[mythtv-users] Vertical scaling in HD shows
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Sun Mar 30 12:46:49 UTC 2008
On 03/30/2008 01:19 AM, DaveD wrote:
> Video aspect override: Off
> Zoom: Off
> Video Playback Profile: Normal
> Vertical and Horizontal scaling: 0
> Scan displacement (X and Y): 0
> Video Aspect Override: Off
>
> In Appearance->Screen Settings I have tried setting Monitor Aspect Ratio
> to 16:10 and 16:9
Try setting "Xinerama screen" to "All" and the other values there, with
"Monitor Aspect Ratio" set to "16:10".
> with "Use GUI size for TV playback on and off.
With this off. And, please keep aspect override and zoom off.
> These
> settings seem to have no effect, whatsoever.
>
> Nvidia driver finds the monitor, sets the resolution/refresh just fine
> with no Vertrefresh/Horizsync settings specified (uses EDID). My old
> 19" CRT monitor worked the same way. There's no problem getting the
> resolution. The problem is that Myth is filling the screen instead of
> putting black bars top and bottom. Xine and mplayer work as
> expected/desired. It's as if Myth is trying to be "too smart" for its
> own good
In truth, Myth generally does exactly what you tell (configure) it to
do. MPlayer and xine, on the other hand, try to be smart.
> and filling the display by stretching the video vertically
> (people are tall and skinny, round things are oval). Same settings
> work fine on my HTPC PC, FE/BE, connected via 15-pin analog to a 37" LCD
> monitor/TV but it is 1920x1080 and doesn't distort the picture the way
> it does on the remote FE computer with the 1920x1280 display. I'm
> wondering if there's something in the backend (with the monitor that
> matches the content) influencing the remote frontend's ability to
> properly scale the video. Any ideas? Or should I submit a bug report?
No. It's a configuration issue. We just have to figure out which one.
If the above doesn't get it, what's the output of: xdpyinfo
Mike
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