[mythtv-users] transcoding widescreen recordings

David Smiley dsmiley at mac.com
Fri Jul 11 21:30:55 UTC 2008


Unfortunately, the "Playback Groups" doesn't let one set the "adjust fill"
(i.e. a playback aspect ratio) setting.  I'd really love it if it did; it
must be an oversite by the developers.  Alternatively, I've rigged my setup
to use a different recording profile.
~ David 


Steve Peters - Priority Electronics wrote:
> 
> Hello, i'm using the pvr-500 in my mythbox, and I get a few hd channels
> via
> my cable box. Currently,  i record those channels and get nice and useless
> black bars at the top and bottom of the mpeg files. Does anyone know how
> to
> remove that? I know it's only an SD recording, but sometimes, there are
> some
> good shows on hd only channels. 
>  
> I want to remove the bars, then transcode my recordings, or have the bars
> removed in the transcoding.
>  
> I'm pretty sure that my cable box does not send the bars with the
> composite
> signal, because when i plug the composite cable into my tv directly, the
> black bars are now gray bars.
>  
> What do you guys do with those bars?
> -Thanks
> -Steve
>  
> PS. I know the hauppague hd pvr is coming, and i'm in line for that one,
> but
> until then, i need some sort of solution.
> -Thanks
> -Steve
> 
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