diff --git a/src/osg/DisplaySettings.cpp b/src/osg/DisplaySettings.cpp
index 8c0f3687c..c85c6986f 100644
--- a/src/osg/DisplaySettings.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/DisplaySettings.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ void DisplaySettings::setDefaults()
     _screenHeight = 0.26f;
 
     _splitStereoHorizontalEyeMapping = LEFT_EYE_LEFT_VIEWPORT;
-    _splitStereoHorizontalSeparation = 42;
+    _splitStereoHorizontalSeparation = 0;
 
     _splitStereoVerticalEyeMapping = LEFT_EYE_TOP_VIEWPORT;
-    _splitStereoVerticalSeparation = 42;
+    _splitStereoVerticalSeparation = 0;
 
     _doubleBuffer = true;
     _RGB = true;
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
index eec2c989b..6f7ffac2c 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ void SceneView::cull()
                                                                              (*projection));
 
 
+
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::RefMatrix> modelviewLeft = new osg::RefMatrix( (*modelview) *
                                                              osg::Matrix(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,
                                                                          0.0f,1.0f,0.0f,0.0f,
@@ -328,6 +329,21 @@ void SceneView::cull()
                                                                                          0.0f,0.0f,1.0f,0.0f,
                                                                                          -es,0.0f,0.0f,1.0f));
 
+            switch(_displaySettings->getStereoMode())
+            {
+                case(osg::DisplaySettings::HORIZONTAL_SPLIT):
+                    (*projectionLeft).postMult(osg::Matrix::scale(2.0f,1.0f,1.0f));
+                    (*projectionRight).postMult(osg::Matrix::scale(2.0f,1.0f,1.0f));
+                    break;
+                case(osg::DisplaySettings::VERTICAL_SPLIT):
+                    (*projectionLeft).postMult(osg::Matrix::scale(1.0f,2.0f,1.0f));
+                    (*projectionRight).postMult(osg::Matrix::scale(1.0f,2.0f,1.0f));
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+
+
             _cullVisitorRight->setTraversalMask(_cullMaskRight);
             cullStage(projectionRight.get(),modelviewRight.get(),_cullVisitorRight.get(),_rendergraphRight.get(),_renderStageRight.get());