[mythtv-users] 16:9 video playback cutting off 10% on right side

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Sep 22 06:46:20 UTC 2005


Lee wrote:

>> I understand what you are saying, but could you please explain to me 
>> how or why Myth is switching to a different modeline during video 
>> playback?  It shouldn't be doing that should it?  The modeline I'm 
>> running is 4:3, and the picture doesn't go off the screen when 
>> viewing the X desktop or the Myth UI.  Why would it suddenly switch 
>> to a different modeline for video playback?  Shouldn't it just scale 
>> the 16:9 video to fit the 4:3 modeline?
>
>
> Is it the Myth video player or Xine?  As I understand it, if you try 
> and view 16:9 content it will change resolution, rather than rescale 
> the video.
> Your modelines say that's OK, so that's what it's doing...  If you 
> don't want it to do that, then remove the modelines (except the 
> 800x600) and it won't be able to...

Or switch off the option to use Xrandr...

Mike


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