live viewer proportions

[mesut]

hi,

i have been having this issue in the prior versions, too. never brought it up thoug... but maybe i am just missing a checkbox or such...

i have a layout in which there is a window seperated in 2 parts: on the left, there is the editor, on the right there is the live viewer.
now, if i choose to work in a vertical format like, let's say, 720*1280 or such, the live viewer looses it's format/proportions easily.
i made some screenshots, showing the progression, beginning with a very "thin" lv-format, which seems to show the frame proportions correctly, indicated by the red horizontal lines.
but the more i widen the lv-window, the more it looses it's proportions. i hope the screenshots show what i mean in a clearer manner:

[aoktar]

It works correct. Compare at same output size on Picture viewer.

[mesut]

i hoped that the screenshot would show what i mean.

i see in your screenshot, that you use a wide format.
would you please try it again with a vertical format, just as i did in my screenshots?

not to confuse things: if i go on and render whatever situation the live viewer shows me in the picture viewer, the rendering indeed is correct.
my point was not about the picture viewer though.

[aoktar]

Width is reference value is LV. And imagine that you're making different image ratios. Hoping same result on this case. Sorry that's not possible as mathematically.

[mesut]

well, within c4d's own editor/viewer it seems to be possible to show the exact frame, that your resolutions settings provide.
or maxwell, as another example. when i use the mxwell fire preview window, this one also allows to see the exact frame, no matter how the rendersettings are set resolution-wise and how ever i scale, widen or what ever i do with the fire-window.

horizontally, the live viewer seems to do that as well, since i see red horizonal lines, that seem to indicate the boundaries of the frame.
but this obviously this reaches it's capabilites quite soon.

i don't know, what you mean by "mathematically", but i have no real clue of mathematics anyhow, so...
from what i understand: it is not possible for you to set up the live viewer in a way, that it always exactly represents the frame, is that correct?

well... since i see others doing it (c4d-viewer, maxwell-fire window, maybe others i wouldn't knwo about...), i would like to make this a wish for upcoming releases.
it would be really nice to see the content of a frame within the live viewer a 100%.

thank you.

[aoktar]

Sorry but i don't see any issue here. LV uses red lines to show where's SAFE area ends. It's safe area lines which comes from viewport. It stay on out-side of window when you make LV so wider than viewport. Request is not fitting on my logic. Sorry.

[mesut]

i believe that it's just communication problems due to my lack of english skills.
so i'll try to find a straight answer to a (i hope) straight question:
in the current plug-in version, is it - in your eyes - always possible to see the exact frame content in the live viewer, no matter what proportions the set resolution determines?

[aoktar]

You should go with "LOCKRES" button on LV if it's your purpose to get a resolution like "400*1200", etc....

[mesut]

ok.
thank you.