Reinhard Nissl wrote: >> Could it be that some stations (pro 7, "Blade II") simply send 16:9 >> video encoded with black bars into a 4:3 format? > 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 > ;-) Ok, so there is no solution available yet? Guess I'll have a look into the source and try to hack something together then. Thanks for the info! kind regards Philip