Videos being cropped on all sides

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  1. Posts : 12
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    Videos being cropped on all sides


    Hi everyone,

    I'm having an issue when trying to watch videos. For some reason, videos I try to watch both on YouTube and in Windows Media Player (or Windows Media Center) are being cropped around the edges. I can get around the WMP issue by using VLC, because that will display the full video, but I can't find a workaround for online videos. At first I thought it may be a codec issue, but even updating them or installing new ones hasn't helped.

    I've attached 3 screenshots from the same video: one from VLC showing how it's supposed to look, one from WMP, and one from YouTube.

    I'd appreciate any insight anyone can offer on this.

    Thanks!
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Videos being cropped on all sides-full-vlc.jpg   Videos being cropped on all sides-cropped-wmp.jpg   Videos being cropped on all sides-cropped-youtube.jpg  
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  2. Posts : 5,440
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       #2

    Hi and Welcome to the Forum
    Have you tried a different browser and Can you post a link to one of the You Tube videos you are having trouble with?
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  3. Posts : 12
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       #3

    I'm using Firefox, but it's the same in any browser.

    Final Fantasy X Comparison - Original vs HD - YouTube is the video that I took the images from.
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    Plays fine on my FF. Would suggst that you chek to see if you have the latest update for Flash player! Try here:
    Adobe - Flash Player
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  5. Posts : 12
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    I do have the latest Flash. Also, it's not just YouTube videos. Any video I play in WMP or WMC is the same.
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  6. Posts : 12
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    Bump...Any other ideas?
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    Skopin said:
    I'm using Firefox, but it's the same in any browser.

    Final Fantasy X Comparison - Original vs HD - YouTube is the video that I took the images from.
    As was already stated by mitchell65, works perfectly for me too using Firefox and YouTube, with latest Flash player installed (standard default settings I guess, since I've never adjusted anything). No problem at all.




    Did you download the video from YouTube to your PC, in order to run VLC and WMP on it locally?

    Or did you run those two directly from the YouTube URL, or perhaps some other online URL for "streaming viewing" from an online location other than YouTube??
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    I think the OP is getting this problem wether its You Tube or others videos on his PC.
    Skopin
    Have you downloaded any codec packs recently? Do you know a date when this problem started or has it always been like this?
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  9. Posts : 12
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    It has been like this for a few weeks. I got a new motherboard, so had to do a fresh install of Windows, and it has been like that since then.

    The video I used for an example, I made myself. So the screenshots from WMP and VLC are from the original file, and the YouTube screenshot is from the same video after it was uploaded.

    The problem occurred before installing any codec packs, but I have tried using a few others to no avail.
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  10. Posts : 5,440
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    When you say you carried out a fresh install where did you get the installation disc from? You shouldn't need to install any codecs at all. Have you actually installed complete packs or individual codecs? Uninstall all the codecs you have installed then run sfc /scannow from an elevated command prompt.
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