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Wow, what can I say... Intalled the AMD 15.4 beta driver this evening, my frame rates at 6048 x 1170 jumped from an avergae of 10fps (with a minimum of 4fps) up to a solid 60fps with V-Sync turned on. Whatever they've done in the latest driver has had a massive impact on performance.

I've got all details set on high at the moment and I'm guessing there's headroom to push them some more. I'll have to experiment with that later, I'm just happy the low frame rates were so easily rectified. AMD need to get these drivers released fully ASAP!

Same here, I'm on the resolution, the fix might have only been for multi-monitors



Seems likes everyone else with AMD cards saw imrpovements, I am the exception, 15.4 beta makes my framerate worse XD but it's not really a problem because I get a pretty good 50-60 fps without it anyway.

yeah the HUD glitches are deff there, edge of screen cuts off button prompts, map and other items.

Have you tried the screen safe option in the display settings? I managed to reduce the size of the hud so it fits perfectly on my centre monitor.

GTA V is by far the most polished and fully featured multi monitor game I've yet to see. Outstanding work! This should set the standard for all game to come!

5760X1200 working amazingly well. Perfect multi-monitor implementation.

Not to mention how amazingly optimized the game is.

Is there a way to use this files for the Rockstar Client.
because i have a problem finding the Common folder.

I suppose this is only for the Steam version.
The letterbox fix didn't work for me aswell in flawless widescreen.

Thanks Hayden after the latest update the letterbox fix works for me.
EDIT: It seems the cutscenes go back to 16:9 if you alt tab and then back in during one.

any help on this....? I am having the same problem......

How do I set the FoV to what I want if I don't know what defaults the game uses? It'd be nice to have that info included if the settings are going to be additive rather than absolute.

I am experiencing the exact same issue. Also having two graphics cards and three displays in Eyefinity-configuration...can't play because the game will crash in 8 out of 10 times when opening the pause menu

Did you find any solution for this?
Tried everything... (Settings.xml, disconnect USB-devices, check if files are corrupt, try several drivers, ...).

Not yet. Just tried with the 15.4.1Beta drivers and the latest game update. No change. I've a ticket open with R* support, but they're proving as useless as any other support team. Well, at least they get back to me...

For me, the culprit file is atidxx64.dll. is this the case for you, too? I'm hoping the next major driver update will help.

Yes, that was the case for me too.

In my case i found a solution to this together with the Rockstar support. As long as i do not use bezel compensated resolutions (my setup: 5858x1080), the game runs fine in 5760x1080. As soon as i switch back to 5858x1080 the error when opening the pause menue is back there again.

Hope this works for you too?

5858 is not a multiple of 3, so there's that... Maybe switching to windowed mode (Alt+Enter) before using the pause menu would help.

heres a little fixed exe for cinemascope (21:9). it changes the value for cutscenes and hud placement from 16:9 to 21:9. have fun

http://www.file-upload.net/download-10631122/GTA5_21-9.rar.html

This doesn't seem to work for me. The loading screen is stretched out and when I get to the menu , it asks me to activate my game which is already activated. I'm using the steam version. Can you post the source or figure out what the problem is?

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hi Razed, sry about that activation i have no clue, my fix is/was for the rockstar version btw..

...here is the updated exe (v.1.27)

http://www.file-upload.net/download-10685612/GTA5_21-9_blackbar_fix_v.1.27.rar.html

Thanks a lot. Unfortunately, I am having a problem with this exe. =(

When I use this, I get prompted by social club to activate my account. I use my cd key from steam and I get a message saying that this cd key has already been used. I can't proceed to playing the game. =(

Luckily, I backed up the original .exe and this still allows me to play when I revert back to it.


Any ideas to get around this?

im sry, but i dont own the steam version. but if u send me your executable (gta5.exe) i could patch it for u!

Wow! You would do that? That's amazing!

Once I get home from work. I'll post an uploaded version of it. I'm sure Razed and myself aren't the only two who'd make use of it.

p.s. I wonder if there is an updated flawless widescreen fix on the way? I'm new to the community here and haven't figured out how these things go.

