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Compatibility

DPI scaling settings on macOS / OS X (HiDPI display)

 1. Outline

This information explains how to change the DPI scaling level. (HiDPI display)
These settings allow you to scale the size of text or icons to match the size displayed with other monitor resolutions.
Note: This information is provided based on our in-house testing. We do not guarantee the compatibility in respective user environments and conditions may vary depending on the graphics board manufacturer.

2. Applicable Monitors

FlexScan EV3237
ColorEdge CG318-4K
ColorEdge CG248-4K

3. macOS / OS X settings

3.1 macOS Sierra (10.12.5 or later)

(1) Open “Display” tab of "Displays" setting in System Preferences.

(2) Select "Scaled" of Resolution.
Please disable "Mirror Displays" before selecting "Scaled".

(3) Change the scaling level.

Resolution list may be displayed instead of the icons depending on the combination of the Mac and the monitors.

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Option arrow.png
Scaled display size EV3237 (140ppi) Scaling level 200% 150% 2 127% 2 114% 2 100%
Equivalent resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440 3008 x 1692 3360 x 1890 3840 x 2160
Note (equivalent to 70ppi) Approximate to display size of 24" 1920 x 1200 or 17" 1280 x 1024 monitor (equivalent to 93ppi) Approximate to display size of iMac 27" or MacBook Pro 15.4" monitor (110ppi) (equivalent to 122ppi) OS default
(No scaling)
  CG318-4K
(149ppi)
Scaling level 200% 160% 2 136% 2 122% 2 100%
Equivalent
resolution
2048 x 1080 2560 x 1350 3008 x 1586 3360 x 1772 4096 x 2160
Note (equivalent to 74ppi) Approximate to display size of 24" 1920 x 1200 or 17" 1280 x 1024 monitor (equivalent to 93ppi) Approximate to display size of iMac 27" or MacBook Pro 15.4" monitor (109ppi) (equivalent to 122ppi) OS default
(No scaling)
  CG248-4K (185ppi) 1 Scaling level 255% 2 200% 167% 2 150% 2 127% 2
Equivalent resolution 1504 x 846 1920 x 1080 2304 x 1296 2560 x 1440 3008 x 1692
Note (equivalent to 73ppi) Approximate to display size of 24" 1920 x 1200 or 17" 1280 x 1024 monitor (equivalent to 93ppi) Approximate to display size of iMac 27" or MacBook Pro 15.4" monitor (111ppi) (equivalent to 123ppi) (equivalent to 146ppi)

1 You cannot select 100% scaling level with the OS default settings. To set to the 100% scaling level, click "Scaled" pressing the "Option" key and select 3840 x 2160 resolutions.

2 When you don't set the expansion ratio to 200% or 100% (no-scaling), screen looks somewhat blurry because of the OS scaling.

3.2 macOS Sierra (10.12 - 10.12.4) / OS X El Capitan (10.11) / OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Option arrow.png
Scaled display size EV3237 (140ppi) Scaling level 255% 2 200% 150% 2 127% 2 100%
Equivalent resolution 1504 x 846 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440 3008 x 1692 3840 x 2160
Note (equivalent to 55ppi) (equivalent to 70ppi) Approximate to display size of 24" 1920 x 1200 or 17" 1280 x 1024 monitor (equivalent to 93ppi) Approximate to display size of iMac 27" or MacBook Pro 15.4" monitor (110ppi) (No scaling)
  CG248-4K (185ppi) 1 Scaling level 255% 2 200% 167% 2 150% 2 127% 2
Equivalent resolution 1504 x 846 1920 x 1080 2304 x 1296 2560 x 1440 3008 x 1692
Note equivalent to 73ppi OS default, approximate to display size of 24" 1920 x 1200 or 17" 1280 x 1024 monitor (equivalent to 93ppi) Approximate to display size of iMac 27" or MacBook Pro 15.4" monitor (111ppi) equivalent to 123ppi equivalent to 146ppi

1 You cannot select 100% scaling level with the OS default settings. To set to the 100% scaling level, click "Scaled" pressing the "Option" key and select 3840 x 2160 resolutions.

2 When you don't set the expansion ratio to 200% or 100% (no-scaling), screen looks somewhat blurry because of the OS scaling.

 

The resolution options of CG318-4K are as follows when using with the OS X Yosemite (10.10.4) - macOS Sierra (10.12.4)  installed Mac Pro (Late 2013) .

  Resolution Scaling level Note
CG318-4K
(149ppi)
4096 x 2160 100% OS default (No scaling)
3840 x 2160 100% -
2048 x 1080 200% equivalent to 75ppi

4. Software Compatibility

We confirmed the HiDPI compatibility between OS X Yosemite (10.10) and the following software.

Category Vendor Software Version HiDPI display
Image Editing Adobe Photoshop CC (2014) 20141014.r.257 Yes
Photoshop Elements 13 13.0 (20140831.m.62014) Yes
Lightroom 5 5.6 (977575) Yes
Canon Digital Photo Professional 3.14.40.0 Yes
Nikon ViewNX2 2.10.2 Yes
Capture NX-D 1.0.3 Yes
Movie Editing Adobe Premirere Pro CC (2014) 8.1.0 (81) Yes
Premirere Elements 13 13.0 (20140903.daily.717136) Yes

 

(As of November 2014)

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