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    I just purchased a Zen Vision W, which has a 480x272 pixel screen and uses a 16:9 aspect ratio. I want to get some of my DVD movies on it to watch on the plane, i got all the software and know how to convert, i just cant get the video sizing right. The video im trying right now is Sin City. According to the box it has a 1.85:1 aspect ratio... The software im using is IMtoo DVD Ripper platinum 4. im setting video size to 480x272, as thats the actual size of the screen, in aspect ratio i select 16:9, as the screen is 16:9. However, should i be setting that aspect ratio to 1.85:1 to work correctly?

    when i tried it using 16:9 ratio it was almost like Sin City was a fullscreen movie on a widescreen tv, there were pillars on the left and right.. the whole reason i bought a vision W is to take advantage of the widescreen... also there is a "zoom" feature on encoding where you can select letterbox, medium, pan&scan, or full.. i choose full because that says "original aspect ratio" next to it which is what im assuming is right...

    any help is appreciated sorry if this post is confusing
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    Don't be fooled by what it says on the box...

    ALL DVDs are either 4:3 or 16:9.
    While the VISIBLE portion of the movie is meant to be seen as 1.85:1, the DVD actually includes (above and below) letterboxing to fill it out to 16:9 (aka 1.78:1). THESE SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED.

    Pretend the source is 720x480 16:9. You want your final video size to be 480x272, but I don't know if it is expecting square pixels or not. My guess is NOT, as 480/272 = 1.76... (nearly 1.78 ).

    I don't use IMToo (don't really trust consumer/all-in-one apps like that), so I can't tell you what option to choose.

    You could always try all the permutations (pick 1 from column A, 1 from column B, etc) and find out the permutation that works...
    What does the manual say?

    Scott
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    try super

    use the options box, and choose the timer, ecode only 5 minutes of video , and do it with different settings

    then choose the one you like best

    a movie that is piller boxed is going to stay that way unless you zoom in ( not an option in super )

    or you crop the black out, but then you loose a portion of the top and bottom when make the sides touch the display

    and your next video will likely have different settings

    I run into the same thing converting for my phone
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