DVD Aspect ratio

[Toastedlightly]

I have a DVD I backed up (i just backed up the main video part). When I play it in my DVD player, it plays it like a fullscreen movie, but the movie is a widescreen. Is there anything I can do that will let hte player auto-detect that it is a widescreen?

 

[mugs]

Does it do the same thing when you play the original?

 

[mitchafi]

The aspect ratio shouldn't change unless you reencode it with a different ratio. Double check that the original is widescreen and not full screen.

 

[SSP]

Some dvds have both versions on one dvd. Make sure you grabbed the Widescreen and not the fullscreen one.

 

[MustISO]

Do you have your DVD player set correctly? Is your TV 16:9 or 4:3? Did the disc have both full screen and widescreen versions on it?

 

[Viper GTS]

Is the disc anamorphic?

If so you need to set the DVD player to output appropriately for your TV.

How does the original play?

Viper GTS

 

[Gurck]

As stated, the two main possibilities are that you need to fiddle with the settings on your DVD player or that you copied the wrong side of the original DVD.

 

[EyeMWing]

He's a little vague in the description of the problem. Is this a 4:3 output with a 16:9 letterboxed video on it? If so, that's pretty damned common. Many, many, many, many "widescreen" DVDs actually have letterboxed 4:3 video on them, the new Star Wars DVD's included. It's FSCKING RETARDED.

 

[Toastedlightly]

fixed it..... had to change aspect that hte DVD used. thx

 

[MustISO]

DVDs actually have letterboxed 4:3 video on them, the new Star Wars DVD's included

What do you mean? The new Star Wars DVD's are 2.35:1, not a matted 4:3.