[nonafo] - !!!!overscan friendly with latest SVN!!!!! (1 Viewer)

[mofux]

thanks htpc_for_me, i also had a look on that. i have another idea on that what could make it possible for every skin to be displayed without overscan on overscan tv's. the idea is rendering the whole screen output to a texture (that is stored in gfx-card memory) and then resize / reposition it to fit in the inner rectangle of the pic you just posted, outputting that image then to the monitor instead of the original one. i don't know if that's possible but i think there will be a way to do so.
i will (try) to talk with frodo on that as i think this is also a nice addition to mediaportal. skinners and users could benefit of that alot, but as i said, it's just a quick idea i had today.
also 16:9 skins on 4:3 screens could be possible then (with black borders but without stretching) and the other way arround.

 

[marshall]

I think this looks awesome.

I am a little disturbed by the high volume of "overscan" related posts. Can we just let mofux finish his basic skin and then mod it later? I would like a 16:9 version, but I'll let him work his magic on the screen he has, get a product he's happy with, and then maybe start pestering for a 16:9 version (or asking permission to modify it myself if he doesn't have time/desire).

mofux, keep up the good work; it's brilliant.

 

[mofux]

thanks marshall, that's just what i'm thinking about that overscan issue !!!
step by step, uuuh baby...

 

[BBQmyNUTZ]

step by step, uuuh baby...

Turn in your testicles... right now. :lol:

Kai

 

[Molokoids]

The last two screenshots are such a tease.

 

[aggi]

great work! :shock:
can't wait for the finishing date! :wink:

 

[Forgotten Illustrator]

If you wish, I’m more than happy to work in conjunction with you to make a 16:9 version so it can be released at the same time as 4:3. Just grant me the 4:3 version as it goes along in its’ growth and I’ll adapt it to 16:9. But if you wish to keep it under raps for now, I understand.

Keep up it.

 

[bigj]

thanks htpc_for_me, i also had a look on that. i have another idea on that what could make it possible for every skin to be displayed without overscan on overscan tv's. the idea is rendering the whole screen output to a texture (that is stored in gfx-card memory) and then resize / reposition it to fit in the inner rectangle of the pic you just posted, outputting that image then to the monitor instead of the original one.

I don't think its even has to be that hard - you are describing defered rendering - but that isn't necessary, all we really need is to be able to change the presentation window position and/or adjust all transforms for the virtual screen size. I made the suggestion a long time back that the settings available to adjust overscan for fullscreen tv/video should be extended to the whole interface in general.

Here's the thread:
http://nolanparty.com/mediaportal.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6158&highlight=

As you can see, unfortunately it didn't really go anywhere.
I'm happy to take a look at implementing this... but might take a while as time's always an issue.

BigJ.

 

[mofux]

oh, didn't know that there is something like this already. i wrote frodo today, we'll see if and what he answers...

i also did some work on the tv-home screen. i don't like it that much as it is now so i think there will be some changes in there, but just to show something off and feed your hungry mouthes, heres an image

<image removed/updated>

 

[mofux]

ok, did a new tv home screen, like it much better than the one i posted before