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fixing_aspect_ratio_issues_for_your_videos [2016/06/07 04:08]
admin [Step 1. Adjusting the aspect ratio settings on your device]
fixing_aspect_ratio_issues_for_your_videos [2016/06/07 04:09]
admin [Step 3. Auto-correcting the aspect ratio for all videos streamed to your device]
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 The first step to fixing aspect ratio issues is to check if your device can adjust it's display settings. ​ When the video is playing on your device, press the **Options** or **Tools** button on your device'​s remote control and check if there are **View** mode settings or **Aspect Ratio** settings or **Zoom** mode settings. ​ These usually let you fit the video to your device'​s display correctly and no further steps are required. The first step to fixing aspect ratio issues is to check if your device can adjust it's display settings. ​ When the video is playing on your device, press the **Options** or **Tools** button on your device'​s remote control and check if there are **View** mode settings or **Aspect Ratio** settings or **Zoom** mode settings. ​ These usually let you fit the video to your device'​s display correctly and no further steps are required.
  
-==== Step 2. Correcting a video file's aspect ratio via pre-transcoding ====+===== Step 2. Correcting a video file's aspect ratio via pre-transcoding ​=====
  
 If a video does not display correctly, then you can adjust the aspect ratio by pre-transcoding it in Mezzmo. If a video does not display correctly, then you can adjust the aspect ratio by pre-transcoding it in Mezzmo.
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   * **4:3 -> 16:9 (wider):** Force SAR 16:9 aspect ratio.   * **4:3 -> 16:9 (wider):** Force SAR 16:9 aspect ratio.
  
-==== Step 3. Auto-correcting the aspect ratio for all videos streamed to your device ====+===== Step 3. Auto-correcting the aspect ratio for all videos streamed to your device ​=====
  
 If you have found that your device has limited handling of video aspect ratio, then you can tell Mezzmo to auto correct the aspect ratio for all videos that you stream to this device. ​ This means you do not have to manually pre-transcode your files to fix aspect ratio issues as per Step 2.  Mezzmo will set the aspect ratio to SAR 1:1 square pixels which should be displayed correctly by all devices. If you have found that your device has limited handling of video aspect ratio, then you can tell Mezzmo to auto correct the aspect ratio for all videos that you stream to this device. ​ This means you do not have to manually pre-transcode your files to fix aspect ratio issues as per Step 2.  Mezzmo will set the aspect ratio to SAR 1:1 square pixels which should be displayed correctly by all devices.