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Squished Videos
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Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:04 amby scramjet
Several (not nearly all) of the vids I've downloaded recently look squished flat. I'm using the VLC player, which seems great. Are these videos just encoded wierdly or is there something I can do to restore the correct aspect ratio?
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Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:33 pmby British
If you are viewing Siouxie and the Banshees' "Israel", I think it is supposed to be squished. Dang does Siouxie look good in those just-above-the-knee boots.
Posted:
Fri Jul 22, 2005 12:35 amby scramjet
No, it's not some trendy effect. The round VH1 symbol is squashed into an oval.
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Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:10 pmby Berserker
Make sure your VLC player settings are correct. VLC is one of those players which will let you adjust the aspect ratio of anything you play through it. Go to Settings->Preferences->Video, and tick the "Advanced Options" box in the lower right corner. You can then find an option called "Source Aspect Ratio". Set it to 4:3 or so for normal TV output.
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Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:11 amby scramjet
OK, I found the controls, but they don't seem to have any effect. What am I doing wrong?
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:43 amby scramjet
It works now. Not sure why it didn't before. Thanks for the tip Berserker.