Insufficient Screen Res? - DPChallenge Forums

05/07/2008 07:30:44 PM · #1

Hi all,

I just got my new baby in the mail today (Canon Rebel Xsi) and when I tried to install the included software I got a pop up that said simply, "Insufficient screen resolution".
I'm on a Macbook and I don't see why that screen wouldn't be enough, or why it wouldn't let me install because of that.
Any advice?
The software is the EOS Digital Solution Disk (ver 17.1) with photostitch, EOS utility and all that jazz.

05/08/2008 08:30:19 PM · #2

Bump...

Maggye

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

05/08/2008 08:42:21 PM · #3

I got that software with mine too, but I never installed it. My computer is a Dell, I don't know if that makes a differece

zeuszen

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

05/08/2008 09:17:55 PM · #4

What resolution have you set for your MacBook? It should be at least 1280x800, 1440x900 for the 15" display.

As an alternative, you can download the software here. The installers are the same, but it may be worth a try.
I have EOS Utility an at least three different Macs running OSX and never encountered this issue.

Message edited by author 2008-05-08 21:20:10.

05/09/2008 03:24:43 PM · #5

Ah, It seems as though I had set the res down (don't remember why) a while back and never set it back up. It works fine now! Sorry I wasted your time on my stupidity.

Maggye

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

05/09/2008 03:30:10 PM · #6

hi Nathanael, I'm glad you got that working. just one question, do we really need that software? I never installed it in my computed, and I haven't had any problems with my pictures

scruff

05/09/2008 03:34:23 PM · #7

Some of the Canon software is worth checking out Digital Photo Professional is a good organizer and there is probably a RAW convertor too if you shoot in RAW...

Maggye

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

05/09/2008 03:53:39 PM · #8

Originally posted by scruff:

Some of the Canon software is worth checking out Digital Photo Professional is a good organizer and there is probably a RAW convertor too if you shoot in RAW...

I do shoot in RAW, but I'm working on photoshop CS3, do you think I still need that other software?

zeuszen

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

05/09/2008 06:19:42 PM · #9

Originally posted by Maggye:

Originally posted by scruff:
Some of the Canon software is worth checking out Digital Photo Professional is a good organizer and there is probably a RAW convertor too if you shoot in RAW...

I do shoot in RAW, but I'm working on photoshop CS3, do you think I still need that other software?

Probably not. Some people like DPP, some don't. I've tried it and didn't. I do use EOS Utility to edit camera settings. Remote shooting, also, can be done here.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

05/09/2008 06:25:56 PM · #10

Originally posted by Nathanael_G:

I just got my new baby in the mail today (Canon Rebel Xsi) and when I tried to install the included software I got a pop up that said simply, "Insufficient screen resolution".

Nothing like a software installation failure message to make you feel inadequate. ;-)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

05/09/2008 08:28:38 PM · #11

Originally posted by Maggye:

CS3 can handle RAW, so you can just use that. I haven't had a chance to try out this program, but I'll let you know how it goes. Right now I'm just using iphoto (haven't broken the bank with CS3 yet) and I haven't tried processing RAW in iphoto yet (downloaded a patch last month, but haven't tried that yet either).

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

05/09/2008 08:46:14 PM · #12

I use DPP all the time. My images sometimes take a little time with Windows Viewer...both RAW and JPEG...especially when I am going through groups of 1000. So I use DPP for batching from RAW as well as the Quick Viewer Tool for viewing the JPEGs in my folders. Fast and easy programme.

scruff