Epiphan VGADVI Recorder - Manual (Page 60)

VGADVI Recorder User Guide 2-4 Fine-tune source configuration
8. Click Apply. View the output by clicking on the Snapshot link in the Info window. You may need to make
further adjustments to fine tune the brightness and contrast.
Video looks squished
The image is squeezed horizontally on the screen. This distortion occurs when there's a mismatch between the
aspect ratio the VGADVI Recorder 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 Connect to the Admin
Interface .
2. Login as admin.
3. From the web interface, click Info; the info window opens.
4. Compare the aspect ratio from the source with the aspect ratio from theVGADVI Recorder info window.
Confirm if there is a mismatch.
5. If there is a mismatch, go to the stream setup for the channel and change the frame size to match the
frame size that is sent from the source. See Configure channels .
6. If the video is still squeezed horizontally on the screen, follow the steps below.
7. From the web interface, click Frame Grabber from the Configuration menu; the Frame Grabber
Adjustments page opens.
8. Scroll to the Aspect ratio setting.
9. Select Wide mode from the drop-down menu, when the source is wider than what is being displayed in
the preview or Live View.
10. Click Apply. View the output by clicking on the Snapshot link in the Info window.
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