Annoying American movies... Changing the aspect ratio.

[kurtisdraven]

Hey guys,

Is it just me or are American DVD's a different aspect ratio to UK DVD's? I have a widescreen TV and I get a lot of imported movies (I bought imported Hellboy and Shrek 2 as in my last post) but when I play Hellboy there are black lines on the screen that even letterbox format can't completely remove. All my UK DVD's display perfectly on my TV, and I have close to 300 of them.

I noticed in ifoedit there is some aspect ratio information, can this be simply changed there to correct it for UK televisions?

Regards,
Kurtis Draven.

[junkmalle]

I don't know but widescreen TV have an aspect ratio of about 1.78:1 whereas most movies are around 2.25:1. So maybe your TV is displaying the movie correctly.

[Martyn1980]

American DVD's should be exactly the same as UK ones, apart from the FS versions.

Hellboy has an AR of 1:85:1 so so should fit a WS TV with no Borders, and it does on mine, maybe you have a Letterbox Version instead of a Anamorphic 16:9 one, that could be causing it, especially since im guessing Hellboy and Shrek 2 are pirated copies.

Shrek2 isnt out in the US till November 5th, if you did buy it, then you have been ripped off.

[bazooka]

Warez the mod?

[MOVIEGEEK]

Wouldn't the 720x480(NTSC) resolution have something to do with it?