--- Andrew Flegg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 8/13/07, Michael Beal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Panorama, as it is, fails miserably at 16:9.
>
> Strong, and somewhat emotive words. I'm aware of only two bugs in
> Freevo with Panorama (or, more specifically, anamorphic skins):
>
> * The current version's "Recording status" idlebar plugin looks
> vertically squashed.
>
> * "Recordings Manager" seems to plot a background image as a
> foreground
> image, given the former are pre-rendered horizontally anamorphic
> and
> the latter are anamophisised at runtime, this results in double
> compression.
I'm running Freevo at 1440x900 reesolution (set in freevo.conf). So
yes, if I were to switch my screen resolution to 800x600 I would
probably get the appropriate display results. However, I've never
liked the way things look on a 1440x900 screen with a display of
800x600. Too many jagged edges.
> > Preview images and watermarks are squashed horizontally even after
> > editing the images to make them square; CD covers are never
> displayed
> > square as well;
>
> Eh, what's "editing the images to make them square"? If a skin is
> marked as "anamorphic" in the skin definition, any image which is
> sourced from outside the skin (effectively) is scaled at runtime so
> that when stretched with non-square pixels on a 16:9 TV it will
> display correctly.
"Editing the images to make them square" means changing them from
192x256 pixels to 256x256 pixels. This is part of the reason why I
turned "anamorphic" off in my version of the skin. If my skin is
"built" for 16:9 screens, then no compensation is necessary in the
artwork.
> > text on screens larger than 22in. is hazy;
>
> Well, it looks OK on my 32" screen running at 800x600 with VGA
> connection. It looks excellent, in fact.
May have been the monitor I tested it on.
> > screen object placement is still handled at 800x600 (4:3)
> resolution;
>
> Yes, that's the point. But you're confusing display resolution (4:3)
> with render resolution (800x600). On an anamorphic display the pixels
> aren't square.
Again, that's why I'm reworking the Panorana skin: artwork has to be
compensated in order to run Freevo at resolutions above 800x600. To
me, making a skin anamorphic is kind of a waste. Why stretch
everything _back_ into shape when you could just write the skin to
handle everything properly and not have to compensate the artwork??
Why do double work?? If you're writing the skin, why not make it for
the resolution you use so you don't have to resize/reshape your
artwork??
> > and renaming Favorites at resolutions above 800x600 is impossible
> due to
> > text not being displayed. (This has been a problem in Freevo since
> day
> > one for me. I've always had to fix the skins to display text when
> > renaming Favorites at resolutions above 800x600.)
>
> I've not seen this before, what's the tracker ID?
This is because of MY configuration. While it appears everyone else is
content running at 800x600, I'm running at my full resolution of
1440x900. Freevo has never been able to handle anything above 800x600
and work correctly. I'm still trying to find a way to make 1440x900 a
viable option and then apply a skin suited for 1440x900, by default.
As soon as I can get this as a permanent fix, I'll post the patches
here.
> > I think I have it all complete with very limited exception. I'll
> test
> > it out fully over the coming week and make a few other changes as
> well
> > as a few different versions of the skin, i.e. different color
> schemes,
> > different icon themes, etc... When I have everything built to suit
> me,
> > I'll post to the list as a tarball for installation. I'll also
> post up
> > the fixed skins for text display at resolutions above 800x600 bug.
>
> I look forward to seeing the results.
And I hope you enjoy the skin when I post it up!!! However, keep in
mind that you MUST edit your freevo.conf to reflect a 1440x900
resolution.
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
There's a reason why I branched from the project to write my own
plugins and adapt Freevo for a more specific hardware set: the defaults
as they are don't fit well enough for me. I'm trying to contribute
back since the real grunt-work programming is done by folks more
talented than myself. If anyone wants to see my configs, plugins or
other edits, please, contact me.
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