On 9/21/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I really appreciate the help.
My desktop is definitely running at 800x600. This is a 4:3 mode. There are other modelines defined, but as I said before I didn't change anything in XF86Config-4 when I switched video cards. I'll delete everything besides 800x600 to see if it makes a difference. The Myth UI is running full screen.
Let me try to clarify the problem.
Desktop resolution is 4:3, displaying on my TV via s-video.
I'm recording OTA HD.
4:3 shows that were broadcast with 16:9 aspect ratio display with grey bars on the sides. Changing Myth to 16:9 Zoom aspect ratio makes it use the full screen. This is the behavior I expect.
16:9 shows that used to take the full width of the screen with black bars at the top and bottom now have 10-15% of the picture pushed off the right hand side of the screen. Regardless of what aspect ratio I tell Myth to use for display, some of the picture is always lost. 16:9 stretch seems to be the closest to keeping all the picture. With my old video card, I could leave the myth aspect ratio set to "default" and I wouldn't lose any picture.
>>
>> > System specs:
>> >
>> > Myth 0.18
>> > Nvidia FX5200, 7667 drivers
>> > 2x HD-3000 capture card
>> > 800x600 through TV-out over s-video.
>> >
>> > I had my Myth system setup and everything was working great...until
>> the fan on the video card went bad and the system started locking
>> up.
>> >
>> > I was using a Nvidia 6200 AGP video card but I replaced it with a
>> fanless FX5200 card. After I replaced the video card and rebooted,
>> the Myth interface looked exactly the same as before, filling the
>> screen with very little overscan. I then attempted to playback some
>> recorded TV and discovered that on 16:9 material, at least 10-15% of
>> the picture is missing on the right side. 4:3 material seems to work
>> fine.
>> >
>> > This did not happen with the 6200 card. I didn't change any settings
>> in .nvidia-settings-rc or in XF86Config-4, so I don't know what's
>> causing this. Does anybody have any ideas?
>>
>> Different video cards sit the screen in slightly different places,
>> it's just a fact of life. You'll need to tinker with the modeline in
>> the XF86Config-4 file, just take it slowly.
> I don't think that's the problem. The X desktop and the Myth UI both
> look correct. Neither of them is getting 10-15% of the picture chopped
> off on the right side. I only see the problem during 16:9 video
> playback. I have Myth configured to use the same video mode for the GUI
> and for playback, so it isn't that either.
Are you definitely running your desktop in the same 16:9 mode?
Do you have any other modelines defined?
I really appreciate the help.
My desktop is definitely running at 800x600. This is a 4:3 mode. There are other modelines defined, but as I said before I didn't change anything in XF86Config-4 when I switched video cards. I'll delete everything besides 800x600 to see if it makes a difference. The Myth UI is running full screen.
Let me try to clarify the problem.
Desktop resolution is 4:3, displaying on my TV via s-video.
I'm recording OTA HD.
4:3 shows that were broadcast with 16:9 aspect ratio display with grey bars on the sides. Changing Myth to 16:9 Zoom aspect ratio makes it use the full screen. This is the behavior I expect.
16:9 shows that used to take the full width of the screen with black bars at the top and bottom now have 10-15% of the picture pushed off the right hand side of the screen. Regardless of what aspect ratio I tell Myth to use for display, some of the picture is always lost. 16:9 stretch seems to be the closest to keeping all the picture. With my old video card, I could leave the myth aspect ratio set to "default" and I wouldn't lose any picture.
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