black bars or not?

[Cowabunga]

hello,
i have an axxo movie (688x280)
This movie has black bars.
i want to cut the bars with vurtualdub cropping.
But i see no black bars in virtualdub.
wat can i do?
i hope you can help me

gr

[Baldrick]

THen it doesn't have any black borders. The software player may add borders if you play it in FULL screen or if it contain soft subtitles .

But axxo movie? sounds like downloaded warez crap.

[jagabo]

688x280 is about a 2.45:1 aspect ratio assuming square pixels. It should have black bars when viewed on a 4:3, 16:9, or 16:10 display.

[Cowabunga]

oke but i have a 'normal' tv no widescreen.
do you have an idea what can i do to get no bars ?

gr

[jagabo]

do you have an idea what can i do to get no bars ?

Crop half the picture away or squish it to fit.

[Baldrick]

Or use the zoom function on your divx dvd player...if it has any then...

[jagabo]

Or buy one of these: http://www.lifeatmost.com/tv-and-display/philips-cinema-219-ultra-widescreen-lcd-tv/