DVD recorder playback is 'tall and skinny' like me!

(ogle 0.9.2-cvs with Fedora Core 2 using Xorg at 1024x768,millions of
colors)

Hello,

I have an aspect problem with material 'time shifted' using a domestic
(UK PAL) Philips DVD recorder onto DVD+RW. Ogle correctly plays the menu
correctly and I can select recorded titles as required (ogle is the only
player I have that does this :) ).

However when the title is played back it is 'tall and skinny' (20:9
anamorphic I think??). I've tried to produce an onscreen 4:3 by changing
settings in .oglerc as per man oglerc and from various messages I've
read back in the ogle archives.

Indeed I've spent a few days trying all sorts of combinations in the
video section of .oglerc. Nothing seems to make a difference though and
in fact no matter what entries I try it doesn't look as if my ogle is
taking note of any changes. I've tried as root and user.

If I play the VOB files in other players then the aspect is shown
correctly as 4:3 or 16:9 as necessary. Unfortunately those 'other'
players do not utilise the DVD recorders menu system correctly but
require the VOB's to be manually added to a playlist first. So obviously
I would like to try and solve this matter if possible.

Commercial DVD's play okay as intended. It's just the one's from the DVD
recorder that misbehave. Perhaps I need to buy some special
anti-anamorphic glasses to squish it back :)
 
 

-- 
Dave