Here is the steam exe file: http://www.file-upload.net/download-106 ... 5.exe.html

and here is your fix:

http://www.file-upload.net/download-10699007/GTA5_21-9_fix.v1.27.-steam-.rar.html

This works great but I have one gripe with it. The HUD/text stretches itself and ends up looking ugly that way. Can you fix that while still keeping the HUD fix for 21:9 monitors?

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i noticed that too since the last update, my "solution" for this was fiddling around with the HUD safty zone in the settings (with unpatched exe i did a start and reduced the zone, then start with patched one), maybe it will help to delete the settings "pc_settings.bin" in user folder. if i really know to fix it in a simple way i let u know

Hey Zens,

Thanks for the patch! I too noticed the stretched hud. I'll fiddle around and see if I can get it looking nice.

I have tried this and it 100% work. It is worth it to remove bezel compensation. God I was tired to crash every time I needed to pause. It was also doing it like 8 times outta 10 so everytime I wanted to pause the game I was crossing my fingers.

7680x1440
8040x1440 with bezel compensation

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I've just upgraded my rig so I'm trying GTA V with the Rift, VorpX and FWS again. Right now I can't seem to enable the FWS patch, I get this message:

I don't even have letterbox enabled. I'm using the plugin by HaYDeN, version 2.1.97 - Rev: 3. I've made sure I'm using FWS beta builds. Should it still work?

I have the same problem. Hope HaYDeN will fix this soon.

Huhu ,

here is the new 21:9 blackbars fix for v.1.28 (rockstar).
Contains also the unpatched binary (GTAV_o.exe)

http://www.file-upload.net/download-10750935/GTA5_21-9_cutscene_blackbar_fix_v.1.28.rar.html

update:
Yesterday (20.07.15), game had become a new update with same version number, but with a new executable.

http://www.file-upload.net/download-10782828/Grand-Theft-Auto-V.rar.html

Hi is there any new fix for the latest patch 1.29 for 21:9 displays? I tried the 1.28 one and it wouldnt even let me load up the game

update 1.29:

http://www.file-upload.net/download-10949159/GTA5_21-9_cutscene_blackbar_fix_v.1.29.rar.html

update 1.30:

http://www.file-upload.net/download-10985333/GTA5_21-9_cutscene_blackbar_fix_v.1.30.rar.html

can you make one for the steam version?

Does anyone else have the issue of when heisting the hacking minigame is squished or distorted? I play at 4010x1024 bezel corrected for 3840x1024, and the hacking in heists is super squished in and nigh unplayable.

@zens Could you make a fix for the new 1.31 update? It seems you haven't been active on this site for a while but I have no idea how to patch the GTA5 exe

it worked for me with 1.30 but now with the new patch 1.31 i have black bars in the cutscenes again and i cant downgrade the patch:(
could anyone fix it for 1.31?
I will be forever thankfull

hello , could anyone fix it for 1.31 ?? really thx !!

Fixed and original exe:

Steam Version

GTAV_21_9.rar

thx and it's possible for the rockstar version ?

Can you upload the exe?

Yes I upload gtaV.exe for the rockstar version here : http://uptobox.com/gdddqlneirtw

Can you change the file for 21/9 3440*1440 ? thx

GTA V fixed exe

Rockstar edition

GTAV_21_9_rockstar.rar

thank you very much !:)

Hi!
Deisi please help me, how to fix gta5.exe?
Please fix, the rockstar file....2560*1080 version....thank you!

could someone plz make an exe file 21:9 for GTA 5 patch 1.32 ?
thanks again

Hi !

There is a new patch Can you fix it again plz Deisi ? or tell me how do you do plz
Here is the file rockstar edition : http://uptobox.com/k7qkkcz8buyy
Thanx !

Hi,

it's really easy to fix.

1. Download a free hex editor : https://mh-nexus.de/de/hxd/

2. Search for this value: 39 8E E3 3F (16:9)

3. Replace it with: 8A E3 18 40 (21:9)

Done.

