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From: Larry Stoter on 14 Mar 2010 01:44
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Larry Stoter <larry(a)666.com> wrote:
>
> > Seems to only display a 4:3 window, although I can get a 16:9 movie at
> > the correct ration inside that window, with black band top and bottom
>
> Have you tried VLC? It sometimes handles widescreen rather better than
> DVD Player.

Have just so done.

Still has problems when playing in a window but plays right in full
screen mode.

The control for aspect ratios are clearer and work, unlike DVD player.
From: Larry Stoter on 14 Mar 2010 01:44
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:

> On 2010-03-12 17:35:06 +0000, Larry Stoter said:
>
> > Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2010-03-06 06:20:57 +0000, larry(a)666.com (Larry Stoter) said:
> >>
> >>> I can't get a wide screen (16:9) movie to play through iDVD onto my
> >>> iMac.
> >>
> >> iDVD - the DVD creation software, not DVD Player the playback software?
> >> It's a while since I've used iDVD but from memory you have to decide
> >> up-front whether you're working on a widescreen or 4:3 template - have
> >> you selected a 4:3 template by any chance?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Ian
> >
> > Slip of the keys - I mean DVD player.
> >
> > Seems to only display a 4:3 window, although I can get a 16:9 movie at
> > the correct ration inside that window, with black band top and bottom
>
> I can't see any obvious prefs that might affect the display like that.
> But while the disc is playing, what does File > Get Disc Info show in
> the Info tab? What does Help > Show Supported Features say?

For some reason the "Get Info" shows 4:3

It was definitely a wide screen broadcast movie, 'cos it looks right on
my wide screen TV.

I guess somewhere in recording it and transfering to disc, the ration
got set incorrectly.
From: Chris Ridd on 14 Mar 2010 03:35
On 2010-03-14 06:44:27 +0000, Larry Stoter said:

> Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:
>
>> I can't see any obvious prefs that might affect the display like that.
>> But while the disc is playing, what does File > Get Disc Info show in
>> the Info tab? What does Help > Show Supported Features say?
>
> For some reason the "Get Info" shows 4:3

So that explains why DVD Player is playing it at 4:3 then!

> It was definitely a wide screen broadcast movie, 'cos it looks right on
> my wide screen TV.
>
> I guess somewhere in recording it and transfering to disc, the ration
> got set incorrectly.

Is it a commercial DVD (what aspect ratio does it say on the DVD case?)
or something you made yourself?
--
Chris

From: Peter Ceresole on 14 Mar 2010 03:36
Larry Stoter <larry(a)666.com> wrote:

> > Have you tried VLC? It sometimes handles widescreen rather better than
> > DVD Player.
>
> Have just so done.
>
> Still has problems when playing in a window but plays right in full
> screen mode.
>
> The control for aspect ratios are clearer and work, unlike DVD player.

I recently had to view 16 DVDs which had been produced by various
production houses who were submitting their programmes for an award.
They had varying aspect ratios, although mostly 16:9. I found that I
needed both VLC and DVD Player to be able to view all of them.
--
Peter
From: Larry Stoter on 14 Mar 2010 03:57
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:

> On 2010-03-14 06:44:27 +0000, Larry Stoter said:
>
> > Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I can't see any obvious prefs that might affect the display like that.
> >> But while the disc is playing, what does File > Get Disc Info show in
> >> the Info tab? What does Help > Show Supported Features say?
> >
> > For some reason the "Get Info" shows 4:3
>
> So that explains why DVD Player is playing it at 4:3 then!
>
> > It was definitely a wide screen broadcast movie, 'cos it looks right on
> > my wide screen TV.
> >
> > I guess somewhere in recording it and transfering to disc, the ration
> > got set incorrectly.
>
> Is it a commercial DVD (what aspect ratio does it say on the DVD case?)
> or something you made yourself?

Recorded myself from the TV. I guess the recorder has a setting
somewhere when I transfer to disc ......

Plays back OK from the recorder HDD to the TV.
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