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Subject: Re: [powderworks] Re: sound relief DVD
From: "Gary Badger" <garybadger67@yahoo.com.au>
Date: 25/03/2009, 10:18 pm
To:

I downloaded the Dime version and used Nero Recode to rebuild the DVD (no menu).
 
The VOB files are back to the std 1GB and the aspect ratio plays at 16:9 on both my PC and plasma. Nicely in sync and Dolby too. Only 1 chapter however.
 
I'd be happy to upload this version to Dime as an upgrade to the other, once I graduate from power user to uploader.
 
Cheers,
Gary.
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:17 PM
Subject: [powderworks] Re: sound relief DVD

Hi,

As I stated in my previous messages, this problem is independent of the aspect ratio specified in the IFO.

The problem is that there is an optional header in the MPEG2 video format which specifies aspect ratio. It is NOT supposed to be used to determine playback ratio for DVD's, however, some players use it that way anyway. So some players attempt to play this DVD back as 4:3, and some players will respect the IFO and treat is as 16:9.

Thus, any and all attempts to re-author at the DVD level will fail - rather, it is necessary to patch the MPEG2 video data itself.

- Chris


On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Miron Mizrahi <mironmizrahi@yahoo.com> wrote:

actually dvd shrink makes it playable with vlc which is already an improvement. ifoedit tells me it is 16x9 and it looks like it too but gspot tells me it is 4:3 so i need to compare to the original
 
Miron

How could people get so unkind?


From: Stephan J�nsch <stephan.jaensch@gmx.net>
To: Powderworks <powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:54:29 PM

Subject: Re: [powderworks] Re: sound relief DVD

Sorry, didn't really work either (aspect ratio still 4:3). Did the
following (on Linux): demux vobs with ProjectX, remux with mplex, author
with DVDStyler and set the aspect ratio to 16:9 there.