I have a movie file in mpg which is in wide aspect ratio 16:9.
But for some reason, window media player plays this file in distored 16:9
ratio(i,.e I can see black bar, top and bottom and left and right).

I use Vaio laptop with ATI Graphic card. Also I have 15 inch wide screen.
Is there a way to change the wide aspect ratio setting using window media
player like divx player?
If yes, how can I do it?

What's your screen resolution?

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"wide aspect ratio, problem with mpg file" <wide aspect ratio, problem with
mpg file@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a movie file in mpg which is in wide aspect ratio 16:9.
> But for some reason, window media player plays this file in distored 16:9
> ratio(i,.e I can see black bar, top and bottom and left and right).
>
> I use Vaio laptop with ATI Graphic card. Also I have 15 inch wide screen.
> Is there a way to change the wide aspect ratio setting using window media
> player like divx player?
> If yes, how can I do it?
>

it's set to 1280X800 pixels.
my window media player used to play my movie mpg files in correct aspect
ratio but for some reason, recently it is no longer working properly.


"zachd [ms]" wrote:

>
> What's your screen resolution?
>
> --
> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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>
> "wide aspect ratio, problem with mpg file" <wide aspect ratio, problem with
> mpg file@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:929A36C7-E8A6-4462-9930-345FBC913592@microsoft.com...
> >I have a movie file in mpg which is in wide aspect ratio 16:9.
> > But for some reason, window media player plays this file in distored 16:9
> > ratio(i,.e I can see black bar, top and bottom and left and right).
> >
> > I use Vaio laptop with ATI Graphic card. Also I have 15 inch wide screen.
> > Is there a way to change the wide aspect ratio setting using window media
> > player like divx player?
> > If yes, how can I do it?
> >
>
>
>

Do you have a sample MPEG file that shows this problem?

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"wide aspect ratio, problem with mpg file"
<wideaspectratioproblemwithmpgfile@discussions.mic rosoft.com> wrote in
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> it's set to 1280X800 pixels.
> my window media player used to play my movie mpg files in correct aspect
> ratio but for some reason, recently it is no longer working properly.
>
>
> "zachd [ms]" wrote:
>
>>
>> What's your screen resolution?
>>
>> --
>> (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time)
>> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> --
>>
>> "wide aspect ratio, problem with mpg file" <wide aspect ratio, problem
>> with
>> mpg file@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:929A36C7-E8A6-4462-9930-345FBC913592@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a movie file in mpg which is in wide aspect ratio 16:9.
>> > But for some reason, window media player plays this file in distored
>> > 16:9
>> > ratio(i,.e I can see black bar, top and bottom and left and right).
>> >
>> > I use Vaio laptop with ATI Graphic card. Also I have 15 inch wide
>> > screen.
>> > Is there a way to change the wide aspect ratio setting using window
>> > media
>> > player like divx player?
>> > If yes, how can I do it?
>> >
>>
>>
>>