Changing the Aspect Ratio Viewer Window

Elgato 2 software manual Changing the Aspect Ratio Viewer Window, Adjusting the Display Options

EyeTV Software Manual

The following pre-selected sizes are also available from the View menu.

To watch full screen:

Select Enter Full Screen from the View menu, press z-0, or double click on the viewer window To exit full screen mode, press the Escape key press z-0 again, or double click on the viewer window

To watch in a small size window:

•Select Small Size from the View menu or press z-1.

To watch in a half size window:

•Select Half Size from the View menu or press z-2.

To watch in a normal size window:

•Select Normal Size from the View menu or press z-3.

To watch in the largest sized window that will fit on your screen:

•Select Maximum Size from the View menu or press z-4.

Changing the Aspect Ratio of the

Viewer Window

EyeTV will automatically try to choose the correct aspect ratio. Typical TV has a 4:3 ratio, while a few widescreen formats also exist. If you would like EyeTV to always choose a certain ratio, you can pick that from the View menu. This could be useful if you are trying to remove letterboxing, or display content on a widescreen monitor. Your choices are 4:3, 14:9, 16:9 and Wide. Some ratios may visibly remove part of the image, to make it fit that shape without otherwise stretching or distorting the picture.

Adjusting the Display Options

You can adjust how the Viewer Window presents video by selecting Display Options… from the View menu. You can control the overscan and interlacing,

which can improve the image quality of the viewer window. See Chapter 8.

9	Chapter 2 · Viewer Window

2 specifications

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