Analogue SKY TV capture: not in widescreen...

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attilathegorilla

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#29151 26-Dec-2008 11:34

Hi guys,

I have a Hauppauge HVR-1200 tv tuner hooked up to my sky tv decoder box via s-video (analogue mode). The monitor is 16/10 widescreen. I have set the aspect ratio to 16/9 in Powercinema, and the same in the Sky box. But still, I only get a 4:3 picture in Powercinema (two black bars on the sides), and I`m sure that is not the correct aspect ratio of the broadcast, because the picture looks squashed sideways.

Any idea what`s going on?

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eXDee

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#186138 26-Dec-2008 11:40

I get this in mediaportal so i set aspect ratio to stretch and it comes out correct.

attilathegorilla

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#186139 26-Dec-2008 11:47

Yeah I can get it to work in KMPlayer by messing with the aspect ratio settings, but my recordings still remain 4:3. Not great.

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openmedia

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#186145 26-Dec-2008 12:33

The broadcasts are 4:3 anamorphic to produce a 16:9 picture If you are recording to MPEG2 you can just edit the headers to change the aspect ratio to 16:9.

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attilathegorilla

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#186148 26-Dec-2008 12:51

openmedia: The broadcasts are 4:3 anamorphic to produce a 16:9 picture If you are recording to MPEG2 you can just edit the headers to change the aspect ratio to 16:9.

Thanks, how do I edit the headers of an .mpg file?

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hairy1

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#186152 26-Dec-2008 13:51

Hi, I use DVDPatcher which is freeware from: http://www.wincesoft.de/html/dvdpatcher.html It works really well and doesn't require installation. I have to make sure I change the headers in every frame (it is an option) otherwise it doesn't work. I use it with a Hauppauge PVR-250.

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Matt.

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attilathegorilla

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#186153 26-Dec-2008 13:56

Thanks Matt, I`ll look into that.

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