About the Screensaver Project Size

When you create a new Sprite-based screensaver, you can choose the optimal screen size. This size will be used during the screensaver creation and edition. This size cannot be changed later so we recommend that you choose the correct size.

However, this size does not need to match exactly the end-user screen size. The screensaver will be automatically resized to match any screen size at runtime. For example, if you choose to create a new screensaver project at size 800x600, you'll work on a project edition window of that size. But once it is compiled and launched on a computer which has a 1280x1024 resolution for example, the screensaver will be automatically adjusted. All the sprite sizes and coordinates will be recalculated accordingly.

Aspect ratio

Once important point is the aspect ratio of the screen size. Various ratios exist for computer screens: 4:3, 16:9, 16:10 and more. If you plan to make a screensaver for distributing in a company for example and you know that most of the computers have a 4:3 aspect ratio, we recommend that you create a screensaver project with that ratio (640x480, 800x600, 1024x768...).