Hi, Philip Lawatsch 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? You're right. I've experienced too, that Pro7 has moved it's logo into the 16:9 area when they are broadcasting movies. But why do they not signal a 16:9 broadcast? Maybe they want to safe bandwith which is consumed by dolby sound on the other hand. Isn't it interesting too, that ARD's and ZDF's current themes often look like "colored" 4:3 frames for 16:9 content (e. g. sport reports on ARD's Morgenmagazin and movie announcements on ZDF)? Anyway, I've been playing for quite a while know with the idea of cropping away the black bars of Pro7's 16:9 broadcasts. I've already done the opposite (crop away the black bars 4:3 broadcasts in 16:9 frames, see post plugin expand's centre_cut_out_mode), so it doesn't seem to be to complicated to get implemented. It's just a matter of time ;-) Bye. -- Dipl.-Inform. (FH) Reinhard Nissl mailto:rnissl@xxxxxx
