Reinhard Nissl wrote: >> So the question is if it is possible to automagically switch xine to >> output with a 16:9 pixel aspect ratio when such a stream is detected. >> (meaning no black bars on the "x11" window but of course a horizontally >> compressed picture). Then I could simply activate the widescreen mode on >> my tv which would not require zooming but simply displaying the picture >> with a 16:9 aspect ratio. > > > Maybe it's as simple as setting a fixed aspect ratio for xine: > > -r <mode> Set aspect ratio of video output. Modes are: > 'auto', 'square', '4:3', 'anamorphic', 'dvb'. > > So adding "-r '4:3'" when running xine should do the trick. Yea, this seems to work, but not quite as expected though. For something currently running on 3sat it works as expected but when I replay some of my recordings i still have black bars. Could it be that some stations (pro 7, "Blade II") simply send 16:9 video encoded with black bars into a 4:3 format? kind regards Philip
