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black stripe in GPL ?

twcheun

black stripe in GPL ?

by twcheun » Thu, 15 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Dear all,

I am running Voodoo 2 (wicked3d) and no matter how I adjust the options
within GPL, I got 1 inch black stripes on top & bottom of the screen.  Is
this normal ?
Anyway that I can run full screen ?

Thanks.

Tony

ymenar

black stripe in GPL ?

by ymenar » Thu, 15 Oct 1998 04:00:00

twcheung wrote

Yes is normal. it's called "Widescreen".  It's a more rectangular format
that is used for movies.  It was made intentional in GPL. As for a
"historical" effect. As a framerate help. As a panoramic feature. As a space
for menus in replay.  Just to help you on it... the only + you would have
with a full screen mode is more blue sky. That's all.

Take your monitor settings and strech it so you don't see those black bars
anymore. Of course, you won't have any visual commands anymore for the
replays ;-)

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black stripe in GPL ?

by Marc J. Nelso » Thu, 15 Oct 1998 04:00:00

No, it's called "letterbox"...I haven't noticed my screen any wider than
before.  ;)


> Yes is normal. it's called "Widescreen".

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Mike Laske

black stripe in GPL ?

by Mike Laske » Thu, 15 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Buy a wall projector.  Sharp have one now for about 700 pounds. :-)

Mike.


>No, it's called "letterbox"...I haven't noticed my screen any wider than
>before.  ;)


>> Yes is normal. it's called "Widescreen".

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Marc J. Nelso

black stripe in GPL ?

by Marc J. Nelso » Fri, 16 Oct 1998 04:00:00

A bit heavy, ain't it?  ;)


> Buy a wall projector.  Sharp have one now for about 700 pounds. :-)

> Mike.

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