Yes, I have to crop the images to the aspect ratio of the display. I considered doing a simulated digital mat which could change given the aspect ratio of the work being shown, but it wasted so much of the display that it was not worth it.
I end up not having to crop much, because the aspect ratio I chose lines up pretty well with those of many good paintings and photographs.
Re:A Canvas Made of Pixels
by madaxe_again on Thursday January 14, 2016 @07:16AM
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I think the mat around the photo is also rendered, so you can have whatever aspect you want - although a portrait image might look a bit lost in the middle of it.
Next step - mount the frame on a motorised bearing so it can rotate 90 degrees depending on the image aspect!
I don't think the mat is rendered. In the video with changing light conditions, you can see how the picture lags slightly, while the mat reacts immediately.
One question I have, though, is that since the aspect ratio of the screen is fixed, does that mean that all the photos have to be rescaled? That is kinda inelegant, I wonder if there's a way to fix it.