Page 1 of 1
Full screen difference on computers
Posted: 19 Feb 2012 17:06
by blup
Hello,
When I watch a mkv (1920x815) on my computer and go to full screen the video is on my entire monitor.
When doing the same on my laptop i keep black borders on top and bottom. All settings are the same. Aspect ratio standard.
What does aspect ratio standard actually do instead of selecting 16:9?
Re: Full screen difference on computers
Posted: 19 Feb 2012 19:02
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
reset your preferences.
Re: Full screen difference on computers
Posted: 21 Feb 2012 13:04
by blup
I updated to version 2. Is now the same on both. But video is now displayed with black lines on top and below on both systems. Aspect ratio is set to standard.
When I set to 16:9 I get full screen without black line top and below but image is stretched. What does standard actually do in aspect ratio? And what does 16:9 forces it to 16:9?
Re: Full screen difference on computers
Posted: 21 Feb 2012 18:32
by VLC_help
Aspect ratio of 1:1 PAR 1920x815 video is 2.35:1, so you will get black bars with 16:9 display.
What the aspect ratio option in VLC does is defined in help
Code: Select all
--aspect-ratio=<string> Source aspect ratio
This forces the source aspect ratio. For instance, some DVDs claim to
be 16:9 while they are actually 4:3. This can also be used as a hint
for VLC when a movie does not have aspect ratio information. Accepted
formats are x:y (4:3, 16:9, etc.) expressing the global image aspect,
or a float value (1.25, 1.3333, etc.) expressing pixel squareness.
Re: Full screen difference on computers
Posted: 21 Feb 2012 19:33
by blup
When I set aspect to 16:9 I no longer see black bars.
Thx for info