Mr_Blastman Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Okay, I got a 16:10 27-inch LG monitor yesterday, 50000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response etc. - I hope it is good, we'll see. I still have to hack apart a 60 inch bigscreen TV and rip out the fresnel but that'll come later. So, in DCS, I selected a higher res, 1680x1050, set the aspect 16:10, should be good, right? NOPE I enter the sim and my Field of View is still the same 90 degrees or whatever and it is using the 4:3 aspect ratio, stretched. So, everything looks fatter. How do I get this to be a 120 degree FOV from side to side, 90 up and down with a 16:10 aspect ratio - so it at least looks right? Help! :)
ddahlstrom Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 You could check in ..\Ka-50\BlackShark\data\scripts\options.lua and make sure that ["aspect"] is set to 1.6.
loke Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 Okay, I got a 16:10 27-inch LG monitor yesterday, 50000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response etc. - I hope it is good, we'll see. I still have to hack apart a 60 inch bigscreen TV and rip out the fresnel but that'll come later. So, in DCS, I selected a higher res, 1680x1050, set the aspect 16:10, should be good, right? NOPE I enter the sim and my Field of View is still the same 90 degrees or whatever and it is using the 4:3 aspect ratio, stretched. So, everything looks fatter. How do I get this to be a 120 degree FOV from side to side, 90 up and down with a 16:10 aspect ratio - so it at least looks right? Help! :) As far as my experience goes, the aspect does not describe the aspect of the monitor, but the aspect of the pixels themselves. Your monitor has both wider physical dimensions, but also more horizontal pixels, leaving the aspect unchanged.
Mr_Blastman Posted August 3, 2009 Author Posted August 3, 2009 Okay, let me rephrase... I want it to not be stretched like it is in widescreen, I want to have extra view to my sides - i.e. more of the side of the cockpit rather than it being stretched to fill the screen.
Frazer Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 As far as my experience goes, the aspect does not describe the aspect of the monitor, but the aspect of the pixels themselves. Your monitor has both wider physical dimensions, but also more horizontal pixels, leaving the aspect unchanged. Okay, let me rephrase... I want it to not be stretched like it is in widescreen, I want to have extra view to my sides - i.e. more of the side of the cockpit rather than it being stretched to fill the screen. ROFL! :lol: Sorry but that's funny! :P Also check "graphics.cfg". I thought that with BS the aspect angle was solved but apparently not (for me it is though I have another screen). Forum | Videos | DCS:BS Demo1 / Demo2 | YouTube Channel [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
ruprecht Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Search for view.lua fov modifications to up your default FOV limit to 200. Set your DCS options to 1680x1050, and aspect to 16:10 as you have done. This changes the file "options.lua" - you can check that file directly (using a UTF-8 aware editor like notepad++) to make sure your changes are saved. Also look at whatever monitorsetup file your options.lua is referencing, and check that the main view section there reflects your setup. Finally - important - Use your view zoom keys to zoom right out. Are you running fullscreen or windowed? If windowed, make sure your windows desktop is set to 1680x1050 as well. That should do it - if not, screenshots, photos etc to help people understand what you're seeing. Edited August 3, 2009 by ruprecht DCS Wishlist: | Navy F-14 | Navy F/A-18 | AH-6 | Navy A-6 | Official Navy A-4 | Carrier Ops | Dynamic Campaign | Marine AH-1 | Streaming DCS sometimes:
104th_Crunch Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 Yes set 16:10 (1.6) in the graphics options and/or config files mentioned above. You should then not have stretched graphics. Maybe you're thinking they are stretched, but they are not? If you think that you just have limited FOV off to the sides, then just zoom out from the default zoom once you are in game. Also, you will get a much nicer looking picture if you use the natural resolution of that 27" monitor. Probably 1920x1200?
enigmatics Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) I'm having the same issue, but I don't think the OP articulated it well enough. When DCS displays at 16:10 it takes the 4:3 image and blows it up to fit horizontally causing the top and bottom of the screen to be cut off. This poses a problem when watching the tutorials in 16:10 as the track will often click on something that had been at the bottom of a 4:3 display but ends up being below the viewing area in 16:10. What I'd like to know is if it is possible to see the full 4:3 image along with the added screen space a 16:10 monitor affords. Will increasing the overall FOV cause the image to look stretched or will it essentially increase the viewing window? -edit - It seems the issue is setting the default FOV, not necessarily the min/max. Is there a way to change the starting FOV so it overrides the FOV of track files, specifically training tracks? Edited August 11, 2009 by enigmatics
ruprecht Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 I really can't comprehend the issue you're facing. I run 3840x768 at a 50:10 aspect ratio and I see no stretching. If you set your config correctly as I described above, and zoom out to the maximum FOV, there is no problem. Screenshots might help. Here's mine. DCS Wishlist: | Navy F-14 | Navy F/A-18 | AH-6 | Navy A-6 | Official Navy A-4 | Carrier Ops | Dynamic Campaign | Marine AH-1 | Streaming DCS sometimes:
Mr_Blastman Posted August 15, 2009 Author Posted August 15, 2009 Okay. :) I think I got it. Now what key toggles framerate? Thanks for the help btw.
Mr_Blastman Posted August 16, 2009 Author Posted August 16, 2009 Why is this in the game controllers forum--it directly relates to DCS Black Shark as that is where it is geared... Moderators, please fix, thanks. Oh, and thanks Schwinn.
ruprecht Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 All multi-monitor stuff goes into game controllers now, I'm not exactly sure that it makes sense but there you go. DCS Wishlist: | Navy F-14 | Navy F/A-18 | AH-6 | Navy A-6 | Official Navy A-4 | Carrier Ops | Dynamic Campaign | Marine AH-1 | Streaming DCS sometimes:
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