OK I'm new here, I usually do a search 1st but the forum search "DVD Ripping" provided me that answer:
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My subscription with w/ my current Ripper Softwareis about to end.
Which mean that I will no longer be able to update. I'm not renewing due to the fact that this software no matter what I've tried leaves two large black bars on top and bottom of the widescreen video (OK with a 4:3). Ripping options: Letterbox, Medium, Pan & Scan, Full (Keep Aspect Ratio)
Any of you peoples know of a software that doesnt include that with the rip. (See image below)
Check settings in the dvd player if it's any good you should be able to stretch to fit screen,better still use a computer as a media center then the media player will take care of it once you set it up,personally i stretch it but not too much otherwise it looks funny
There is no way around it with current dvd ripping software. If your original dvd is widescreen the rip is going to be widescreen.
My advice, use the free dvdfabdecryter to rip the dvd. Next you will need to use convertx2dvd (not free but the only program that I know of that can turn a widescreen dvd to a fullscreen dvd). On converts2dvd you will have to choose the 4:3 setting and also under video processing/video resize method/stretch - video resize to fit tv screen. I use this combination everytime and get perfect fullscreen dvd's. You won't loose too much quality in the conversion.
thx guys you pretty much answered my question.
This ripper aint available, so I'll have to relate to a cropping tool to do that job after my DVD is ripped. and it aint for my TV, its for my External HDD.
AutoGK... It took me time to learn that program, but all of a sudden I discovered CTRL+F9... Its amazing what this ripper can do, say so to aXXo was using it and now the only thing I need to do is perfect it... Try it
Why would you want to crop a widescreenDVD?? Doesn't make sense, you're getting rid of part of the picture. All the rippers will rip a widescreen 2.35:1 DVD with black horizontal bars. You'll get use to it. It's better than when you get that new widescreen HD TV and have a collection of 4:3 full screen DVDs and just have large vertical black bars now to watch. Kinda makes that WS useless for DVDs.
