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CCRunner524
25th February 2007, 06:44
Ive been experimenting with dvdfab and dvd shrink. is it possible to change the aspect ratios on them to keep the video widescreen without having the black parts of the widescreen part in the video?
Blue_MiSfit
25th February 2007, 07:11
Not with a standard 4:3 ratio TV / Monitor.

Think about it, it's like trying to put a square peg in a round hole.

You can pan and scan, but you will cut off the sides of the video.

Black bars aren't that big of a deal :)

~MiSfit
CCRunner524
25th February 2007, 07:30
but my widescreen tv stretches it funny and i want it to fit the screen right.
Blue_MiSfit
25th February 2007, 07:32
That's odd. You have a widescreen TV, and are playing 16x9 DVDs on it, and it's stretched??

Very odd.

Could be that the DVDs are 2.35:1 ratio, which will have black bars even on a real 16x9 (or HD) TV. A good percentage of Hollywood movies are shot in 2.35.

~MiSfit
CCRunner524
25th February 2007, 07:39
whats the standard pixel rating for a widescreen?
setarip_old
25th February 2007, 10:08
@CCRunner524

Hi!

Both your standalone player and your widescreen TV should have multiple display formats available to choose from...
manono
25th February 2007, 14:37
whats the standard pixel rating for a widescreen?

There is none. I think I'm with setarip_old in thinking that you have your DVD player (or TV) set up wrong.
CCRunner524
26th February 2007, 08:02
With dvdfab or dvd shrink is it possible to change the pixel on the video to something like 588 x 244? or would i use another program for that?
setarip_old
26th February 2007, 08:10
With dvdfab or dvd shrink is it possible to change the pixelNo...

Is there a reason you've not either tried nor acknowledged the suggestion to try changing your standalone player's or your widescreen TV's display settings?
johnhamler1
26th February 2007, 22:25
keep the black bar...
or look for a "zoom"on your remote control of your dvd player.
CCRunner524
2nd March 2007, 08:37
i want the black bar. but when i do the rip it makes the black bars as if its full screen not widescreen...
dialysis1
2nd March 2007, 09:05
As suggested, check your tv settings. Mine has an automatic setting that when turned on automatically sizes the picture. Not sure what it may be called on yours but on mine the setting is called Aspect.