Zidoo Z1000 PRO - will not play 16:9 film format correctly?

I have trouble of viewing a film with 1.85:1 aspect ratio (open format) film correctly.
The Zidoo forces it to be shown as 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Why?
How can I view the film in the given correct format?
Thanks for help.

Another question, if I have two files for one film Zidoo designates them A and B.
How can I change their names and in easy way get data on length, file size etc?

 

Can you provide a MediaInfo report?

Have a look at this for naming conventions:

http://forum.zidoo.tv/index.php?attachments/hometheatre-file-suffixes-and-naming-jan-22-pdf.8654/

 

Is there a way to watch movies in 21:9 mode? when enabling 21:9 mode in settings it only works in zidoo ui

Thank

 

English please

 

Sorry. Google auto translate
Is there a way to watch movies in 21:9 mode? when enabling 21:9 mode in settings it only works in zidoo ui

Thank

 

Depends on the aspect ratio of the video. If you are watching 4k UHD or blu ray rips, then no. Those files are always 16:9, regardless of the aspect ratio of the movie. You either need to zoom in, or remove the black bars from the video file. Handbrake can do this, but it also re-encodes the file. Not sure if there is a way to do it without re-encoding.

 

I understand that everything is built in 16:9 mode. But I want to know can zidoo encode all content to 21:9 by itself? It's like zidoo mapping vs10 for all content

 

Well.... yes you can ... sort of.. there are options just for the GUI, but there are also settings for the movie display itself.. once you set it for 21:9, then you select which method want the Zidoo to actually output the content ..... with compression or screen cover, I believe? Compression obviously isn't ideal, as it most likely is going to just squish the movie output to 21:9, and mess up the movie geometry. And screen cover simply masks off the content taller than 21:9. But, I did find that screen cover mode is actually super handy for those changing aspect ratio movies, such as the latest Top Gun Maverick if you have a scope screen.

With my 2.35:1 screen, once I have my projector's zoom preset enabled, it is perfect for the majority of the movie's scenes, but when the IMAX scenes come on in their taller aspect ratio, the image spills over the top and bottom of my screen's scope zoomed display. But, when using Screen Cover in 21:9, those scenes stay displayed in my screen with no temporary distracting image spillover and the rest of the normal scope scenes are displayed as per normal. So, there is that feature I guess....

 

Check your projector's settings - it might have a masking option.

For example my JVC allows 3 soft mask presets which you can customise to your own requirements (I have presets for 2.35:1 and 2.20:1 to match my hardware masking).

I also set up a macro so that when I select say the 2.35 screen mask, the corresponding projector soft mask is selected too so I don't even have to know if the presentation is VAR or not.

This gets rid of the overspill for IMAX movies (the 2.20:1 is for annoying Nolan movies!).

 

Unfortunately, I don't believe the Epson has that type of "preset" masking feature that would tie in to the custom lens memory adjustments. It has a feature called blanking in which you can definitely adjust and apply a black mask on top, bottom or the sides... but it is only a 1 time adjustment. Otherwise that would be perfect!

Honestly, it doesn't bother me that much when the IMAX overspill occurs ... I am still engrossed enough in the movie, that the additional image just becomes part of my viewing experience! lol. And that's probably because I have enough crushed black velvet around my screen and on the very top of my center channel that it is minimized. But if I really wanted to remove that spillover from a movie the Zidoo screen cover in 21:9 mode does work well. Just a bit of a pain to toggle it On and Off in the Settings each time though.

 

That's a shame - it makes Nolan movies watchable

 

Same here on my z1000pro.
Is there any way to watch IMAX movies on tv full screen without black bars (smaller than in 16:9) ?
If i turn on zoom function, faces are deformated a little.
Have Shield also, and when watching trough Kodi, no black bars in IMAX.
Thanks for answer.

 

The problem was solved by downloading beta firmware.
Very bad this basic function not working in tested default firmware.

 

May i ask wich FW version?
I am on 6.4.62 and i still have black bars.

 

I used the update feature and ticked the box to also update beta firmware. This solved the problem.

