Black bars on my screen

[Woodstaff]

I am copying dvd movies using dvd decrypter and then dvd to one. Then copying them by using nero 6. I am getting black bars across the top and bottom of the screen but only on the film not the bonus features or menus etc. Can i stop this happening or do i just have to live with it????

[SLICK RICK]

Its called WIDESCREEN

SLICK RICK

[Gazorgan]

Get a widescreen TV and it will go away. Alternately you can re-encode everything and crop it to 4:3. Alternatelyx2 you can force it to 4:3, but people will look stretched and skinny.

A lot of movies are released in Widescreen/normal as well as Standard/4:3 versions. 90% of Videophiles despice 4:3 versions of bigscreen movies (4:3 version of Matrix2 is a joke to watch, 1/2 the action is cut out).

[Shudder]

www.widescreen.org to see what the fuss is about.

And if you notice bars on your movies you don't have the room darkened to the proper light levels (or even your TV darkened enough for that matter)

[Woodstaff]

but the film is not a widescreen film!! how do i crop it to 4:3 after i have re encoded it!