16:9 DVD to 4:3 window (w/ black bars) w/ subs below video?

[Chibi Jasmin]

Is there any software-based DVD player that can (with DirectShow and/or its own native player) decode a 16:9 anamorphic DVD into a 4:3 window by adding black bars at the top and bottom and display the DVD subtitles in the black bar below the video (similar to DVobSub's 'extend to 4:3' option)?

[shpanks]

i would've always liked a player that could do this but none i am aware of are capable and it is of course neccessary that i should be able to use external subs on raw dvd to c if they're ne good or not. The problem being of course that most of the time the subs from the dvd's (hkdvd's ;)) suck so i have to use externals (usually fansubs). My way around this is to use avisynth to frameserve the raw data than just couple the .avs with the .sub/.srt/whateva and it should work fine if u play from start to finish; 4 some reason seeking puts the audio out of sync. Perhaps some1 can alleviate this problem, ne suggestions??

here's my script

#
# Created with Gordian Knot
#
# http://gknot.doom9.org
#
# PLUGINS
LoadPlugin("C:\mpegdecoder.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\ac3source.dll")
#
# SOURCE
mpegsource("C:\monsoon wedding\stuff\d2v.d2v")
ac3source("C:\monsoon wedding\stuff\d2v AC3 T02 2_0ch 224Kbps DELAY 1826ms.ac3")
#
# CROPPING
crop(2,14,718,546)
#
# RESIZING
LanczosResize(704,368)
#
# DelayAudio
DelayAudio(1.826)

[Chibi Jasmin]

I was talking about simply playing back a dvd on the pc with the subs placed below the video, sorry if I was unclear.

The current software players seem to resize the subs along with the anamorphic video, placing them over the picture, instead of just resizing the video and leaving the subs alone.