Affinity Publisher - viewing learning videos

[walt.farrell]

42 minutes ago, R C-R said:

wouldn't the task bar show in it? 

You can configure Windows to hide the Taskbar when it's not needed.

[chasm]

RCR wrote ....so the laptop @chasm is using can't run any of them anyway. "

What does that mean?

I can open and move around in APub on the laptop I just can't see the words as I'm guessing it's because I can only get the screen to 1280x720 resolution?

Can you share a graphic here about this "taskbar" so I can see what I'm looking for?

I have taskbars in Word, Excel, dozens of programs on the laptop.

APub has a separate taskbar for screen resolution?

Thanks.

 

 

[Alfred]

9 minutes ago, chasm said:

Can you share a graphic here about this "taskbar" so I can see what I'm looking for?

I have taskbars in Word, Excel, dozens of programs on the laptop.

APub has a separate taskbar for screen resolution?

You have toolbars in Word, Excel, etc. The Taskbar is an item on the Windows desktop, usually at the bottom of the screen but movable to any of the other three edges unless it’s locked, and it can be set to autohide so that it slides out of view until you mouse over the relevant edge of the screen. It contains icons for the currently running applications, plus any others that you’ve chosen to ‘pin’ to keep them there.

[chasm]

I can change the laptop screen resolution to 1366 x 768 and see the words slightly better.

How does changing the screen resolution  to that higher number adversely affect other programs I use on that  laptop?

Word, Libre Writer, Excel, Firefox, etc.

Thanks.

 

[Alfred]

1 minute ago, chasm said:

I can change the laptop screen resolution to 1366 x 768 and see the words slightly better.

How does changing the screen resolution  to that higher number adversely affect other programs I use on that  laptop?

Everything will be slightly smaller because you’re cramming more pixels into the same screen area, but the words will be clearer if you’re using the native resolution of the display (which it sounds as though you are).

[R C-R]

4 minutes ago, chasm said:

RCR wrote ....so the laptop @chasm is using can't run any of them anyway. "

What does that mean?

It means at that resolution your laptop does not meet the minimum screen size specification for running any of the Affinity apps. As you have guessed, that would explain why you can't "see the words" if you run the APub app on it.

2 minutes ago, chasm said:

I can change the laptop screen resolution to 1366 x 768 and see the words slightly better.

Do you mean the words in the Affinity Publisher user interface or in the YT video tutorials?

Also, could you explain why you were using the lower screen resolution before now?

[chasm]

My taskbar is visible but it's not clear how that affects the visibility of a training video?

[chasm]

I can see the words the YT video tutorials slightly better.

It was set to the other resolution when I got the laptop.

Affinity Publisher – Hardware Specs needed

https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/publisher/full-feature-list/

Windows

Hardware  1280x768 display size or better

So, Affinity seems to be suggesting that

1280x768 display is adequate to work in Publisher?

But for YT videos you need at least what resolution?

What is your screen resolution set to in viewing YT videos?

Thanks.

 

 

[R C-R]

1 minute ago, chasm said:

My taskbar is visible but it's not clear how that affects the visibility of a training video?

Please let us know which screen resolution you are using now. Also for the videos if you can now see the full screen button with the 4 arrows (mentioned many posts ago by @Alfred) & what happens if you click on it.

If nothing else, please tell us what specifically is not clear to you in the video.

Above all, please keep in mind we cannot see what you see on your screen or know what you have tried unless you tell us that.

[R C-R]

3 minutes ago, chasm said:

So, Affinity seems to be suggesting that

1280x768 display is adequate to work in Publisher?

They are saying it is the minimum display size that will work with it. Higher resolutions (displays with more pixels) will give you more screen space for displaying your documents & the various panels, toolbars, & so on that are available in the UI.

That is what the "or better" qualifier means. You probably will see something similar for the minimum specs for many other apps besides the Affinity ones, for the same reason -- having more screen space to work with makes almost any app quicker & easier to use because you can see more at once & do not need to keep opening & closing or hiding things that cover other things.

[chasm]

The 4 arrows that Alfred mentioned - where am I supposed to see them?

While watching the Affinity YT video? Like this one https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/tutorials/publisher/desktop/video/337260283/

As I watch that video I don't see any 4 arrows or that slider Alfred posted.

Also, what resolution do you watch YT app videos at?

Do newer laptops offer that resolution you watch YT videos at?

So, if I got the same size laptop screen 15" but ti was newer would I get a higher resolution?

If not, then what size scree  do you watch YT didoes on?

21"? 24"?

Thanks.

 

[Alfred]

9 minutes ago, chasm said:

The 4 arrows that Alfred mentioned - where am I supposed to see them?

In your screenshot you showed a scrollbar button sitting partway down on the right-hand side of your screen. I was suggesting that you should try dragging it all the way down to reveal the bottom part of the browser window, where I expect you will find the Vimeo control console which includes a ‘Fullscreen’ button.

[R C-R]

19 minutes ago, chasm said:

The 4 arrows that Alfred mentioned - where am I supposed to see them?

While watching the Affinity YT video? Like this one https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/tutorials/publisher/desktop/video/337260283/

To begin with, that is a video hosted by Vimeo, not by YouTube. @Alfred just explained how to scroll down to see it (just as he did before when he first mentioned it).

22 minutes ago, chasm said:

Also, what resolution do you watch YT app videos at?

