id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	mlocked
2581	Allow changing of aspect ratio when transcoding	wagspat@…	cpinkham	"This is a patch against 0.20 that accomplishes a couple of things.  First, I've included my original fixes from #2198 on this, so 1080i streams are resized properly.  Secondly, I've added a new setting for MPEG4 transcoders that sets the aspect ratio.  This is exposed as a new option called ""Aspect Ratio"" with a drop-down menu that provides the options of ""Leave"", ""4:3"", and ""16:9"".

When selecting a different aspect ratio, the transcoded file will be cropped to the proper aspect ratio.  So if the source is a 16:9 file recorded from an HDTV channel and the mpeg4aspectratio is set to 4:3, the sides will be cropped off when transcoding.  This is very helpful for when you've recorded an SDTV program on an HDTV tuner (like the Simpsons).

Likewise, when set to 16:9, this will crop the tops off the file, which is useful if you've recorded a letterboxed program on an SDTV feed.

This helps to make the files more portable, makes watching recorded programs in MythTV behave properly when using a zoom mode, and may even promote world peace.  If the powers that be conclude that this makes sense, I'll work on porting it to SVN.  Unfortunately, right now I'm not running SVN because my wife likes a working myth box."	Patch - Feature	closed	minor	unknown	MythTV - Mythtranscode	Master Head	medium	Abandoned	transcode aspect		0