On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:04:35 -0700, PT wrote:

> I have two monitors: one is a 4:3 on a desktop and the other a 16:9 laptop
> monitor.
>
> I want to use a .JPG file from a 4" x 6" digital camera photo as the desktop
> background on the laptop. But when I set it up by right clicking on the
> desktop, selecting properties, and browsing to the appropriate .jpg photo
> file, the resulting image is stretched out, distorting the photo in a manner
> similar to what appears on sports bar HDTV sets.
>
> I assume there's a way to retain the correct aspect ratio, leaving a pair of
> "black" bars at the left and right ends of the photo.
>
> How to do it?

Use a photo editor program, such as Irfanview, which can resize your photo,
and/or crop it, retaining the proper aspect ratio for the display.

http://www.irfanview.com/

Save the photo you edit to the laptop aspect ration (16:9) as a file, and
use that as your desktop background.

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Norman
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