Thanks matthkan for your help. FWIW, I've been working with Murray off line for some time but my knowledge and experience with Anamorphic Lens is 0!
I've moved on from madVR as JRVR does everything I need and is under active development and support.... but I'm interested to see how Murray goes as his Theatre Setup is another level and already fine tuned around madVR.
FWIW, one big incentive to move is that madVR is suffering "software rot" with the the last official release is coming up to 4 years old (and the last non expiring beta is Feb 2020?? so that is now coming up to 3ish? years old). I've moved to Win11 across the board. Plenty of discussion is that Win11 and madVR is not a great combo (though I've found no issue in testing). Who knows how it will perform over time as the PC environment changes....
Nathan, this is the very reason I'm trying to move away from madvr since all development stopped on madvr PC ages ago. The Envy is the hot topic these days but who wants to spend way over 20K when you have spent 40K on a projector!
Ive just moved from MC29 to MC30 as I wanted to also follow the development of JRVR which Ive been testing again over the last 24hrs. I have to admit Im liking it both for SDR and HDR files. Actually I dont think it should be pushed for just people with low powered PCs or Nucs, I have the 3080ti card in my dedicated theatre PC, thats exactly the same card in the new Envys.... People like me are looking for an alternative to madvr, I read the madvr forum everyday for years and the folk say this all the time.... Really JRVR for me only needs two last things built in, A stretch and enhancements like sharpen, crispen edges etc etc... There are still many of us left that do use projectors and anamorphic lenses, we are still here alive and kicking!
I have over 3000 ripped discs BD and HDR on my Nas and JR for me is the icing on the cake, I want to see further advancements on JRVR..... Having a simple (manual) working anamorphic stretch built into it would certainly enhance it for me. All I need is to see it work in a manual way with hotkeys, one for Stretch another for normal 16:9. For those that need an automatic system that may take extra time to develop, but as I say to each there own.
Im very happy to be a beta tester for an A stretch in JRVR if anyone wants me.
BTW. Was chatting to my friend last night who also has a pretty impressive HT who I put onto JR years ago. I was telling him how good JRVR is now and I want him to move from MC25 to MC30 so he to can start testing JRVR. I know he will like it as hes always having issues with madvr, it can take years to master....
Below are two images taken through the porthole into my projection room. JVC NZ9 with Isco IIIL anamorpic lens and Cineslide. On 150" curved acoustic scope screen the results are impressive, I only use my oleds for watching the news. Lens in for scope, out for 16:9.