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    Nvidia Optimus: Scaling w/ fixed aspect ratio option?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by vfxraven19, Oct 5, 2011.

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    vfxraven19 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Titles says it all. Is there a way to get the "Scaling w/ fixed aspect ratio" option on Nvidia Optmius notebooks? I'm trying to get 4:3 ratio when I don't have widescreen resolution being used.
     
    vfxraven19, Oct 5, 2011
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    vfxraven19 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I figured out my scaling issue with this. So, the Nvidia GPU relies on the resolution settings set by the integrated Intel HD3000 graphics for custom resolutions and scaling. Within the Intel Graphics and Media control panel, the resolutions will have an option to: Center Image, Scale to Fullscreen, Maintain Aspect Ratio. 1024x768 was always displaying stretched out until I fixed it here to 4:3 and now it's fine when games are using the Nvidia GPU.
     
    vfxraven19, Oct 14, 2011
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    thescorpion Newbie

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    How did you solve it exactly? I can't get the Mantaing aspect ratio any way. Even if I change the resolution to a 4x3 one, all I have is center image or scale to full screen, and both sucks. I want the maintain aspect ratio option!!!. I've tried with both, the driver provided by samsung and the lastest provide by intel, and is the same with both. Here is an image that proves what I say:

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    The combination ctrl alt f12 is useless as well, since it only switch between this 2 modes available. Any idea how can I fix this? Any help will be appreciated since I have lots of old games that don't allow widescreen resolution and I hate play with the image stretched

    My machine by the way, is a samsung np7 something... with core i7 3615qm, intel hd 4000 and nvidia gt 650m and optimus of course.

    Thanks
     
    thescorpion, Jan 26, 2013
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    Silverfern Notebook Deity

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    what i do is, first in intel panel change resolution to the lowest (800X600) and then you can choose "scale full screen" or whatever in scaling.
     
    Silverfern, Jan 27, 2013
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    The option to maintain aspect ratio is disabled in the Intel Control Panel when running at native resolution. Only when running the game in a resolution that's lower than native can you enable that option. I have no idea why but that's the way it works.
     
    Cakefish, Jan 27, 2013
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