Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
$ mplayer -version MPlayer 1.0pre7try2-3.2.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team Interesting that you can scale to values I can't. Maybe it has something to do with the PVR350 Xdriver. Just for kicks I'm going to test the multiple of 8/16 theory out. I'll give xine a try -- I like the idea of being able to zoom via the remote control vs having to setup config files with mplayer. Thanks for the tuning tip, I'll give it a shot and see if quality improves. On 12/9/05, Ian Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 09 Dec 2005 15:20, Keith C wrote: > > On Dec 9, 2005, at 8:54 AM, korebantic wrote: > > > mplayer -fs -display :0 -quiet -vf scale=520:-2,expand=640:480:45:40 \ > > > -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/Lunar_Bleach_58.avi > > > > > > Does the trick. I'm not sure I really understand resolutions very > > > well. For example, scale=540:-2, along with other resolutions, > > > completely garbled the image. Do you know how to determine "valid" > > > resolutions without having to resort to trial and error? > > > > Yes, for mplayer they have to be divisible by 8, it looks like (I > > thought it was 16, but the fact that 520 works means it must be 8). > > I can play that file without problems using a size of 540 with Mplayer > 1.0pre7. It also works with 541, 542 & 543. > > My own preference is to use xine for playback and map the zoom controls to the > remote. That way I can still overscan, but tweak the size to ensure the subs > are visible. > > btw, for fansubs (or any other progressive video) you may find that changing > the yuv mode can improve video quality when scaling. You can do that with the > following. > > ivtvctl -d /dev/video16 --set-yuv-mode=mode=1 > > The default mode is 0 (interlaced), so you'll probably want to reset it after > playback. > > -- > Ian > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
On Friday 09 Dec 2005 15:20, Keith C wrote: > On Dec 9, 2005, at 8:54 AM, korebantic wrote: > > mplayer -fs -display :0 -quiet -vf scale=520:-2,expand=640:480:45:40 \ > > -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/Lunar_Bleach_58.avi > > > > Does the trick. I'm not sure I really understand resolutions very > > well. For example, scale=540:-2, along with other resolutions, > > completely garbled the image. Do you know how to determine "valid" > > resolutions without having to resort to trial and error? > > Yes, for mplayer they have to be divisible by 8, it looks like (I > thought it was 16, but the fact that 520 works means it must be 8). I can play that file without problems using a size of 540 with Mplayer 1.0pre7. It also works with 541, 542 & 543. My own preference is to use xine for playback and map the zoom controls to the remote. That way I can still overscan, but tweak the size to ensure the subs are visible. btw, for fansubs (or any other progressive video) you may find that changing the yuv mode can improve video quality when scaling. You can do that with the following. ivtvctl -d /dev/video16 --set-yuv-mode=mode=1 The default mode is 0 (interlaced), so you'll probably want to reset it after playback. -- Ian ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
On Friday 09 December 2005 09:54, korebantic wrote: > mplayer -fs -display :0 -quiet -vf scale=520:-2,expand=640:480:45:40 \ > -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/Lunar_Bleach_58.avi > > Does the trick. I'm not sure I really understand resolutions very > well. For example, scale=540:-2, along with other resolutions, > completely garbled the image. Do you know how to determine "valid" > resolutions without having to resort to trial and error? image shouldn't be garbled, might be a bug? try multiples of 16, its an mpeg thing, shouldn't matter, but worth a shot? -- Steve ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
On Dec 9, 2005, at 8:54 AM, korebantic wrote: mplayer -fs -display :0 -quiet -vf scale=520:-2,expand=640:480:45:40 \ -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/Lunar_Bleach_58.avi Does the trick. I'm not sure I really understand resolutions very well. For example, scale=540:-2, along with other resolutions, completely garbled the image. Do you know how to determine "valid" resolutions without having to resort to trial and error? Yes, for mplayer they have to be divisible by 8, it looks like (I thought it was 16, but the fact that 520 works means it must be 8). Keith C On 12/8/05, Keith C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Dec 8, 2005, at 8:25 PM, korebantic wrote: The trouble seems to be with using the "-fs" option. No matter what I scale the output to, the PVR350 overscan still cuts off the subtitles. Is this just endemic with the PVR350 or am I doing something wrong here? The only thing that doesn't cut off the subtitles that I could get to work was the following: mplayer -quiet -geometry 32%:50% -display :0 \ -vf scale=520:-2 -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/ Lunar_Bleach_58.avi However, that leaves me with the window frame and a little clutter from fluxbox to look at while I watch my videos. Would the expand option be the correct way to blackout that area? Yes, expand creates a black window the size you specify and drops your scaled video into at the coordinates you specify (or centers it if you don't specify). Keith C ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