For YT videos, I can use any of the ones available in the settings popup (the button for that looks like a gear). It pops up a menu with a "Quality" item, which opens op a list of the available resolutions. As has been mentioned more than once, these options & how to access them differ depending on many things, including the browser, the OS, & the uploaded resolution of different videos. So what resolution(s) each of us might use is not relevant because you may have very different options unless you are using exactly the same browser & OS, using the same settings & the same equipment, & viewing the same videos as others are.

33 minutes ago, chasm said:

Do newer laptops offer that resolution you watch YT videos at?

Newer or not, different laptops support different native & other screen resolutions. The only way to tell which ones they offer is to check the specs for those you are interested in.

[Pšenda]

4 hours ago, R C-R said:

But if @chasm posted a screenshot of the entire laptop screen, wouldn't the task bar show in it? (Just curious. I am not a Windows user so I don't know how that works, or the size of the task bar.)

It depends on how the screenshot is performed - the screen may be taken without a taskbar, because it does not contain relevant information at the moment.
P.S. In my case, the taskbar has 50px.

 

2 hours ago, chasm said:

My taskbar is visible but it's not clear how that affects the visibility of a training video?

If the Taskbar is hidden, a larger part of the screen is available for applications (Afinity, YouTube, ...). So the application desktop is enlarged, the displayed video is enlarged in fullscreen mode, etc.

 

[Pšenda]

2 hours ago, chasm said:

It was set to the other resolution when I got the laptop.

It is always necessary to set the screen in the native resolution, otherwise there is an unpleasant distortion of the displayed texts, icons, etc.

 

[R C-R]

1 hour ago, Pšenda said:

If the Taskbar is hidden, a larger part of the screen is available for applications (Afinity, YouTube, ...). So the application desktop is enlarged, the displayed video is enlarged in fullscreen mode, etc.

Is it actually enlarged or is it that more of it is visible on the screen?

[chasm]

Hi Alfred - Now I see what you're suggesting. Thank you!

[chasm]

Psenda - Can you pls share a graphic of what the taskbar looks like which you're referencing?

Does anyone else use Firefox with Windows 10? On mine it tops out at 1366 x 768 and the words are very tiny but more legible. Also, how does one determine what the "native" resolution on any screen is supped to be? Thank you!

[Alfred]

9 minutes ago, chasm said:

Psenda - Can you pls share a graphic of what the taskbar looks like which you're referencing?

I’m not Pšenda (obviously!) but the taskbar is shown at the bottom of the first three screenshots on this page, with buttons on the left for launching Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, File Explorer, etc. (and the system tray on the right with the time/date and various other indicators).

16 minutes ago, chasm said:

Also, how does one determine what the "native" resolution on any screen is supped to be?

That information should be available anywhere that you can view the computer’s specs.

[R C-R]

1 hour ago, chasm said:

Does anyone else use Firefox with Windows 10? On mine it tops out at 1366 x 768 and the words are very tiny but more legible.

I am not a Windows user but I am reasonably sure you do not get a choice of any video resolutions higher than what your screen can display, which for you would be 1366x768 px. That's because there would be no way to display it using more pixels than the screen can display.

Simply put, your screen's native resolution sets an absolute limit on how many pixels it can display, & its physical size (like 15") sets an absolute limit on how large each pixel will be. So for example, for two screens with identical resolutions, if one is physically larger (like 17" vs. 15") the larger one can display everything on it at a larger physical size, even though both have identical screen resolutions.

So if you want to see everything larger & as sharp as possible, your only alternative is to use a larger screen.

[chasm]

Hi RCC - Thank you for your detailed and helpful explanation.

What size screen would you recommend for both watching learning videos on Vimeo and YouTube?

What size do you use?

That will inform me of how large a screen to get to connect to my laptop to view learning videos.

I have been trying  to ascertain this for quite some time but this is the first place it it has been detailed

Thank you so very much.

 

[R C-R]

6 minutes ago, chasm said:

What size screen would you recommend for both watching learning videos on Vimeo and YouTube?

The largest one you can afford that your laptop will drive at that screen's native resolution. I can't tell you which ones they would be but you should find info about that somewhere in the specs for your laptop.

FWIW, I typically use my 27" iMac for this, the one shown in my sig below each of my posts. Occasionally, I use the iPad shown in my sig, usually when I am somewhere other than in front of my Mac.

Note that a larger screen is useful for more than just viewing videos, too.

[Alfred]

45 minutes ago, chasm said:

What size screen would you recommend for both watching learning videos on Vimeo and YouTube?

What size do you use?

That will inform me of how large a screen to get to connect to my laptop to view learning videos.

I have been trying  to ascertain this for quite some time but this is the first place it it has been detailed

Please forgive me for being confused!

On 12/25/2021 at 5:58 PM, chasm said:

My TVs are way old so they don't have an HDMI port I could connect the laptop to them t o get a big screen affect.

 

On 12/25/2021 at 6:06 PM, v_kyr said:

Do yourself a favor and a personal xmas gift, buy yourself some bigger external monitor with a 28"-34" display, common monitor models aren't expensive nowadays!

 

On 12/25/2021 at 6:28 PM, chasm said:

I've love one but I'm afraid I have no budget for that so I'm trying to learn with what I have. Thanks.

 

[chasm]

Hi RCC,

Super helpful.

Thank you ever so very much!

 

[chasm]

Just wanted to thank you all for helping me better understand what's needed to watch instructional YouTube videos.

I may be able to access a old 19" TV screen so I'll see how large I can make the resolution if I attach that TV screen to my 15" laptop.

Happy New Year to you all!