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Old 9th January 2008, 22:45   #541  |  Link
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All you could do is change the Pixel Aspect ratio to alter the Display aspect ratio to get it closer to what you want. You cannot change the resolution without re-encoding and you can only alter the horizontal resolution by stretching the pixels to correct it.

Try entering 992 and 432 in the Custom Display aspect ratio boxes. That should stretch the picture and should make the Aspect ratio look correct if played on your PC. It will not look correct on a TV.
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Old 9th January 2008, 22:58   #542  |  Link
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I've all ready tried that but nothing... I even tried to change it to 4:3, just to see what happens -nothing still the same output (as the input).

It seems I'll have to re-encode it after all
I'll try out a few more things... and hopefully avisynth will help out with the quality loss.

Thx for the replay

EDIT: there is a way to correct an avi like that (wrong aspect ratio) with Quicktime pro but you'll have to save it as a (*.mov) and it doesn't work with all the avi files.

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Old 9th January 2008, 23:08   #543  |  Link
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gatekeeper_007,

What media player are you using. Maybe it is not set-up correctly?


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Old 9th January 2008, 23:39   #544  |  Link
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I really don't think so... but then again who knows,

Same result with : WMP11, NeroShowTime, DivxPro6, VLC... and others.
and of course I passed it in a flashUSB -pluged it to a divx/xvid player (widescreen TV output) same aspect ratio problem.

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EDIT: In Nero I have to force it to 16/7, In divx 720x314(320) or 640X272 so that can be correct

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Can you run your file thru' MediaInfo and/or GSpot and post what's reported?
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Old 10th January 2008, 14:07   #546  |  Link
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General #0
Complete name : D:\Sam (BAD_AspectRatio).avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format/Family : RIFF
File size : 1.18 GiB
PlayTime : 1h 40mn
Bit rate : 1690 Kbps
Writing application : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.1 (build 2424/release)
Writing library : VirtualDubMod build 2424/release

Video #0
Codec : XviD
Codec/Family : MPEG-4
Codec/Info : XviD project
Codec profile : Streaming Video Profile/Level 1
Codec settings/Packe : Yes
Codec settings/BVOP : Yes
Codec settings/QPel : No
Codec settings/GMC : 0
Codec settings/Matri : Default
PlayTime : 1h 40mn
Bit rate : 15 Mbps
Nominal bit rate : 1277 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 432 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 1.667
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Progressive
StreamSize : 10.8 GiB

Audio #0
Codec : AC3
PlayTime : 1h 40mn
Bit rate : 15 Mbps
Nominal bit rate : 384 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, Subwoofer
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
StreamSize : 10.8 GiB

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FILE_NAME Sam (BAD_AspectRatio).avi
FILE_NAME_WITH_PATH D:\Sam (BAD_AspectRatio).avi
FILE_SIZE 1,267,943,424
CONT_AUDIO_STREAM_COUNT 1
CONT_BASETYPE AVI(.AVI)
CONT_BYTES_MISSING 0
CONT_INTERLEAVE_ALIGN Split
CONT_INTERLEAVE_PRELOAD 512
CONT_INTERLEAVE_TIME 40
CONT_SUBTYPE OpenDML (AVI v2.0),
CONT_TOTAL_BITRATE 0
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_AVI1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_AVI2
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_CVD1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_CVD2
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_DVD1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_DVD2
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_SVCD1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_SVCD2
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_VCD1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_VCD2
VIDEO_ASPECT_SOURCE_MATCH
VIDEO_ASPECT_TYPE_NTSC
VIDEO_ASPECT_TYPE_PAL
VIDEO_BITRATE 1296
VIDEO_CODEC_NAME XviD 1.1.0 Final
VIDEO_CODEC_STATUS Codec(s) are Installed
VIDEO_CODEC_TYPE XVID
VIDEO_DAR 1.667
VIDEO_DURATION 1:40:02
VIDEO_FIELDS_PER_SEC
VIDEO_FRAME_COUNT 150045
VIDEO_FRAMES_PER_SEC 25.000
VIDEO_H264
VIDEO_MPEG2
VIDEO_MPEG2_3X2
VIDEO_MPEG2_BFF
VIDEO_MPEG2_I_L
VIDEO_MPEG2_PPF
VIDEO_MPEG2_PROG
VIDEO_MPEG2_TFF
VIDEO_MPEG4 MPEG-4
VIDEO_MPEG4_BVOP B-VOP
VIDEO_MPEG4_GMC
VIDEO_MPEG4_NVOP
VIDEO_MPEG4_QPEL
VIDEO_PAR 1.000
VIDEO_PICS_PER_SEC 25.000
VIDEO_QF 0.167
VIDEO_SAR 1.667
VIDEO_SIZE_X 720
VIDEO_SIZE_Y 432
AUDIO_BITRATE 384
AUDIO_BITRATE_TYPE CBR
AUDIO_CHANNEL_COUNT 6
AUDIO_CODEC 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
AUDIO_CODEC_STATUS Codec(s) are Installed
AUDIO_MPEG_STREAM_ID
AUDIO_MPEG_SUBSTREAM_ID
AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE 48000

