Post by phelings on Mar 19, 2018 21:48:23 GMT
Not sure where to post this so here goes.
I got my fanclub "evening with Geoffrey Bayldon" dvd last week but it has a technical error.
The interview footage is obviously 16:9 format but the widescreen switching flag that should be on the disc is not on the interview although it IS on the menu.
So if your tv is set to AUTO or similar, as it should be if you want to watch vintage 4:3 shows in their correct ratio rather than being stretched on the screen, the MENU will fill your widescreen tv but as soon as the interview footage begins you get an anamorphically squeezed 16:9 image squashed into a 4:3 box.
In order to correct this I have had to make a copy of the disc. Once the disc is copied to the PC I can manually add the 16:9 flag to the interview file so that everything plays correctly.
Thought whoever makes the discs might want to check this out before sending anymore. Great content though.
If your tv is set to 16:9 already so that everything appears widescreen, even if its old 4:3 material then this error won't show up
I got my fanclub "evening with Geoffrey Bayldon" dvd last week but it has a technical error.
The interview footage is obviously 16:9 format but the widescreen switching flag that should be on the disc is not on the interview although it IS on the menu.
So if your tv is set to AUTO or similar, as it should be if you want to watch vintage 4:3 shows in their correct ratio rather than being stretched on the screen, the MENU will fill your widescreen tv but as soon as the interview footage begins you get an anamorphically squeezed 16:9 image squashed into a 4:3 box.
In order to correct this I have had to make a copy of the disc. Once the disc is copied to the PC I can manually add the 16:9 flag to the interview file so that everything plays correctly.
Thought whoever makes the discs might want to check this out before sending anymore. Great content though.
If your tv is set to 16:9 already so that everything appears widescreen, even if its old 4:3 material then this error won't show up
