Hi, i Ripped 'The ABYSS' DVD using dvd fab 8, but when i play it using VLC or MPCHC its not in fullscreen, is there any anyway around to watch this film in fullscreen or atleast 16:9 letterbox version or any tools that can re-encode? please advice & suggest me how to solve this, your help will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
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It clearly says widescreen 4:3, so it is 2.35:1 letterbox encoded in a 4:3 frame. You aren't going to get even close to 16:9, let alone fullscreen, without throwing away a lot of the picture.
That said, open the file in Media Player Classic Home Cinema, hit the NumPad key, and use a combination of 6 and 8 on the number pad to zoom in symmetrically until you have filled your screen without visible distortion. When you are done, hit 5 on the number pad to reset the view.
(At least our release is 16:9 anamorphic encoded)Read my blog here.
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"Digitally mastered for superior sound and picture quality" - why go to such trouble then to go and letterbox it within 4:3?
It seems strange why they didn't make a proper 16:9 version... -
Especially when the region 4 version is 16:9. Often the UK and Australian releases use the same prints, unless there is a censorship issue (e.g. the UK version of The Matrix ran shorter than the Australian release, and hence had a different DVD release). That said, the original Criterion 2 disc release of Armageddon was also 4:3 letterboxed, and the Australian release of the same content, but under the studio label, was 16:9.
If the behaviour of the studios made sense, half the forums here wouldn't be needed.Read my blog here.
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The version available on Amazon uk, released in 2006, hadn't fixed this issue (according to the comments).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Abyss-Special-DVD/dp/B000ECXWEK
Some examples...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2CKRH0LWUCTAU/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000ECXWEK...wasThisHelpful
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000ECXWEK/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_1?ie=UTF8&showVie...rBy=addOneStar -
No, there's no 16:9 version available in the UK or even in the US. This is a film famous for being available only in 4:3 in most places. If you really like the film, the only 16:9 version available is out of China:
http://www.dvdtherapy.com/review_info.php?id=2182 -
Just dragged out my PAL R4 Australian release, which clearly says 16:9 Widescreen on the back. The copyright notice on startup is 16:9, the menus are 16:9, the film is 4:3 letterbox. Probably why I only bothered to watch this disc once.
Waiting on the bluray now.Read my blog here.
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