AR support in standalones

unixfs · 31st December 2003, 21:17

Hi,
my Nortek NDVX 100 player (based on ESS Vibrato1 chipset) doesn't
really understand AR settings, whatever codec and program I use:
it shows black video and no audio.

Did anyone get to play such videos with a different player?

Thanks.

Zhnujm · 1st January 2004, 21:53

What do you mean, the aspect ratio setting in the new xvid beta 3 ? Or the ar setting in mpeg files ?
Both are ignored by my players (ess+mediatek)

unixfs · 1st January 2004, 22:12

I mean xvid's AR settings.

Zhnujm · 1st January 2004, 22:34

You are right, i made a little test:

Changing Pixel Aspect ratio:
elta 8883 (MediaTek): ignored
Yamada 6100 (ESS): ignored

Setting Picture Aspect Ratio:
elta 8883 (MediaTek): ignored
Yamada 6100 (ESS): black picture, no sound

Would be nice to have support for these features, i could encode my dvb capture without resizing and i encode a lot anamorphic, but as they do not even read the ar settings of mpeg files...

unixfs · 1st January 2004, 22:54

I need this feature for the same reason: DVB captures.

How do you compare the playback quality of the two players?

unixfs · 1st January 2004, 23:04

Quote:

Originally posted by Zhnujm
You are right, i made a little test:

Changing Pixel Aspect ratio:
elta 8883 (MediaTek): ignored
Yamada 6100 (ESS): ignored

How did you change the AR?

Zhnujm · 1st January 2004, 23:32

I changed it in the Xvid configuration to 16:9 PAL, i was trying to make an anamorphic encode.

I would say both players are equal in quality, i cant see a difference on my tv, but im not that quality freak...
Some people say the MediaTek chip uses some postprocessing, but i cannot see this with my elta.
Only reason why i bought the elta were the neverending problems with resizing and aspect ratio with the Yamada.

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unixfs Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 308	AR support in standalones Hi, my Nortek NDVX 100 player (based on ESS Vibrato1 chipset) doesn't really understand AR settings, whatever codec and program I use: it shows black video and no audio. Did anyone get to play such videos with a different player? Thanks. Last edited by unixfs; 31st December 2003 at 23:01.

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Zhnujm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 983	You are right, i made a little test: Changing Pixel Aspect ratio: elta 8883 (MediaTek): ignored Yamada 6100 (ESS): ignored Setting Picture Aspect Ratio: elta 8883 (MediaTek): ignored Yamada 6100 (ESS): black picture, no sound Would be nice to have support for these features, i could encode my dvb capture without resizing and i encode a lot anamorphic, but as they do not even read the ar settings of mpeg files... Last edited by Zhnujm; 1st January 2004 at 22:37.

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Zhnujm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 983	What do you mean, the aspect ratio setting in the new xvid beta 3 ? Or the ar setting in mpeg files ? Both are ignored by my players (ess+mediatek)

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unixfs Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 308	I mean xvid's AR settings.

1st January 2004, 22:54	#5 \| Link
unixfs Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 308	I need this feature for the same reason: DVB captures. How do you compare the playback quality of the two players?

1st January 2004, 23:32	#7 \| Link
Zhnujm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 983	I changed it in the Xvid configuration to 16:9 PAL, i was trying to make an anamorphic encode. I would say both players are equal in quality, i cant see a difference on my tv, but im not that quality freak... Some people say the MediaTek chip uses some postprocessing, but i cannot see this with my elta. Only reason why i bought the elta were the neverending problems with resizing and aspect ratio with the Yamada.