[FFmpeg-user] Getting actual video size + ratio

[Rodney Baker]

On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:53:51 Nathan Malachowski wrote:
> Thanks Nicholas for clearing up the first question.
> 
> I'll try to rephrase the second question. basically how do i use the
> resolution (720x480) with the container ratio (sar 40:33 dar 20:11) to come
> up with an actual size of 854x480 (16:9), as it shows in quicktime and
> other media players
> 
> from what i've looked up, horizontal width x sar = actual width. But in
> this case, 720 x (40/33) equals 873 not 854. Indeed 873/480 == 20/11, so
> how are the video players coming up with a size of 854 by 480?
> 

Because the pixels aren't square? In which case you also have to multiply by 
the PAR (pixel aspect ratio). 

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