[mythtv-users] Re: 16x9 Programs OSD messed up?

Mario Limonciello mario.mailing at gmail.com
Sun Jun 5 17:01:56 UTC 2005


Greg Grotsky wrote:

>Mario,
>
>I noticed this same problem and had a similar email a month or two
>ago, there was no response.  I noticed that I could switch back and
>forth from an SD station to an HD station and make the problem
>progressivly worse.  Here are the shots that I included in my previous
>email if your interested:
>
>http://www.spartanframeworks.com/Spikey/1_704x480_works_well.jpg
>http://www.spartanframeworks.com/Spikey/2_1920x1080_working.jpg
>http://www.spartanframeworks.com/Spikey/3_1920x1080_still_working.jpg
>http://www.spartanframeworks.com/Spikey/4_1920x1080_starting_to_squish.jpg
>http://www.spartanframeworks.com/Spikey/5_1920x1080_getting_worse.jpg
>http://www.spartanframeworks.com/Spikey/6_1920x1080_really_bad.jpg
>
>I know the picutres are horrible, mainly it's because I'm watching on
>a 19" TV, but you get the idea. :)
>
>-Greg
>
>  
>
>>On 6/1/05, Mario Limonciello <mario.mailing at gmail.com> wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>When watching a program either live or recorded that is broadcast in
>>>16x9, it seems that the OSD doesn't display right on my 4x3 monitor.
>>>
>>>For example, i took a picture of law and order.
>>>
>>>http://clue.eng.iastate.edu/~superm1/IEEE1394/dscn1118.jpg
>>>
>>>The OSD overlays here.  This occurs for me with XvMC (when working) or Xv.
>>>My LCD's native res is 1280x1024, so I run at that, and then this
>>>showing was 1080i, so it just downscales.  Myth sets the aspect ratio to
>>>16x9 and adds the black bars for me.
>>>
>>>Is there a reason for this "squished" OSD?  Also, is there some sort of
>>>way to just have the OSD show up where the black bars are instead since
>>>they have to be there anyway?
>>>      
>>>
>
>  
>
Well - reassuring to know I'm not a lone here...

Before I start searching the Dev archives to see what those other
patches that were posted were, and if they fix this - do you know what
they were


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