4K and MA3

enigma63941 · 10-29-2014, 07:55 AM

Hello, I have been running MA for years. Of course first on a computer, and then next on a 1080P display connected to an Alienware X51. MA ran gorgeously on a 47 inch monitor. Recently I swapped out my 1080P display for a 4K display. When I run MA 3 under 4K resolutions the background with the solid alternating colors has a "block" appearance kind of like logs stacked on top of each other horizontally through the entire aquarium. When I try to run a different screensaver from 3dplanesoft I also have display problems as well of a different nature. Is MA 3 designed or even compatible to display properly on 4K displays or are their some adjustments that may help.

Jav400 · 10-30-2014, 08:19 AM

I remember long ago that we had some of those problems before. Seems like it had to do with video drivers at the time. Before you dive into serious tweaking, you might check to see if you are set to 32 bit and change it to 16 and see what happens. try a few simple changes like that first and see what the results are.............

After that it was a matter of changing video drivers to see what worked better IIRC.

Jim Sachs · 10-30-2014, 11:13 PM

Michael's right, this type of thing has always turned out to be driver-related in the past. The Aquarium is designed to scale itself to any resolution. There are no limits built into the program.

enigma63941 · 11-02-2014, 08:10 PM

When running in 4K it does seem to run more clearly when in 16 bit mode. I will experiment.

enigma63941 · 11-14-2014, 06:09 PM

Any suggestions on what setting I should adjust first?

10-29-2014, 07:55 AM	#1
enigma63941 Registered Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 247	4K and MA3 Hello, I have been running MA for years. Of course first on a computer, and then next on a 1080P display connected to an Alienware X51. MA ran gorgeously on a 47 inch monitor. Recently I swapped out my 1080P display for a 4K display. When I run MA 3 under 4K resolutions the background with the solid alternating colors has a "block" appearance kind of like logs stacked on top of each other horizontally through the entire aquarium. When I try to run a different screensaver from 3dplanesoft I also have display problems as well of a different nature. Is MA 3 designed or even compatible to display properly on 4K displays or are their some adjustments that may help.

10-30-2014, 08:19 AM	#2
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I remember long ago that we had some of those problems before. Seems like it had to do with video drivers at the time. Before you dive into serious tweaking, you might check to see if you are set to 32 bit and change it to 16 and see what happens. try a few simple changes like that first and see what the results are............. After that it was a matter of changing video drivers to see what worked better IIRC. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

10-30-2014, 11:13 PM	#3
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,788	Michael's right, this type of thing has always turned out to be driver-related in the past. The Aquarium is designed to scale itself to any resolution. There are no limits built into the program. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

11-02-2014, 08:10 PM	#4
enigma63941 Registered Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 247	When running in 4K it does seem to run more clearly when in 16 bit mode. I will experiment.

11-14-2014, 06:09 PM	#5
enigma63941 Registered Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 247	Any suggestions on what setting I should adjust first?