[mythtv-users] Changing aspect ratio?

David Frascone dave at frascone.com
Thu May 3 14:35:51 UTC 2007


Sorry -- I wasn't clear -- there is not a zoom that matches the 
firewireHD up to my 16:9 screen.  I need to modify one to stretch the 
vertical -- is that possible?

-Dave

Geoff Mishkin wrote:
> Try pressing W to cycle through various aspect ratio settings and zooms.
>
>              --Geoff Mishkin <gmishkin at bu.edu>
>
> David Frascone wrote:
>   
>> My plasma is a 1024x768 display, when I use HDMI or VGA inputs.  (I just 
>> ordered a component cable, so this may soon change!)
>>
>> Anyway, Right now, HD recorded on different tuners (HDHomeRun -vs- 
>> Firewire) seem to have different shapes.  Both *should* have a 16:9 
>> ratio, like my TV, but when I get video off of the firewire, I have top 
>> and bottom letterboxes.
>>
>> I have tried increasing the vertical percentage thingie (settings / TV / 
>> Playback / 7th page or so).  A 12-15 or so fixes it perfectly for 
>> firewire HD -- BUT -- all other tuners are now cropped.
>>
>> Any suggestions?  Could I maybe add a custom setting to the aspects 
>> easily?  Would it be a code change, or a settings change somewhere? I 
>> don't mind pressing W a few times during playback.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> -Dave
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