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Force 1080p mode on all videos - rand0m_hero - 2009-05-27
I have quite the collection of HD 1080p content and for some reason I can not find a way to simply change/force xbmc to play it directly full screen (see black sides and top occasionaly depending on the res on the video). I can force it in classic media player very easily and thus it looks like a real HD movie(right click> pan/scan > 1080p).
Is there a way around this using xbmc? currently latest build with Aeon Auriga as skin.
- Jeroen - 2009-05-27
This has nothing to do with skins, let alone skin development.
While playing a movie go to the video settings (in the osd), choose the desired at "view mode" and hit "set as default for all movies".
- rand0m_hero - 2009-05-28
Well I tried that it enjoys changing the size of the whole app. I put it here because I was wondering if it can be enforced in general skin development. The video will indicate its 1080p with lets say res of 1920x1080. By default settings in xbmc with auto detect it will play it in box like its a SD movie. Different resolutions of the program improve it but still doesn't fully stretch to a standard 1080p tv. Any other options or suggestions?
- jmarshall - 2009-05-28
Zero to do with skin development, and no idea what you're trying to say to be quite honest. I suggest you clarify your thoughts, post a careful description of what you're trying to say, and support it with a couple of screenshots or sketches that indicate where you think a problem lies. Moving.
Cheers,
Jonathan
- rand0m_hero - 2009-05-29
OK heres the scenario.
42' widescreen
xbmc running Auriga
movie that is 1080p with a resolution of 1920x1080
Currently I can view the entire movie completely full screen in media player classic and all I had to do was change either the override under pan/scan to force 16:9 to make it full screen with no black bars. Load it up in xbmc and it will actually downsize it if the resolution mode is set to auto(found this not only in this skin but others also)
So im sure theres other people out there with full 1080p encodes they want to view and dont want it to look like a dvd when doing playback. Is there a simple fix or an easy way to force it to pop to fullscreen? I have been through and through with the OSD but it doesnt change the movie to fullscreen just adjusts the program and how its being viewed mostly.
- jmarshall - 2009-05-29
Downsize to what?
If the video is 1920x1080, and you're outputting at 1920x1080 resolution, then XBMC won't scale a thing unless you ask it to by specifying a particular view mode via the Z key.
What does "look like a dvd mean" - all videos can come in a multitude of different aspect ratios. There is no single aspect ratio applied to all films.
Post screenshots of the problem.
Cheers,
Jonathan
- AnalogKid - 2009-05-29
rand0m_hero Wrote:OK heres the scenario.
42' widescreen
xbmc running Auriga
movie that is 1080p with a resolution of 1920x1080
Currently I can view the entire movie completely full screen in media player classic and all I had to do was change either the override under pan/scan to force 16:9 to make it full screen with no black bars. Load it up in xbmc and it will actually downsize it if the resolution mode is set to auto(found this not only in this skin but others also)
So im sure theres other people out there with full 1080p encodes they want to view and dont want it to look like a dvd when doing playback. Is there a simple fix or an easy way to force it to pop to fullscreen? I have been through and through with the OSD but it doesnt change the movie to fullscreen just adjusts the program and how its being viewed mostly.
OK, let's start over...
What resolution are you running your PC at? (and incidentally how are you determining this?).
What resolution is your display (if it's a TV, there's a reasonable chance you're NOT running at 1080, but somewhere around the 720 mark)?
The video file (at 1080p as you say), can only be displayed at FULL resolution if your TV/Screen is up to it AND your PC is setup to be running at that resolution (otherwise it will be downscaled... simply to fit the resolution you're running at).
If you know all this already, apologies for the simplicity.... that said, there are many many people who have 'HD' TV and are running at 720p, or even less... HD is not always 1080p, regardless of the video file being played back!
We will help you with the issue... but before you lose faith... XBMC is capable of 1080p playback so don't panic. Any failure to do so will be a configuration issue, or PC capability problem, not XBMC :-)
- rand0m_hero - 2009-05-29
jmarshall Wrote:Downsize to what?
If the video is 1920x1080, and you're outputting at 1920x1080 resolution, then XBMC won't scale a thing unless you ask it to by specifying a particular view mode via the Z key.
What does "look like a dvd mean" - all videos can come in a multitude of different aspect ratios. There is no single aspect ratio applied to all films.
Post screenshots of the problem.
Cheers,
Jonathan
I have tried changing my TVs resolution and xbmc to change different views to fix the problem (sometimes it gets better but its still never full unless i just use mpc for playback) If I leave it at default on 'auto' for resolution the video that is set to play at 1920x1080 will almost look like watching an SD ad on tv letterbox and pillars are added (its shrunk). If i set the xbmc resolution to 1920x1080 it actually stretches it a bit but never touches outside corners.
I understand not all movies are full 1920x1080 and which case ill get the 'dvd widescreen' look with black bars but im also wondering if its connected and this can make that look better if i have some setting incorrect somewhere.
Ill post some screenys when I get home from work later. I understand this may not be an issue with the skin itself but perhaps a mode somewhere I just cant simply find.
- rand0m_hero - 2009-05-29
AnalogKid Wrote:OK, let's start over...
What resolution are you running your PC at? (and incidentally how are you determining this?).
What resolution is your display (if it's a TV, there's a reasonable chance you're NOT running at 1080, but somewhere around the 720 mark)?
The video file (at 1080p as you say), can only be displayed at FULL resolution if your TV/Screen is up to it AND your PC is setup to be running at that resolution (otherwise it will be downscaled... simply to fit the resolution you're running at).
If you know all this already, apologies for the simplicity.... that said, there are many many people who have 'HD' TV and are running at 720p, or even less... HD is not always 1080p, regardless of the video file being played back!
We will help you with the issue... but before you lose faith... XBMC is capable of 1080p playback so don't panic. Any failure to do so will be a configuration issue, or PC capability problem, not XBMC :-)
Im running an LG 42lh40 tv and currently have it set to 16200x1200 i think? I have tried running at 1920x1080 simply to see if it would just match but it doesnt. And thats pretty tiny objects so I dont want to really go that small if i have to :p
Thanks again you guys I really appreciate it.
- mason - 2009-05-30
you did calibrate your screen did you?
- prae5 - 2009-05-30
OK, you're really not clear with your description - but i think this is what you are trying to describe....
1. You have a widescreen 1080p capable display capable of 1920x1080
2. You play a movie which is 1080p
3. You see black bars at the top and bottom of the display
4. You think this is incorrect behavior, and instead think the video should fill the screen with no black bars being visible.
Is this what you are trying to say?
If so this is expected behaviour, this is keeping the source material in the correct aspect ratio.
In mpc you are zooming in on the video, which seems to give you full screen; however all it is doing is zooming in on the material and you actually see less of it.
You can zoom in xbmc through the osd, but you are missing out on a lot of the movie if you do this.....
- althekiller - 2009-05-30
1600x1200 is a 4:3 AR of course you see black bars on 16:9 content. I dunno why your widescreen TV would even have such a mode I suggest you quit with the "I think"s and get hard facts. No one likes dragging information out of people to fix a problem that isn't their own. Especially one that sounds as PEBKAC as this one.
- AnalogKid - 2009-06-02
althekiller Wrote:1600x1200 is a 4:3 AR of course you see black bars on 16:9 content. I dunno why your widescreen TV would even have such a mode I suggest you quit with the "I think"s and get hard facts. No one likes dragging information out of people to fix a problem that isn't their own. Especially one that sounds as PEBKAC as this one.
One week later and the above still makes me chuckle
"I have one tin of white paint, and one tin of black and tried all combinations.... Please explain why my painting is not red" *shakes head*