DVD Playback Issue

Vic from VU Sound wrote on 2/9/2010, 11:39 AM

I did all sorts of A/B tests using 3 seperate DVD players, 2 computers and 1 Xbox 360 player with same results.

On the Xbox 360 and computers the DVD appeared in proper aspect ratio being 16x9 standard widescreen. Unfortnuately on all 3 DVD players the picture was squeezed from top and bottom letterbox style. I've checked all my settings and everything appeared and appears to be correct from the capture up through burn.

Comments

Former user wrote on 2/9/2010, 12:34 PM

DVD Players need to be set to determine how to interpret a 16 x 9 image.

There should be setting under either the SETUP menu or VIDEO menu of the DVD players.

Dave T2

Vic from VU Sound wrote on 2/9/2010, 1:02 PM

I tried thisand owning an A/V business I've had plenty of issues when it comes to formatting but DVD players are not like screens or projectors whereby you can stretch, expand, narrow and change aspect ratio etc. They take what they're given and auto-adjust to it. Albeit you can zoom and other small adjusts but the DVD is a product for sale. Consumers will see this as an issue. It should be as simple as putting it into the tray and tracking info should tell screen if it should be wide or full.

Appreciate the help

Former user wrote on 2/9/2010, 1:09 PM

DVD players have to be told if the 16 x 9 aspect should be output as 4x3 letterbox or 16 x 9 anamorphic. All of my DVD players have this setting. Because the DVD player does not know what kind of TV it is hooked up to.

IF these people are renting Commercial DVDs (movies) and they are not seeing them in the correct aspect, then they will have the same problem with your DVD. If they are seeing them correctly, then they have their DVD player set up properly.

Of course this is assuming that you did make a true 16 x 9 anamorphic video and not a 16 x 9 video in a 4 x 3 screen.

Dave T2

bStro wrote on 2/9/2010, 3:31 PM

It should be as simple as putting it into the tray and tracking info should tell screen if it should be wide or full.

Maybe it should be, but it's not. Every DVD player / television setup I've ever used has needed to be told what aspect to use -- whether I was using a DVD I made myself or one commercially produced, pressed, and sold.

Consumers are used to this by now, I think. And those that don't know what to do about it don't seem to care enough to figure it out or "see this as an issue."

Rob

Vic from VU Sound wrote on 2/10/2010, 5:43 PM

Hi Rob, I appreciate you getting back to me. I'm pulling my hair out over this. Please understand that I started out with Vegas 5 and DVD Arch. 3 way back when. I've produced 100 of different DVDs in that timeframe. Once I complete a project I offload into external drives for safe keeping. Last night I brought back several of my old widescreen projects that I know were good and etc...and put them back into system and burned them into disks and I ended up with the same outcome. Squashed top and bottom. I even downloaded the the DVD5.0b yesterday thinking that maybe a file got corrupted.
Still no go.