With this fix the game menu is all wrong. I dont see the menu options anymore. Im using 2560x1080.

8A E3 18 40 is for 3440x1440

The right value for 2560x1080 : 26 B4 17 40

big thanks deisi for the tip

Thank you Deisi !
"The right value for 2560x1080 : 26 B4 17 40".....not, this is wrong value, i dont see menu options in 2560*1080!
Whats the problem?

Screenshots:
http://postimg.org/gallery/2y6boeuwe/

I have the same problem.

In my case I found a solution to this together with the Rockstar support. As long as i do not use bezel compensated resolutions (my setup: 5858x1080), the game runs fine in 5760x1080. As soon as I switch back to 5858x1080 the error when opening the pause menue is back there again.

Somebody help me, what is the right value, the 2560x1080 resolution?

Thank you very much!

@Deisi You should have done some research before giving all of these people the wrong solution. If you look at Zens modified EXE's, he doesn't change the hex values because the game has native support in 21:9. There is no reason to change the hex values. The problem is that the minimap, cutscenes, and other features are rendered in 16:9.

Zens found a way to push the minimap to the corner of a 21:9 aspect ratio screen as well as fix the cutscenes. He did this without changing the aspect ratio hex values. His fix worked in version 1.30 but Rockstar decided to update the game again months later and Zens has not been active on this forum since then. If anyone has any idea how Zens was able to fix this problem, please fix it for version for 1.31 or tell me how I can fix it.

In the game, the player has the option to customize the three protagonists' wardrobe and appearance. There is less customisation available compared to that of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (e.g. changing the body mass of the 3 characters isn't available as it was with CJ in San Andreas). The availability of tattoos, haircuts and ability to apply and change facial hair has returned from San Andreas after being missing from previous titles in the HD universe.

hi

Hi Guys,

I am new to this forum and would much appreciate it if somebody could explain to me how I can view GTA V on full wide screen on my monitor, as I am getting black bars on both sides.

I have set my res to 2560X1080 using in game graphics option and also enabled 21:9 aspect ratio with all graphic settings fairly maxed.

Could someone explain to me how to get full widescreen gameplay for this panel step by step?

Thanks guys

Anand

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PS I can't help you with the problem, but I can at least welcome you

He did this BY changing the aspect ratio hex values.

I've compared his patched EXE with original, and see that he used "54 55 15 40" value.

Here is patched EXE for "Finance and Felony":
https://goo.gl/2rohqU (DVD/Warehouse version of GTA V)

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Is it safe to use this fix without getting banned from GTA Online?

@AXLiberty Is your updated fix for the Steam or the RSC Version of the game?
Edit: Sorry didn't see that you use the DVD Version, so I guess it's the RSC Version.
Altough can you tell me the original hex code I have to change to your value? Would make the search much easier

I don't know.

Yes, it is.

"39 8E E3 3F" — original

Change to one of this:
"54 55 15 40" — by @zens
"26 B4 17 40" — by @Deisi (2560x1080)

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Hiya, I used 'Zen's' value and noticed that the hud/menus etc appear to be 'stretched' on my 3440x1440 display. It seems as though zen is using the 2560x1080 screen which is then stretched further to suit a 3440 display. Thoughts? Is there a more a value that is better suited for 3440x1440 displays?

Thanks!

That's all we have.

You can try to make your own value. As example:

2560x1080
=> 2560/1080 = 2,37037037 = 0x4017B426 = "26 B4 17 40"

3440x1440
=> 3440/1440 = 2,38888889 = 0x4018E38A = "8A E3 18 40"

P.S. @zens used this size 2520x1080

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can someone please upload an exe file for the latest patch i tried to us HXD my self but it not working for me
its for 3440 x 1440
if someone can, it would mean a lot

But is it safe to use in singleplayer though? Because I read about people beeing banned for singleplayer mods

Thanks for the hex codes!

can someone please upload an exe file for the latest patch i tried to us HXD my self but it not working for me
its for 3440 x 1440
if someone can, it would mean a lot

Please a Steam version of fiz black bars cutscenes

Can anyone help me out? I'm trying to play the Steam version (1.35 I guess) at 4K (3840x2160), but the "black bars" that appear for every cutscene left and right are annoying the heck out of me.