FILE_NAME Sam (BAD_AspectRatio).avi
FILE_NAME_WITH_PATH D:\Sam (BAD_AspectRatio).avi
FILE_SIZE 1,267,943,424
CONT_AUDIO_STREAM_COUNT 1
CONT_BASETYPE AVI(.AVI)
CONT_BYTES_MISSING 0
CONT_INTERLEAVE_ALIGN Split
CONT_INTERLEAVE_PRELOAD 512
CONT_INTERLEAVE_TIME 40
CONT_SUBTYPE OpenDML (AVI v2.0),
CONT_TOTAL_BITRATE 0
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_AVI1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_AVI2
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_CVD1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_CVD2
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_DVD1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_DVD2
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_SVCD1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_SVCD2
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_VCD1
VIDEO_ASPECT_CONVERT_VCD2
VIDEO_ASPECT_SOURCE_MATCH
VIDEO_ASPECT_TYPE_NTSC
VIDEO_ASPECT_TYPE_PAL
VIDEO_BITRATE 1296
VIDEO_CODEC_NAME XviD 1.1.0 Final
VIDEO_CODEC_STATUS Codec(s) are Installed
VIDEO_CODEC_TYPE XVID
VIDEO_DAR 1.667
VIDEO_DURATION 1:40:02
VIDEO_FIELDS_PER_SEC
VIDEO_FRAME_COUNT 150045
VIDEO_FRAMES_PER_SEC 25.000
VIDEO_H264
VIDEO_MPEG2
VIDEO_MPEG2_3X2
VIDEO_MPEG2_BFF
VIDEO_MPEG2_I_L
VIDEO_MPEG2_PPF
VIDEO_MPEG2_PROG
VIDEO_MPEG2_TFF
VIDEO_MPEG4 MPEG-4
VIDEO_MPEG4_BVOP B-VOP
VIDEO_MPEG4_GMC
VIDEO_MPEG4_NVOP
VIDEO_MPEG4_QPEL
VIDEO_PAR 1.000
VIDEO_PICS_PER_SEC 25.000
VIDEO_QF 0.167
VIDEO_SAR 1.667
VIDEO_SIZE_X 720
VIDEO_SIZE_Y 432
AUDIO_BITRATE 384
AUDIO_BITRATE_TYPE CBR
AUDIO_CHANNEL_COUNT 6
AUDIO_CODEC 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
AUDIO_CODEC_STATUS Codec(s) are Installed
AUDIO_MPEG_STREAM_ID
AUDIO_MPEG_SUBSTREAM_ID
AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE 48000


*all I want to do is to make the display aspect ratio--> 2:35:1

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Old 10th January 2008, 15:47   #547  |  Link
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Quote:
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*all I want to do is to make the display aspect ratio--> 2:35:1
Try adding "64:45" in the "Custom" boxes. And don't forget to select the "Custom" radio button: -




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Old 10th January 2008, 16:03   #548  |  Link
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nothing...

is there something wrong with the avi's bitstream..? because it seems it won't change to anything else.
I think that I wont be able to avoid the re-encode after all.

anyway...
thx for your help!!

