Why do some , most , movies on dvd appear with large blank black spaces at the top and bottom of the screen , and yet some don't ?
Ones that are widescreen yet fullscreen include Atonement , The Reader and The Silence of the Lambs .
Martin .
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SeasideMan
Pro - 2009-07-05 @ 20:40:11
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TheRavingLoon
Pro - 2009-07-05 @ 21:59:26
I guess so , Thanks Tom .
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ChimesofFreedom
- 2009-07-05 @ 20:49:19
Hi Martin,
Some DVDs are released in the format that they were shown on the big screen and it means that the ratio of the picture might be out of kilter with your TV. This gives you the letterbox effect.
Others are modified for DVD release and focus on a smaller section of the original picture, scanning when necessary to capture something that would otherwise be offscreen to a TV viewer. This way the picture fills more of the TV screen.
Finally, some DVDs have a format choice allowing you, the viewer to choose how to view the film and then again some TVs have a button on the remote allowing you to fiddle with picture ratio (most often I've seen this button marked I/II/III).
I've exhausted my knowledge on the subject now so if someone knows more, perhaps they will post too!
Atonement was a big let down for me (very Film on 4 in it's production values) and all of that talk of an Oscar for Kiera Knightley so much hot air. The actress playing the younger sister and, in a small but perfect vignette at the end, Vanessa Redgrave, act the thread thin so-called beauty offf of the screen. A personal view you understand :-)-
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TheRavingLoon
Pro
- 2009-07-05 @ 21:58:44
Thanks Robert , I think I'm beginning to understand this better , and , re . Atonement : I love the first half , and am disappointed with the second half .
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Gwearbennen
- http://hedgerowart.co.uk
- 2009-07-10 @ 10:36:01
Mm, and another question regarding this is why do the subtitles always appear slap bang in middle of the picture?
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It's because the films were filmed with an aspect ratio wider than your television. A standard telly is 4:3, a widescreen telly is 16:9. Many films are now as wide as 2.35:1. If it filled your screen, the film would be stretched upwards and everyone would appear very tall and thin.
Tom.