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1. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
fr4nk13xx Oct 3, 2012 9:56 AM (in response to Page D)you can't fill a area with an image not capable . eg you have a postage stamp size image. but you want to fill a a4 sheet of paper.
photoshop is a professional program and as such my example above isnt acceptable. they fit to pixel size.
you have a 1200 pixel wide image at 72 dpi, and you place an image 600 pixels wide it will half fill it as expected.
not to mention that filling an area would also throw out the aspect of the image
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2. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
Charlie.D Oct 3, 2012 1:09 PM (in response to fr4nk13xx)Moving to the Photoshop forum.
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3. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
DexterG Jul 1, 2013 5:28 PM (in response to Page D)Yes, I agree, Photoshop's default behavior is stupid. I open hundreds of scanned images each week for cropping and editing and every one of them has to be manually fit-to-screen by pressing Ctrl-0 or double-clicking the hand tool. The images open at 33% scale with lots of wasted screen space around them; they scale to around 46% when fit-to-screen. There should be a file-handling preference to open all files at a certain percentage or fit-to-screen.
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4. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
station_two Jul 1, 2013 6:40 PM (in response to DexterG)The view at Fit to Screen is in most cases guaranteed to be one of the WORST representations of your image you can ever see in a Photoshop window.
Sure, it has its place and it's one to which I have to resort often, but the overwhelming majority of users would be disappointed—even shocked—at the perceived quality of their image if that's the first glimpse they caught of it by default.
The only true representation of your pixels is at 100%, where no pixels have to be discarded or made up (invented).
The next best representations are the the percentage views that Photoshop defaults to when you hit Command/Control + or -.
One of those is the one that your window initially opens up to by default, and this is exactly the way it should be.
DexterG wrote:
…they scale to around 46% when fit-to-screen…
…and I can guarantee you that is far from optimal, without a doubt.
If your available monitor space would allow it, your images would open at 50%, or even at 100%, when the image is small enough.
The way the default view is chosen by Photoshop is perfect. Nothing has to be changed in this respect. This is one of the many things Adobe gets right.
Calling it "stupid" just highlights the user's lack of insight into the issue.
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5. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
gener7 Jul 1, 2013 7:35 PM (in response to Page D)This script will open a file to fit to screen. It works with Photoshop CS2 to CC.
Script and step by step instructions included in the folder.
http://www.ps-scripts.com/bb/download/file.php?id=10&sid=adf04fde6ee2c103cddbc41220d6c3b3
Gene
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6. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
station_two Jul 1, 2013 7:50 PM (in response to gener7)Interesting, but… how is having to run a script faster or more convenient than pressing Command/Ctrl+0 ?
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7. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
gener7 Jul 1, 2013 8:21 PM (in response to station_two)It uses Photoshop's built in Script Events Manager which automagically fits the image to screen as soon as you open the file.
I use "fit to screen" as a starting point on existing files,so this has worked well for me for many years.
That should be what Page D wanted.
Gene
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8. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
station_two Jul 1, 2013 9:46 PM (in response to gener7)gener7 wrote:
It uses Photoshop's built in Script Events Manager which automagically fits the image to screen as soon as you open the file…
That's a pretty good feature.
As I wrote above, I also need to use Fit to Page occasionally, even often. But I'd love to see a modified script like this automatically open images at 100% by default.
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9. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
gener7 Jul 1, 2013 10:52 PM (in response to station_two)100% ? I'm sure that can be done.
http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/scripts/view-pixels.html
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10. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
station_two Jul 1, 2013 10:56 PM (in response to gener7)Hehehe… That's nifty! Thank you.
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11. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
Page D Jul 1, 2013 11:21 PM (in response to station_two)Thanks to everyone for your responses.
You have all given me valuable insight into why Adobe choses not to have images opening in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default. I did not consider the notion that different sizes result in differing level of perceived quality of images on screen.
Utilisation of available screen space is the ideal, but I can also see that you would want images to open at reasonably high quality, and if 'Fit Screen' compromises quality too much, I can understand why it behaves in the way it does.
Great that workarounds have been posted, should anyone prefer an automatic 'Fit Screen' behaviour.
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12. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
gener7 Jul 2, 2013 12:16 AM (in response to Page D)Before OpenGL in CS4, odd zoom levels made images looked jagged, but now it looks far better now and almost all GPUs meet the OpenGL 2.0 standard. Of course a 50 x 50 px image might not do well.
Disclaimer: I work off a laptop screen and I would expect Cinema display owners to notice quality differences.
Anyway, glad you got it sorted out to your satisfaction.
Gene
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13. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
mikezok12 Jul 2, 2013 12:35 AM (in response to Page D)I missed double click at magnifying glass to fit image at the screen...
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14. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
phosphorspitter Jul 2, 2013 2:06 AM (in response to mikezok12)Double Click on magnifying glass does not evoke Fit on Screen but Original Pixels..
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15. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
Dynatnt1 Jul 3, 2013 2:58 PM (in response to gener7)Love this script and it works flawlessly for opening images in PS. My problem comes when I "Edit In Photoshop" from Lightroom. I guess Photoshop does not see this import as an opening of a document and does not trigger the resize. Any thoughts on how to make this work coming from Lightroom to edit?
Regards,
Toby
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16. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
gener7 Jul 3, 2013 5:42 PM (in response to Dynatnt1)You can try adding "Start Photoshop" or "New Document" as the event for the script.
Gene
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17. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
Dynatnt1 Jul 11, 2013 9:32 PM (in response to gener7)Doesn't seem to work. Must be how Lightroom handles sending the file to Photoshop. Must not be an open, start, or new command. Perhaps it is like the bridge where it has "Place" in Photoshop.
Maybe it has something to do with Camera Raw processing the image before sending to Photoshop. Hope someone can figure this out.
Thanks,
Toby
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18. Re: Photoshop CS6: Why don't images automatically open in 'Fit Screen' mode, by default?
artvandelay5 Oct 26, 2013 5:35 PM (in response to Page D)This is the easiest way to make every photo open in "Fit to Screen" (or any other way) and takes less than 2 minutes to setup.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/photoshopsupport/discuss/72157623255032637/