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Old 10th January 2008, 18:26   #549  |  Link
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Please try this sample and report back: -

http://rapidshare.de/files/38263049/...le_01.zip.html
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Old 10th January 2008, 19:30   #550  |  Link
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- WMP11, Divxplayer..., Divx/XviD standalone - display's wrong aspect ratio
- NeroShowtime and VLC will display it with the correct

EDIT: same happens with my avi, only Nero/VLC will display it correct after the change.
EDIT 2: same result if I set the Display AR to 2.35:1, and if I set Pixel AR 64:45
I mean 2.35:1 -output will be playable but again only with nero and vlc

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Play the sample file again with WMP11. Then click on: File -> Properties and find out which Video Codec you're using.

Personally speaking, I would not recommend using WMP11 to play any type of media file. It's too limited.
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Old 10th January 2008, 20:57   #552  |  Link
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-I don't

It seems that this app does work, but the 'new' stored info can only be read by certain pc players.
But the thing is that I don't really care much about how it display's on the pc, after all I don't mind to force the aspect ratio via the player so I can watch it.

I was just wondering if I can overwrite the AR info in avi's bitstream permanently so it will display ok on a standalone and I can avoid more quality loss by (re-encode) but if not it's ok -not that big deal.


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What stand-alone player are you using... Not all of them are clever enough to understand AR signalling embeded within the MPEG-4 video stream.


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Old 10th January 2008, 22:03   #554  |  Link
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I have 3 but only use 1

LG DNX190H
KiSS DP 508
Silvercrest KH6515/16 HDMI

It may sound funny but the one I mostly use is the Silvercrest, not because of the HDMI (if u ask me HDMI is almost useless is the player doesn't support HD playback).

I can't test it on the Kiss (because is somewhere in the boxes with my old staff, after all it can't read packed bitstreams), but the other two won't display it as I want it to.
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Your KiSS player (with Sigma chip-set) is more likely to automatically recognise AR signalling.

The firmware in your Silvercrest player (I have a similar Tevion player) can't automatically detect AR signalling. Neither can most other players fitted with Zoran Vaddis chip-sets.

By-the-way, your KiSS player can read packed bit-stream, as long as only 1B-VOP is encoded. Which is in accordance to DivX's certification.


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I never updated the firmware on any of them except one time on Kiss because of my little sister -(she wanted GR (*.srt )subs).

I don't care about the Kiss anymore I stopped using it a long time ago - since 90% I encode with 2 b_vops and packed bitstream, but I'm almost 100% sure back when I was using it, it wouldn't accept packed bitstreams of any kind 2 and 1 b_vop neither, so there must be a fix/update in a firmware they released.

...out of topic now I think 99%

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Is there ANY alternative to MPEG4 Modifier that does NOT need .net framework installed? (Gawd I hate that Microsoft bloatware.)
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@Honeyko: Not that I'm aware of, but it runs just fine in Mono even on Windows aside from some cosmetic issues. In fact I just compiled a special version to work around those problems (related to form scaling) in Mono: MPEG4Modifier-1_4_4-MonoFix.zip.

EDIT: Now I remember MPEG4 Modifier was ported to Java, it's based on 1.3.4 I think so no OpenDML and no packing.
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Color me stupid, but is there an intrinsic necessity for .net software in order to alter VOL headers? I'm just curious, is all. (I've been getting along without that stuff for years; the only software I've ever encountered which needs it are some x264 encoding utilities, and this program.)

(The ideal solution here would be a direct volume sector-access hex-edit which doesn't require stream-copying a whole enormous file just to change a few kilobytes. I seem to recall hearing of such a utility already existing awhile back, but forgot the name of it.)
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You can figure out the binary format of a VOL and do a search/replace with your favourite hex editor.
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