Wide Version update? - Page 3

feldon34 · 04-16-2002, 11:36 AM

If you want to test the widescreen, e-mail me.

ghopper99 · 04-16-2002, 07:29 PM

Feldon,

I want to test it out also, check your pm. Thx

Mark Hoy · 04-17-2002, 09:48 AM

First off, let me say this looks like a fantastic screen saver. (I've not purchased it yet). A couple of questions for all.

Is there an anamorphic widescreen version?

I have a projector for a front screen display that is 8' wide. The resolution is currently 1360x1024. Typically only 1360x765 is used for displaying 16:9 material. So this would work nicely with the wide screen edition. The fish might look a bit large on the 8' wide screen. For a 1360x765 image, how large an image would represent a 1:1 image??

However I also have an anamorphic lens. This lens allows me to squish the 1360x1024 pixels into a 16:9 area. I feed in a tall wide picture and have the optics compress it to a normal 16:9 image. This gives me a slightly brighter image with a higher resolution image.

Thanks,
Mark Hoy

feldon34 · 04-17-2002, 11:00 AM

It should work anamorphically like that, yes.

Mountainmaster · 05-04-2002, 10:34 AM

Awfully quiet here lately. So... is the 1.1 widescreen final available yet? I do not have a widescreen display, but the ws 0.99 version I have looks great in windowed mode.

feldon34 · 05-04-2002, 07:25 PM

I have heard nothing yet about the final of 1.1.2 of the widescreen. I've been handing out the so-far bugless 1.1.2 beta to registered owners who request it.

Jim Sachs · 05-04-2002, 08:25 PM

Don't know why Prolific hasn't advertised the link yet. I turned it in a long time ago.

glenramsey · 05-15-2002, 10:38 AM

I am considering making a "fake" aquarium using Jim's screensaver. The idea is to get a monitor and put it on a shelf with a "fish tank-style" surround to make it look all the more realistic. A wide-screen monitor would be idea for the real fish tank look, can anyone suggest the best monitors for this, or has anyone done this.
ps: i'm looking to spend as little as possible :-)

Ricci · 05-17-2002, 06:12 AM

If prolific have the new widescreen version could we have a date that it will be made available ?

feldon34 · 05-17-2002, 08:23 AM

Ricci,

If you need the widescreen version, e-mail me.

There will be a 1.1.3 widescreen at some point; I'm coordinating with Prolific.

Ricci · 07-14-2002, 03:17 PM

Any news on the final widescreen version ?

feldon34 · 07-14-2002, 03:27 PM

Apparently they're working on version 1.1.4 of the Widescreen and regular version.

If you've signed up on my website to get e-mails, then you'll get one.

Ricci · 07-14-2002, 03:36 PM

So what happened to v1.1.3 ?

feldon34 · 07-14-2002, 04:32 PM

Who knows.

Darkness2k · 07-26-2002, 03:49 AM

The Great Key Code Switchover?

I assume that means that everyone with a key has to change it (again)?
Good thing Microsoft doesnt do that with these XP keys.. although I hear rumours they might :S (at least to the corporate customers, I would be very miffed if I had to reinstall or give a new key to 400 or so systems!)

feldon34 · 07-26-2002, 09:51 AM

Why would there be another key switchover after 1.1?

We're testing 1.1.4 right now, by the way.

feldon34 · 07-27-2002, 12:33 PM

And so we continue to skip version numbers...

(I prefer build numbers like 1.1.4.0727).

Anyway, we are beta testing a widescreen 1.1.6 version now. If you don't get an e-mail in the next hour and want to test the widescreen update, please <a href="mailto:feldon@feldoncentral.com?subject=Wide screen Beta">e-mail</a> me. I will expand the beta group from ~20 people to ~80 people early next week.

feldon34 · 08-16-2002, 03:35 PM

I have finally entered the world of dual displays. Although I don't plan to run it often, the widescreen albiet a bit fat, works well on dual monitors if you have one of the TwinView type nVidia cards with 2 VGA ports on it.

https://www.feldoncentral.com/forump...aldisplay3.jpg

James · 08-17-2002, 12:54 AM

that looks great Morgan, just the bolder of the monitor r too thick, if you have two LCD monitor with think bolder, it'll looks better that way, or if u can get it on a monitor wall display, usually those monitor wall has no bolder at all!!
I'll try to find a way to achive that and take a photo of it, but currently I'm not sure about the setup in nView, how exactly did u set it in the nView(aka TwinView) option Morgan?

feldon34 · 08-17-2002, 01:28 AM

it's a single nVidia GeForce 2 MX400 with 2 VGA plugs. so it is one 2048x768 desktop.

If I get the monitors closer together the picture on the one on the right vibrates badly. As it is that monitor is on its way to failing anyway. It changes colors, develops a pink cast, etc.

