Where does black bordering come from?

HI-TECH · January 18th, 2007

In some games the frames of the screen are black which makes the game screen smaller. Does anyone know where that comes from?

Allnatural · January 19th, 2007

That's the overscan area; normally hidden beyond the edges of the tv screen. Some games render a "full" image (meaning you actually see more when using an emulator) and others don't bother since it won't be visible anyway.

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HI-TECH · January 20th, 2007

Is there any way to fix this? And will it fixed in later PJ64 versions?

Allnatural · January 20th, 2007

It's normal behavior, so there's nothing to fix. However, the latest version of Direct64 has a "simulate overscan" option that will remove the borders by stretching the image.

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HI-TECH · January 21st, 2007

Cool thanks, is direct64 some kind of modified version of directx?

Clements · January 21st, 2007

No, it's a N64 graphics plugin developed by Orkin.

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HI-TECH · January 21st, 2007

Will it work with an nvidia card?

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January 19th, 2007	#2 (permalink)
Allnatural No preservatives™ Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toledo, OH. USA Posts: 965	That's the overscan area; normally hidden beyond the edges of the tv screen. Some games render a "full" image (meaning you actually see more when using an emulator) and others don't bother since it won't be visible anyway. __________________ Videogame Gifs

January 20th, 2007	#3 (permalink)
HI-TECH Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Home Posts: 553	Is there any way to fix this? And will it fixed in later PJ64 versions?

January 20th, 2007	#4 (permalink)
Allnatural No preservatives™ Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toledo, OH. USA Posts: 965	It's normal behavior, so there's nothing to fix. However, the latest version of Direct64 has a "simulate overscan" option that will remove the borders by stretching the image. __________________ Videogame Gifs

January 21st, 2007	#5 (permalink)
HI-TECH Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Home Posts: 553	Cool thanks, is direct64 some kind of modified version of directx?

January 21st, 2007	#6 (permalink)
Clements MMP-2 Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,637	No, it's a N64 graphics plugin developed by Orkin. __________________ PJ64 Homepage \| ZSNES Documentation Project \| bsnes Supporter

January 21st, 2007	#7 (permalink)
HI-TECH Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Home Posts: 553	Will it work with an nvidia card?