I have the player set on 4x3 and it’s SD type coming through. Even on the example players the video is still being stretched. However, this is only the case when the video is played on the roku box. Anybody else have this issue or have any idea’s on how to fix it?
Here is a stream so you can test if needed. http://mobile.ec2.cor.org/live/_definst … ylist.m3u8
Thanks,
were you able to find a solution to this? i’m having the exact same problem and i cannot seem to find a solution.
many thanks,
steven
“pinehead” wrote:
I have the player set on 4x3 and it’s SD type coming through. Even on the example players the video is still being stretched. However, this is only the case when the video is played on the roku box. Anybody else have this issue or have any idea’s on how to fix it?Here is a stream so you can test if needed. http://mobile.ec2.cor.org/live/_definst … ylist.m3u8
Thanks,
Sure haven’t, PING roku dev team.. Any thoughts?
How was this encoded? We use the resolution headers in the transport stream to determine what resolution to display.
–Kevin
we have been using FFMPEG as well as Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 PRO and both files (streamed via HLS) do not maintain the 4:3 aspect ratio. however, pointing the ROKU directly to the MP4 file (with streamformat = “mp4”) works perfectly.
if you have any other suggestions, i’d be happy to try.
btw, we also tried to stream a LIVE webcast to the ROKU via HLS (using adobe flash live encoder) and it also does not maintain the 4:3 aspect.
all of the videos in the above tests were encoded at 320x240 size.
thanks,
steven
“RokuKevin” wrote:
How was this encoded? We use the resolution headers in the transport stream to determine what resolution to display.–Kevin
We use wowza. The wowza stream is setup to come over as 4:3 and it still stretches.
Kevin,
At what point is that resolution encoded into the headers?
I work on the encoding backend with this one. We’re sending it 4:3 out of FMLE up to Wowza, which is packetizing and streaming HLS. We’ve added a SMIL file to force the bitrate pending a patch from Wowza to dynamically generate this information.
Bump.. Any thoughts?
Still waiting here too.. We are just using the direct MP4 method of streaming videos (instead of HLS) for now.. Until this issue is fixed.
Steven
“pinehead” wrote:
Bump.. Any thoughts?
For what it’s worth, the HLS stream is rendering properly on iDevices, so the resolution data is present and correct. It looks like Roku is either misreading or ignoring this data.
I agree. I hope this is fixed ASAP. We would love to turn on HLS to stream our videos.
Not to confuse things even more, but we are finding that our HLS-streamed videos seem to cut off after 17 minutes (or thereabouts) no matter what video we try. Very annoying. It seems that something’s definitely wrong with ROKU’s HLS implementation. I can’t seem to find the problem anywhere else.
Steven
“ianbeyer” wrote:
For what it’s worth, the HLS stream is rendering properly on iDevices, so the resolution data is present and correct. It looks like Roku is either misreading or ignoring this data.
I am also experiencing the stretching on my 4x3 TV. My image is taller than it is wide, so everyone looks like they are in an old Kung Fu movie. Everything seems skinny and stretched. I am using the Roku2 XDS with the VGA inputs going to my 4x3 TV. At first I thought it was my TV, but then I had a huge revelation when I plugged in my XBOX360 into the same TV via VGA and Netfilx played at perfect 1:1 aspect ratio. No stretching, no nothing, just pure pristine DVD quality 4:3.
As a creator of broadcast TV promos and commercials myself, I am a perfectionist of the image. I know when I’m seeing incorrect Aspect Ratio’s. I literally can’t stand to watch my Roku because of this problem. I am a bit obsessive compulsive in this regard, and it just ruins the experience for me. Instead of enjoying movies on my couch, I find myself creeping back into the computer room to stream my Netfilx.
Which completely SUCKS! I got a Roku so I wouldn’t have to do that. I would love any suggestions as well. Can’t wait till they fix this so I can get back to enjoying my Roku again.
any suggestions? What is this =Mp4 stream thing all about??
Thanks.
“asbillo” wrote:
I am using the Roku2 XDS..
I assume you mean Roku 2 XS since there is no Roku 2 XD|S. The aspect ratio problem is a known issue and a fix is in the works.
“asbillo” wrote:
What is this =Mp4 stream thing all about??
I don’t understand the question.
-JT
