Vertical black bars when in fullscreen.

GrimReminder · Post by **GrimReminder** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:42 am

I would like to play Grim Fandango in true fullscreen. It's like letterbox, but vertical. Any help?

Botje · Post by **Botje** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:35 am

This is currently not possible with ResidualVM: fullscreen always takes the resolution demanded by the game.
We have discussed ways to fix it (https://github.com/residualvm/residualvm/issues/428, for example), but nobody has written the code yet.

GrimReminder · Post by **GrimReminder** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:52 am

Botje wrote:This is currently not possible with ResidualVM: fullscreen always takes the resolution demanded by the game.
We have discussed ways to fix it (https://github.com/residualvm/residualvm/issues/428, for example), but nobody has written the code yet.

I just want it stretched. I don't care about the quality. Before I formatted some days ago, the game would always stretch and I like it that way. So, there isn't a way, right?

Botje · Post by **Botje** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:56 am

ResidualVM just asks for 640x480 fullscreen.
What your OS/video card drivers/monitor decide to do is outside our control.

Since you stated that you reinstalled in the first post, maybe check the settings of your video card drivers and/or monitor settings?

GrimReminder · Post by **GrimReminder** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 11:59 am

Botje wrote:ResidualVM just asks for 640x480 fullscreen.
What your OS/video card drivers/monitor decide to do is outside our control.

Since you stated that you reinstalled in the first post, maybe check the settings of your video card drivers and/or monitor settings?

What I did was install a new AMD driver. Maybe that's the case. Bad thing is that AMD's Catalyst doesn't let you change the aspect ratio or something. Thank you for your help.

Botje · Post by **Botje** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:02 pm

This seems relevant, then:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-article ... aling.aspx

JohnnyWalker2001 · Post by **JohnnyWalker2001** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:15 pm

GrimReminder wrote:I would like to play Grim Fandango in true fullscreen. It's like letterbox, but vertical. Any help?

The game isn't supposed to be played widescreen. It was designed for 4:3 monitors. So having vertical black bars down the side is correct :-/

GrimReminder · Post by **GrimReminder** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:39 pm

JohnnyWalker2001 wrote:
GrimReminder wrote:I would like to play Grim Fandango in true fullscreen. It's like letterbox, but vertical. Any help?
The game isn't supposed to be played widescreen. It was designed for 4:3 monitors. So having vertical black bars down the side is correct :-/

I know... I just don't want them.

GrimReminder · Post by **GrimReminder** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:13 pm

I solved it.

ultraneonoirantihero · Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:37 pm

Go into your video card settings, find the options for resolution and set:
"keep aspect ratio - may cause black bars if resolutions have different aspect ratio"

That way the screen wont stretch when you change resolutions. Since GF works in 640x480 you should have black bars on the sides.

The video settings differ between GPU manufacturers and drivers, but the screen should look like this:

Note: i found this pic on the net, the selected option in this pc is wrong for GF, it should be "Aspect Ratio"

Hope this helps

P.S. I just realized after posting it that this question has already been answered

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