Re: DVD recorder playback is 'tall and skinny' like me! - Resolved

Fri Jul 09 2004, Dave wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-07-07 at 13:52, Dave wrote:
> > On Sat, 2004-07-03 at 20:43, Dave wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 13:29, H}kan Hjort wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > > A temporary hack to view these (but the menu will look wrong instead) might be
> > > > > > to use a oglerc with
> 
> > I recorded all the video footage in the mode Philips call M6 which is
> > the lowest recording resolution. Checking the spec sheets this equates
> > to half D1 where the pixel resolution is (HxV) 360x576 whereas the
> > highest recording resolution, M1, is 720x576.
> > 
> > So that would explain the tall&skinny video.
> 
> 
> I fitted a graphics card this morning to obtain xv.
> 
> Using the settings:-
> <geometry>
>           <width>400</width>
>           <height>300</height>
>         </geometry>
>         <resolution>
>           <horizontal_pixels>800</horizontal_pixels>
>           <vertical_pixels>600</vertical_pixels>
>         </resolution>
>         <geometry_src>user</geometry_src>
>         <resolution_src>user</resolution_src>
> 
> I can get the menu and the Title being shown correctly as I want it to.
> 
You really shouldn't need this, the default should work for you, but no
major harm having it (fullscreen will be at 800x600 always though).

> Except that when the half D1 (360x576 - M6) titles are viewed they start
> of as tall and skinny on a blue background, but if I just stretch the
> Ogle frame a millimetre the title suddenly fills the frame and shows
> correctly for me. DVD's recorded at D1 (720x576 - M1) display okay and
> fill the screen at fullscreen.
> 
Humm, that should not be happening either, i.e. it should really have been
stretched to fill the window directly.  On the other hand it's not as bad
as never stretching it :)

Probably one of the tests that checks the wrong size (the output size
instead of the source).  Or that should also check the source size in
addition to the output size.

-- 
Håkan