[Freevo-users] Re: tv-out issues.
JJ2Dogs wrote: > I got at home and thomson 16:9 100mhz and I wonder how can I put the tv-out in 16:9, > so the 16:9 movies will fit the screen, just like it was when playing a dvdfrom a > dvd player?? You need to pass the "-monitoraspect 16:9" option to mplayer. With that, it'll present 16:9 material full-screen and automatically add black bars down the sides of 4:3 material. This has worked well for me with a G400 doing TV-out, though not with a DXR3. Should work with just about any video card. -- "Awooga! Awooga! Someone put my clothes back on!" --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] DVB and Freevo
Is there a recommended way to get DVB and freevo working together? I have a hauppauge wintv nova card. (i'm in the uk) I have managed to get it working, and I'll post how, if anybody is interested, but wondered if i had gone a round-about way.. cheers james (3rd time lucky to post this!) --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] tv-out issues.
For Freevo, Matrox have the all the support it needs. In my experince the Matrox have the best video quality of any card. They do lack some of 3d accel stuff, though. Evan n Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:37:17 -0400 "Andrew Dumaresq" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried a more expensive NVIDIA card (FX5600) and I still get the problem, > I'd love to move away from NVIDIA but my ATI (9800XT) does the exact same > thing, I could move to Matrox but as I understand it Matrox cards don't have > good X support. So the question becomes what video card works best? > > Thanks > > Andrew > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ole Andre > Schistad > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] tv-out issues. > > Matthew Bettencourt wrote: > > > I have the exact same problem. I haven't figured out what it is, > > except maybe the card is crap. I have tried many different cards (all > > nvidia) and some are better and some worse. It is like the image is > > rotated a couple of degrees. If you get anywhere on this please post > > to me at least and most likely the whole list > > Thanks > > Matt > > > You hit the nail there, the TV chips on these cards is actually a piece > of sh*t. My SN41G2 box displays the exact same symptom; it bulges at the > sides and narrows towards the top. If I had know what I now do about the > quality of Nvidias non-gaming components I would *never* have bought > this system. And of course it doesn't help that they refuse to divulge > the required specs for 3rd party drivers for their products as well - > getting the onboard sound working has been a nightmare all the way. To > anyone browsing this list and considering buying a freevo system: STAY > AWAY FROM NVIDIA! > > > > --- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > > > > --- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] DirectFB with G450
Thanks for all your help Ben and Jortan the OSD is working. SDL ./configure was unable to detect the presence of DirectFB because the pkg-config file directfb.pc was in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig instead of /usr/lib/pkgconfig. something about default install path so I ... export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig and bingo checking directfb supprt yes move runtime libSDL out of the way and symlink to built lib reboot and hapiness. is the pkgconfig issue a quirk of DirectFB nothing else I've ever built has done this. again thank you to all for your help and patience. On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 04:43, Benjamin Zeiss wrote: > hi josh, > > --On Thursday, March 11, 2004 01:55:39 -0500 Josh Peck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > do I should I dl and compile pygame from source? > > yes. also, you should again try to go step by step. there is no use in > trying to run freevo if you aren't sure whether everything went right with > SDL. you should set the SDL environemnt variables and then execute the SDL > examples first. then you can go on and compile pygame. do the pygame > examples then etc. > > to spare you some work, these are my SDL settings: > > export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=directfb > export AUDIODEV=/dev/em8300_ma > export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=dsp > export SDL_PATH_DSP=/dev/em8300_ma > unset SDL_VIDEO_YUV_DIRECT > export SDL_VIDEO_YUV_HWACCEL=1 > export SDL_DIRECTFB_MGA_CRTC2=1 > export SDL_DIRECTFB_MGA_STRETCH=1 > export SDL_DIRECTFB_MGA_OVERSCAN=1 > > they seem to work fine here. of course you should replace AUDIODEV and > SDL_PATH_DSP with something that corresponds to your system. > > -- > Benjamin Zeiss > > > -- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > ___ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users -- Josh Peck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Re: [Freevo-users] Re: tv-out issues.
