madVR Labs Envy Setup Manual page 2

Kaleidescape Setup with the Envy
Please follow these instructions to setup the Kaleidescape for ideal playback with
the madVR Envy.
1. Use a web browser to access the Kaleidescape advanced settings, as these settings are not
accessible using the Kaleidescape remote control. If you do not know the IP address of the
Kaleidescape, you can get that from the Kaleidescape on-screen options.
2. Click on the "Video" tab in the header of the Kaleidescape advanced options page in your browser.
3. Under "Select Video Behavior", select choose "Allow display mode changes (use external scaler)"
and "Use highest available, up to 2160p (default)".
The "Allow display mode changes" option ensures the Kaleidescape outputs the original
resolution and framerate of the movie. Otherwise, it will output movies at 60p instead of 24p,
which makes HDMI switching faster (and why it is often set up this way), but at the expense of
video playback quality. See Appendix A for more information.
This setting also ensures that the native aspect ratio of the movie is used. Otherwise, scoped
movies will be played back as 21:9 (2.33:1 or 2.35:1), instead of 2.40 or whatever the actual aspect
ratio is, which impacts the Envy's auto-aspect ratio detection and black bar management.
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