Does gamesalad support iPad Pro? If so whats the screen size?

http_gamesaladhttp_gamesalad Member Posts: 1,340
in Working with GS (Mac)

I've heard that apple is dropping a massive ipad to the market ... I don't know if its out or not.. but if it is already whats the screen dimensions?

Comments

  • RedRoboRedRobo Member, PRO Posts: 682

    The iPad Pro is 2732 x 2048.
    Does anyone think Apple will start asking for 4k artwork soon as a minimum?

  • http_gamesaladhttp_gamesalad Member Posts: 1,340

    @strag gamesalad only allows artwork the size of 2048 x 2048 and lower

  • tmanntmann Member Posts: 278
    edited September 2015

    @strag said:
    The iPad Pro is 2732 x 2048.
    Does anyone think Apple will start asking for 4k artwork soon as a minimum?

    Seems very unlikely as it isn't 4K

  • PhilipCCPhilipCC Encounter Bay, South AustraliaMember Posts: 1,390

    @strag @tmann @http_gamesalad
    You may already know this guys, but 4K is 3840 x 2160 ie four times HD 1920 x1080.

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited September 2015

    @http_gamesalad said:
    Does gamesalad support iPad Pro?

    Yes GameSalad supports the iPad Pro.

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    @strag said:
    The iPad Pro is 2732 x 2048.
    Does anyone think Apple will start asking for 4k artwork soon as a minimum?

    4k is 4096 pixels across, the iPad Pro is only 2732.

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited September 2015

    //

  • tmanntmann Member Posts: 278

    @PhilipCC said:
    strag tmann http_gamesalad
    You may already know this guys, but 4K is 3840 x 2160 ie four times HD 1920 x1080.

    Yeah, but typically it depends who you work for :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution

  • http_gamesaladhttp_gamesalad Member Posts: 1,340

    @socks do you know the aspect ratio?

  • MentalDonkeyGamesMentalDonkeyGames Member Posts: 1,276

    @http_gamesalad said:
    socks do you know the aspect ratio?

    4:3, like the other iPads.

    Mental Donkey Games
    Website - Facebook - Twitter

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    @http_gamesalad said:
    socks do you know the aspect ratio?

    Unfortunately that information is secret at the moment, Apple are not saying what the aspect ratio is until the iPad Pro is released and in the shops, all we know is that the resolution is 2732 x 2048 pixels (but obviously that doesn't tell us anything about the aspect ratio) - Googling 'iPad Pro aspect ratio' will of course give you numerous so called "answers" including Apple's own claim that the iPad Pro is 4:3, but who is to say these are not faked websites put out there to fool us into thinking information like this is commonly available ?

    My own guess is that it is likely to be 16:3

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    :tongue: :trollface:

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited September 2015

    @NipaDidIt said:
    4:3, like the other iPads.

    It's not quite 4:3 . . . . it's

    4.00195312499992:3
    or
    1.333984375:1

    (but what's a pixel between friends).

    4:3 (from a 2732 pixel width) would be 2049 (rather than 2048).

    / pedant :wink:

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited September 2015

    @http_gamesalad said:
    socks do you know the aspect ratio?

    P.S. Your image assets (presuming you are using a standard iPad project) would need to be x2.66.

    From what I can see we are already set up to produce iPad Pro projects as GameSalad currently stands, by that I mean no update is required from GameSalad - although it would be great at some stage down the road to utilise force touch.

  • http_gamesaladhttp_gamesalad Member Posts: 1,340

    @Socks I thought all you did was get the screens height and divide it by 2

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited September 2015

    @http_gamesalad said:
    Socks I thought all you did was get the screens height and divide it by 2

    I'm not sure what that means ?

  • pHghostpHghost London, UKMember Posts: 2,342
    edited September 2015

    @Socks said:
    I'm not sure what that mean ?

    I think he's talking about the mathematical formula.

    Screen Height (s + H) divided by 2 = Aspect Ratio (a%)

    (s+H)/2 = a%

    We were taught it only in high school back in my day, but nowadays I think it is fourth grade of elementary school when it is taught. Blame all the iPads for this development.

    I'm sure it will only get worse with the iPad Pro.

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    edited September 2015

    @pHghost said:
    Screen Height (s + H) divided by 2 = Aspect Ratio (a%)

    Still not sure what it means, I don't know what (s + H) indicates ? Does it mean screen plus height ?

    The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of the X to Y dimensions.

    If you were to divide the screen height of an iPad . . . (I am going assume the longer side - and the measurement is in pixels rather than inches ?) . . . by 2 you will get 1024, but an aspect ratio requires two numbers, 1024 (or any single number) cannot be an aspect ratio.

    For example a screen size of 1536 x 2048 and a screen size of 10 x 2048 would both have an aspect ratio of 1024 under this scheme !!? (If I understand it correctly).

    @pHghost said:
    I'm sure it will only get worse with the iPad Pro.

    The iPad Pro is effectively just a larger iPad screen, the aspect ratio is the same as it's been for iPads for the last half decade or so.

  • jamie_cjamie_c ImagineLabs.rocks Member, PRO Posts: 5,772

    ...last half decade or so.

    Sounds so much longer than just 5 years...

    http://jamie-cross.net/posts/   ✮   Udemy: Introduction to Mobile Games Development   ✮   Learn Mobile Game Development in One Day Using Gamesalad   ✮   My Patreon Page

  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822

    @jamie_c said:
    Sounds so much longer than just 5 years...

    It's about a week short of 5 years and 6 months . . . . !

Sign In or Register to comment.

© Vanilla Keystone Theme 2025