1.5.0 has trouble reading aspect ratio headers #71
Description
I'm trying to compress an episode from my physical bluray disc. It should be 16:9 aspect ratio. When I put the original rip into MediaInfo, it properly shows as 16:9
General
Unique ID : [redacted]
Complete name :[redacted]_t00.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 8.80 GiB
Duration : 45 min 53 s
Overall bit rate : 27.4 Mb/s
Frame rate : 23.976 FPS
Title : [redacted] D1
Encoded date : 2025-11-19 03:14:41 UTC
Writing application : MakeMKV 1.18.2 linux(x64-release)
Writing library : libmakemkv 1.18.2 (1.3.10/1.5.2) x86_64-linux-gnu
Video
ID : 1
ID in the original source medium : 4113 (0x1011)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings : BVOP
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=12
Codec ID : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Duration : 45 min 53 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 27.0 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 1.000
Original display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.543
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
GOP, Open/Closed : Closed
Stream size : 8.65 GiB (98%)
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No
Original source medium : Blu-ray
But when I put the original rip into Edconv, it shows as 1:1
Then when I watch the compressed output in Edconv, it shows as a 1:1 video:
I used VLC as video player in the above picture.
Getting the aspect ratio right would be great. Additionally, it doesn't always mark the video track as default, but that's probably a seperate issue to create.
All of these things are fixable by editing the options in MKVToolNix but it would be nice not to have to use it.