Windows Media Player 12-how to change the aspect ratio of a video

Windows media Player 12 does not give me an option to change the aspecet ratio of a video. I really adore WMP12 more than the VLC player that I use on my windows 7.The sound codes work awsome!. But it is the problem with the aspect ration. If a video is coded at 4:3, there is no option in WMP12 to change it unlike most other player which gives an option to change the aspect ratio. Is there a way to force WMP12 to take  the default video aspect ratio?

I thank you for the time taken to answer this question in advance.

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CHKB

Windows media Player 12 does not give me an option to change the aspecet ratio of a video. I really adore WMP12 more than the VLC player that I use on my windows 7.The sound codes work awsome!. But it is the problem with the aspect ration. If a video is coded at 4:3, there is no option in WMP12 to change it unlike most other player which gives an option to change the aspect ratio. Is there a way to force WMP12 to take  the default video aspect ratio?

I thank you for the time taken to answer this question in advance.

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CHKB

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I do not have a copy of WMP 12 available right now so I cannot
verify that the following info applies but it does work for WMP11...
maybe it would be worth a look:

Windows Media Player has an option to change the Aspect
Ratio but it's complicated and does not work for DVDs...
though it does work for video clips...wmv, .avi, .mpg, etc....

Open Windows Media Player and go to...
Tools / Options / Devices tab / Display / Properties button...
Drag the slider to a new position / Apply / Yes / OK / OK...

If you try it...let us know if it applies to WMP12.

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John Inzer - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience

There is an option here:
   Open Media Player -> Right click -> More Options -> Devices -> Display -> Properties

Unfortunately this doesn't work for me, or for many others (yep, it a bug) as described here:

• http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/software-problems-useful-utilities/13624-aspect-ratios-windows-media-player-9-10-win-xp.html
• http://www.winvistatips.com/aspect-ratio-problems-t501937.html

Rescalling video is a basic feature of most media players, very disappointing it's not possible in WMP.

There is an option here:
   Open Media Player -> Right click -> More Options -> Devices -> Display -> Properties

Yes I have used this (setting the ratio to 1.333) and it works with WMP 11 on Windows XP. But it doesn't work with WMP 12 on Windows 7 (64 bit).  From what I've read elsewhere on the web, my guess is, it's not WMP's fault but Windows' fault.

But the deeper issue is, hey WMP (or Windows), IT'S A 4:3 VIDEO. PERIOD. WHY ARE YOU CHANGING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?

There is an option here:
   Open Media Player -> Right click -> More Options -> Devices -> Display -> Properties

Yes I have used this (setting the ratio to 1.333) and it works with WMP 11 on Windows XP. But it doesn't work with WMP 12 on Windows 7 (64 bit).  From what I've read elsewhere on the web, my guess is, it's not WMP's fault but Windows' fault.

But the deeper issue is, hey WMP (or Windows), IT'S A 4:3 VIDEO. PERIOD. WHY ARE YOU CHANGING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Didn't work for me. The change had no effect whatsover. It still displays my 16:9 source video in 4:3 aspect ratio.

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Maybe VLC Media Player would be worth a try:

VLC Media Player
http://www.videolan.org/