16:9 flash video distorted

bwlang

Joined: 2008-01-21
Posts: 2
Posted: Mon, 2008-01-21 06:25

When i upload flv files to my gallery 2.2.1 (also updated the flashvideo plugin to the version in 2.2.4), they display and play okay but they're vertically squished by about 30%.

The video is at 720x480, if i squish it to 640x480 it displays fine.

I think the video is encoded correctly because it plays find in VLC.

I tried to grab the svn flashvideo, but I needed an updated core and I'm unwilling to switch to 2.3 until its been released.

I did try putting the dimensions into the edit video tab, but those don't seem to have any effect.

What can be done?

brad
 
valiant

Joined: 2003-01-04
Posts: 32509
Posted: Mon, 2008-01-21 12:51

i think we've fixed some aspect ratio related things in the player since galery 2.2. please try the latest nightly snapshot of gallery 2.

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bwlang

Joined: 2008-01-21
Posts: 2
Posted: Mon, 2008-01-21 14:54

I don't think I can just try the nightly snapshot of the flashvideo plugin... since it seems to require a different version of core and I'm unwilling to upgrade everything.

I did make an interesting discovery... it may be a javascript compatibility problem with opera. When i try the 720x480 video in firefox it resizes on play to the proper aspect ratio.

brad