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Cubase 10: HiDPI support on Windows 10

Updated

This article provides information on HiDPI support in Cubase 10 on Windows 10.

See also: "Windows: New custom scaling option in Cubase and Nuendo 11.0.20"

HiDPI disabled

  • This is the default setting of Cubase 10.
  • In this case, the user interface generally adapts to the monitor scaling settings as set up in Windows.
  • Graphical assets will not be rendered in higher resolution though and may appear blurry/pixelated or too small.

HiDPI enabled

  • HiDPI is only supported on Windows 10 systems.
  • To enable HiDPI support in Cubase, go to Edit ▸ Preferences ▸ General and check 'Enable HiDPI'. HiDPI support will be enabled next time you start Cubase.
  • When enabled, the user interface will use graphical assets in high resolution.
  • Currently Cubase supports only integer monitor scaling settings from Windows, for example.:
    • Monitor scaling setting of 125% displays Cubase with 100%
    • Monitor scaling setting of 150% displays Cubase with 200%
    • Monitor scaling setting of 175% displays Cubase with 200%
    • Monitor scaling setting of 200% displays Cubase with 200%

Additional notes

  • Some Cubase 10 components still do not fully support high resolution graphics, for example, the VST instruments Prologue, Mystic, Spector, LoopMash as well as MIDI plug-ins and some parts of the FX plug-in set.
  • 3rd party plug-ins need to support HiDPI on their own, else they may appear small and/or with a truncated user interface

Known issues & solutions

  • HiDPI enabled: Video window is black and shows no video after dragging it to another display. This may happen with a mixed display configuration (e.g. with UHD and non-UHD display), with the non-UHD display configured to be the main display. If you rely working with video, disable HiDPI in Cubase.

  • The left side of the Hub window is shown in white after moving the window to another display. This may happen with a mixed UHD and non-UHD display configuration with the non-UHD display configured to be the main display. Use the UHD display as the main display.

  • Menus are blank (no entries) on older systems with Intel HD3000/2000 graphics processors. Reason: Intel does not support HD 3000/2000 on Windows 10. Workaround: If your system has an alternative graphics processor, disable HD3000/2000in Device Manager.

  • HiDPI disabled: On systems with different types of monitors (e.g. one HiDPI screen and one without HiDPI) various general (not Cubase-specific) graphical issues may occur.

  • HiDPI disabled: Panels (Transport Panel, Audio Alignment, Steinberg Hub,...) might be displayed in the wrong size and jumping to a wrong position when moving them to a different monitor.

  • HiDPI disabled: Menus can be very small or not usable at all. Workaround: Move menu to other screen.

  • HiDPI disabled: Menu entries can be just white (no font) until moving the mouse over the entries. Workaround: Move menu to other screen.

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