Help converting streched AVI

[9to5rip]

I have an avi file that is 448W x 336H (4:3). Everything appears severely streched in the vertical direction. Can anyone point me in the direction (aka software/scripts) of horizontally stretching this out, or vertically squashing it so it looks normal on screen? Thanks

[setarip_old]

Hi!

1) What is the source material for this .AVI that you've created - DVD, video capture?

2) Is the source material 4:3 or 16:9?

3) What software and procedures did you use to create this .AVI?

4) Did you crop off "black bars"?

5) Have you tried using different players, to see if it plays differently/properly?

[9to5rip]

Thanks for the response. This was an .avi given to me, so I am unsure about most of your questions.

Windows media player reports 448x336 4:3. Nandub reports back 448x336, 29.970 fps, and compression as Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 codec.

I have not tried any other players other than Media player v.10... I also have the ffdshow codec installed.

[setarip_old]

This was an .avi given to me, so I am unsure about most of your questions.I'm afraid I can't provide you with any further assistance...

[Wilbert]

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[mpucoder]

What you are describibg is anamorphic. I haven't played with avi in a long time, but when I did I used the Zoom player for aspect ratios that were not square pixel. Mostly I used it for watching my own 720x480 captures at a proper 4:3 ratio on a computer monitor.

[MrTroy]

You can create a proper .avi without re-encoding.

-> Download and unzip MPlayer (google it)
-> Start Menu, Run..., type cmd, <OK>
-> navigate to the directory MPlayer is in

now type
mencoder c:\here\is\originalfile.avi -o c:\here\is\newfile.avi -ovc copy -oac copy -of avi -force-avi-aspect 1.78 <ENTER>

Of course you have to replace the c:\here\is\originalfile.avi and newfile.avi by your own filenames.

[Wilbert]

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