RossC Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 I have joined this forum specially, purely because after my recent purchase of an AVH-P3200BT, I couldn't find anywhere via google an answer to the question of perfect background images for my unit. I assume this should also be applicable to the AVH-3200BT, AVH-P3200DVD, AVH-P3100DVD, AVH-P4100DVD and the AVH-P4200DVD. Who knows, it may also be applicable to the whole AVH series..? Here is my experience... The native resolution is 16:9 ratio, just like normal widescreen, so lets take a 16:9 resolution, for example 1440x810. This resolution does not work as a background, it does not fill the screen and appears squished. I found that the Pioneer unit was taking photos at 16:13 ratio and squishing them to 16:9. Therefore, what you have to do is take the original widescreen picture of 1440x810, and using a photo editing program, stretch it to 1440x1170. This is the closest I have ever got to filling the screen with a normal looking ratio. Convert the following picture from this: To this: And this is how it looks on my pioneer (after I cropped to my preference): As you can see, the pioneer has taken the stretched 16:13 ratio and squished it to 16:9. This is the closest I have ever got to filling the screen - It is not exactly pixel perfect but looks damn good. Which leads me on the next issue, blurry pictures, poor quality or even flickering. I found that the smaller the resolution, the better the quality got to a certain extent. As long as you always stick by the 16:9 to 16:13 rule you should be good. For example, stretch 720x405 to 720x585 and it looks better on the pioneer screen than the 1440x1170 does. I actually use as low as 360x293 for the Jeep background you see on my pioneer - this created the best quality picture. I also had to darken the picture as it was too bright once the pioneer had used it as a background. So, in summary, for best full screen background results: (1) Edit your favourite picture to a 16:9 ratio (example 720x405) (2) Now stretch it to a 16:13 ratio (example 720x585) (3) Place on your usb/sd card etc, view on Pioneer and Capture for background. By my calculations, the following 16:13 resolutions work well, but I use 360x293 for best results. 360x293/450x366/540x439/630x512/720x585/810x658/900x731/990x804/1080x878/1170x951 /1260x1024/1350x1097/1440x1170. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
levosgien Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Thanks for posted this is great. I have experienced the same issue you're mentioning and after calling Pioneer I was told to use perfect 16:9 ratios, bu that didn't work. It's unfortunate to have to deform the image to have it squeezed by the unit but your dimensions are very helpful. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nemesis812 Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 I Just got a 3200dvd and was experimenting with background images. I followed the directions provided but was unable to get a proper fitting with any picture given the squeeze method. I then decided to do a trial and error process with photoshop. I would re size a photo and see how it looked on the radio. After several tries the perfect ratio i found was 550W x 350 H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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