Improving the black bar removal of 16:10

[RiasatSalminSami]

Describe the feature you'd like to see added

This has been a great feature. But it seems like it only affects 16:10 resolutions. Some monitors have resolutions like 1280x768 [Which is 5:3 aspect ratio] and 1600x1024 [Which is 25:16 aspect ratio]. Both of these resolutions are close to 16:10 but since they're slightly wider than 16:10, the game just resorts to black bars.

How is this tool detecting the aspect ratio? Is it simply calculating the aspect ratio of the selected resolution, or does some set defined resolutions [ex: 1280x800, 1440x900] trigger the change? If it's the later one, then it won't work with downsampled 16:10 resolutions like 2880x1800 or stuff like that [I haven't tested that resolution yet].

Also, how much feasible is zooming in to remove the black bars and adjusting the HUD on 4:3 aspect ratios? Would be nice to play on fullscreen on CRT monitors.

[nipkownix]

How is this tool detecting the aspect ratio? Is it simply calculating the aspect ratio of the selected resolution, or does some set defined resolutions [ex: 1280x800, 1440x900] trigger the change?

It is calculating the aspect ratio of the selected resolution here: https://github.com/nipkownix/re4_tweaks/blob/675502f798ede5c43e1d3f98fc877fc59f985a5c/dllmain/AspectRatioTweaks.cpp#L194

With 1.6 being treated as 16:10. Should cover downsampled 16:10 resolutions just fine, but I haven't tested that myself. Guess we could add options for 5:3 and 25:16, but I'm not sure how popular these aspects even are.

Also, how much feasible is zooming in to remove the black bars and adjusting the HUD on 4:3 aspect ratios?

I had an option for that at some point in an unreleased build, actually. Not sure why I ended up removing it, but I might take a look at it again.

[M1sh2]

If we talk about the popularity of resolutions, you can look at steam statistics: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey (well, 25:16 falls into the other, so you can't see) I was already desperate, I did 5:4 through reshade

[RiasatSalminSami]

Also, how much feasible is zooming in to remove the black bars and adjusting the HUD on 4:3 aspect ratios?

I had an option for that at some point in an unreleased build, actually. Not sure why I ended up removing it, but I might take a look at it again.

Thanks, will be awesome that way.

Also I mentioned this in some other thread previously, but it seems like there are stuff rendered behind those black bars as seen from the leak on the left edge of the black bars. It's especially noticeable with MSAA enabled.

I suspect the 3d models are rendering just fine, but the post processing effects won't scale to those areas. But it's worth taking a look at. If it indeed does render almost everything behind those black bars, then 16:10 wouldn't even require cropping if the black bar is just removed.

Here an example screenshot, look at the left edge of the screen:

[RiasatSalminSami]

Found another example of the letterbox being a part of the UI in 3D space. So it might be possible to just erase the black bars from the UI and get more vertical FOC on 4:3.

[mrdeathjr28]

Hi

If can add option for remove black bars in 4:3 resolution (1024x768) will be good

thanks