Changing game settings (Aspect Ratio to Auto or 16:9, playing with VSync or similar doesn't seem to help).

Flawless Widescreen with the Letterbox Fix enabled doesn't seem to help either.

Would any kind of Hex Edit work as some people have posted the last few pages? And what would I have to do e.g. what "Formatted Value" would fit 16:9 (3840x2160): http://www.wsgf.org/book/export/html/17351 ?

@Jorritplay64 and @Dexter,
Upload your EXE, and then I'll try to help you.

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Can someone update so it works with 3440x1440 again please?

Here is the latest Exe: http://www.filedropper.com/gta5_1

Because of the release of the Redux mod I have started playing gta 5 single player again. Sadly a good 21:9 fix (to remove black bars in cut-scenes and to move the map to the side of the screen) is not available.


I remember Zens's fixes being quite elegant, but when I try to replicate his mod, the hud and menu's are stretched (black bars are almost gone and the map is in the right place though). The question is, why replacing 39 8E E3 3F with 54 55 15 40 isn't enough to fix the current version of the game? I found older versions of the mod on my back-up drive and just like AXLiberty did, I compared them and the only adjustment was that 39 8E E3 3F was replaced with 54 55 15 40.

It would also help a lot if any more experienced modders can help us out.

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I have also just started playing single player again. For another reason really: I just recently got an nv surround setup (5760*1080). But since I'm a complete noob at everything regarding mm-gaming I may need some help.

Eager to try out my new multi-monitor setup I simply fired up GTA5 and selected 5760*1080 as resolution. The results were not ... how shall I put this ... according to my expectations. . The problem was that the left monitor was somehow selected as "centre" monitor, causing the rightmost two monitors to display the rest of the image. Needless to say the fov was whack on that 2/3 of the display.

So it would be nice if someone could just give me a pointer to which settings I should modify. Are all multi monitor settings under the Display menu?

That sounds weird.
Are you sure you have actually enabled the Nvidia Surround mode in the Nvidia Control Panel, and aligned the monitors correct before starting the game?

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Never mind, false alarm. Was only a matter of restarting the game, as it turns out. Works perfectly now.

Does anyone else's FOV settings in FWS keep on resetting?

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Is there currently any working solution for the cutscenes?

Current version: 1.36
Platform: Steam

Gameplay obviously works fantastic in 21:9 at 3440x1440 resolution but cutscenes force back into 16:9 breaking immersion.

I am looking all over for just a cutscene fix or directions on how to do it myself.

Thanks

P.S. I have the latest verison of Flawless Widescreen which has an (outdated?) fix included 2.1.102 - Rev. 4 by HaYDeN. Unfortunately this does not work.

P.P.S. I have done some heavy digging online to see if I can find out a working method (via hex editing) etc for an elegant removal of the black bars for single player cutscenes specifically for the 3440x1440 resolution and have had absolutely no luck. It is surprising to me that such a hugely popular Triple A title like Grand Theft Auto 5 would not have community fixes for this in extreme abundance when you can find the same kind of fixes for much more obscure titles easily. Just an observation is all.

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For those gaming on 4K TVs, I've created a guide on how to fix the black bar problem in GTA V: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =806615157

Other games like Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Assassin's Creed Syndicate also suffer from this and it's basically due to the max supported resolution of the display having a different aspect ratio to the native resolution.

Don't think it'll help any for ultra-wide though as I assume the 16:9 black bars were added to prevent you from seeing stuff they didn't intend to be seen in cutscenes.

Thanks man, this finally solved my problem from last page, it was driving me crazy and I didn't want to play it without a fix. Now I can finally play the game without really annoying Black Bars during Cutscenes.

Cutscene Blackbar Fix
update 1.37 for Steam
21:9 3440x1440

http://www.file-upload.net/download-122 ... 7.rar.html

This is some excellent work! Thank you!
And I learned something new!

