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Wallaper

Have this problem where when I try to take an image from safari and use it for my wallpaper, it's often very pixelated or stretched. Does anyone know how to fix that problem?

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 17, 2020 1:09 PM

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Posted on Apr 17, 2020 3:18 PM

_Stefan_Hudson_:

"Wallaper: Have this problem where when I try to take an image from safari and use it for my wallpaper, it's often very pixelated or stretched. Does anyone know how to fix that problem?"

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Image Pixelation:

Is this a screenshot you are taking? Or is it the image itself you are saving?


If you take a screenshot, then its pixelation will stay as it is shown in the screenshot itself. Save the image as a file, and its pixelation will stay as the image's official size.


To See the Original Size:

If it is an image, then its pixelation will remain as it is as a file. So, open it in a new tab, to download it as intended.

View the Image:

  1. Right Click: on the Image
  2. Select: Open Image in New Tab
  3. Switch to: the new Tab
  4. Right Click: the Image
  5. Select: Use Image as Desktop Picture

Or...

Drag and Drop the Image to the address bar or the Web Browser.

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Screenshot:

Viewing the Avatar Image in a New Tab. Notice how much larger it is compared to its default size. It is smaller here, because it is downsized via use of the HTML Code embedded by the Author(s) of this site:

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Apr 17, 2020 3:18 PM in response to _Stefan_Hudson_

_Stefan_Hudson_:

"Wallaper: Have this problem where when I try to take an image from safari and use it for my wallpaper, it's often very pixelated or stretched. Does anyone know how to fix that problem?"

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Image Pixelation:

Is this a screenshot you are taking? Or is it the image itself you are saving?


If you take a screenshot, then its pixelation will stay as it is shown in the screenshot itself. Save the image as a file, and its pixelation will stay as the image's official size.


To See the Original Size:

If it is an image, then its pixelation will remain as it is as a file. So, open it in a new tab, to download it as intended.

View the Image:

  1. Right Click: on the Image
  2. Select: Open Image in New Tab
  3. Switch to: the new Tab
  4. Right Click: the Image
  5. Select: Use Image as Desktop Picture

Or...

Drag and Drop the Image to the address bar or the Web Browser.

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Screenshot:

Viewing the Avatar Image in a New Tab. Notice how much larger it is compared to its default size. It is smaller here, because it is downsized via use of the HTML Code embedded by the Author(s) of this site:

Wallaper

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