DVD Ripper Aspect Ratio

[matt.whitby]

I was putting a copy of 'Monk' onto my iPhone and Handbrake does a great job but I was trying other software and it doesn't work with Win7/64 Bit.

Handbrake generates a nice 16:9 file, but DVDFab either stubbornly insists it's 14:3 or offers you a bundle of other aspect rations, all of which look awful.

[LankyHank888]

If you had a question I missed it! But the rest sounds accurate.

[IPopov50]

With all do respect to other software you are using instead of DVDFab, you are incorrect in your statement. By changing (customizing) "source aspect ratio" and "size" you can get so many combination, software that you've mentioned couldn't even dream of.

I was putting a copy of 'Monk' onto my iPhone and Handbrake/DVD43 does a great job but I was trying DVDFab as it DVD43 doesn't work with Win7/64 Bit.

Handbrake generates a nice 16:9 file, but DVDFab either stubbornly insists it's 14:3 or offers you a bundle of other aspect rations, all of which look awful.

[LankyHank888]

you can get so many combination, software that you've mentioned couldn't even dream of.

I agree. If you want 16*9 or something that fills out your screen it may take trial and error to get what you want. I dont have an Iphone so I cant help with your exact problem but I have had similiar issues with PS3, PSP, Blackberry conversions and after adjusting the conversion settings I have experience great results.

It might help next time if you state results you would like and what exact methods you are using to convert the media(and what profile). Just a hint.

[IPopov50]

Can you clearly articulate what the problem is, and what you want and can't achieve.

you can get so many combination, software that you've mentioned couldn't even dream of.

I agree. If you want 16*9 or something that fills out your screen it may take trial and error to get what you want. I dont have an Iphone so I cant help with your exact problem but I have had similiar issues with PS3, PSP, Blackberry conversions and after adjusting the conversion settings I have experience great results.

It might help next time if you state results you would like and what exact methods you are using to convert the media(and what profile). Just a hint.

[matt.whitby]

You didn't miss the question because there wasn't one. I was just offering feedback on my experience with this product. I was looking for a replacement for Handbrake to run on Win7/64Bit and was looking at DVDFab and other programs.

Perhaps it works well for you, but if I manually alter the settings on DVDFab then I get a horribly squashed image. I've no idea what Handrake does but it works well out of the box.

[AGJ]

Actually DVDFab does work out of the box so to speak and gives a much better picture quality than that program you keep mentioning. You must be using an incorrect setting or the wrong conversion setting

[signals]

matt.whitby I think perhaps does not fully understand the interaction of output screen size and aspect ratio and should take some time to learn how to use DVDFab before assuming that it can't do something. Unless a mobile device screen matches the decoded aspect ratio of the original content there is no way to fill the screen without either cropping the image or making it look stretched. DVDFab has more options for dealing with black bars than anything I have ever used and the normal choices with automatic cropping work well for most users and content. Reviews of what other software can or can't do or what you like best are not relevant to the discusion. This is a software support forum, not a place to post opinions.

[fengtao]

You can change aspect ratio in "conversion settings" window.

[signals]

You can change aspect ratio in "conversion settings" window.

To amplify: if you think the problem is that DVDFab is not reading the Source aspect ratio correctly or that the original was not authored correctly you can force the Source (decoding) ratio on the Resize tab of the Video Effect Settings page (click the Edit button to access). It is the very top item in the Resize window.