DVD - Western Digital Live

[fugi1967]

Hi

I wish to Rip some of my DVD's both homemade PAL 16:9 720 x 576 TV recorded DVD's via Panasonic HDD/DVD recorder and favourite bought DVD's.

I want to view them on my Western digital live having stored them on my network. I have tried decoding them with Handbrake but when played back via HDMI 1080p appear as 4:3. I guess the widescreen marker that the Panasonic sees (as when it upscales I get 16:9) is not being seen? Handbrake shows the format as 4:3 before ripping how can I get around this?

Thanks for your help

Fugi

[hech54]

A "rip" is an exact copy of a disc....with NO compression. Handbrake re-encodes(compresses) the video to another video format. Please clarify what you are trying to do.

[fugi1967]

I am trying to make a .mp4 or mkv which will play as widescreen on my western digital live from DVDS I have recorded from TV (widescreen programs) Handbrake is not seeing the DVD recordings as 16:9 but 4:3 hence encodes them as such which means when played back via HDMI on the WD they appear as 4:3.

Playing back on the DVD recorder via HDMI shows the correct 16:9 ratio.

If I rip a shop purchased DVD Handbrake sees it as 16:9 and all is well.

Thanks

Fugi

[manono]

Your IFOs are 16:9 but the VOBs are 4:3. Don't you have some way to tell Handbrake that you want them resized as if they're from a 16:9 source?

[jagabo]

Try using MkvMerge to force the display aspect ratio.