[MPlayer-users] Re: Monitor Aspect

[The Wanderer]

Phillip Heller wrote:

>>> Yes, -vf crop worked.
>>> 
>>> I simply did 'gmplayer -monitoraspect 1.6666 -vf cropdetect',
>>> took it's suggestion, and then re-ran with '-vf crop'.
>> 
>> Is your monitor 1.6666 times as wide as it is tall? I really doubt
>> it. If not, -monitoraspect 1.6666 is not the correct way to solve
>> your aspect problem. Instead you should use -aspect to tell the
>> aspect ratio of the movie.
> 
> Yes, actually, the monitor is 1.6666:1.
> 
> It's 9.125" x 5.5".
> 
> (Sony Vaio TR3A)

That's actually 1.6590909090...:1, not 1.6666...:1. The difference may
well not be noticeable in actual playback, though.

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       The Wanderer

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