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[Tutorial] Traktor Pro on High DPI/Resolution Displays (e.g. Surface Pro 3)

Discussion in 'TRAKTOR PRO / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO' started by ivanz, 7/9/14.

  1. ivanz

    ivanz New Member

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    Here are a couple of tips how to make Traktor Pro usable on High DPI/High Resolution Displays on Windows (on the screenshot below is the end result on Surface Pro 3 at screen resolution 2160x1440).

    If you have such a device - you probably know how bad Traktor Pro looks because it doesn't support scaling and you are stuck either looking at a pixelized Traktor or a super tiny one. No more.

    Step 1. Right click on the Traktor Pro shortcut and under "Compatibility" tick "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings".

    This will fix the pixelized UI, but everything will be super tiny and fonts - unreadably so. You can try increasing the font size in the Traktor Preferences, but you won't be able to go high enough (the higher sizes are not listed)

    Step 2. Open Traktor Settings.tsi in your Traktor Folder (same folder as the collection.nml file) with a text editor (e.g. Notepad) and search for:
    Code:
    <Entry Name="View.FontSize" Type="1"
    Change the "Value" to the font size you want (for example I use size 20 to get readable playlist. For me it now looks like:

    Code:
    <Entry Name="View.FontSize" Type="1" Value="20"></Entry>
    Step 3. Go the Traktor Preferences and under "Browser Details" adjust the "List Row Height" so that you can see the full height of the text and it doesn't overlap. (I have it set to 30px)

    That's it.

    It would be nice if NI fixes this and also makes the Traktor UI touch friendly (Surface Pro 3 is awesome)


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    ivanz, 7/9/14
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  2. Lucas Moller

    Lucas Moller New Member

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    Anyone from NI looking into HiDPI support? These screens are becoming fairly standard and it's incredibly frustrating I can't use traktor due to everything being tiny.
     
    Lucas Moller, 8/3/15
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  3. kallekenkel

    kallekenkel NI Product Owner

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    I'm sure it's on their list .. But nobody knows at which priority.
    I strongly hope priority #1 is stabilising Traktor after that 2.7.3 debacle ..
     
    kallekenkel, 8/3/15
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  4. Lectrosoul

    Lectrosoul New Member

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    Using Surface pro 4 and traktor pro 2.. its unusable really... cant believe this problem has been around for so long.. and nothing has been done from NI side.. is this going to be sorted because thinking of switching to another platform if the problem persists.. shocking
     
    Lectrosoul, 10/12/15
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  5. rankin rez

    rankin rez New Member

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    I hear ya lectrosoul NI need to sort this out!!
     
    rankin rez, 9/1/16
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  6. Lectrosoul

    Lectrosoul New Member

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    Hoping Traktor pro 3 will be fully touch enabled and scalable for high res displays...
     
    Lectrosoul, 12/1/16
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  7. fredguile

    fredguile New Member

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    Also reporting an awful experience with Traktor 2.10 and Surface Pro 4. I'm gonna try with other NI software to make up my mind...
     
    fredguile, 22/1/16
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  8. fredguile

    fredguile New Member

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    At least, could someone from the NI staff help us on tweaking the settings to apply a 200% upscale? (even if it's blurry, I don't care...)
     
    fredguile, 22/1/16
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  9. kallekenkel

    kallekenkel NI Product Owner

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    Just upscale at OS level..
     
    kallekenkel, 22/1/16
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  10. fredguile

    fredguile New Member

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    No, it doesn't work. For some reasons, the Traktor window sticks to 1/4 of the screen on the top left (my upscale settings are on 200%). NI please fix that.

    If you right click on the Traktor Pro shortcut and under "Compatibility" and tick "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings", then the window scales correctly. But the only font you'll maximize is for you collection list, everything else will stay super tiny (including the settings menu!!!!).

    PLEASE NI provide a minor fix for upscaling, that's unacceptable. I really don't get why you spend so much time on 64 bits and don't fix the UI...

    - we aren't requesting any major update, just a minor fix - THANKS
     
    fredguile, 23/1/16
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