--- ray/src/rt/rv2.c	2025/06/20 03:43:17	2.81
+++ ray/src/rt/rv2.c	2025/07/02 16:54:44	2.82
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static const char	RCSid[] = "$Id: rv2.c,v 2.81 2025/06/20 03:43:17 greg Exp $";
+static const char	RCSid[] = "$Id: rv2.c,v 2.82 2025/07/02 16:54:44 greg Exp $";
 #endif
 /*
  *  rv2.c - command routines used in tracing a view.
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ writepict(				/* write the picture to a file */
 	fputnow(fp);
 	if (exposure != 1.0)
 		fputexpos(exposure, fp);
-	if (dev->pixaspect != 1.0)
+	if ((dev->pixaspect < 0.995) | (dev->pixaspect > 1.005))
 		fputaspect(dev->pixaspect, fp);
 	fputprims(stdprims, fp);
 	fputformat(COLRFMT, fp);