[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #13400: Video playback wrong aspect ratio

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 06/02/2019 14:21, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 02/06/2019 05:36 AM, MythTV wrote:
>> #13400: Video playback wrong aspect ratio
> ...
>> Comment (by Klaas de Waal):
>>
>>   Progress!!
>>   \\
>>   My system has two monitors, the first is 1920x1200 and the second is
>>   1920x1080.\\
>>   When I disconnect the second monitor and reboot the system then the
>> video
>>   playback aspect ratio is correct!!
>>   \\
> 
> The current design requires that when you have multiple monitors, you
> need to set the Xinerama options in settings appropriately:
> ----
> Display on screen
> Run on the specified screen or spanning all screens.
> ----
> and
> ----
> Monitor aspect ratio
> 16:9
> 16:10
> 4:3
> The aspect ratio of a Xinerama display cannot be queried from the
> display, so it must be specified.
> ----
> 
> (Note, too, that the "Monitor aspect ratio" is a different setting from
> "Video aspect override".)
> 

Never had to set the monitor aspect ratio when running with more than 1
head. Only ever had to tell it which screen to use.


Regards
Stuart