DVD Ripper Scream - 2:35:1 being shown as 4:3 output file is a bit small....

[AlexHaden]

Hi All,

Im trying to rip the scream trilogy and DVD fab keeps detecting the source as 4:3, even though its widescreen 2:35:1.

I have tried everything i can think of, and all i end up with is a small screen version of the movie - i have even tried a custom resolution to match the resolution of the original, and nothing works.

SCREAM I: Title(1), Play Time(01:46:26)
Original Frame Resolution (768 x 576)
Original Aspect Ratio (1.33:1)

Im sad.

If im missing anything or being simple - please feel free to \slap me.....

Can anyone make me happy?

Ta!

[signals]

It may be letterboxed widescreen or not authored correctly. If you use automatic cropping, DVDFab should still produce a widescreen output though. What did you mean by the output being "a bit small"? Please use MediaInfo to read the output file and post the results if automatic cropping does not fix it. If you don't have MediaInfo, just google it.

[AlexHaden]

Hi,

Thanks for that - Just trying with the auto cropping on now - see how it goes.

When i play the file after its been MKV'd normally in VLC its a small box in the middle if the screen and i have to zoom to make it go fullscreen

D/L'd media info, and it wont read the ISO, just gives me filesize, once my new rip's finished ill media info that and post results.

Thanks

[signals]

This is a sign that it is a widescreen image in a 4:3 letterbox. The cropping should remove it. You may have to play with some of the other controls if the image looks stretched or squashed.

Hi,

Thanks for that - Just trying with the auto cropping on now - see how it goes.

When i play the file after its been MKV'd normally in VLC its a small box in the middle if the screen and i have to zoom to make it go fullscreen

D/L'd media info, and it wont read the ISO, just gives me filesize, once my new rip's finished ill media info that and post results.

Thanks

[AlexHaden]

Will do thanks,

I'll have a fiddle over the weekend, out of all my DVD's these are the only ones i have had trouble with :-)

Oh well, makes me want to scream ;-) see the joke?

Extract from Media Info on the MKV i have just created - still just gets a box in the middle though :-(

General
Complete name : I:\ISO\mkv\SCREAM I\Scream I.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 3.26 GiB
Duration : 1h 46mn
Overall bit rate : 4 384 Kbps
Movie name : Scream I
Encoded date : UTC 2010-10-01 13:17:16
Writing application : DVDFab
Writing library : libebml v0.7.8 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@3.1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 46mn
Bit rate : 3 913 Kbps
Width : 768 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.354
Stream size : 2.91 GiB (89%)
Writing library : x264 core
Color primaries : BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 46mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 292 MiB (9%)