XnView Software

Is there a way to change the aspect ratio of an image when Xnview displays it in full screen?

I bought a laptop that I have connected to an LCD TV via analogue input/ouput.

The output resolution of the laptop is 1024x768 (4:3) but the LCD has a ratio 16:9, so all the images are distorted.
With the movies I don't have a problem because of the pan & scan function of my media player.

How can I make a similar adjustment to images when I browse them at least in the full screen mode of XnView?

GatosPetalomenos wrote:Is there a way to change the aspect ratio of an image when Xnview displays it in full screen?

I bought a laptop that I have connected to an LCD TV via analogue input/ouput.

The output resolution of the laptop is 1024x768 (4:3) but the LCD has a ratio 16:9, so all the images are distorted.
With the movies I don't have a problem because of the pan & scan function of my media player.

How can I make a similar adjustment to images when I browse them at least in the full screen mode of XnView?

Surly you must be able to alter the resolution to one adjusted for a 16:9 screen? Especially if you recently bought your computer, most modern graphic cards have resolutions for 16:9 screens, even if the screen of the computer is 4:3.

That should be easier than adapting individual software with pan&scan.

That didn't directly answer your question, but I dont know, maybe someone else knows the answer?

Hi Troken.
My Laptop has analog output and the Intel GMA945 mother board chip for graphics (and not a "modern graphic card"), but that's not the problem. The chip can handle any resolution you can imagine.

My (Philips Ambilight 42") TV accepts in the (analog) VGA input ONLY 1024x768 (and 800x600, 4:3 signal) so I can't play with resolutions.

The distortion isn't a problem when I use the desktop, and my Media player (for movies) has pan & scan.

The issue gets annoying when you are looking photos.


Maybe there is a solution with the size/ratio of pixels, or pan & scan or a "secret" setting (inside the *.ini) the can "distort" the image the other way, and make it look normal.

Anonymous wrote:Hi Troken.
My Laptop has analog output and the Intel GMA945 mother board chip for graphics (and not a "modern graphic card"), but that's not the problem. The chip can handle any resolution you can imagine.

My (Philips Ambilight 42") TV accepts in the (analog) VGA input ONLY 1024x768 (and 800x600, 4:3 signal) so I can't play with resolutions.

The distortion isn't a problem when I use the desktop, and my Media player (for movies) has pan & scan.

The issue gets annoying when you are looking photos.


Maybe there is a solution with the size/ratio of pixels, or pan & scan or a "secret" setting (inside the *.ini) the can "distort" the image the other way, and make it look normal.

Hm... maybe offtopic, but I do recall to have encoutered the same problem with my 16:9 TV. It was a while ago so Im not sure how it ended but I think I could change the ratio of the TV's PC input to 16:9. Well, if you can not, then I understand your issue. I remember being very annoyed to have a 4:3 image on a 16:9 TV-screen, hopefully newer TV's are better on handling PC input.

I'll add a setting to enter output ratio

Great Pierre!

I'm waiting with anticipation!

Thank you!

You can test the 'aspect ratio' of XnViewMP

XnviewMP works somehow, but if is it possible I want to be able to set the aspect (or is it pixel) ratio free.

If I calculated correctly a 0.56 ratio it may be suitable.