How to fix large blurry GUI in Kontakt 7 Portable

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  1. Majestic

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    How to fix large blurry GUI in Kontakt 7 Portable

    Your Kontakt 7 Folder > UserData > Settings.cfg

    Open Settings.cfg in Notepad

    Add the following text to the second line:
    QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=dw:0

    I don't know if there is an applicable fix for Kontakt 7 Regular, but I'm assuming there's a way.

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    Cheers.
     
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  3. Julio Lara

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    Bro i have the same issue, and with analog lab too
     
  4. Sunbursts

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    Would it be possible to use these settings to make the Kontakt GUI bigger? On my old Windows 8 computer Kontakt has a good size but on my new Windows 11 computer with higher resolution Kontakt is too small to work with. I tried changing some of the numbers in the Setting.cfg file but haven't found anything that worked. I wouldn't mind if Kontakt became a bit blurry just as long as it got a little bigger so it would be easier to read.
     
  5. xorome

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    You can set QT_SCALE_FACTOR to a value greater than 1 or QT_FONT_DPI to a value greater than 96. I couldn't make either one work in Settings.cfg, but both work as environment variables in Windows. It's very blurry though.

    Windows settings -> search box -> advanced system settings -> Environment Variables -> New (top half) -> Variable Name -> QT_SCALE_FACTOR -> Variable Value -> 1.3

    You need to restart your DAW afterwards. Oh, and the resize handle will be off-screen.
     
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    @xorome, thanks so much, I will try your suggestions
     
  7. RealBananas

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    Then there is of course another alternative called "integer scaling" for pixel perfect upscaling, but it requires a multiple (like double, triple, etc.) amount of pixels with regard to the original window.

    https://tanalin.com/en/projects/integer-scaler/

    - Let's say you use a DAW with Kontakt as a plugin in floating mode (i.e. it is in a separate window)
    - Start IntegerScaler
    - Drag the Kontakt window to a size of less than a quarter of your screen (for example 1000x600 pixel)
    - Press Alt+F11 and Kontakt (the last clicked window) becomes 4 times its original size (for example 2000x1200 pixel)

    Note: if your window is larger than a quarter of your screen then it cannot be upscaled in this way.
     
  8. Synclavier

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    Portable by vkDanilov in Helper directory has a helpful tool for graphic problems with Kontakt - GUI Tweaker.exe
    Try different modes some will help you

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  9. Sunbursts

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    Thanks so much everyone, I will check everything out.
     
  10. DoubleTake

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    I resorted to using the WARP mode via the GUI tweaker and it seemed sharpest.
    Still not as sharp as Kontakt 6 portable, but better.

    This adding a line tweak seems to have no effect for me screenshots side-by-side with Kontakt 6 vs. Kontakt 7 using Direct 3d or WARP. Adding / removing that second line seems to have no effect on sharpness for me.
     
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    Apparently 7.4.0 comes with scaling built in?!
     
  12. srdmusic

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    Kontakt 7.7.0 has implimented scaling but it's poorly implimented and is still very burry.

    I've been looking for a portable Kontakt 7.7.0 installer but there doesn't seem to be one out yet.
    Does anyone know where I would put this Settings.cfg file in a normal install? I can't find the UserData folder anywhere in the AppData or Program Data folders.

    I we have to make kontakt 7.7.0 a portable install, is there any one here that knows how to convert a normal Kontakt Installer into a portable one?
     
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