Unstretch the output video

Pearl-2 preserves the aspect ratio of your input video signal by default when you add the source to a layout using the custom layout editor. If you've changed the default setting, the image is stretched to match the output frame size.

To prevent the image from looking stretched, you can use the custom layout editor to preserve the video source's aspect ratio.

Unstretching the image causes a matte (black bars) to appear on the sides or top and bottom of the output. To remove these see Remove black bars (matte) from the video.

Unstretch the output video to preserve the video source's aspect ratio using the Admin panel

  1. Connect to the Admin panel and login as admin. See Connect to Admin panel.

  2. From the Channels menu, select a channel and click Layouts. The custom layout editor page opens.
  3. In the layouts list, select the row for the layout you want.

  4. In the items list below the layout editing area, select the video source. The video source settings appear.
  5. Check Keep aspect ratio when scaling and click Save.