Posted by Gilgamesh on 01/28/07 00:22

"John Howells" <john@howells-99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Kay" <kay@kay.com> wrote
>
>> Hi, my brother-in-law gave us his wedding dvd but the genius
>> photographer managed to take the 4:3 original and encode it on the DVD
>> as 16:9, so that it plays only as a stretched letter box on a
>> conventional player or even PowerDVD (unless I hit ignore aspect
>> ration on PowerDVD and resize the window). If I use a player with a
>> digital output into my HDTV monitor then I can see the proper format.
>> Anyway, can anyone point me at some tools (if it's even possible) to
>> rip the DVD and reburn it in 4:3 format (or set the 4:3 flag or
>> whatever I need to do)?
>> Nothing is encrypted.
>
> If nothing is encrypted just copy the files to a new directory on the hard
> disk. Check with PowerDVD that it can play the files from the hard disk.
>
> Now Google for IFOEDIT and install it.
>
> Go to the VIDEO_TS directory. Using IFOEDIT open each IFO file in turn,
> pick
> the first item in the list in the top window, go down to offset 100, and
> double click. In the dialog change the "4:3" to "16:9" at the left, and at
> the right select "automatic letterbox" (or something like - I don't have
> the
> program to hand right now). When you "save" the IFO it will offer to also
> update the BUP, which you agree to.
>
> Check with PowerDVD that things are as required and write the file set
> back
> to a new DVD.
>
> John Howells

Alternatively have your brother in law go back to the photographer telling
him he stuffed up and have him correct it instead of wasting your time.

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