mplayer -fs -display :0 -quiet -vf scale=520:-2,expand=640:480:45:40 \ -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/Lunar_Bleach_58.avi Does the trick. I'm not sure I really understand resolutions very well. For example, scale=540:-2, along with other resolutions, completely garbled the image. Do you know how to determine "valid" resolutions without having to resort to trial and error? On 12/8/05, Keith C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 8, 2005, at 8:25 PM, korebantic wrote: > > > The trouble seems to be with using the "-fs" option. No matter what I > > scale the output to, the PVR350 overscan still cuts off the subtitles. > > Is this just endemic with the PVR350 or am I doing something wrong > > here? > > > > The only thing that doesn't cut off the subtitles that I could get to > > work was the following: > > > > mplayer -quiet -geometry 32%:50% -display :0 \ > > -vf scale=520:-2 -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/ > > Lunar_Bleach_58.avi > > > > However, that leaves me with the window frame and a little clutter > > from fluxbox to look at while I watch my videos. Would the expand > > option be the correct way to blackout that area? > > > > Yes, expand creates a black window the size you specify and drops > your scaled video into at the coordinates you specify (or centers it > if you don't specify). > > Keith C > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
On Dec 8, 2005, at 8:25 PM, korebantic wrote: The trouble seems to be with using the "-fs" option. No matter what I scale the output to, the PVR350 overscan still cuts off the subtitles. Is this just endemic with the PVR350 or am I doing something wrong here? The only thing that doesn't cut off the subtitles that I could get to work was the following: mplayer -quiet -geometry 32%:50% -display :0 \ -vf scale=520:-2 -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/ Lunar_Bleach_58.avi However, that leaves me with the window frame and a little clutter from fluxbox to look at while I watch my videos. Would the expand option be the correct way to blackout that area? Yes, expand creates a black window the size you specify and drops your scaled video into at the coordinates you specify (or centers it if you don't specify). Keith C ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
The trouble seems to be with using the "-fs" option. No matter what I scale the output to, the PVR350 overscan still cuts off the subtitles. Is this just endemic with the PVR350 or am I doing something wrong here? The only thing that doesn't cut off the subtitles that I could get to work was the following: mplayer -quiet -geometry 32%:50% -display :0 \ -vf scale=520:-2 -zoom -vo xv /var/video/mythvideo/Lunar_Bleach_58.avi However, that leaves me with the window frame and a little clutter from fluxbox to look at while I watch my videos. Would the expand option be the correct way to blackout that area? On 12/8/05, korebantic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That gives me something to start with, thank you sir ;-] > > On 12/8/05, Keith C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 8, 2005, at 11:38 AM, korebantic wrote: > > > > > It looks like my overscanning problems with the PVR350 are comming > > > back to bother me again in MythTV. All the videos I watch happen to be > > > subtitled anime, and the subtitles are being cutoff at the bottom of > > > my screen. > > > > > > Any suggestions on settings for mplayer (or maybe it needs to be > > > somewhere else) to scale the video down some? > > > > > > > I use the following in ~/.mplayer/config for my 720p output : > > > > vf = scale=1184:-2,expand=1280:720:38::0 > > > > You can adjust it for your display size. the scale argument scales > > the video to 1184 wide and the -2 for vertical tells it to maintain > > the original aspect ratio. Then the expand argument creates a black > > window 1280 wide by 720 tall, and places the newly scaled video 38 > > pixels in from the left, while centering the vertical. > > > > Good luck! > > > > Keith C > > > > > > ___ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
That gives me something to start with, thank you sir ;-] On 12/8/05, Keith C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 8, 2005, at 11:38 AM, korebantic wrote: > > > It looks like my overscanning problems with the PVR350 are comming > > back to bother me again in MythTV. All the videos I watch happen to be > > subtitled anime, and the subtitles are being cutoff at the bottom of > > my screen. > > > > Any suggestions on settings for mplayer (or maybe it needs to be > > somewhere else) to scale the video down some? > > > > I use the following in ~/.mplayer/config for my 720p output : > > vf = scale=1184:-2,expand=1280:720:38::0 > > You can adjust it for your display size. the scale argument scales > the video to 1184 wide and the -2 for vertical tells it to maintain > the original aspect ratio. Then the expand argument creates a black > window 1280 wide by 720 tall, and places the newly scaled video 38 > pixels in from the left, while centering the vertical. > > Good luck! > > Keith C > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Correcting overscan in MythVideo/mplayer
On Dec 8, 2005, at 11:38 AM, korebantic wrote: It looks like my overscanning problems with the PVR350 are comming back to bother me again in MythTV. All the videos I watch happen to be subtitled anime, and the subtitles are being cutoff at the bottom of my screen. Any suggestions on settings for mplayer (or maybe it needs to be somewhere else) to scale the video down some? I use the following in ~/.mplayer/config for my 720p output : vf = scale=1184:-2,expand=1280:720:38::0 You can adjust it for your display size. the scale argument scales the video to 1184 wide and the -2 for vertical tells it to maintain the original aspect ratio. Then the expand argument creates a black window 1280 wide by 720 tall, and places the newly scaled video 38 pixels in from the left, while centering the vertical. Good luck! Keith C ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
