Black bars request

[Justin]

Would it be possible to have a feature where you can remove the black bars in dvd-dvd mode

[AlienX69]

How would that be accomplished with a 2.35:1 ratio film with out chopping off the sides ?

It would be like taking a 1.85:1 and making it Full screen (1.33:1) Pan & Scan, or as I like to call it Chop and Crop .....

[signals]

In many cases the black bars are generated by the playback device. Also, removing them from a DVD I think would require completely decoding and re-encoding the video, which 1) is very slow and 2)DVDFab does not currently perform. You can do it in DVD to Mobile.

[Complication]

...removing them from a DVD I think would require completely decoding and re-encoding the video... DVDFab does not currently perform....

So are you saying that DVDFab only does transcode (and not recode) when compressing to DVD5? I always like inside information.

[signals]

That is correct. That's why it's so fast.

So are you saying that DVDFab only does transcode (and not recode) when compressing to DVD5? I always like inside information.

[AlienX69]

In many cases the black bars are generated by the playback device. Also, removing them from a DVD I think would require completely decoding and re-encoding the video, which 1) is very slow and 2)DVDFab does not currently perform. You can do it in DVD to Mobile.

That was the first thing I thought, but he did say DVD-DVD mode. But in either case you are still chopping off the sides of a 2.35 image to remove the horiz. bars. I guess if I was using DVD to Mobile to play on a small device, i.e. iTouch, etc. then I guess I would want to remove the H bars, but if view on 50+ inch HDTV I would want the whole 2.35 image ....

[Justin]

Here is a question for all the tech guys how come transformers revenge of the fallen is 2.35 on a dvd yet when foxtel show it it is 1.85.1 with no black bars and no distortion.It is full 16:9

[GregiBoy]

Either they've composed a special edition for Fox or Fox is stretching it and cutting off the sides.

[Blurayfan]

That was the first thing I thought, but he did say DVD-DVD mode. But in either case you are still chopping off the sides of a 2.35 image to remove the horiz. bars. I guess if I was using DVD to Mobile to play on a small device, i.e. iTouch, etc. then I guess I would want to remove the H bars, but if view on 50+ inch HDTV I would want the whole 2.35 image ....

Using file to mobile I've removed the black bars on 2.35 movies and still get the full 2.35 aspect ratio. For example a Blu-ray that was 1920 x 1080 I used fab and cropped to 1920 x 816 just removing the top and bottom bars leaving the sides intact. This works great for files that are played on a HDTV LCD through the PC, the playback software does add the black bars back unless I set a preferred zoom.

[AlienX69]

Here is a question for all the tech guys how come transformers revenge of the fallen is 2.35 on a dvd yet when foxtel show it it is 1.85.1 with no black bars and no distortion.It is full 16:9

You can achieve this easily yourself by hitting the Zoom button on you TV setup menu. The sides are getting chopped off, only way to achieve this

I have to Zoom all my 2.35 (and 1.85) LETTERBOX (Pillarbox) DVD's, otherwise they are very stretched/distorted, very wide horiz bars on the 2.35 if not Zoomed ...

http://www.cnet.com/1990-7874_1-5140690-3.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNcp49OdUao&feature=related

Cheers

[Justin]

On foxtel i no they aren't cropped or anything or any sides cut of so i wish i knew how they broadcast it.Transformers revenge of the fallen was fantastic it was in hd and no black bars and no sides cut of or anything.

[Complication]

On foxtel i no they aren't cropped or anything or any sides cut of so i wish i knew how they broadcast it.Transformers revenge of the fallen was fantastic it was in hd and no black bars and no sides cut of or anything.

Unless you compared the movie at similar frames to the Blu-Ray, I don't think you would be able to tell if they cut the sides off.