XnView Software

i can't found any option to view images correctly using a 1280*1024 resolution (5:4 used on a normal 4:3 monitor, but i think it is a normal resolution for a 19" screen).

Grog wrote:i can't found any option to view images correctly using a 1280*1024 resolution (5:4 used on a normal 4:3 monitor, but i think it is a normal resolution for a 19" screen).

Which size (in pixels) has your picture?

Grog wrote:i can't found any option to view images correctly using a 1280*1024 resolution (5:4 used on a normal 4:3 monitor, but i think it is a normal resolution for a 19" screen).

With 1280x1024 resolution, every image, video, movie has wrong aspect ratio. You could use 1152x864 or 1280x960.

i know i should use a 4:3 resolution since i 've a 4:3 screen, but de facto 1280*1024 is a better choise for a 19" in order to use all that space
Video player like winamp and Media Player Classic know there are people which use non square pixel resolutions and have an option to correct (aka stretch) it.
i hope it is possible to implement it in xnview too

I have a 19" CRT as well and use it in 1280x960 (all over the screen space) in order to keep the 4/3 ratio. This is the way to go to be sure to get the right aspect in ALL your applications...

Moreover, I wouldn't want applications to 'patch' a hardware issue that can easily be solved with the hardware.

Olivier

Aspect ratio is a problem for image viewing/editing only. For exploring your computer, navigating internet,programming (mean reason as to me), reading text the distortion isn't a great problem, and having 7% of extra space is undoubtly a great thing in these situations (yes having a 20" or more is better ).
Maybe i'm a space hungry man (my notebook is a 1400*1050 ) but i can assure you i'm not the only one using 1280*1024 on a 19" CRT and having an hidden option fixing "my" issue can't hurt you

Grog

I have a computer connected to my Plasma TV, which has a 16:9 widescreen ratio but 1024 x 768 native resolution (a 4:3 ratio). There is no way for me to tell Windows or my graphics card that I have a non-square pixel aspect ratio, and the few widescreen resolutions my graphics card supports do not sync well with the tv.

I can correct the aspect ratio for video using media player classic and/or ffmpeg, but I have no way of viewing/editing images without them being horizontally stretched by 33%.

I do not want to permanently modify my image resolution/ratio, but I would very much like to be able to view them on my screen correctly.

A "set display pixel aspect ratio" option in XNView would be enormously helpful for me!

Simon

If you have an NVIDIA card, go to custom timings under NVIDIA control panel. Select FIXED ASPECT timing.
Then set your res to 1280x960.
This will keep an LCD that needs 1280x1024 mode in that mode but displays a 4:3 aspect ratio

Unfortunately the ATI card in my Shuttle X100 does not (seem to) offer such control.

Thanks though