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[mcll]

Hi,

 

I have flashed my new Usytm 4K PRO receiver with the Openpli 7.3 image, which is working fine, i have only one problem with the aspect ratio. When i set the aspect ratio in settings to Pillarbox for the 4:3 content, i does not switch to 4:3, the picture is distorted. But when i set this option to Scaling, than i see the picture in the good 4:3 format. I save the settings, watching the movie, but when i exit the movieplayer, and start again the movie, i see again the distorted (16:9) format. Now when i go back to the menu, change the option to whatever and switch back to Scaling, than its ok again. So really strange, do not know why it dows not work in my uClan receiver. I have the same image on my Vu+, on GigaBlue, but they are ok, only uClan not. TV video settings is ok.

[WanWizard]

Could very well be a driver issue. I don't have any 4:3 material to test to see if my SF8008 has the same issue ( = same hardware ).

[ims]

It seems, Pan&Scan is Pillarbox and Pillarbox is Pan&Scan. But it is possible live with it

 

I don't remember if we previously talked about it in team...

[mcll]

It seems, Pan&Scan is Pillarbox and Pillarbox is Pan&Scan. But it is possible live with it

 

I don't remember if we previously talked about it in team...

 

I could live with the "name change", but as i wrote if i change to the correct aspect and save it, it will not hold the setting. Next time i start again a 4:3 movie i had to change again the setting. Thats the problem.

[ims]

I am using develop (8.x) - but there was not changes in it looooong time - and I tried it now set to "Pan&Scan" for 4:3 in A/V Setup, and Deep standby, restart E2 and reboot box - still there is Pan&Scan and 4:3 is playback well... and exit and run again movieplayer playback all well ...

Tried 7.3 and same...

[mcll]

I am using develop (8.x) - but there was not changes in it looooong time - and I tried it now set to "Pan&Scan" for 4:3 in A/V Setup, and Deep standby, restart E2 and reboot box - still there is Pan&Scan and 4:3 is playback well... and exit and run again movieplayer playback all well ...

Tried 7.3 and same...

 

Thanks, did you try it with the uClan Ustym 4K Pro? If not, than there is an issue with this receiver using Openpli 7.3.

[ims]

Ustym 4K Pro

[mcll]

Here some pics to demonstrate the problem:

 

When the setting is on Pillarbox (sorry, no Scaling as i wrote it before), which should give a normal 4:3 picture format with black stripes on left and right:

 

Here the picture i got with Pillarbox, the picture is streched:

 

 

And when i set it to Pan & Scan i have the correct 4:3 format:

 

 

So its like Pan & Scan and Pillarbox is swapped. Watching only TV it is okay, with the "Pan & Scan" settings the 4:3 content on satellite and cable is ok after reboot. BUT not in mediaplayer! When i start watching a 4:3 movie, i have to manually correct the aspect, i have to change to another ratio settings than back to "Pan & Scan" to get the right 4:3 ration. I save the settings, and it keeps this setting ONLY while watching that movie. When i start a new 4:3 movie or stop and restart the movie, i have to correct again this aspect settings as described before. It seems that mediaplayer resets everything when starting.

[ims]

I tried all - when I have Pan&Scan for 4:3 in A/V (instead Pillarbox, because it seems, it is swapped in driver), then are 4:3 displayed well (and there are no changes picture format between playback 4:3 movies - used movieplayer, mediaplayer. Tried records several clips from MTV 80's too).

[WanWizard]

There is something weird going on.

 

I've checked it on my Octagon SF8008 (which is identical to the uClan Ustym 4K), and initially it was fine, config was set to Pillarbox, and the video was shown in 4:3 Pillarbox.

 

But when I started changing the setting, it went all tits-up. From what I can see the string is written to the driver, so it's a driver issue the manufacturer needs to fix.