Encoded in Handbrake Aspect Ratio Incorrect in Roku

[douga]

I just encoded a movie with Handbrake that, according to MediaInfo, has an aspect ratio of 2.35:1, but when I play it on my Roku it's showing up as 16:9 so the height isn't adjust properly.

My video settings were Anamorphic : Loose, Modulus : 16

It displays correctly on the PC but not on the Roku. Is there some way to fix this? Is there something I can change in the mp4 container that will make it display properly?

I've got quite a few of these I don't want to have to re-encode.

[jagabo]

You mean the Roku is stretching the 2.35 picture vertically to make it 16:9?

[douga]

Yes - it still has some letterboxing at the top and the bottom, bet is stretched vertically. The Universal logo at the beginning of the movie looks like an egg and this isn't the Easter movie that came out this year (where the logo is supposed to look like an egg).

[jagabo]

What's the frame size of the video?

[edDV]

Pictures help, even screen shots with digital camera.

[douga]

Ok, here's some screen grabs/photos. The TV is an old one I've had since college so it's made for 4:3. The frame size is 865x368.

[jagabo]

What does MediaInfo say about the file? Frame width and height, display aspect ratio, etc.

[douga]

Here's what MediaInfo says. I even tried slapping it into a MKV container and specifying the ratio. I didn't try specifying the frame size though.

General
Complete name                    : True Grit (2010).mp4
Format                           : MPEG-4
Format profile                   : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID                         : mp42
File size                        : 910 MiB
Duration                         : 1h 50mn
Overall bit rate                 : 1 154 Kbps
Movie name                       : True Grit
Recorded date                    : 2010
Encoded date                     : UTC 2011-06-16 14:57:31
Tagged date                      : UTC 2011-06-16 16:48:05
Writing application              : HandBrake 0.9.5 2011010300
Cover                            : Yes

Video
ID                               : 1
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : High@L3.0
Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames        : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP             : M=1, N=49
Codec ID                         : avc1
Codec ID/Info                    : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                         : 1h 50mn
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 955 Kbps
Width                            : 720 pixels
Height                           : 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 2.35:1
Original display aspect ratio    : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode                  : Variable
Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps
Minimum frame rate               : 12.469 fps
Maximum frame rate               : 59.920 fps
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.150
Stream size                      : 754 MiB (83%)
Writing library                  : x264 core 112
Encoding settings                : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date                     : UTC 2011-06-16 14:57:31
Tagged date                      : UTC 2011-06-16 16:48:05
Color primaries                  : BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M
Transfer characteristics         : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients              : BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M

Audio
ID                               : 2
Format                           : AAC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                   : LC
Codec ID                         : 40
Duration                         : 1h 50mn
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps
Maximum bit rate                 : 318 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L R
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode                 : Lossy
Stream size                      : 151 MiB (17%)
Language                         : English
Encoded date                     : UTC 2011-06-16 14:57:31
Tagged date                      : UTC 2011-06-16 16:48:05

Text
ID                               : 3
Format                           : Apple text
Codec ID                         : text
Duration                         : 1h 50mn
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 0
Stream size                      : 140 Bytes (0%)
Encoded date                     : UTC 2011-06-16 14:57:31
Tagged date                      : UTC 2011-06-16 16:48:05