Hi,
Philip Lawatsch wrote:
So the question is if it is possible to automagically switch xine to output with a 16:9 pixel aspect ratio when such a stream is detected. (meaning no black bars on the "x11" window but of course a horizontally compressed picture). Then I could simply activate the widescreen mode on my tv which would not require zooming but simply displaying the picture with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Maybe it's as simple as setting a fixed aspect ratio for xine:
-r <mode> Set aspect ratio of video output. Modes are: 'auto', 'square', '4:3', 'anamorphic', 'dvb'.
So adding "-r '4:3'" when running xine should do the trick.
Yea, this seems to work, but not quite as expected though. For something currently running on 3sat it works as expected but when I replay some of my recordings i still have black bars.
Could it be that some stations (pro 7, "Blade II") simply send 16:9 video encoded with black bars into a 4:3 format?
You're right. I've experienced too, that Pro7 has moved it's logo into the 16:9 area when they are broadcasting movies. But why do they not signal a 16:9 broadcast?
Maybe they want to safe bandwith which is consumed by dolby sound on the other hand.
Isn't it interesting too, that ARD's and ZDF's current themes often look like "colored" 4:3 frames for 16:9 content (e. g. sport reports on ARD's Morgenmagazin and movie announcements on ZDF)?
Anyway, I've been playing for quite a while know with the idea of cropping away the black bars of Pro7's 16:9 broadcasts. I've already done the opposite (crop away the black bars 4:3 broadcasts in 16:9 frames, see post plugin expand's centre_cut_out_mode), so it doesn't seem to be to complicated to get implemented. It's just a matter of time ;-)
Bye.