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paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

12-22-2004 13:31

Can SL display a wide field of view (greater than 97.2 degrees) without distorting the perspective? I'm running two monitors at 2048x768. That's 2.666 times as wide as it is high. If I try to set the field of view (using the debug menu) greater than 97.2 degrees, the perspective really looks distorted.

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Higbee Protagonist

Yggdrai Ranger

Join date: 7 Aug 2003

Posts: 266

12-22-2004 14:29

actually I have the same situation paulie =) To fix it, make SL run in a window, then you can stretch the window across both monitors. The only odd thing is that you avatar then ends up in the gap between screens. I didn't like it so I went back to single, but that's the easiest way =)

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Dallas Moreau

Registered User

Join date: 7 Dec 2004

Posts: 146

12-22-2004 14:41

I have two 22 inch screens. I stretch the window all the way across one, and two-thirds of the way across the other. That way my avatar locates to the side of one screen, but I can see it and the center. I use the half screen for chat panels, etc. Works good for me, but it took a couple days to get used to.

DoteDote Edison

Thinks Too Much

Join date: 6 Jun 2004

Posts: 790

12-22-2004 18:02

I have just one 57" HD screen. It works just fine at the 16x9 ratio - 1.78. If you want to try using the fullscreen mode, in preferences, try setting the ratio to 2.0. I'm not sure if that'll work, but the option is there. If your dual-screens resolution is listed above that ratio, then it'll do the math for you.

Of course, running in a window works too. Multi-mon gaming setups typically are best with odd numbers of mons for the center-screen reason.

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paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	12-22-2004 13:31 Can SL display a wide field of view (greater than 97.2 degrees) without distorting the perspective? I'm running two monitors at 2048x768. That's 2.666 times as wide as it is high. If I try to set the field of view (using the debug menu) greater than 97.2 degrees, the perspective really looks distorted. _____________________ REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."
Higbee Protagonist Yggdrai Ranger Join date: 7 Aug 2003 Posts: 266	12-22-2004 14:29 actually I have the same situation paulie =) To fix it, make SL run in a window, then you can stretch the window across both monitors. The only odd thing is that you avatar then ends up in the gap between screens. I didn't like it so I went back to single, but that's the easiest way =) _____________________ Higbee Protagonist ************************ "Even an immobile stone will respond to you If you approach with love, call out, and talk to it." - Shinagawa Tetsuzan http://www.redprometheus.com
Dallas Moreau Registered User Join date: 7 Dec 2004 Posts: 146	12-22-2004 14:41 I have two 22 inch screens. I stretch the window all the way across one, and two-thirds of the way across the other. That way my avatar locates to the side of one screen, but I can see it and the center. I use the half screen for chat panels, etc. Works good for me, but it took a couple days to get used to.
DoteDote Edison Thinks Too Much Join date: 6 Jun 2004 Posts: 790	12-22-2004 18:02 I have just one 57" HD screen. It works just fine at the 16x9 ratio - 1.78. If you want to try using the fullscreen mode, in preferences, try setting the ratio to 2.0. I'm not sure if that'll work, but the option is there. If your dual-screens resolution is listed above that ratio, then it'll do the math for you. Of course, running in a window works too. Multi-mon gaming setups typically are best with odd numbers of mons for the center-screen reason.