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Deralti · 2004-01-26, 17:00

Yes. you heard me. My movies play in a panoramic view (video squished between two blocks of black screen that take up about 1/4 of the screen.) I use Mplayer since it can play most anything at animesuki with ease, and I haven't had problems with it until now. It seems to be mistaking my files for something they aren't(Dimensions-wise)

Anyone else have this problem? and if so...got a solution?

Edit: Never mind. Solved the problem. I love it when that happens XD.

Case/Thread Closed!
*click*

Ookla The Mok · 2004-01-26, 22:50

It would have been nice to say how you solved your problem so that others can avoid the same thing in the future. I was going to suggest changing the apect ratio menu in the mplayer settings, but I don't know if that was what was causing your problem or not.

With me, I have another problem with mplayer. I have a powerbook 17" widescreen, and whenever I play a video that is supposed to be 4:3 ratio like a normal computer screen, in fullscreen mode, it gets squished too much. There are huge black bars on the side, and the visible screen area is square instead of rectangular, or maybe even a little narrower than it is tall, so it's close to a 1:1 ratio instead of a 4:3 ratio. I haven't figured out any way to fix this.

Vlc will play things at the correct size, but I think mplayer's playback looks better...something about postprocessing...anyway...

2004-01-26, 17:00	Link #1
Deralti Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: As far as possible from Naruto/DBZ fans	(mac)Panoramic? What the hell? Yes. you heard me. My movies play in a panoramic view (video squished between two blocks of black screen that take up about 1/4 of the screen.) I use Mplayer since it can play most anything at animesuki with ease, and I haven't had problems with it until now. It seems to be mistaking my files for something they aren't(Dimensions-wise) Anyone else have this problem? and if so...got a solution? Edit: Never mind. Solved the problem. I love it when that happens XD. Case/Thread Closed! click Last edited by Deralti; 2004-01-26 at 17:11.

2004-01-26, 22:50	Link #2
Ookla The Mok Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Torrance, CA	It would have been nice to say how you solved your problem so that others can avoid the same thing in the future. I was going to suggest changing the apect ratio menu in the mplayer settings, but I don't know if that was what was causing your problem or not. With me, I have another problem with mplayer. I have a powerbook 17" widescreen, and whenever I play a video that is supposed to be 4:3 ratio like a normal computer screen, in fullscreen mode, it gets squished too much. There are huge black bars on the side, and the visible screen area is square instead of rectangular, or maybe even a little narrower than it is tall, so it's close to a 1:1 ratio instead of a 4:3 ratio. I haven't figured out any way to fix this. Vlc will play things at the correct size, but I think mplayer's playback looks better...something about postprocessing...anyway...