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<blockquote data-quote="htpcman" data-source="post: 2992" data-attributes="member: 10386"><p>Hi Czar63,</p><p></p><p>the key for this to work is a graphics adapter that has overlay detection. this is not a feature of MP but of the graphics card driver. I have two systems and it works on both.</p><p></p><p>System #1 uses a Matrox G400 (with a very good video output) here you have to enable "DVDMax" in the "Dualhead Section" if this is enabled the driver will find any overlay and show it fullscreen on the TV out. Now if you also enable "Clone Mode" you will get the following behaviour; When there is no overlay the desktop will be also shown on the TV out. When on overlay is detected e.g. DVD or video playback the TV out will automatically switch to the fullscreen overlay output.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately the G400 card is quite old and it supports only DX7. This creates a problem with the Pictures modul :-( </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately Frodo does not seem to have the time to add the complete support for older cards (maybe someone else here can write a patch for the my Pictures module?). </p><p></p><p>So on my other system#2 I am using a ATI Radeon 9600. Here you get similar behaviour if you activate "theatre" mode in the "overlay" section of the driver.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure if other graphics adapters can be configured in the same way I have no Nvidia card so I have not tried this.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>htpcman</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="htpcman, post: 2992, member: 10386"] Hi Czar63, the key for this to work is a graphics adapter that has overlay detection. this is not a feature of MP but of the graphics card driver. I have two systems and it works on both. System #1 uses a Matrox G400 (with a very good video output) here you have to enable "DVDMax" in the "Dualhead Section" if this is enabled the driver will find any overlay and show it fullscreen on the TV out. Now if you also enable "Clone Mode" you will get the following behaviour; When there is no overlay the desktop will be also shown on the TV out. When on overlay is detected e.g. DVD or video playback the TV out will automatically switch to the fullscreen overlay output. Unfortunately the G400 card is quite old and it supports only DX7. This creates a problem with the Pictures modul :-( Unfortunately Frodo does not seem to have the time to add the complete support for older cards (maybe someone else here can write a patch for the my Pictures module?). So on my other system#2 I am using a ATI Radeon 9600. Here you get similar behaviour if you activate "theatre" mode in the "overlay" section of the driver. I am not sure if other graphics adapters can be configured in the same way I have no Nvidia card so I have not tried this. Cheers htpcman [/QUOTE]
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