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I just bought a Samsung Camcorder (SMX-F30BP). It has the ability to capture in standard Aspect Ratio (I guess 4:3) or in 16:9 format. The problem is that the mp4 (H.264) file generated is always regarded as a 4:3 format in any player I tried (media player, MPlayer, VLC, etc.), despite the fact that the frames are actually 16:9. Only by manually setting the Aspect Ratio to 16:9 in the player, I get the movie right. Does someone has a clue on what is going on? Is it a bug in the cam software? Is there something I can do? Thank you for your answers.
VLC allows you to change the AR on-the-fly ... mine is an old version and uses 'A' as the AR-change-hotkey. keep pressing to cycle through the options. other decent players will let you change it while playing too. but for permanent change you want the article linked below. – quack quixote – 2009-10-28T11:43:36.650