[mythtv-users] Where best to adjust color and how to test

Lan Barnes lan at falleagle.net
Mon Apr 23 18:24:48 UTC 2007


On Mon, April 23, 2007 10:44 am, Nick Morrott wrote:
> On 23/04/07, Lan Barnes <lan at falleagle.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, April 22, 2007 8:28 pm, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>> > On 04/22/2007 10:10 PM, Lan Barnes wrote:
>> >> I have determined that it's in the output, not the recording. I
>> played
>> >> live TV on another PC's front end after adjusting the color on the
>> >> primary. It was way washed out. I restored the default adjustments,
>> and
>> >> the alternate front end was fine. I have concluded that my old nVidia
>> >> card
>> >> is the thing that needs adjusting. I'm exploring in that direction,
>> but
>> >> it's tricky since the nVidia apparently forked, and I believe I need
>> the
>> >> old stuff.
>> >>
>> >> Any helpful URLs would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Hit the 'f' key while watching a recording or LiveTV to adjust the
>> > playback picture controls.  Also, you should probably verify that your
>> > nvidia drivers are set to defaults.  Use the nvidia-settings program
>> to
>> > verify.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>>
>> Curiously, the "f" key (and "F" key and even "^F" key) has no effect on
>> live TV. The "g" key works as advertised.
>
> Have you enabled the Xv picture controls in the frontend's setup?
>
> Nick

Probably not. I'll check when I get home.

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