Why are Dusk's cutscenes cropped on my ultrawide monitor?

Issue #813: on 21:9 (and 32:9) displays, in-game cutscenes are cropped at the top and bottom instead of letterboxed. Twilight Princess's original cutscene framing assumes 4:3 or 16:9; Dusk doesn't yet adjust the cutscene viewport to ultrawide proportions, so vertical content gets clipped.

What's the workaround?

Two options: (1) lock 4:3 aspect ratio (Settings → Video → Display → Lock 4:3 Aspect Ratio = ON) — gives correct framing for cutscenes and gameplay both, at the cost of black bars on the sides; or (2) leave the aspect as 16:9 or auto and accept the crop only during cutscenes — gameplay itself adapts to ultrawide correctly. There's no current option that gives full ultrawide gameplay + correctly framed cutscenes.

Does this affect 32:9 super-ultrawide too?

Yes, more severely. The wider the display, the more vertical content the cutscene viewport drops. Same workarounds apply; the 4:3 lock is generally preferable on 32:9 because the difference between gameplay and cutscene framing is jarring.

Dusk Ultrawide 21:9 Cutscenes Cropped — Workaround (#813)

On ultrawide 21:9 displays, Dusk cutscenes lose vertical content. 4:3 lock and aspect-ratio toggling workarounds, plus #813 status.

Published 2026-05-14 ·Updated 2026-05-14

Status as of 2026-05-13: Open on the Dusklight tracker.

Symptom

On a 21:9 (or wider) monitor, Twilight Princess’s pre-rendered cutscene framing drops content at the top and bottom of the frame instead of letterboxing. Faces, sky, or ground detail can disappear depending on the scene.

In-game (non-cutscene) rendering adapts to ultrawide correctly — the world extends to the edges as you’d expect.

Cause

Cutscene viewport doesn’t yet adjust to display aspect ratio in Dusklight. The original game was designed for 4:3 (GameCube) or 16:9 (Wii widescreen). Dusklight’s renderer extends gameplay to ultrawide, but the cutscene framing math hasn’t been updated.

Workarounds

Option A: Lock 4:3 aspect ratio

Settings → Video → Display → Lock 4:3 Aspect Ratio → ON

Cutscenes frame correctly (the original 4:3 viewport)
Gameplay also rendered in 4:3 with side bars
Consistent throughout — no jarring switch
Best for purists and 32:9 users where the crop is worst

Option B: Leave widescreen, accept the cutscene crop

Settings → Video → Display → Lock 4:3 Aspect Ratio → OFF
Gameplay uses full ultrawide
Cutscenes drop top/bottom content
Best for gameplay-first players who only watch cutscenes once

There’s no current “ultrawide gameplay + 4:3 cutscenes” hybrid toggle. The fix in #813, when it lands, will likely add one.

Last updated 2026-05-14. Watch #813 for fix progress.

Symptom

Cause

Workarounds

Option A: Lock 4:3 aspect ratio

Option B: Leave widescreen, accept the cutscene crop

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