[mythtv-users] MythTV strange problem (Solved)

[Steven Adeff]

On 2/6/06, Art Fore <art.fore at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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
>

G changes the settings for that channel specificly for liveTV and
recordings from that show. So while watching live tv you can modify
the parameters for that channel, since many channels require different
settings this lets you customize the settings for that channel.

--
Steve