maintain original video aspect ratio..?
hello, i'm a new roku developer and i have a simple question. many of our videos are still in 4:3 format. but we have the roku connected to a 16:9 tv. when we attempt to play one of our videos u...
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"RokuPatrick" wrote:"astudios" wrote:"RokuPatrick" wrote:
It should be maintaining aspect ratio. Is the TV's 'wide' mode set appropriately?
Yes. It is. In fact, I cycled through the various display settings from FULL to WIDE to ZOOM, etc. I have it usually set on FULL. I have it connected via HDMI.
Is there any way in the SDK to explicitly specify the aspect ratio of the video?
Thanks
Steven
No, you can't explicitly set the aspect ratio. Is the Roku set to HD or at least 16x9 output? If you want to send me a link to some sample content that demonstrates the problem, we're happy to take a look.
Patrick
Yes. The ROKU is setup for HD (16x9). Here's an example of what I'm trying to stream through ROKU:
http://media10.sa-media.com:1935/myapp/ ... ylist.m3u8
I am playing it with the "HLS" stream type (Apple's HTTP Live Streaming) and it is coming off of a Wowza Server. If you view it on a WIDESCREEN (HDTV), you'll see how it stretches across the entire screen. It is a 4:3 video so there should be black bars on the sides. I have the latest firmware update on the ROKU too.
Thanks for looking into this for me. I'm kind of stuck.
Steven
