CineCanvas von Ship of Agony LABs

CineCanvas is the ultimate media extension designed for 21:9 ultrawide monitors. Eliminate annoying black letterbox bars on standard 16:9 and retro 4:3 videos, enhance immersion with smooth, GPU-accelerated video scaling, and enjoy real-time ambient backlighting without performance overhead.
Key Features

Multiple Aspect Ratio Modes:

21:9 Crop: Zooms seamlessly to completely fill your 21:9 ultrawide monitor without distorting the picture.

21:9 Stretch: Expands 16:9 videos horizontally to cover the entire panel.

Original (Off): Keeps the native aspect ratio untouched.

Live Video Ambilight (Milky & Vivid Glow):

Soft Ambient Glow: A milky, diffused background projection that reflects the video's live colors across the unfillable wings of your display.

Vivid Ambilight: Maximum luminance and saturated dynamic glow for total immersion.

Cinematic Shadow: Subtle edge darkening with a smooth ambient falloff.

Soft Edge Feathering: Retains full video sharpness while softly blending the outer edges into the ambient canvas—no harsh boundary cuts.

Smart Auto-Crop:

Automatically scans for black letterbox and pillarbox bars (including hardcoded 4:3 bands in 16:9 streams) and adapts the video mode dynamically without user interaction.

Branded Pillarbox Wings:

When staying in the original aspect ratio, replace plain black side bars with subtle, copyright-free platform-inspired vector badges (YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Adult portals, or generic web players). Supports automatic Dark/Light theme switching and can be toggled on or off at any time.

Universal Streaming Compatibility:

Works smoothly across YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Joyn, WOW, Waipu.tv, RTL+, Dailymotion, adult streaming sites, and custom embedded HTML5 video players.

Full Keyboard & OSD Control:

Alt + C: Cycle through video and ambilight modes.

Alt + W: Toggle side wing overlays.

Alt + L: Switch wing themes (Dark / Light).

Alt + A: Enable or disable automatic letterbox detection.

Features an elegant On-Screen Display (OSD) badge for immediate status feedback.

Zero Tracking & Full Privacy:

CineCanvas does not collect, track, or transmit any user data. All processing is executed strictly on your local machine via hardware-accelerated transforms and lightweight canvas filters.