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16:9 movie playing at 4:3?
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vince99x
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29. August 2005 @ 15:46 |
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I have backed up about 10 of my movies using DVD Decrypter and they all play fine. Yesterday I backed up Vanilla Sky and for some reason that disc plays with an aspect ratio of 4:3 in my DVD player, but it plays fine at 16:9 in my computer. When I put any other of my backups in the DVD player, they play correctly at 16:9, so I don't think the problem is a setting with the DVD player.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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30. August 2005 @ 07:04 |
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are you sure it is playing in 16:9 on your computer and not 4:3. If it is playing 4:3 on your TV then the DVD is 4:3 format.
Some DVDs have both formats 1 on each side. Check and see if that is the case and rip the 16:9 format side.
I highly dought that it plays 16:9 on the computer and only 4:3 on your TV. More then likly you are just thinking its playing 16:9 on your computer.
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vince99x
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30. August 2005 @ 08:14 |
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It is DEFINITELY playing in 16:9 on my computer, and 4:3 on my
DVD player.
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30. August 2005 @ 09:11 |
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is it distorted on your PC? could you have it set to play 16:9 all the time in whatever program it is your watching it on your computer with.
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Whisperer
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30. August 2005 @ 09:27 |
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I just checked all regions listed in IMDb and no full screen DVD of Vanilla Sky was ever released plus I checked my region 1 original of VS and there is no choice provided for wide or full: wide only. Maybe someone in your house set your DVD player to project or your TV to receive only a 4:3 signal. A player's settings choices will usually be:
4:3 on a square TV
4:3 on a Widescreen TV
16:9 on a square TV
16:9 on a Widescreen TV.
Your TV may also have settings to check.
Can't think what else it could be ... other than you might have a poltergeist problem.
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30. August 2005 @ 09:30 |
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you have tried playing other 16:9 on your DVD and they play alright. I duno what would be doing this. But I know the DVD cant just change by itself its either in 16:9 format or 4:3 not both unless both formats are on the same side of the DVD
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. August 2005 @ 09:32
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Whisperer
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30. August 2005 @ 09:35 |
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Right larrylje, nice to meet you BTW, both of you. Just a thought, what program did you use to backup VS?
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AfterDawn Addict
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30. August 2005 @ 09:45 |
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I never backed it up lol
but commen sense would be you either have widescreen or full screen format on the backup it wont switch to 1 or the other. The only way would be what you said he has the TV or DVD set to always play at 4:3 ratio or if both formats was on the same side disc like some movies do and he was choosing the fullscreen version. Which you said they never made a copy of it in 4:3
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30. August 2005 @ 10:07 |
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Those poltergeists are going around, always messing up electronic equipment when your sleeping.
:)
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vince99x
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30. August 2005 @ 10:21 |
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I've tried the disc on another DVD player and TV, and it plays 4:3 there too, so that seems to rule out player and TV settings as the problem.
As far as distortion, the image is distorted on the TV's. It is stretched vertically, (ie circles appear taller than wide).
I've backed up two more movies now, Bruce Almighty and Closer, and both of them exhibit the same problem. So I am guessing something has changed in my backup softwares, since all my earlier backups were fine (and still play fine in the DVD player). I am guessing it is DVD Decrypter, so I am going to try uninstalling and reinstalling it.
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Whisperer
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30. August 2005 @ 10:27 |
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So, the backup stage HAS to be the problem then. But a bit drastic to unistall/reinstall. Look everywhere for settings that have been changed in both your backup and decrypting softwares or revert to the software's default settings if there is such a button to click.
Name the programs IYP.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. August 2005 @ 10:29
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30. August 2005 @ 11:10 |
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I dought it will be decryptor what program do you use to compress the DVD Movie? that should be your problem.
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30. August 2005 @ 13:10 |
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What is your computer monitor resolution? If it is set at a high rate, it will appear as if it is playing at 16:9.
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vince99x
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1. September 2005 @ 07:52 |
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Uninstalling/reinstalling DVD Decrypter seems to have cured the problem.
Thanks for your help.
Vince
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