[MPlayer-users] changing aspect ratio in avi without reencoding

[ephemeron at softhome.net]

On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 07:13:13 +0200,
Jan Knutar wrote:
> 
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Sunday 16 February 2003 06:38, you wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read
> > DOCS/bugreports.html]
> >
> > On Saturday 15 February 2003 23:07, Vladimir Mosgalin wrote:
> > > Is it possible to change aspect ratio for divx-encoded avi
> > without > reencoding video? Something like aspect=xxx in
> > -lavcopts... If so, > how?
> >
> > The format does/can not store such info (like mpeg1/2 does)
> > so no,
> 
> This is false. mpeg4 has an aspect header just like
> mpeg1,2... Just that mencoder and mplayer are the only programs
> that understand it.

vlc afaict honors the aspect ratio I feed to my mencoded
videos. And it has versions that are supposed to run on Windows.