[mythtv-users] Permanently changing aspect ratio on a recording

[Ian Evans]

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 9:35 PM, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>
wrote:

> On 12/01/2014 08:48 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
>
>> GetTV decided to air an old Frank & Bing Xmas special, filmed in 4:3, as
>> 16:9.
>>
>> So suddenly Bing and ol' Blue Eyes were short and squat. Manually
>> changing the aspect ratio made things ok, but I was wondering if there was
>> a way to permanently tell Myth to play that recording in 4:3 to up the WAF.
>>
>
> No, the only way to fix it so it plays properly in MythTV every time you
> start it is to fix the video to specify the proper aspect.  Depending on
> the video and container format, this may be as simple as writing the
> appropriate aspect to the container or may actually involve remuxing or,
> worst case, could involve transcoding.
>
> Unfortunately I can't give you specific directions, but others may have
> done this before and if you provide specifics on the video, may be able to
> help.  If not, you may have to do some searching and trial and error your
> way through the process.
>
>
Thanks. I'll look around. Don't know why they aired it this way. Pretty
sure they air most movies in 4:3 but not this show. Looking at the channel
info (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNYO-TV) it usually airs in 4:3, but
this show definitely displayed the 16:9 flag on the Watch Recordings screen.
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