BD Ripper (3D Plus) full aspect content being letterboxed

[n__m]

on the last few versions (8.0.9.7 through to 8.1.0.0) i am seeing extremely inconsistent behavior with content being letterboxed. (black bars being added to top and bottom when it shouldn't be)

i am trying to convert full 1080p media to mkv. when the bluray iso/disc is loaded DvdFab detects the content as 1422x800 which is incorrect, but could be a side effect of the default profile settings no longer being saved.

regardless, if i change the format to be 1920x1080 or even 1280x720 the preview in DvdFab looks correct, however when it is converted i end up with black bars top and bottom.

this is making it impossible to trust that DvdFab is going to do the right thing when i start a conversion.

[GregiBoy]

What does the original source say with MediaInfo?

[n__m]

the original source is a bd .iso file. also, this is happening with multiple sources, not just one.

like i said, dvdfab displays the aspect correctly in the crop/resolution selection panel. its just the resulting file that has the letterbox applied.

[GregiBoy]

That was not what I asked.... What do the original BD FILES on the ISO show using MediaInfo?

[n__m]

from one of the files:

General
ID                               : 0 (0x0)
Complete name                    : G:\BDMV\STREAM\00510.m2ts
Format                           : BDAV
Format/Info                      : Blu-ray Video
File size                        : 116 MiB
Duration                         : 21s 690ms
Overall bit rate                 : 44.8 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate         : 48.0 Mbps

Video
ID                               : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID                          : 1 (0x1)
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames        : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP             : M=3, N=21
Codec ID                         : 27
Duration                         : 21s 813ms
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 29.7 Mbps
Maximum bit rate                 : 31.5 Mbps
Width                            : 1 920 pixels
Height                           : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16:9
Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps
Color space                      : YUV
Chroma subsampling               : 4:2:0
Bit depth                        : 8 bits
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.598
Stream size                      : 77.3 MiB (67%)
Color primaries                  : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics         : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients              : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

[sunny]

Hi n__m,

when the bluray iso/disc is loaded DvdFab detects the content as 1422x800 which is incorrect

Please do a capture of this conversion settings window and post here, thanks.

Did you try using Mkv.remux profile to see if it is universal frame resolution problem or just for one mkv profile?

[n__m]

hi sunny,
the initial resolution is coming from the profile settings which weren't being saved when i changed them. in the beta (8.1.0.1) it appears this is being saved correctly (however the single-pass or 2-pass option is still not being saved)

the letterboxing seems very random. i followed your suggestion and under mkv.remux it appears to work correctly. so its only when its re-encoding that its having issues.

i've attached two captures. the first shows the video settings window where the correct full aspect image is displayed in the preview.
the second image shows the preview tab during a 2-pass encoding using these settings, and you can see the black bars that end up in the resulting mkv file covering the top and bottom of frame.

note. this occurs on many bd sources, and did not seem to happen on earlier versions.

[signals]

I can't duplicate this with 2.40:1 Region A (US) source content using mkvh264 or iPhone profiles. V8.1.0.1.