[mythtv-users] preview video in recordings for wide theme

Jan Vilhuber jan at vilhuber.com
Wed Dec 6 01:35:19 UTC 2006


On Dec 5, 2006, at 4:54 PM, Allan Wilson wrote:

> On 12/5/06, Eric Smith <erictsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was previously using MythCenter-wide and noticed the same issue.  My
> resolution was to switch to blootube-wide... its a great theme.
>
> On 12/5/06, Jan Vilhuber <jan at vilhuber.com > wrote:
> >
> > On Dec 4, 2006, at 6:30 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >
> > > On 12/01/2006 12:36 PM, Jan Vilhuber wrote:
> > >> I switched my theme to a -wide version (titivillus, I think),  
> and now
> > >> the video preview on the 'watch programs' section is weird: It  
> seems
> > >> to start out in 4:3, but then only the top 2/3's keep updating,
> > >> leaving the bottom third unchanged.
> > >>
> > >> Anyone else see this and know how to fix it?
> > >
> > > Are you using a widescreen output and display device?
> >
> > Yes, as far as I understand your question. It's an HDTV..
> >
> > > Have you properly
> > > specified the aspect ratio to X?
> >
> > I would think yes, but am unsure exactly what you mean. The rest of
> > the screen certainly is fine and knows it's a 720p output  
> (1280x720).
> > Is there some place to tell it aspect ratio as well?
> >
> > Note it's ONLY the preview that's wrong... Looks like it's also  
> wrong
> > in the non-wide version (it's mythcenter, BTW... my bad), though the
> > symptoms are a bit different (the bottom third doesn't even display,
> > rather than displaying then freezing).
> >
> > jan
> >
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> I was running mythcenter-wide and now trying out blootube-wide and  
> have noticed the same preview problems on both themes. It always  
> works on low def shows and sometimes I have black on bottom 2/3 or  
> sometimes it is a lined green color. I have noticed it for at least  
> a couple of weeks and just haven't said anything because it doesn't  
> bother me that much.
>

Actually I just switched to blootube-wide and the display is correct  
there. WAF is right up there as well. She was very impressed by the  
theme.

jan


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