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Thanks a lot for this. Will try it out this evening:)

hi,
I downloaded the game from the rockstar site. I have last version of the game.

I have PG348Q monitor, There is a fix to get cutscene in 21: 9?

thanks!

there's no way?

nope, everything works fine for me

I wish I found this topic a bit earlier, was wondering in Google for some time:) Thanks!

Not sure why people are saying cutscenes are fixed. The Steam link is for people with 4K displays, not ultrawides. And Flawless Widescreen doesn't seem to be working anymore (with regards to cutscenese, the FOV still works).

Anyone have a 3440x1440 cutscene EXE for the current patch 1.40?

Thank you very much in advance.

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Dunno if this thread is outdated or something but hey! I dosen't hurt to try. So I just bought the game and didn't know before hand that this game had such annoying black bars which seems like they added for no reason at all due to the cutscenes being just in-game shoots. So I just turn of the game after like 30 minutes or so cause I couldn't bare to play with it. I tried to used the hxd to edit the hex but the game always declines the acces to edit it. So I'm out of options and guess if someone kind here who got an exe of the game (not steam, so I guess it's just the retail one) could upload it somewhere so I could download it. Need 2560x1080 res for version 1.41.
Thanks in advance if anyone could help.

Yes, I have a similar problem. I don't know how to remove those black bars, it is really annoying! Pls help

Just found something! You have to remove the support for the 4096x2160 resolution and it will go to 3840x2160 by creating an EDID override.

Any progress with cutscene FIX (3440x1440) for 1.41?

Is this the proper thread for discussing Flawless Widescreen for GTA?

If so, I'd like to point out that there is a third zoom mode not accounted for in the program. FW has adjustments for left trigger aiming with and without iron sights, but not for right-trigger aiming.

If you use a controller, you can gently pull the right trigger to aim. This will pull the game back to it's default FOV in first-person (not the non-iron-sights zoom level), so if you have first-person FOV adjusted, clicking the right trigger to blind fire will cause the game to "wobble" as it quickly changes FOV in and out in quick succession.

So I've tried this and it seems to work but at high cost:

The HUD is stretched, the menu is stretched AND displaced (button indicators are drawn beyond the screen). Subtitles are also drawn beyond the screen.

I was wondering though. What are these black bars actually made of? Are they a solid color texture that is adjusted (since it is animated) or is it a dynamic FOV change? Could it be something else?

If it's a texture then it would be easy to make it transparent.

This fix is only good for playing cutscenes (without subtitles) and moving the HUD out of the way, but it's game breaking due to the moved button indicators and general text drawn beyond the screen.

Following up on this fix as for now it is the only one available that I found to correct the pillarboxes in cutscenes. Here are the results: https://imgur.com/a/OmMgJ



But this fix has issues where every 2D object drawn is stretched and moved slightly beyond the screen so Subtitles, Ammo Counter and Button Indicators are not visible.




Please Help!

https://www.gta5-mods.com/misc/3440x144 ... 78e4335945

Use it with this. Works great for me.

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Any update?

Thanks for the second link.

I think one can solve this glitches with some tips. This is not hard that much.

So I have modified my GTA5.exe hex values to work for 21:9 as posted above.

I then installed the 21:9 Mini Map HUD Fix (https://www.gta5-mods.com/misc/3440x144 ... 78e4335945)
s also recommended above but I my HUD is still stretched way out of the screen and is not visible.

Has someone got 21:9 cutscenes and working HUD for version 1.46 (Arena War DLC) ?

Any help much appreciated thanks.

Need a working hex code for 3440x1440 for 1.46 for the cutscenes. The old code did not work for me. The screen is horrible streched so I used my safed unmodified .exe again. I have the downloadble version.

the only way to fix correctly the HUD is editing the configuration file, is located here:
\Grand Theft Auto V\update\update.rpf\common\data\ui\frontend.xml
this is the file that need to be edited to fit at 21:9 but i don't know how to edit it someone can help me?

can anyone explain how to actually edit the value, i downloaded the hex editor but idk what to do now