[mythtv-users] MythTV strange problem (Solved)

[Art Fore]

On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 08:40 -0800, Art Fore wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 07:38 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > Art Fore wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 01:46 -0500, Isaac Richards wrote:
> > >   
> > >> On Monday 06 February 2006 01:44, Art Fore wrote:
> > >>     
> > >>> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 00:36 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > >>>       
> > >>>> Art Fore wrote:
> > >>>>         
> > >>>>> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 00:16 -0600, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > >>>>>           
> > >>>>>> Art Fore wrote:
> > >>>>>>             
> > >>>>>>> I execute the following statement on the command line
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> ivtvctrl -c aspect=3
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> I open /dev/video0 with mplayer, the aspect is correct. I go out, and
> > >>>>>>> open with mplayer again, still correct.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> I open mythfrontend, the aspect is incorrect. I execute the ivtvctl
> > >>>>>>> statement again, I have to change channels in myth to get it to take
> > >>>>>>> effect. I go out of mythfrontend, then back in, the aspect is again
> > >>>>>>> incorrect.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> WHY and how can I fix it?
> > >>>>>>>               
> > >>>>>> What exactly are you trying to achieve?  Myth has numerous zoom modes
> > >>>>>> that provide various aspects for playback.
> > >>>>>>             
> > >>>>> I am trying to get the aspect ration to 16:9 and for it to stay there
> > >>>>> without having to go through the hassle everytime I go in and out of
> > >>>>> mythfrontend. I would expect there is something somewhere to make this
> > >>>>> permanent, but where?
> > >>>>>           
> > >>>> Have you tried just setting the Aspect Override in Setup->TV
> > >>>> Settings->Playback->General in mythfrontend?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Kevin
> > >>>>         
> > >>> That solved it. Thanks. It sure was hidden. Personally, the gui in
> > >>> Mythfrontend leaves a lot to be desired.
> > >>>       
> > >> Yeah, hidden on the first page of the tv playback settings.  Guess I should 
> > >> have put it in the audio configuration or something and made it _really_ 
> > >> difficult to find.
> > >>
> > >> Isaac
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >>     
> > > Now how can I set the brightness. With ivtvctl -y brightness=170 does
> > > the same as the aspect did.
> > >   
> > Read the documentation?
> > 
> > http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.1
> > 
> > (Look for "F")
> > 
> > Kevin
> > _______________________________________________
> "F" does nothing. Same with "F9", and various other keys. Some work,
> "F10, F11, W", others do not.
> 
> Art
> 
Found that "G" controls brightness for live TV. Why different keys for
recorded and live TV?

Art