[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #8775: Forced display aspect setting not honoured in TV recording playback
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Aug 13 16:33:22 UTC 2010
On 08/13/2010 09:01 AM, MythTV wrote:
> #8775: Forced display aspect setting not honoured in TV recording playback
> -------------------------------------------+--------------------------------
> Reporter: reidjr_at_lineone_dot_net | Owner: janne
> Type: defect | Status: new
> Priority: minor | Milestone: unknown
> Component: MythTV - Video Playback | Version: Trunk Head
> Severity: medium | Keywords: Aspect Ratio TV
> Ticket locked: 0 |
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> I have a 720x576 modeline on a PAL 16:9 TV. By default myth treats this as
> a 4:3 display. To overcome this I use the "Seperate modes for gui and
> video" options, and set :
> Gui 720x576 video 720x576 auto 16:9
>
> and an Override mode for US content of:
> Gui 720x480 video 720x480 auto 16:9
>
> with these setting the display is treated as 16:9 for PAL LiveTV playback,
> or PAL/NTSC MythVideo content. Playing any Recorded TV ( I only have PAL
> to test) treats the display as 4:3.
>
> If in "Screen Settings" I '''also''' Set the GUI size to 720x576, and
> check "Use Gui Size for TV playback", the 16:9 aspect ratio is honored in
> recorded TV.
MythTV uses the X configuration to find the aspect ratio of the
display. You need to configure X properly to use a non-square 16:9 display.
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Display_Size
and, especially,
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Display_Size#Calculating_your_own_values
(And if you're using Xinerama or similar, you'll have a Monitor aspect
ratio setting in frontend settings under Appearance Settings that must
be specified properly.)
Mike
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