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Issue: MC26 GUI issue with MadVR adjusting image resolution and or aspect ratio
Movieman:
I am seeing issues with the top control bar (see attachment for the issue) in two specific environments;
1: Using a 3840x2160 desktop resolution and using the MadVR display mode switching to select either 1920x1080 23Hz or 1920x1080 29Hz resolutions on an LCD display.
2: Using MadVR anamorphic lens corrections on a JVC LCOS projector.
It appears to me that the position and size of the top bar are predetermined based on the display resolution and aspect ratio in effect before MadVR makes it's modifications.
Once MadVR switches the display to a different resolution, or changes the aspect ratio to accommodate an anamorphic lens, the bar is no longer usable as both the size of the bar and the location of the clickable areas are no longer correct.
The attachment shows the problem after MadVR has changed the desktop resolution from 3840x2160 to 1920x1080.
I'm not sure how difficult the coding would be, but it seems that the on screen GUI would need to be dynamically verified and modified after any MadVR changes to the image.
Also, on a different (but related) topic, we front projection constant height users are still waiting for the implementation of user defined presets assignable to hotkeys for the zoom function. It's pretty ugly to have to hold down the "i" key for a period of time, only to overshoot the desired zoom and have to correct, instead of having a set of user defined hot keys to handle the various aspect ratios. We certainly appreciate the tools that MadVR brings, but they fall short of other players support (examples being MPC, Zoom Player, VLC).
Thanks again for a great product.
wer:
You can let MC control the actual resolution changes, instead of having MadVR do it. That tends to be more reliable.
Hendrik:
I would generally advise against resolution changes for video playback. Let madVR handle the upscaling, it'll do a better job then your TV, and changing resolution has some headaches.
wer:
He IS changing the resolution, but looks like he's really making the change because of the refresh rate; he has to change modes to get to 23.976 regardless. I was using "resolution change" in that generic sense of mode change: resolution and refresh rate.
But Hendrik's right; if your PC is fast enough, you should change only the refresh rate and not the resolution.
Movieman:
--- Quote ---You can let MC control the actual resolution changes, instead of having MadVR do it. That tends to be more reliable.
--- End quote ---
Sorry, I may be missing something here, but AFAIK the functions and flexibility I need are simply not available in MC without using MadVR.
For example I need a custom correction factor to compensate for my anamorphic lens' 1.5X expansion. I's not a typical 1.33x expansion lens, as my screen has an AR of 2.76:1.
You simply cannot depend on black bar detection, and there is no flagging on a disc to indicate if a blue ray is sourced from a 1.85:1, 2.00:1, 2.20:1, 2.40:1, 2.55:1, 2.65:1, or 2.76:1 film element.
Back in 2014 https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=89083.0 this was discussed in detail, and the recommendation was that MC would use MadVR for full support of this environment.
So, I'm hoping that the MC developers will address the issue as stated.
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