[mythtv] ffmpeg SWSCALE!

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Aug 31 02:03:23 UTC 2006


On 08/30/06 21:54, Yeasah Pell wrote:

>Michael T. Dean wrote:
>  
>
>>Nonetheless, there is 
>>additional information in the image that can be extracted through an 
>>appropriate reconstruction process (and can result in a much better 
>>image given 4x the pixels for output).
>>
>Of course, people's eyes vary, and one is not always able to get the 
>ideal screen size or viewing distance for various real-world reasons. 
>But if it's between setting up a display that is 4x the resolution of 
>the source content, and setting up a correctly sized and distanced 
>screen, I would think the latter would inevitably be more cost effective 
>(I don't even want to know what the price of a 4x 1080p display would be 
>-- 7680x4320? ha!)
>

That's 4x the pixels = 2x the pixels in each of 2 dimensions = 3840x2160 
for 1080i/p.

Mike


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