many pictures online look like crap.

I was asking if there was a way to make a low density picture a high density picture.
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This is not how it works, PPI only works like that when dealing with physical prints and what your eye sees , not what's displayed on a screen. If you have a 260 PPI display you're viewing everything at 260 PPI. When dealing strictly with digital images, PPI is irrelevant. Resolution matters.

To answer the question, there is not a way to increase resolution after the fact. The data just isnt there. If your source image is less than 2048x2048 then you're gonna be stretching and filling or cloning to get it higher.
 
fs454 said:
This is not how it works, PPI only works like that when dealing with physical prints and what your eye sees , not what's displayed on a screen. If you have a 260 PPI display you're viewing everything at 260 PPI. When dealing strictly with digital images, PPI is irrelevant. Resolution matters.

To answer the question, there is not a way to increase resolution after the fact. The data just isnt there. If your source image is less than 2048x2048 then you're gonna be stretching and filling or cloning to get it higher.
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True, however, I've already tested with some of my own background images which were sized for the non-retina iPads, and most look fine on the Retina display. It depends as much on the quality of the image as well as the pixel dimensions. If the original image isn't clear, it will look worse on the Retina display, but if it was clear, as long it is a reasonable size to begin with and not too small, it will look fine on the Retina.
 
TheWheelMan said:
True, however, I've already tested with some of my own background images which were sized for the non-retina iPads, and most look fine on the Retina display. It depends as much on the quality of the image as well as the pixel dimensions. If the original image isn't clear, it will look worse on the Retina display, but if it was clear, as long it is a reasonable size to begin with and not too small, it will look fine on the Retina.
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I'm sure it may look fine, but his point was that the image isn't mathematically fine in terms of actual resolution. Depending on the image you may not even be able to see the parts of the image that was artificially increased.
 
Anyone out there that want to make some girlie retina wallpaper? I'm not very interested in football, nor do I want half naked women on my beloved pad! ;)

So, if someone could create some kind of rhinestone wallpaper (white, silverish, diamondish), that would be highly appreciated! I want to bling my iPad!

Here's some inspiration

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guitarguy316 said:
Can you remove the diagonal light on the last one?
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Did you have to re-post the entire lot of images when your point is only in regards to 1. By doing so you force everyone to have to reload the images twice simply because you quote them lackadaisically.
 
MacRumorUser said:
Did you have to re-post the entire lot of images when your point is only in regards to 1. By doing so you force everyone to have to reload the images twice simply because you quote them lackadaisically.
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MOD NOTE: Yes, ideally one should edit the quote where possible. The forum software makes it easier for many posts, as it will replace and pictures with an IMG tag with a link when quoted however it does not do that with TIMG images as are common in this thread.

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Sylon said:
Thats not just it. Without the pixel density, the quality of the photo will look like crap. Go grap some random, low density picture at that resolution (say for example at 72dpi) and compare it to a real retina picture of the same resolution (at 262dpi). You will see a significant difference in quality of the pictures. I have 2 of the nametag wallpapers from another thread. One is at 262dpi, the other of the exact same picture is at 72dpi and the latter looks horrible. Its a huge downside to this retina display, so many pictures online look like crap.

I was asking if there was a way to make a low density picture a high density picture.
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As fs454 said - you dont know what PPI and resolution is. Go educate yourself.
 
DarkAnnie said:
Anyone out there that want to make some girlie retina wallpaper? I'm not very interested in football, nor do I want half naked women on my beloved pad! ;)


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My wife seconds this request. As for me, I agree - I don't want half naked women on my iPad - fully naked would be much more preferable.
 
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