BD Ripper (3D Plus) Aspect Ratio 16:9 to 4:3. Not Working.

[Louarias]

Hi all. Im backing up my bluray for Batman Begins. Within video settings i have an option to choose aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 or customize. I obvioiusly choose 4:3. The output preview window displays a full screen of movie greatness but once completed I view the file and it remains as 16:9. I repeated with 4:3 changes but still the same. Any ideas.... i would say I cant change aspect ratio with DVD Fab. I have blu ray ripper sw - convertion mkv,redux. Thanks

[GregiBoy]

You won't get a rescale/change aspect ratio with any remux profile.

Remux = pass through video and audio without any alteration.

Why the hell would you want to do this anyhow?

[laz305]

I too would like to know how this can be done. I like viewing my movies in full screen. I can do so when I download a movie cuz my Samsung player has a fullscreen button, so it stretches the picture so I don't loose any picture. But when I rip a BD to an mkv format the fullscreen button does not adjust the picture at all. Am I ripping to a wrong aspect ratio or something?

[Louarias]

Two options. First use mkv. remux and then alter the aspect ratio in vlc. I prefer this as it leaves the choice (watch the movie as intended).

Second. Dont use mkv.remux and use other seting and then change the aspect ratio within dvdfab.

[laz305]

thx for the advice but I'm still not having any luck. I have all the tools, you name it I got it. And every time I try to change the aspect ratio in DVDFab it won't convert and gives an error. Some more specific help would be greatly appreciated.

[signals]

As Gregiboy said, it is impossible with any remux or passthrough profiles. You can modify any of the re-encode profiles for the output size that you want. Usually there is a line like this:

<size keep_aspect="1" list="1024x768" out_size="" aspect_x="4" aspect_y="3" maxsize="1024x768" limited="0"/>

Change it so that it reads like this and try it.

<size keep_aspect="1" list="640x480" out_size="640x480" aspect_x="4" aspect_y="3" maxsize="1280x928" limited="0"/>

If you want to lock this output size, change "limited" from 0 to 1.

Note that this modified profile will be overwritten when you update DVDFab, so store a copy somewhere else and copy it to the Profiles3 folder after the installation. It may be possible to do all this with the new Profile Editor, I have not used it yet.

[GregiBoy]

And as I said, why do this anyhow?

You will be changing how the director wanted you to see the movie. I honestly cannot understand the fixation on using all the TV's real estate.

If you are determined to do it, I would suggest that you would be better served looking at the "ZOOM" controls on either your TV or media player.

[signals]

I figured out how to do it because my grandson had a device with a 1.25:1 screen. For my movies I prefer the black bars and the intended aspect ratio.