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Aspect Ratio settings do not work properly in Overlay mode.
When in overlay mode, it does not seem that the aspect ratio settings are working properly.
They change between different settings, but the same mode does not always display the same way each time when switching between them, and the stretch settings set in detailed setup do not seem to being being applied. This is with the Purevideo codecs... I haven't tried other codecs, so not sure how it works with them, but it works fine w/ Purevideo and VMR9. Any idea how to get around this OTHER than going to VMR9?? |
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Anyone have any ideas on this?? Is the only solution... just don't use overlay?
I would really prefer to get the better quality of overlay, and it looks to me like a bug that the aspect ratio settings do not work properly in overlay mode. I could care less about transparent OSD's... |
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I saw this problem too.
I just dont use overlays...
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grooves12, I'm using Overlay, because after some trial and error, it gives me the best picture quality. That said, I have seen the behavior you describe. I don't recall if the problem is when I'm "cycling" through the AR's (I defined a remote button to cycle the AR's) or if it is when I am using the AR menu, but I do remember that the "Full" behavior was dependent on whether "4x3" or "16x9" was chosen before selecting "Full". If I first chose "4x3" then selected "Full", the output was different from first selecting "16x9" then selecting "Full". Unfortunately, I don't recall the specific differences, but I'm pretty sure that to make things look "correct" on my 16x9 TV, I had to choose "16x9" then "Full".
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Check Detailed Setup -> Multimedia -> Aspect Ratio Settings for each AR Mode. I've seen this happen when using overlay with AR settings that are greater than 100%.
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I was under the impression that the Detailed Setup -> Aspect Ratio Settings only affected "Full" mode.
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-Andy
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It's also probably why my AR has been messed up here and there because I didn't realize that the settings were associated with the AR selected. Also, can I assume that "source" is not affected by these settings?
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- Andy
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OK, I'll try that. If all are independent, that's excellent! I just have to take the time to adjust them all to my liking.
One other question: Do these different AR settings affect only SageTV recordings at playback, or do they also affect DVD and imported videos such as ripped DVD VIDEO_TS folders when played through SageTV. I use the Default (and thus nVIDIA PureVideo) for Recordings playback, but I think I have either InterVideo or CyberLink decoders selected for DVD playback.
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But for ATI Radeons, I've found that the best picture quality is to be had by using the PowerDVD decoders with Overlay mode. |
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I think many times people don't recalibrate their displays when switching between the two. If you don't there is no way you can properly compare the two. To me VMR9 looks much better than anything I've been able to get with Overlay. Quote:
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But, it seems the bug is Nvidia decoder related, as the aspect ratios scale properly with other decoders in overlay mode. |
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