How to set Jaksta to download/record 16:9 aspect ratio?

[clemenzina]

Jaksta has been a star for me today, downloading the stream from the following site practically faultlessly so that I captured the resident osprey returning from wintering ground 3000 miles away, THANK YOU JAKSTA.

http://dyfiospreyproject.com/stream

BUT! It's playing 4:3 instead of 16:9 and I cannot find anything in the settings (none of which I understand) to change it. My freebie editor FREEMAKE cannot seem to change it, VLC can, or course. I have to add "yt: stretch=16:9" (had to put a space between : and s, otherwise it turns into a smiley) to the tag box in YouTube, but would like Jaksta to give me the correct aspect ratio in the first place.

I tried Virtual Dub but it cannot even open the file:

[bat999]

BUT! It's playing 4:3

Probably because
Width : 800 pixels
Height : 600 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3

@ubuntu:~$ mediainfo osprey.stream.flv
General
Complete name             : osprey.stream.flv
Format                    : Flash Video
File size                 : 512 KiB
Duration                  : 30s 208ms
Overall bit rate          : 139 Kbps
Video
Format                    : AVC
Format/Info               : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile            : Baseline@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC    : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame
Format settings, GOP      : M=1, N=62
Codec ID                  : 7
Duration                  : 30s 208ms
Bit rate                  : 1 250 Kbps
Width                     : 800 pixels
Height                    : 600 pixels
Display aspect ratio      : 4:3
Frame rate mode           : Variable
Color space               : YUV
Chroma subsampling        : 4:2:0
Bit depth                 : 8 bits
Scan type                 : Progressive
Stream size               : 4.50 MiB
Color primaries           : BT.709
Transfer characteristics  : BT.709
Matrix coefficients       : BT.709

[clemenzina]

Scuse me for not understanding, but is there anything in your reply that tells me how to "demand" 16:9 instead? Or can't it be done?

[bat999]

... is there anything in your reply that tells me how to "demand" 16:9 instead?

No

[clemenzina]

That's a comfort, Bat

Just thinking - I can get in touch with the bods in charge of the cam/stream - if I sent them a screenshot of your "stats" above, might that alert them to a problem with their settings that could be solved? They've spent ££,£££ on the equipment, cabling has been laid under miles of marshland - if it is their "fault" that the stream is wrong I am sure they would want to put it right.

[bat999]

... I can get in touch with the bods in charge of the cam/stream - if I sent them a screenshot of your "stats" above, might that alert them to a problem with their settings that could be solved?

Hi
They're probably already aware that the stream is 800 x 600 pixels.
I don't think it's a mistake.

[clemenzina]

Yet the website is displaying widescreen Are they using 800x600 for the stream for bandwidth economy reasons, perhaps?

Oh well, mustn't lose any sleep over it, but I would if YouTube didn't provide the code to rectify it post-upload.

Thanks for responding, Bat

[bat999]

Yet the website is displaying widescreen

Hi
Maybe the video on the Dyfi website has been stretched - using same method as YouTube (yt: stretch=16:9).

Are they using 800x600 for the stream for bandwidth economy reasons, perhaps?

Yes, that could be the reason.

I'm pretty sure that the 800x600 stream is the only one available from that website.
(You can see your own "stats" using MediaInfo program).

[clemenzina]

Thanks again