Quote: I have a mid 2012 macbook pro 15" retina with 2.6Ghz I7; and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB graphics card.

I am connected to a 1024x768 projector set in mirror mode on the mac display. When I try to open PD12, I get the error message "PD12 cannot open with settings less than 1024x768" or something to that effect.

In my mac preferences/display/I selected my Sanyo projector which is 1024x768.

I am doing a project whereby I need to project a picture of a building back onto the building and therefore the resolution must be correct on the media sent to the projector.

What do I do?

Charles

I see one very large problem, you say you are on a Mac computer. Are you using PowerDirector to send to your Projector?

If you produce the Image/Video, do you have a media player to drive your projector?

PowerDirector usually goes by the Video resolution of your Display. If that is set to 1280 x 720 you get that message because 720 is less than 768. If you must have 1280H you can set your display to 1280x768 to make Powerdirector happy.

If your display is actually set to 1024x768 it should work.

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Carl312,

Thanks for your comments:

Clarifications:

1) Making a movie in PD with Mac via Parallels
2) After movie is made, the movie file will then be loaded into a media player for playback (not PD12)
3)The display is set during the mock up to the projector native resolution which is 1024x768 and the error message comes up every time.
4) Since posting; The only work-a-round I have found is to load PD12 to the desktop without the projector connected, then once PD is loaded, plug the VGA into the laptop (via an adapter). PD stays loaded and the computer then switches from the native laptop display to the 1024x768 of the projector.
(Backwards-but hey, it gets around the error message)

Charles

Quote: Carl312,

Thanks for your comments:

Clarifications:

1) Making a movie in PD with Mac via Parallels
2) After movie is made, the movie file will then be loaded into a media player for playback (not PD12)
3)The display is set during the mock up to the projector native resolution which is 1024x768 and the error message comes up every time.
4) Since posting; The only work-a-round I have found is to load PD12 to the desktop without the projector connected, then once PD is loaded, plug the VGA into the laptop (via an adapter). PD stays loaded and the computer then switches from the native laptop display to the 1024x768 of the projector.
(Backwards-but hey, it gets around the error message)

Charles

Glad your work around works.

Do not connect your Projector until you are ready to show the movie.

You should be able to produce a 1280x720/60p AVC video that will play via a media player on your 1024x768 projector.

The media player would play the movie on the connected output device (projector) that has a 1024x768 resolution.

Try producing a 1280x720p AVC video then play that movie in your media player with your projector connected.

It is the same thing as having a 1024x768 Monitor on your computer.
you can create HD movies to play on HD TV sets with a 1024x768 Monitor.

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.