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mythtv at hotblack

Jan 20, 2008, 12:32 PM

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Re: Widescreen 720x576 and problems with squashed Watch Recordings preview images?

nospam312 wrote:
> I use a 720x576 *widescreen* resolution running with rectangle pixels
> but my preview images in the Watch Recordings screen appear to be
> squashed and do not look like they have been resized with the correct
> aspect ratio.
>
> It is like the image creator is assuming that 720x576 is a 4:3
> resolution or something and is not taking into account the rectangle
> pixels and is therefore squashing the image.
>
> If I measure my full screen it is 57cmx32cm (approx 1.78 ratio - i.e.
> 16:9). If I measure the preview image it is 12cmx4.5cm (approx 2.66
> ratio).
>
> Are any other users having the same problem and know of a fix or does
> this need adding to trac?
>
> Using Mythbuntu 7.10 Trunk with Metallurgy 11-Jan-08 theme.
>
> TIA

Have you tried running 1024 x 576 *widescreen* with square pixels?
That's what a guy I know uses on his widescreen PAL CRT...

- Wade
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nospam312 at gmail

Jan 21, 2008, 1:48 AM

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Re: Widescreen 720x576 and problems with squashed Watch Recordings preview images? [In reply to]

> > I use a 720x576 *widescreen* resolution running with rectangle pixels
> > but my preview images in the Watch Recordings screen appear to be
> > squashed and do not look like they have been resized with the correct
> > aspect ratio.

> Have you tried running 1024 x 576 *widescreen* with square pixels?
> That's what a guy I know uses on his widescreen PAL CRT...

No mainly because what I have maps directly onto the TV resolution so
I get a generally perfect picture without it generating too much heat
or using unnecessary electricity resizing the picture to a resolution
too big for my CRT TV. Thanks for suggesting something however.
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