On 12/7/07, Darren Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Thursday 08 November 2007 22:28:08 Scott Barker wrote:
> > I've just purchased a widescreen TV that has the ability to "zoom" the
> > picture when a 16:9 show is broadcast over a regular SD 4:3 channel in a
> > letterbox format. I record all
On Thursday 08 November 2007 22:28:08 Scott Barker wrote:
> I've just purchased a widescreen TV that has the ability to "zoom" the
> picture when a 16:9 show is broadcast over a regular SD 4:3 channel in a
> letterbox format. I record all of my TV shows using MythTV, and have
> regular NTSC SD cabl
On Thursday 08 November 2007 22:28:08 Scott Barker wrote:
> I've just purchased a widescreen TV that has the ability to "zoom" the
> picture when a 16:9 show is broadcast over a regular SD 4:3 channel in a
> letterbox format. I record all of my TV shows using MythTV, and have
> regular NTSC SD cabl
On Tue, 20 Nov 2007, Tom Metro wrote:
> Simon Hyde wrote:
>> The MVP can and does output widescreen signals (they're electronically
>> identicle to 4:3 signals). There is no difference between a 4:3 PAL/NTSC
>> signal and a 16:9 signal. The analogue signal describing a line lasts 52
>> microsecond
Simon Hyde wrote:
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> Ahhh...Right...now I see what you're talking about. The problem you're
> seeing here has nothing to do with the MVP's support for widescreen TV.
> The hardware MPEG decoder in the MVP only supports MPEGs with a standard
> number of lines, 480 for NTSC and 576 for PAL (and
Tom Metro wrote:
>
>
> Roger Heflin wrote:
>> ...were both talking about zoom on the widescreen TV itself to make a
>> 4:3 letterbox display go full screen...
> ...
>> Currently I take a HDTV 16:9 convert it, crop it to just the signal
>> and then center it back to in the center of the 4:3 displ
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Roger Heflin wrote:
>> Roger Heflin wrote:
>>> Also note that if you put a widescreen without letterbox the video
>>> shows at the top of the screen the the zoom function works badly.
>>
>> Nope, I fixed that almost 2 years ago (the commit was made by jon on 18th
>> of Decem
Simon Hyde wrote:
> The MVP can and does output widescreen signals (they're electronically
> identicle to 4:3 signals). There is no difference between a 4:3 PAL/NTSC
> signal and a 16:9 signal. The analogue signal describing a line lasts 52
> microseconds for both.
Wasn't this a technique origi
Simon Hyde wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, MVallevand wrote:
>
>
> The MVP can output "true widescreen"
>
>
> The MVP can and does output widescreen signals (they're electronically
> identicle to 4:3 signals). There is no difference between a 4:3 PAL/NTSC
> si
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, MVallevand wrote:
> That's for video, which as mentioned works. Simon's great WSS code
> often helps too even when that is not set.
Hello! Someone mentioned widescreen. I know a bit too much about that!
The way that widescreen telly is implemented is a rather confusing matte
Tom Metro wrote:
> MVallevand wrote:
>> Scott Barker wrote:
>>> However, the OSD for mvpmc is designed to fit an un-zoomed 4:3 TV
>>> display, so in the zoomed 16:9 mode on my TV, the OSD is chopped off on
>>> the top and bottom. Does mvpmc have any configurable options to
>>> reposition the OSD so
On Nov 9, 2007 2:21 PM, Scott Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My cableco also just letterboxes 16:9 into a 4:3 NTSC signal (hence my
> original question). I'll see if I have any other files in native 16:9. I
> assume mvpmc can play such files natively, as long as they are MPEG2?
Yes, that why
On 11/09/07 11:55, MVallevand wrote:
> It's probably best to see it in action if google and wikipedia don't
> help you.. View a vob file that you know is 16:9, set your aspect
> ratio 4:3 and it should be still be widescreen.Next turn wss off
> using the --no-wss command line option and view
On Nov 9, 2007 1:34 PM, Scott Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I saw reference to the WSS code, but couldn't find any useful
> description of what that actually does, or what it's for. Is that
> information available somewhere?
It's probably best to see it in action if google and wikipedia don'
On 11/09/07 11:31, MVallevand wrote:
>> I don't know whether it works, but see the aspect command line
switch (-a):
>
> That's for video, which as mentioned works. Simon's great WSS code
> often helps too even when that is not set.
I saw reference to the WSS code, but couldn't find any useful
On 11/09/07 11:22, Tom Metro wrote:
> I don't know whether it works, but see the aspect command line switch (-a):
>
> http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/commandline#a
>
> It seems to be intended for what you want. If it doesn't, please expand
> upon the explanation in the wiki to clarify what it does d
On Nov 9, 2007 1:22 PM, Tom Metro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Really? Understandable that the MVP can't output true widescreen, but
> the OP is asking about simulated widescreen within a SD NTSC signal.
> Shouldn't it be possible to have the software use a smaller portion of
> the display?
It's s
MVallevand wrote:
> Scott Barker wrote:
>> However, the OSD for mvpmc is designed to fit an un-zoomed 4:3 TV
>> display, so in the zoomed 16:9 mode on my TV, the OSD is chopped off on
>> the top and bottom. Does mvpmc have any configurable options to
>> reposition the OSD so that it looks correct o
On Nov 9, 2007 1:28 AM, Scott Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> However, the OSD for mvpmc is designed to fit an un-zoomed 4:3 TV
> display, so in the zoomed 16:9 mode on my TV, the OSD is chopped off on
> the top and bottom. Does mvpmc have any configurable options to
> reposition the OSD so tha
I've just purchased a widescreen TV that has the ability to "zoom" the
picture when a 16:9 show is broadcast over a regular SD 4:3 channel in a
letterbox format. I record all of my TV shows using MythTV, and have
regular NTSC SD cable. MythTV records all the shows at 720x480, mvpmc
plays the sh
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