[mythtv] 4:3 Zoom code changed?
Steve Davies
steve at one47.co.uk
Wed Nov 12 17:37:15 EST 2003
Doug Larrick wrote:
> On 2003.11.12 15:50, Steve Davies wrote:
>
>> I have a 16:9 television, but the video card will only output 4:3.
>> The "best" way IMHO to output the image in this case is
>> anamorphically (I think I understand anamorphic correctly ;-) ). The
>> television then stretches horizontally so that the aspect ratio all
>> gets fixed up. I believe this results in the least data-loss at the
>> screen.
>
>
> I believe that, with the current code in CVS, you can accomplish what
> you want to do (minus the current bug involving already-anamorphic
> source material) by setting your display size to 16:9 in the XF86Config
> file -- add "DisplaySize 375 210" (or some other measurement that's
> 16:9, in millimeters) to the "Monitor" section. Note that the actual
> size of the screen was not appropriate in my case, as it made the fonts
> much too small.
>
> -Do
> ug
>
Excellent... I'll give that a try!
Thanks,
Steve
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