If you still have the problem you must go into the settings and display and then choose video format.

Here is the latest update with fixes (you have the same I presume)

v6.4.42

System
1. Optimized the black level details for Dolby Vision native output.
2. Added prompt for USB external audio connection.
3. Added Delete(#DEL) and Resolution(#RES) keys for RS232.
4.Optimized VS10 engine related strategy.

Local player
1. Fixed the problem that SMB playback issue in ZDMC.
2. Distinguish simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese subtitles for MKV movies.
3. Show fanart function by default

Poster wall
1. Fixed the problem that the director cannot be edited and modified through the browser.
2. Fixed the problem that the actors pictures cannot be displayed occasionally.
3. Fixed occasional errors when scanning.

Music player
1. Optimized occasional crash issue when scanning files.
2. Fixed incorrect number of songs in song list interface.
3. Fixed incorrect information for USB audio DOP output.

Since v6.4.28
1. Fixed Poster Wall crash occasionally issue .
2. Fixed the problem that ZDMC can't play video through NFS or SMB.
3. Fixed the problem that some DV movies display abnormal color occasionally.
4. Fixed the ocassional crash problem when searching in Music Player.
5. Optimized the sorting function for songs and albums in the Music Player.
6. Optimized playlist-adding function in Music Player.
7. Optimized VS10 engine DV to HDR/SDR brightness mapping to improve the picture quality(P4,P7,P8; Yes, the PQ is much better).
8. When HDR is set to Auto on the HDR display devices, Profile 8 films with HDR10 compatible layer will output HDR10 in priority.

Since v6.4.20
System
1. Fixed the occasional black screen issue for some online videos when HDR setting is Dolby vision VS10 Engine (for all content).
2. Optimized the clock display on the front panel for some online videos.
3. Optimized HDR10+ Metadata for some movies.

Poster Wall
1. Fixed the problem that the widget 2 cannot back up.
2. Optimized trailer data acquisition.
3. Optimized picture loading function for widgets.
4. Optimized the TV series rematching function.
5. Fixed the abonomal dada on movies details interface.
6. Added multi languages for TVDB.
7. Optimized the ClearLogo picture loading.
8. Optimized NFO parsing for TV series data.
9. Optimized the pictures loading for TV series.

Local Player
1. Optimized the display of video formats.
2. Optimized the blurry screen problem for some films with PGS subtitles.
3. Optimized online HTTPS video playback.
4. Added fanart when films start playing.
5. Optimized the problem of abnormal automatic frame rate of individual videos.
6. Optimized the frame rate acquisition error of individual videos
7. Optimized some HDR10+ video Metadata.
8. Fixed abnormal display problem of some custom fonts.

Music Player
1. Added the support of 176.4KHz multi-channel PCM output for DSD multi-channel.
2. Added DSD512 decoding.
3. Fixed the stuttering problem for some music files.
4. Optimize the decoding sample rate display error
5. Optimized the stability of DSD decoding output.
6. Fixed the occasional crash problem when rematching.
7. Optimized SACD audio matching accuracy.
8. Optimized the problem that some whole track music cannot be displayed.
9. Added CUE prompt icon for music lists.
10. Optimized UI interface.
11. Added the function to filter tracks by albums and artists on all music interfaces.
12. Optimized playback stability.

 

Thanks M8, but i am on 6.4.62 FW and check all the boxes, display settings are OK, but still black bars.

 

Well, sorry to hear that.

I checked all settings in my surround amp and the projector to see if there were any wrong value.

Do not have any other good advice for you I am afraid.

 

Little confused as to what the problem is here...

 

When watch IMAX movies trough my Z1000pro, picture is NOT full screen (see attached pic), There are black bars up and down the TV (let say streched 16:9).
With TV and AVR settings is all ok, cause when i watch movie trough my Nvidia Shield there is normal full screen on IMAX scenes.

 

Depends on the aspect ratio of the content - that movie is obviously 1.85:1 instead of 1.78:1, hence the black bars.

If you post a mediaInfo report I can tell you more.