04-16-2002, 11:36 AM	#41
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	If you want to test the widescreen, e-mail me. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-16-2002, 07:29 PM	#42
ghopper99 Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1	test Feldon, I want to test it out also, check your pm. Thx

04-17-2002, 11:00 AM	#44
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	It should work anamorphically like that, yes. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

05-04-2002, 07:25 PM	#46
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	I have heard nothing yet about the final of 1.1.2 of the widescreen. I've been handing out the so-far bugless 1.1.2 beta to registered owners who request it. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

05-04-2002, 08:25 PM	#47
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Don't know why Prolific hasn't advertised the link yet. I turned it in a long time ago. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-17-2002, 09:48 AM	#43
Mark Hoy Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1	First off, let me say this looks like a fantastic screen saver. (I've not purchased it yet). A couple of questions for all. Is there an anamorphic widescreen version? I have a projector for a front screen display that is 8' wide. The resolution is currently 1360x1024. Typically only 1360x765 is used for displaying 16:9 material. So this would work nicely with the wide screen edition. The fish might look a bit large on the 8' wide screen. For a 1360x765 image, how large an image would represent a 1:1 image?? However I also have an anamorphic lens. This lens allows me to squish the 1360x1024 pixels into a 16:9 area. I feed in a tall wide picture and have the optics compress it to a normal 16:9 image. This gives me a slightly brighter image with a higher resolution image. Thanks, Mark Hoy

05-04-2002, 10:34 AM	#45
Mountainmaster Liopleurodon Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 3rd planet Posts: 314	Awfully quiet here lately. So... is the 1.1 widescreen final available yet? I do not have a widescreen display, but the ws 0.99 version I have looks great in windowed mode.

05-15-2002, 10:38 AM	#48
glenramsey Registered Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 12	I am considering making a "fake" aquarium using Jim's screensaver. The idea is to get a monitor and put it on a shelf with a "fish tank-style" surround to make it look all the more realistic. A wide-screen monitor would be idea for the real fish tank look, can anyone suggest the best monitors for this, or has anyone done this. ps: i'm looking to spend as little as possible :-)

05-17-2002, 06:12 AM	#49
Ricci Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 25	If prolific have the new widescreen version could we have a date that it will be made available ?

05-17-2002, 08:23 AM	#50
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Ricci, If you need the widescreen version, e-mail me. There will be a 1.1.3 widescreen at some point; I'm coordinating with Prolific. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman Last edited by feldon34; 05-17-2002 at 08:29 AM.

07-14-2002, 03:17 PM	#51
Ricci Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 25	Any news on the final widescreen version ?

07-14-2002, 03:27 PM	#52
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Apparently they're working on version 1.1.4 of the Widescreen and regular version. If you've signed up on my website to get e-mails, then you'll get one. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-14-2002, 03:36 PM	#53
Ricci Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 25	So what happened to v1.1.3 ?

07-14-2002, 04:32 PM	#54
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Who knows. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-26-2002, 03:49 AM	#55
Darkness2k The Lord of Darkness Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Torquay, Devon, England Posts: 51	The Great Key Code Switchover? I assume that means that everyone with a key has to change it (again)? Good thing Microsoft doesnt do that with these XP keys.. although I hear rumours they might :S (at least to the corporate customers, I would be very miffed if I had to reinstall or give a new key to 400 or so systems!) Welcome to the Darkness http://www.darkness2k.dsl.pipex.com/Shared/TagMini.jpg (Visit it manually)

07-26-2002, 09:51 AM	#56
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Why would there be another key switchover after 1.1? We're testing 1.1.4 right now, by the way. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

07-27-2002, 12:33 PM	#57
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	And so we continue to skip version numbers... (I prefer build numbers like 1.1.4.0727). Anyway, we are beta testing a widescreen 1.1.6 version now. If you don't get an e-mail in the next hour and want to test the widescreen update, please <a href="mailto:feldon@feldoncentral.com?subject=Wide screen Beta">e-mail</a> me. I will expand the beta group from ~20 people to ~80 people early next week. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-16-2002, 03:35 PM	#58
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	I have finally entered the world of dual displays. Although I don't plan to run it often, the widescreen albiet a bit fat, works well on dual monitors if you have one of the TwinView type nVidia cards with 2 VGA ports on it. https://www.feldoncentral.com/forump...aldisplay3.jpg "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-17-2002, 12:54 AM	#59
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	that looks great Morgan, just the bolder of the monitor r too thick, if you have two LCD monitor with think bolder, it'll looks better that way, or if u can get it on a monitor wall display, usually those monitor wall has no bolder at all!! I'll try to find a way to achive that and take a photo of it, but currently I'm not sure about the setup in nView, how exactly did u set it in the nView(aka TwinView) option Morgan? James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

08-17-2002, 01:28 AM	#60
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	it's a single nVidia GeForce 2 MX400 with 2 VGA plugs. so it is one 2048x768 desktop. If I get the monitors closer together the picture on the one on the right vibrates badly. As it is that monitor is on its way to failing anyway. It changes colors, develops a pink cast, etc. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman