Video looks squished (vga sources only) – Epiphan Pearl User Manual
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Video looks squished (VGA sources only)
1. Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism. See
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2. Login as admin.
3. From the web interface, scroll to the Sources menu option.
4. Click on the desired video source ; the source configuration page opens.
5. Enable the Enable deinterlace setting.
6. Click Apply. View the output in the Snapshot preview below.
Video looks squished (VGA sources only)
The image is squeezed horizontally on the screen. This distortion occurs when there's a mismatch between the
aspect ratio Pearl detects and the aspect ratio that is sent from the source signal. To compare the two signal
values, you must know the aspect ratio that the source is sending.
1. Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism. See
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2. Login as admin.
3. From the web interface, click Info; the info window opens with a list of all configured channels.
4. Compare the aspect ratio from the source with the aspect ratio from the Pearl info window. Confirm if
there is a mismatch.
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