3DTV Support - Play "3D" Movies in XBMC plus have GUI / OSD and subtitles just work?

noeikujoo · 2012-04-14 08:50

(2012-04-14 00:34)giaur Wrote: It should be half x dimension and untouched y dimension in case side by side 3d mode, or untouched x dimension and half y dimension in case top-bottom 3d mode.

I already tried to do this patch this way, but it seems that subtitles aspect ratio can't be changed. If y dimension is changed, subtitles font size changed. Changing x dimension doesn't affect subtitles font size:

Code:

float xx=720;

        float yy=576;

        if (g_settings.m_currentVideoSettings.m_Subtitle3DMode!=0)

    {   

           xx*=1.5f;

           yy*=1.5f; 

        }

        RESOLUTION_INFO pal((int)xx, (int)yy, 0);

        CGUIFont *subFont = g_fontManager.LoadTTF("__subtitle__", fontPath, color[g_guiSettings.GetInt("subtitles.color")], 0, g_guiSettings.GetInt("subtitles.height"), g_guiSettings.GetInt("subtitles.style"), false, 1.0f, 1.0f, &pal, true);

        CGUIFont *borderFont = g_fontManager.LoadTTF("__subtitleborder__", fontPath, 0xFF000000, 0, g_guiSettings.GetInt("subtitles.height"), g_guiSettings.GetInt("subtitles.style"), true, 1.0f, 1.0f, &pal, true);

        if (!subFont || !borderFont)

I don't know how to scale subtitles font half x dimension and untouched y dimension or untouched x dimension and half y dimension.

giaur · 2012-04-14 11:26

I think you should rather look into libfreetype api and maybe you can find something about non proportional scalling. Or, simply generate bitmap from text and try to scale bitmap.

But I think the problem is that xbmc handles fonts some other way (I didn't look into source code, so I don't know much about this, I believe this sholud be LoadTTF method and CGUIFont class) and you are forced to use this api instead of making some low-level font functions. So, it seems there is need to make changes in xbmc font rendering engine and this can be not so easy.

Dam0 · 2012-04-14 13:46

im hoping someone can help pls...

i have generated a playercorefactory.xml to select stereoscopic player as external player for SBS and half OU

i can varify that <rule filename=.*SBS.* etc works

and that

<rule filename=".*HalfOU.*" works.

however, for some reason i cant work out how to have both search criteria parsed?

Code:

<playercorefactory>

<players>

   <player name="SideBySide" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">

     <filename>C:\Program Files (x86)\Stereoscopic Player\StereoPlayer.exe</filename>

     <args>{1} -il:SideBySideLF -ihw -ol:OptAnaRC -fss -fp -nl -termend</args>

     <hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>

     <hideconsole>false</hideconsole>

     <warpcursor>none</warpcursor>

   </player>

   <player name="OverUnder" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">

     <filename>C:\Program Files (x86)\Stereoscopic Player\StereoPlayer.exe</filename>

     <args>{1} -il:OverUnderLT -ihh -ol:OptAnaRC -fss -fp -nl -termend</args>

     <hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>

     <hideconsole>false</hideconsole>

     <warpcursor>none</warpcursor>

   </player>

</players>

<rules action="prepend">

   <rule video="true" player="dvdplayer">

        <rule filename=".*HalfOU.*" player="OverUnder"/>

</rule>

</rules>

</playercorefactory>

this copy will use stereoscopic for UO, and internal for all other videos. as soon as i add <rule for SBS, only UO is set as default

running magro pvr full eden build

thanks in advance,
Dam0

febox-pootz · 2012-04-14 18:09

noeikujoo, can you host your patch on another server or send it to me please? I'm getting "server not found" over here.

Thanks

noeikujoo · 2012-04-14 22:25

(2012-04-14 18:09)febox-pootz Wrote: noeikujoo, can you host your patch on another server or send it to me please? I'm getting "server not found" over here.

Thanks

Please try this link. And the same patch copied to another server.

febox-pootz · 2012-04-14 22:30

It didn't work either.

noeikujoo · 2012-04-14 22:38

Try another server? Just added new link to last post.

Dam0 · 2012-04-15 09:44

Code:

<playercorefactory>

<players>

   <player name="SideBySide" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">

     <filename>C:\Program Files (x86)\Stereoscopic Player\StereoPlayer.exe</filename>

     <args>{1} -il:SideBySideLF -ihw -ol:OptAnaRC -fss -fp -nl -termend</args>

     <hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>

     <hideconsole>false</hideconsole>

     <warpcursor>none</warpcursor>

   </player>

   <player name="OverUnder" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">

     <filename>C:\Program Files (x86)\Stereoscopic Player\StereoPlayer.exe</filename>

     <args>{1} -il:OverUnderLT -ihh -ol:OptAnaRC -fss -fp -nl -termend</args>

     <hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>

     <hideconsole>false</hideconsole>

     <warpcursor>none</warpcursor>

   </player>

</players>

<rules action="prepend">

   <! SideBySide and OverUnder Selection !>

   <rule filename=".*HalfOU.*" player="OverUnder"/>

   <rule filename=".*SBS.*" player="SideBySide"/>

</rules>

</playercorefactory>

working code for sbs and OU using stereoscopic player

Dam0

noeikujoo · 2012-04-16 08:43

(2012-04-14 11:26)giaur Wrote: I think you should rather look into libfreetype api and maybe you can find something about non proportional scalling. Or, simply generate bitmap from text and try to scale bitmap.

But I think the problem is that xbmc handles fonts some other way (I didn't look into source code, so I don't know much about this, I believe this sholud be LoadTTF method and CGUIFont class) and you are forced to use this api instead of making some low-level font functions. So, it seems there is need to make changes in xbmc font rendering engine and this can be not so easy.

If non-proportional scaling is not easy thing to do then maybe we can use different and smaller fonts 3D subtitles? For example narrow font in "Side-by-Side" mode and wide font in "Top-Bottom" mode.

I am not so picky about the correct font scaling, and I'm already happy that I can see the subtitles in 3D. Maybe sometime in the future I find a solution how the font should be scaled correctly..

giaur · 2012-04-16 09:16

Quote:If non-proportional scaling is not easy thing to do then maybe we can use different and smaller fonts 3D subtitles?

If you can find font with required aspect ratio....

I think bes solution is use .idx/sub for 3d subtitles. This is not ideal, because each displayed text is .png graphic and programs like 3d sutitler are able to set correct aspect ratio. But, of course built in 3d support for any font in xbmc will be very nice also. I belive this is possible to set aspect ratio for displayed text, but it needs some love level api.

febox-pootz Junior Member Posts: 38 Joined: Sep 2008 Reputation: 0	2012-04-14 18:09 Post: #234 noeikujoo, can you host your patch on another server or send it to me please? I'm getting "server not found" over here. Thanks
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noeikujoo Member Posts: 50 Joined: Mar 2009 Reputation: 0 Location: Finland	2012-04-14 22:25 Post: #235 (2012-04-14 18:09)febox-pootz Wrote: noeikujoo, can you host your patch on another server or send it to me please? I'm getting "server not found" over here. Thanks Please try this link. And the same patch copied to another server. (This post was last modified: 2012-04-14 22:43 by noeikujoo.)
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febox-pootz Junior Member Posts: 38 Joined: Sep 2008 Reputation: 0	2012-04-14 22:30 Post: #236 It didn't work either.
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noeikujoo Member Posts: 50 Joined: Mar 2009 Reputation: 0 Location: Finland	2012-04-14 22:38 Post: #237 Try another server? Just added new link to last post.
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