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attilathegorilla

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#29151 26-Dec-2008 11:34
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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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  #186138 26-Dec-2008 11:40
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I get this in mediaportal so i set aspect ratio to stretch and it comes out correct.



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  #186139 26-Dec-2008 11:47
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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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  #186145 26-Dec-2008 12:33
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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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  #186148 26-Dec-2008 12:51
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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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  #186152 26-Dec-2008 13:51
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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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attilathegorilla

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  #186153 26-Dec-2008 13:56
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Thanks Matt, I`ll look into that.




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