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<blockquote data-quote="mystic2k" data-source="post: 142336" data-attributes="member: 49238"><p>In my opinion the question is : what's the objective of MP's dev team ? Is it to cater mainly to video enthusiasts, or is it to reach a wider audience and become the new standard in HTPC software ? This feature certainly has its faults, but to the casual user its a real must-have (WAF is a major concern for many of us, and I totally agree with Ikuech on this one).</p><p></p><p>The thing is, when I see the kind of very advanced features that are being developed right now (like zoom mode moving the subtitles from the bottom part of the screen into the zoomed picture, or auto-detection of the proper zoom mode based on real-time analysis of the source), I'm thinking that developing a non-linear zoom mode based on fixed scaling values must not be that difficult for these experts (sorry if I'm wrong here - just supposing). Given the huge popularity of widescreens nowadays (both TV's and computer monitors) I really think that this belongs in the basic aspect ratio featureset of a good HTPC front-end - then it's up to the end user to choose to use it or not.</p><p></p><p>Also, I understand how some of you consider it bad because the image ends up too distorted, but I really encourage you to have a look at the MCE implementation if you have a chance. I was really impressed at how natural the scaled image looks compared to many TV-sets with the same function, and I now use it all the time (and believe me I hate distorted pictures too). I will do some testing tonight to understand exactly what MCE does to achieve this, and will come back to you guys with the results.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Red">I would really appreciate if someone could advise on the technical challenges this might represent from a coding point of view. I'm ready to do as much as I can to facilitate their work.</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p></p><p>Laurent</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mystic2k, post: 142336, member: 49238"] In my opinion the question is : what's the objective of MP's dev team ? Is it to cater mainly to video enthusiasts, or is it to reach a wider audience and become the new standard in HTPC software ? This feature certainly has its faults, but to the casual user its a real must-have (WAF is a major concern for many of us, and I totally agree with Ikuech on this one). The thing is, when I see the kind of very advanced features that are being developed right now (like zoom mode moving the subtitles from the bottom part of the screen into the zoomed picture, or auto-detection of the proper zoom mode based on real-time analysis of the source), I'm thinking that developing a non-linear zoom mode based on fixed scaling values must not be that difficult for these experts (sorry if I'm wrong here - just supposing). Given the huge popularity of widescreens nowadays (both TV's and computer monitors) I really think that this belongs in the basic aspect ratio featureset of a good HTPC front-end - then it's up to the end user to choose to use it or not. Also, I understand how some of you consider it bad because the image ends up too distorted, but I really encourage you to have a look at the MCE implementation if you have a chance. I was really impressed at how natural the scaled image looks compared to many TV-sets with the same function, and I now use it all the time (and believe me I hate distorted pictures too). I will do some testing tonight to understand exactly what MCE does to achieve this, and will come back to you guys with the results. [B][COLOR="Red"]I would really appreciate if someone could advise on the technical challenges this might represent from a coding point of view. I'm ready to do as much as I can to facilitate their work.[/COLOR][/B] Cheers, Laurent [/QUOTE]
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