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    Movie appearing in two and squished vertically

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Thundr, Apr 28, 2012.

  1. Thundr

    Thundr Notebook Evangelist

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    When I play certain movies that I have downloaded, it plays in two side by side and squished. What's the solution?
     
    Thundr, Apr 28, 2012
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    kornchild2002 Notebook Deity

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    We need to know a lot more information. What video format are you trying to playback (h.264, standard mpeg-4, divx, xvid, mpeg-2, etc.), what container are the videos in (mpeg-4, mkv, mpeg, avi, etc.), what version of OS X are you running, what are the specs of your Mac, are you trying to play these back on your Mac's built-in display or on an external one, and what program (and version) are you using to try to play these videos with?
     
    kornchild2002, Apr 28, 2012
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  3. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    And from where did you obtain those movies?
     
    saturnotaku, Apr 28, 2012
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    it sounds like you got an illegal rip of a movie online and whoever put it together messed it up and didnt bother fixing it. this isn't surprising, and there is no fix except to obtain movies from legitimate sources
     
    masterchef341, Apr 28, 2012
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    Sounds like a 3d movie actually :D
     
    niharjhatn, Apr 28, 2012
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  6. Thundr

    Thundr Notebook Evangelist

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    yes, it was illegal rip.
    And this was actually for Windows.
    One is in anmf.mkv. one is in YIFY

    I just checked and it is 3D.

    How are you supposed to watch 3D?
     
    Thundr, Apr 28, 2012
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    Seeing as discussing illegal rips is not permitted under NBR forum rules, if you can't figure out how to work it, you should just get a working copy via honest means. Thread locked.
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 29, 2012
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