[mythtv-users] preview video in recordings for wide theme

Allan Wilson allanwilson at gmail.com
Wed Dec 6 05:08:46 UTC 2006


On 12/5/06, Jan Vilhuber <jan at vilhuber.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Dec 5, 2006, at 4:54 PM, Allan Wilson wrote:
>
> > On 12/5/06, Eric Smith <erictsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I was previously using MythCenter-wide and noticed the same issue.  My
> > resolution was to switch to blootube-wide... its a great theme.
> >
> > On 12/5/06, Jan Vilhuber <jan at vilhuber.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > On Dec 4, 2006, at 6:30 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 12/01/2006 12:36 PM, Jan Vilhuber wrote:
> > > >> I switched my theme to a -wide version (titivillus, I think),
> > and now
> > > >> the video preview on the 'watch programs' section is weird: It
> > seems
> > > >> to start out in 4:3, but then only the top 2/3's keep updating,
> > > >> leaving the bottom third unchanged.
> > > >>
> > > >> Anyone else see this and know how to fix it?
> > > >
> > > > Are you using a widescreen output and display device?
> > >
> > > Yes, as far as I understand your question. It's an HDTV..
> > >
> > > > Have you properly
> > > > specified the aspect ratio to X?
> > >
> > > I would think yes, but am unsure exactly what you mean. The rest of
> > > the screen certainly is fine and knows it's a 720p output
> > (1280x720).
> > > Is there some place to tell it aspect ratio as well?
> > >
> > > Note it's ONLY the preview that's wrong... Looks like it's also
> > wrong
> > > in the non-wide version (it's mythcenter, BTW... my bad), though the
> > > symptoms are a bit different (the bottom third doesn't even display,
> > > rather than displaying then freezing).
> > >
> > > jan
> > >
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> > I was running mythcenter-wide and now trying out blootube-wide and
> > have noticed the same preview problems on both themes. It always
> > works on low def shows and sometimes I have black on bottom 2/3 or
> > sometimes it is a lined green color. I have noticed it for at least
> > a couple of weeks and just haven't said anything because it doesn't
> > bother me that much.
> >
>
> Actually I just switched to blootube-wide and the display is correct
> there. WAF is right up there as well. She was very impressed by the
> theme.
>
> jan
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I just updated to latest SVN and blootube and seems to be working now for me
also.

Allan
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