I got at home and thomson 16:9 100mhz and I wonder how can I put the tv-out in 16:9, so the 16:9 movies will fit the screen, just like it was when playing a dvdfrom a dvd player?? Any body got some working ideas?? THX John --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Re: tv-out issues.
Hi, I think a lot of the issues with skew and/or rotation are to a great deal a matter of the tv, and not the video cards. I have a Thomson 28" wide and observed a slight rotation of the picture. I then started to watch more closely on broadcasts that have horizontal material, like stock market info scrolling in the top or bottom of the screen. Looks like they are also off a bit, so I concluded that it is my tv that is rotated. It also shows a stretch in the picture when not overscanning. This stretch moves a bit according to picture content. If I put a 4:3 signal in 16:9 format on the tv the strech becomes worse. I guess that a lot of the problems are caused by the analog components in the signal path not beeing ideal. It is a bit annoying once you know the picture is distorted, but a slight overscan usually makes you forget about the whole matter pretty fast. /Per --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] dual audio select(avi works,mpg not) and subtitle questions ?
Hi folks, I'm not able to select the audio stream from a dual audio mpeg2 stream (svcd). mplayer -aid x command works fine with the file. How are the number of streams detected ? Have I to fix some mpeg headers ? Detected and selecting of avi streams are no problem. I use freevo 1.4.1 and the latest mplayer for all output. Second question is a missing feature: How to switch subtitle display and audio stream on the fly (with my ir realmagic remote) and not by stopping the movie, then select the new option and continue the movie ? Reading the faq, mailing list and documentation doesn't help me. so thanks for helping answers, Thomas --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
RE: [Freevo-users] tv-out issues.
I tried a more expensive NVIDIA card (FX5600) and I still get the problem, I'd love to move away from NVIDIA but my ATI (9800XT) does the exact same thing, I could move to Matrox but as I understand it Matrox cards don't have good X support. So the question becomes what video card works best? Thanks Andrew -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ole Andre Schistad Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 6:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] tv-out issues. Matthew Bettencourt wrote: > I have the exact same problem. I haven't figured out what it is, > except maybe the card is crap. I have tried many different cards (all > nvidia) and some are better and some worse. It is like the image is > rotated a couple of degrees. If you get anywhere on this please post > to me at least and most likely the whole list > Thanks > Matt You hit the nail there, the TV chips on these cards is actually a piece of sh*t. My SN41G2 box displays the exact same symptom; it bulges at the sides and narrows towards the top. If I had know what I now do about the quality of Nvidias non-gaming components I would *never* have bought this system. And of course it doesn't help that they refuse to divulge the required specs for 3rd party drivers for their products as well - getting the onboard sound working has been a nightmare all the way. To anyone browsing this list and considering buying a freevo system: STAY AWAY FROM NVIDIA! --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Strange LIRC behaviour
Hi, freevo has some strange LIRC behaviour on my system. Example: I navigate in the main menu with up- and down-keys. Everything is ok. So I navigate one point down with the correct key on my remote. Next I press a key, I haven't configured for freevo, i.e. the key "AV". But with this key (or any other undefined) I navigate down the menu again. Why does this happen? Kind regards Markus --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] tv-out issues.
Matthew Bettencourt wrote: I have the exact same problem. I haven't figured out what it is, except maybe the card is crap. I have tried many different cards (all nvidia) and some are better and some worse. It is like the image is rotated a couple of degrees. If you get anywhere on this please post to me at least and most likely the whole list Thanks Matt You hit the nail there, the TV chips on these cards is actually a piece of sh*t. My SN41G2 box displays the exact same symptom; it bulges at the sides and narrows towards the top. If I had know what I now do about the quality of Nvidias non-gaming components I would *never* have bought this system. And of course it doesn't help that they refuse to divulge the required specs for 3rd party drivers for their products as well - getting the onboard sound working has been a nightmare all the way. To anyone browsing this list and considering buying a freevo system: STAY AWAY FROM NVIDIA! --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click ___ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
