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Theater Mode Settings
Theater Mode options are available under the following conditions only:
Your ATI graphics accelerator has dual controllers to support Primary and
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Secondary (Clone) displays.
Your ATI video adapter has dual display functionality by providing a
•
standard VGA connector and a digital flat panel connector such as the DVI-
I connector or to a TV using the TV Out connector.
In either of these cases, you can access Theater Mode options if more than one
display is connected.
Note: These settings apply to video content viewed when you are in dual-
controller Clone mode, and not single-display or extended desktop
configurations.
Table 6–8 ATI Overlay Theater Mode Options
Option
Standard
Theater
Mode
Same on all Video content is displayed on your Primary and Secondary display
Theater
Mode
Settings
Set aspect
ratio to
Display
device
aspect ratio
ATI FireMV 2400/ATI FirePro 2450
Description
Video content is displayed on your Primary display only.
Video content is displayed on your Primary and Secondary
displays. Video content displayed on your Secondary display(s) is
always in full screen mode. Note: your computer must be set for
16-bit color depth or higher to use this mode.
in exactly the same manner. For example, all displays will show
video output in full screen mode.
These settings are only available when Theater Mode is selected.
Same as source video: The aspect ratio of the source video is
maintained for full screen display. Note: this option may result in
black bars on either the horizontal or vertical sides of the video
display.
Full Screen Video: The source video is scaled so that your display
is showing full screen. Note: if the source video contains horizontal
black bars, as some DVD movies do, the full screen video will also
contain black bars.
4:3 (Standard TV): Select this option if the aspect ratio of the display
device showing full screen video has the standard 4:3 aspect ratio
(standard TVs and monitors).
16:9 (Widescreen): Select this option if the aspect ratio of the display
device is showing full screen video has a 16:9 aspect ratio
(widescreen TVs and displays).
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