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by Bluerose5
Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:18 am
Forum: *nix
Topic: aspect ratio defaults
Replies: 10
Views: 1363

Re: aspect ratio defaults

PS - thanks for your help
by Bluerose5
Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:05 am
Forum: *nix
Topic: aspect ratio defaults
Replies: 10
Views: 1363

Re: aspect ratio defaults

you know, I would prefer not to have to stretch the new h265 out to 640x480 anyways as it will keep the file sizes much smaller. If this is a VLC issue with Ubuntu, then at least its not my rips!
Now if i could only figure out how to get rid of the digital horizontal lines form the old DVD rip!
by Bluerose5
Sun Jan 24, 2016 1:49 am
Forum: *nix
Topic: aspect ratio defaults
Replies: 10
Views: 1363

Re: aspect ratio defaults

I agree about narrowing down the problem, but as I mentioned in the VLC thread the same file plays fine on my VLC version on the Mac, but is stretched out on the Ubuntu VLC version. I downloded Mplyer for Mac and the files play in 4:3, so Im starting to think its the VLC version of ubuntu thats bugg...
by Bluerose5
Sun Jan 24, 2016 1:23 am
Forum: *nix
Topic: aspect ratio defaults
Replies: 10
Views: 1363

Re: aspect ratio defaults

thank you for the reply. Great observation about 264. When I encoded with this codec things played out in 4:3 Is there a reason h265 is acting up ? Here is some info from my other recent post in the VLC forums: " Using Handbrake I am attempting to make h.265 MKV versions of these 352 x 480 VOB ...
by Bluerose5
Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:47 pm
Forum: Mac
Topic: unlock the Width & Height
Replies: 12
Views: 2246

unlock the Width & Height

Can anyone tell me how to unlock the Width & Height input fields on the Picture Settings menu? I have a VOB file that was originally set in some strange resolution and want to fix it back to 4:3 I have tried deselecting 'keep aspect ratio' and turning off Anamorphic, but after I input the new va...
by Bluerose5
Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:44 pm
Forum: *nix
Topic: aspect ratio defaults
Replies: 10
Views: 1363

Re: aspect ratio defaults

Thanks for your reply. It may well have been a VHS before it was a VOB, i dont know. Not sure how thats relevant though? =)
by Bluerose5
Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:24 am
Forum: *nix
Topic: aspect ratio defaults
Replies: 10
Views: 1363

aspect ratio defaults

Greetings from a newbie encoder. I am encoding something from a VOB file which plays fine in VLC and naturally defaults to 4:3 aspect ratio with the AUTO setting. After encoding the VOB file ask h265 mkv and loading it into VLC the aspect ratio does not load default to 4:3, but rather a very narrow ...