Hi
I am using handbrake to convert DVD video to MP4. The issue is, if I choose the "strict" picture function, the MP4 video will appear stretched, on my TV, so circles will appear as ovals. I don't have the same problem when playing back the MP4 video on my laptop. Is there a way to fix this?
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I would guess the TV playback is broken, to fix it you would either need a new TV or an app like Kodi.
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Thanks.
It's a brand new tv, purchased just a few months ago. I also have an older plasma tv and it also has the same problem playing back the MP4 files and making the video appear stretched.
The only time I don't experience any issues is if I choose the "none", under anamorphic, in the picture function and tick keep aspect ratio, but resulting resolution is much lower at 720x 306. I wanted to have a a higher quality MP4 video at 720x 480 which the "strict" function can give me, but for some reason my TVs playback back the video images stretched. -
HandBrake doesn't upscale, unfortunately. Which version of HandBrake are you using? "Strict" isn't available in the latest, "None" is.
Try MKVToolNix, maybe the TV has better support for scaling MKV. Maybe it also makes a difference whether SAR is in bitstream or container. -
Thanks everyone, problem solved.
I selected reset built in presets as suggested, which let me increase width beyond 720 under the "none" mode and I managed to encode a resolution of around 1100x480 and the video is now displaying correctly on my TV as it appears on my laptop. The only downside the file size is much larger. -
Is it possible that the video aspect ratio is to blame? Most of smart TV is using 16:9 aspect ratio. Go back to handbrake to change it from 4:3 to 16:9.
If handbrake doesn't work for you, there are more DVD rippers available recommended by Google at the top ranking.Last edited by Baldrick; 24th Jun 2019 at 03:30.
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Correct.
I just went back to 1.0.7 and upscaling indeed works after resetting the presets like jagabo said. I guess the devs considered it a bug and fixed it in later versions.
The upscaling limitation only applies to HandBrake GUI. Not generally to HandBrake CLI or alternative HandBrake GUIs like VidCoder. -
I have 1.2.2 windows but did't work , i reset presets but no results , i tried 1.0.7 and work ... this version don't have sharpen.
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