[directfb-users] Re: [MPlayer-dev-eng] matrox 550 tv out andmplayer problem

[Neil Radisch <nradisch@optonline.net>]

I'm dealing with a TV here not a monitor.

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From: "Andreas Kotes" <count@adrenochrome.nl>
To: <directfb-users@directfb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 8:46 AM
Subject: [directfb-users] Re: [MPlayer-dev-eng] matrox 550 tv out and
mplayer problem


> Hello,
>
> * Ville Syrjälä <syrjala@sci.fi> [20031111 05:03]:
> > On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 10:32:00PM -0500, Neil Radisch wrote:
> > > I'm in the US. NTSC.
> > Damn. There goes my theory :)
> >
> > > The chunky artifacts are definitely due to scaling. Normally I
use -aspect
> > > 1.5 (For some
> > > reason -aspect 4:3 looks too tall on all my televisions.... is this a
bug?).
> >
> > -aspect overrides the the source aspect ratio. Why do you need to use
it?
> > -monitoraspect sets the output aspect ratio but with normal TVs the
> > default 4:3 should be ok.
>
> are you absolutely sure? I think I remember (good ol' times) my Amiga
> having a different aspect ratio when using NTSC modes or a (true) NTSC
> monitor .. 640x200 vs. 640x256 ..
>
> from PC times something like 640x400 vs. 640x480 has stuck in my mind,
> which would mean an aspect ratio of 4:2.5 (or 8:5) ..
>
> you might want to try this :)
>
> Greetings
>
>    Count
>
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