Image Dimensions in Common Usage

Collated by Paul Bourke
May 2000


Dimensions Ratio Comments
8x8 1  
16x16 1 Macintosh cursor size
Supported by Windows icon format
32x32 1 Macintosh icon size
Supported by Windows icon format
64x64 1 Supported by Windows icon format
88x31 2.8387 WWW micro banner
128x96 1 1/3  
160x120 1 1/3 NTSC 13" 1/16th
CuSeeMe small image size
Considered a "small" QuickTime movie
160x144 1.1111  
176x144 1.2222  
180x132 1.3636  
180x135 1 1/3  
192x144 1 1/3 PAL 1/16
234x60 3.9 WWW small banner
256x192 1 1/3 10"/12" 1/4
320x200 1.6 Called CGA, IBM PS/2
320x240 1 1/3 NTSC 13" 1/4
CuSeeMe image size
iPod native resolution.
320x288 1.1111  
320x400 0.8 Amigo
352x288 1.2222 PAL Video CD
352x240 1.46666 NTSC Video CD
384x256 1.5 Photo CD
384x288 1 1/3 PAL 1/4
392x72 5.444444 WWW banner
400x300 1 1/3  
460x55 8.36363636 WWW banner
480x320 1.5 Apple iPhone
468x32 14.625 WWW banner
468x60 7.8 WWW banner
512x342 1.497 Original Macintosh screen
512x384 1 1/3  
544x372 1.4623 WebTV image size
640x350 1.82857 Called EGA, IBM
640x480 1 1/3 480p, NTSC full
Called PGA, IBM VGA
640x576 1.1111  
704x576 1.22222 Full image size from ASUS video capture with TNT2
720x350 2.05714286 Called MDA, IBM / VESA
720x400 1.8 Called MCGA, IBM/VESA
720x480 1.5 Format 480p. NTSC video format as used by DPS PVR video hardware.
NTSC DV
SDTV
720x483 1.49068323 SDTV
720x484 1.48760331 Alternative Media-100 NTSC, eg: Media-100
720x486 40/27 CCIR 601 NTSC
720x540 1 1/3 CCIR 601 NTSC Sq
720x576 1.25 CCIR 601 DV PAL and DV SECAM
729x348 2.094828 Hercules graphics
768x576
Subtract 75 from left/right and 55 top/bottom for the PAL "safe" area
1 1/3 CCIR 601 PAL full
800x600 1 1/3 Called SVGA resolution. Used in the first generation of LCD projectors (their native resolution).
832x624 1 1/3 Macintosh
856x480 1.78333333  
896x600 1.49333333  
960x720 1 1/3 Non standard digital TV format supported by some suppliers.
1024x576 16/9 WSVGA, HDTV / DVD
1024x768 1 1/3 XGA. Native resolution of many LCD projectors.
Used by VisionStation and VisionStation 3.
1080x720 1.5 HDTV
1152x768 1.5
1152x864 1 1/3 VESA
1152x870 1.3241 Macintosh
1152x900 1.28 Sun / SGI
1280x720 16/9 Format 720p.
HDTV
WXGA
1280x800 1.6  
1280x854 1.498829 Mac G4 15" laptop
1280x960 1 1/3 SXVGA
1280x992 1.29 Optimised on the PowerStorm 350 OpenGL card/drivers from Compaq
1280x1024 5/4 SXGA
1360x766 1.77545692  
1365x768 16:9 (nearly, 1.77734375) NEC 61" plasma
1366x768 16:9 (nearly, 1.77864583) WXGA, eg: Sanyo PLV70
1365x1024 1 1/3 VisionStation 3 with upgrade and VisionStation 5.
1400x788 1.77664975 WXGA+
Native on some JVC projectors
1400x1050 1.3671875 SXGA+
DELL Laptop
1440x900 1.6 Apple 17" G4 laptop
1520x856 1.77570093  
1536x1536 1.0 Standard amoung fisheye images in the planetarium industry
1600x900 16:9  
1600x1024 1.5625  
1600x1200 4/3 UXGA
1792x1120 1.6  
1792x1344 1 1/3  
1824x1128 1.61702128  
1824x1368 1 1/3  
1856x1392 1 1/3  
1920x1080 16/9 1080i format. HDTV, known as 1K
1920x1200 8/5 UXGA+
1920x1440 1 1/3  
2000x1280 1.5625 QXGA
2048x1152 16:9  
2048x1536 1 1/3 QXGA, Feature film, known as 2K
Also used by DOME display controllers
2048x2048 1 Tiger high resolution display.
Standard amoung fisheye images in the planetarium industry.
2500x1340 1.86567  
3072x2252 1.3641 Sometimes used for IMAX (?)
3600x2400 4/3 QUXGA
3600x2613 1.37772675 Sometimes used for IMAX (?)
3600x3600 1.0 Standard amoung fisheye images in the planetarium industry
3840x2400 8/5 QUXGA+
4096x3072 1 1/3 Image size for IMAX 3D rendering, known as 4K
4096x3840 1.0666666 NCSA tiled wall (2001)
4096x4096 1.0 Standard amoung fisheye images in the planetarium industry