Retina scaling options

[bsmr]

Wait.

Using SwitchRes to achieve 2800 screen resolution, is Photoshop crisp and not blurred?

Which of those SwitchRes Apps are you talking about?

 

[Forkjulle]

Which of those SwitchRes Apps are you talking about?

I don't know. Which is the one that everybody is talking about?

 

[terraphantm]

Wait.

Using SwitchRes to achieve 2800 screen resolution, is Photoshop crisp and not blurred?

At 2880 photoshop is very crisp. But the UI elements are all very small - it's usable, but not ideal.

At the 1440x900 mode, photoshop looks identical to how it would on a standard res cMBP. It's blurry compared to retina apps, but no blurrier than anything on a non-retina display.

In the 1680 and 1920 modes, you'd probably be at a disadvantage.

 

[Forkjulle]

At 2880 photoshop is very crisp. But the UI elements are all very small - it's usable, but not ideal.

At the 1440x900 mode, photoshop looks identical to how it would on a standard res cMBP. It's blurry compared to retina apps, but no blurrier than anything on a non-retina display.

In the 1680 and 1920 modes, you'd probably be at a disadvantage.

Yes, but Photoshop is best when there is more screen space. Maybe the native scaled-up mode is the compromise. But, then, Photoshop won't be crisp.

 

[terraphantm]

Yes, but Photoshop is best when there is more screen space. Maybe the native scaled-up mode is the compromise. But, then, Photoshop won't be crisp.

Yes, it's best when there is more screen space - but the UI being tiny is detrimental to work flow. It works well enough for quick projects, but as I said, it's not ideal.

The native scaled up mode is the compromise. It's not crisp by retina standards, but it will look just as good as any non-retina display. Once the photoshop update is released, using it at the native mode would be the best - the pictures won't be scaled (so you can fit huge pictures without losing detail), but the UI elements will all be large enough to manipulate

 

[Forkjulle]

Yes, it's best when there is more screen space - but the UI being tiny is detrimental to work flow. It works well enough for quick projects, but as I said, it's not ideal.

The native scaled up mode is the compromise. It's not crisp by retina standards, but it will look just as good as any non-retina display. Once the photoshop update is released, using it at the native mode would be the best - the pictures won't be scaled (so you can fit huge pictures without losing detail), but the UI elements will all be large enough to manipulate

Got it.

Waiting for that Photoshop update... around the circle we go...