It's a known QuickTime issue unfortunately. One of the recent updates changed the way the app handles anamorphic files.
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Aspect Ratio Issues In Front Row
Hey, I currently have Lepoard, quicktime 7.4 and perian installed and I have ripped several movies using Handbrake with the anamorphic box checked. When I play these files in Front Row the image is either stretched vertically or squished horizontally. These same files play back fine in VLC or on any other computer though. Is there anything I can do about this.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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Well that sucks, is there any way to go back to a old version so I don't have this problem anymore?
Send them a message:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/feedback/
It's a really annoying issue. Perhaps if they get enough complaints they'll fix it.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/feedback/
It's a really annoying issue. Perhaps if they get enough complaints they'll fix it.
No easy way, at least not that I know of.
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Originally Posted by zachmo826 /forum/post/12906906
Well that sucks, is there any way to go back to a old version so I don't have this problem anymore?
No easy way, at least not that I know of.
rumors of the 10.5.2 Leopard update to come on Friday - maybe the fix will be part of it if lucky;
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If you install the Perian qt component, your aspect ratio problems should be fixed in front row.
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I have Perian install and still have the issue.
strange. I'm using Leopard, FR2.0, QT 7.4, Perian 1.0 and my anamorphic .mp4s and .mkvs play as expected.
Can you post a screen grab of a distorted video including the QT movie inspector window?
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Can you post a screen grab of a distorted video including the QT movie inspector window?
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I think that QT doesn't properly handle anamorphic h264 video contained in an .avi.
(with or without perian)
For curiousity, try removing perian temporarily.
Also a proper anamorphic h264+ac3 contained in .mkv really should work.
Can you try making some new ones to see?
here are a couple of options.
1. reencode to mp4(h264+aac) or mkv(h264+ac3)
or
2. try using mkvmerge to re-wrap your .avi(h264+ac3) as an .mkv (h264+ac3) and set the aspect ratio.
or
3. open the .avi movies in QT and manually set the proper dimensions - select the video track in the movie properties choose visual settings, enter scaled size. Save as .mov, or a reference .mov
hope this helps.
--sdm.
(with or without perian)
For curiousity, try removing perian temporarily.
Also a proper anamorphic h264+ac3 contained in .mkv really should work.
Can you try making some new ones to see?
here are a couple of options.
1. reencode to mp4(h264+aac) or mkv(h264+ac3)
or
2. try using mkvmerge to re-wrap your .avi(h264+ac3) as an .mkv (h264+ac3) and set the aspect ratio.
or
3. open the .avi movies in QT and manually set the proper dimensions - select the video track in the movie properties choose visual settings, enter scaled size. Save as .mov, or a reference .mov
hope this helps.
--sdm.
Last night i tried to encode a movie in mkv, but once it was done each time i tried to click through the movie to see quality at different points, it would take forever, like it was scanning from the beginning of the file to get to the point i told it to go to. is there any way around that?
Open the .mkv in QT, let it do it's indexing thing, then save as a .mov reference file. Use the .mov reference file to play the .mkv.
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Originally Posted by zachmo826 /forum/post/12928428
Last night i tried to encode a movie in mkv, but once it was done each time i tried to click through the movie to see quality at different points, it would take forever, like it was scanning from the beginning of the file to get to the point i told it to go to. is there any way around that?
Open the .mkv in QT, let it do it's indexing thing, then save as a .mov reference file. Use the .mov reference file to play the .mkv.
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