[linux-dvb] Re: mplayer aspect ratio problem

[Nico <nsabbi@tiscali.it>]

Hamish Moffatt wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 04:25:25PM +0100, Nico wrote:
>  
> > Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> >    
> > > However I just installed 1.0pre3-3.3.3 to get dvb:/// support and now
> > > the aspect ratio of the video is all wrong (it's squashed horizontally).
> > > That happens whether I use dvb:/// or redirect in the raw data as above.
> > > It happens on multiple channels too (in Australia).
> > >      
> > Maybe the station transmits non standard video??
> >
> > Please, upload a short sample (3MB) in 
> > ftp://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/incoming
> > and tell me the name of the file.
> >    
> I uploaded hamishdvb.mpg to that directory. Here's the output (stdout &
> stderr) from mplayer. I note that it says
>
> "The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec."
>
> using "-vo xv" does fix the problem, as Vincenzo Di Massa suggested.
> That seems strange to me though, and it did work in pre2.
>
>
> thanks
> Hamish
>
>
>
> VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
> Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
> VO: [x11] 720x576 => 1024x576 Planar YV12 
> SwScaler: using unscaled Planar YV12 -> BGR 32-bit special converter
>
>  
The file is perfectly fine.

Just today I read that the DVB card accepts only up to 720x576 mpeg streams,
so that 1024x576 is excessive; read the man page regarding dvbscale.

Nico


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