Posted by jamestk988 on 10/10/06 19:55

THIS SHOULD BE FORMATTED CORRECTLY NOW i will try to explane my point
of view as clearly as you have explaned yours. here is a list for
you.supergirl-german trailer,tv spots,makeing of.evil dead-tv
spots,outake reel,make up test,reunion speciale.e.d.2-makeing of.dawn
of dead-tv spots,monroevill mall comercial ,on set home movies,document
of the dead documentery.day of the dead-makeing of,tv spots,gateway
center promo. opening anchor bay dvd logos. all of these were shot in
4:3. with the dvd player set to 16:9 and my tv set to 4:3 mode the 4:3
picture is squished tall and skiney with black bars on the side within
the 4:3 picture erea and the normal pillerbox bars of the tv while in
this mode. when set to widescreen mode the 4:3 picture is unsquished
and the black bars become the pillerbox bars.with the dvd player set to
non 16:9 output the 4:3 is normal-aka no squishy. when like this with
the tv set to 4:3 it is normal 4:3 with the normal tv pillerboxing and
with the tv set to widescreen the 4:3 picture is streched out making
everyone short and fat.this is the same thing that happens to
anamorphic and non anamorphic widescreen movies is it not. therefore as
i have said about 8 times the 4:3 footage on acchor bay dvd's is in
anamorphic for 16:9 tv sets aling with all the normal anamophic
widescreen stuff. therefore i can put in an anchor bay dvd and watch
everything on the disc with the tv set on widescreen mode. but with
dvd's from all the other studios none of the 4:3 stuff is anamophic and
even the widescreen stuff like the theatrical trailers may switch from
anamrpicly enhanced to 4:3 widesceen meaning i and other people with
16:9 sets have to keep switching screen modes. even alot of movies as
you know are relesed in 4:3 widescreen insted of 16:9 widescreen. the
last point i wish to make is progressive scan.with the dvd player set
to this and plugged into the proper hookups on a 16:9 tv you will get a
better and smoother film like picture. however set up like this it
automaticly goes to widescreen mode and disables all other modes.
therefore all non 16:9 material will be streched out short and fat.
with anchor bay dvd's this is not a problem as they are totaly 16:9
enhanced but since all other dvd's are half and half progressive scan
is totaly useless.agin thanks for letting me state my info.

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