Changing Aspect Ratio - Sling Media SlingPlayer User Manual

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version of the full window (The upper diagram). The
image in the Dock looks like the lower diagram when
you minimize a SlingBar.
Close: closes and quits SlingPlayer.

Changing Aspect Ratio

Videos and movies are sometimes created or shown in differing screen formats, such
as wide screen, letterbox, pillarbox, and others. SlingPlayer can easily be adjusted to
handle various formats. Go to the View menu and select Aspect Ratio to see all of
the options available. You may need to experiment with the Aspect Ratio options to
get a proper picture.
Below are photos of the same flower as shown in the different formats.
Format
Fullscreen (4:3)
Widescreen (16:9)
Letterbox
Pillarbox
Windowbox
Description
This is the standard television format.
(4:3 aspect ratio)
New movies are often filmed in widescreen format.
(16:9 aspect ratio)
This fits a widescreen image within the width of a
standard format screen. Instead of cutting off the
sides of the image, it's reduced in size and black
bars appear at the top and bottom.
This fits an image in standard format within a wide
screen. There are black bars on both sides of the
image that fill the extra space.
An image that may have been widescreen originally,
but was reduced and cropped to fit into standard
format.
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