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2008-04-24 11:17
Shadow
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Are the C64 pixels supposed to be square?

So I was trying out a little vector effect, and while it looks normal in emulator, on my C64 with a 1084-monitor I get a distinct impression that it gets a bit stretched vertically.

Is this simply my monitor that is not correctly adjusted, or are C64 pixels non-square?
 
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2008-12-31 15:03
Zagon

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 16
Well, the calulated aspect ratios assumes an unadjusted 4:3 CTR television set. Adjusted monitors that shows more of the side border would have a narrower aspect ratio.

However, the calculated aspect ratios could still be interesting, for emulation purposes perhaps?
2009-01-02 11:16
Mindcooler

Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 28
This reminds me of how "all" 8- and 16-bit games are squished vertically in PAL. Seems no-one bothered to PAL-fix games, probably too small a market. Today TV sets usually have widescreen options so you can un-squish the image to make things squarer and get rid of those borders.

Get rid of those borders.. sounds somewhat demoscenish.
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