BBC iplayer download dimensions

[David Banner]

Downloaded this https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09lx0k6/the-hunt-for-a-killer-series-1-episode-1 with get _iplayer

It says 1280x720 but it is very narrow in VLC . I opened in Handbrake and it gives dimensions as 1280 x598. Why is this
get_iplayer always works fine for me good quality, correct size

Complete name : C:\Users\iPlayer Recordings\THE HUNT FOR A KILLER\THE HUNT FOR A KILLER 1.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 1.62 GiB
Duration : 44 min 54 s
Overall bit rate : 5 180 kb/s
Collection : The Hunt for a Killer: Series 1
Season : 1
Album : The Hunt for a Killer: Series 1
Album/Performer : BBC TV
Part : 1
Part/Position : 1
Track name : Episode 1
Track name/Position : 1
Grouping : Drama,Crime
Performer : BBC Four
Composer : BBC iPlayer
Genre : Drama
ContentType : TV Show
Description : Helén Nilsson disappears at Easter 1989.
Recorded date : 2021-09-04T21:00:00+01:00
Tagged date : UTC 2021-09-17 11:04:08
Copyright : 2021 British Broadcasting Corporation, all rights reserved
Cover : Yes
Lyrics : Ten-year-old Helén Nilsson disappears at Easter 1989 from the small community of Hörby. Her body is found six days later. Detective Pelle Åkesson is disappointed when the case is given to an inexperienced colleague and accurately predicts that they will be swamped by trivial details when tips start pouring into the police station. / / Five months later, the naked body of a 26-year-old woman is found in a lay-by. Can both crimes have been committed be the same person? / / In Swedish with English subtitles. / / PLAY: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09lx0k6 / / INFO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09lx0k6
Comment : Helén Nilsson disappears at Easter 1989.
HDVideo : Yes
Part_ID : s01e01
TVNetworkName : BBC Four
LongDescription : Ten-year-old Helén Nilsson disappears at Easter 1989 from the small community of Hörby. Her body is found six days later. Detective Pelle Åkesson is disappointed when the case is given to an inexperienced colleague and accurately predicts that they will be swamped by trivial details when tips start pouring into the police station. / / Five months later, the naked body of a 26-year-old woman is found in a lay-by. Can both crimes have been committed be the same person? / / In Swedish with English subtitles. / / PLAY: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09lx0k6 / / INFO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09lx0k6

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.2
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 44 min 54 s
Bit rate : 5 042 kb/s
Width 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 50.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.109
Stream size : 1.58 GiB (97%)
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Codec configuration box : avcC

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 44 min 54 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 41.1 MiB (2%)
Language : English
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1[/QUOTE]

[DB83]

Turn off the auto crop in handbrake and you will see the letterbox bars that were removed and also appear on the original transmission.