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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,945 |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | Myself, I didn't read it because I knew about aspect ratios and I was currently in a phase where I only read certain topics. I passed that phase but still didn't read it because I didn't want to read through five pages of stuff. When it hit 7 pages, I figured it wasn't worth reading because a fight broke out. When it hit 10 pages, my morbid sense of curiosity took over and I clicked on the link.
I read a few pages, skipped to the end, saw the post about watching a movie over composite video and my brain kinda froze. It was just too much! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DarklyNoon: Quote:
You have to set up Power DVD , that it automatically recognizes anamorphic DVDs.
cheers
Donnie
Quote: widescreenforever: I have sent off a support ticket Cyberlink outlining this very question.,, as my toolkit area for the player has no such feature ..
My response back from Cyberlink today: Dear Terry, Thank you for contacting CyberLink Technical Support. In response to your concern, please note that the PowerDVD software supports the playback of both Anamorphic and Non-anamorphic DVDs. However, the aspect ratio displayed on your monitor depends upon the the original aspect ratio of your monitor and the display detting selected by you in PowerDVD. When you right click the PowerDVD screen during the DVD playback, it provides you following options for selecting the aspect ratio : - Keep aspect ratio (To play the DVD in the same aspect ratio in which your movie is on the DVD i.e, 4:3 or 16:9) - Stretch to fit the screen (To override the original aspect ratio of video on the DVD in order to fit the screen irrespective of the DVDs original aspect ratio) end quote" My setup is set for aspect ratio is turned on .or keep aspect ratio . So if I use a 4:3 monitor and want to do a true pixel count how accurate is it?? | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: July 31, 2008 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | It's accurate all the time the Keep Aspect Ratio option is ticked. The only thing you need to do is to crop any black bars. Of course with that you might be a few pixels out but the overall result should get you to the correct answer. |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,945 |
| | Posted: | | | | Forget_the_rest uis 100% correct  | | | | www.tvmaze.com |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,945 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr. Killpatient: Quote:
Myself, I didn't read it because I knew about aspect ratios and I was currently in a phase where I only read certain topics. I passed that phase but still didn't read it because I didn't want to read through five pages of stuff. When it hit 7 pages, I figured it wasn't worth reading because a fight broke out. When it hit 10 pages, my morbid sense of curiosity took over and I clicked on the link.
I read a few pages, skipped to the end, saw the post about watching a movie over composite video and my brain kinda froze. It was just too much! Actually had to laugh while reading this post, one of the funniest for a while, deserves a green arrow ! cheers Donnie | | | | www.tvmaze.com |
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| Registered: May 18, 2007 |  Posts: 232 |
| | Posted: | | | | never mind | | | | Last edited: by Gemini76 |
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| Registered: June 20, 2007 | | Posts: 3 |
| | Posted: | | | | Now that the threads been dormant a few days who wants to go through all of the original "academy ratio" 1.37 titles and figure out what's been changed or lost when they are put on a disc in 1.33. |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | What purpose would that serve? |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,878 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr. Killpatient: Quote:
I read a few pages, skipped to the end, saw the post about watching a movie over composite video and my brain kinda froze. It was just too much! Who knew my red/white/yellow cable makes brains freeze! And here I thought it was what hooked my DVD player to my TV. A whole new career as a mad scientist has just opened up before my eyes!  | | | If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | That may be how your player is hooked up - it's just that this is the type of connection that delivers the worst possible quality... You might want to check if player and TV support a so-called component connection. Here you can see what this type of connection looks like (bottom image). If player and TV support it, I would recommend getting yourself a component cable (the link I gave shows you what they look like) and hook your gear up that way. Leave the existing red and white cables in place (they handle the sound), remove the yellow one. You might have to adjust the settings of your DVD player to get it to output a component signal. You may also have to choose a different signal source on your TV. But it SHOULD give you better picture quality. I reckon that player and TV are somewhat older. If however - contrary to what I would expect - both are able to handle an HDMI connection, that would be the best option. You would then only need one single HDMI cable. Get a cheap one on-line, rather than spending loads of money on one of those heavily overpriced cables you'll find in electronics stores. You may have to adjust settings on player and TV to use HDMI, much like for a component cable. HDMI may however not be an option for your equipment, component might though. | | | | Last edited: by dee1959jay |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Danae Cassandra: Quote:
Quoting Dr. Killpatient:
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I read a few pages, skipped to the end, saw the post about watching a movie over composite video and my brain kinda froze. It was just too much!
Who knew my red/white/yellow cable makes brains freeze!
And here I thought it was what hooked my DVD player to my TV. A whole new career as a mad scientist has just opened up before my eyes! <breathes heavily> Shall I throw the switch, my mistress? Skip (Eyegor)  | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!!
CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it.
Outta here
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting dee1959jay: Quote:
What purpose would that serve? I kinda agree. You'd be missing about the same information that would be lost due to overscan. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've got some Charlie Chaplin films shot in 1:20.1 ... !!!! | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: June 20, 2007 | | Posts: 3 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr. Killpatient: Quote:
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What purpose would that serve?
I kinda agree. You'd be missing about the same information that would be lost due to overscan. You're assuming I'm missing information due to overscan, I'm not. Years ago after I found out about what overscan was I researched my equipment and built a system that wouldn't "overzoom" the image. As for the purpose...if this isn't the tread to ask the minute questions on what is lost in aspect changes where else do you think I should ask? I've actually wonder about what a studio does with an OAR 1.37 film, do they barely crop it, squeeze it or release it in 1.37 and call it 1.33? |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DrDoom: Quote:
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What purpose would that serve?
I kinda agree. You'd be missing about the same information that would be lost due to overscan.
You're assuming I'm missing information due to overscan, I'm not. That's not what your fellow doctor said. Quote:
As for the purpose...if this isn't the tread to ask the minute questions on what is lost in aspect changes where else do you think I should ask? Originally this thread was about a certain contribution involving "enhanced" widescreen. Quote:
I've actually wonder about what a studio does with an OAR 1.37 film, do they barely crop it, squeeze it or release it in 1.37 and call it 1.33? That's an interesting question. Unfortunately I don't know the answer to it. |
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