Are there any DVDs which are WS even though the OAR is 4:3?
04-22-03, 08:39 PM
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Are there any DVDs which are WS even though the OAR is 4:3?
I'm curious if any titles have been modified from 1.33:1 to a WS ratio for the DVD?
04-23-03, 01:26 AM
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The Evil Dead: Book of the Dead Edition
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Wasn't there a WS (1.85 I believe) DVD release of Full Metal Jacket, even though FMJ was filmed to by 4:3 (or 1.66)?
Wasn't there a WS (1.85 I believe) DVD release of Full Metal Jacket, even though FMJ was filmed to by 4:3 (or 1.66)?
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04-23-03, 06:34 AM
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It appears that this is the case with both V and V: THE FINAL BATTLE. I compared the new DVDs to my old VHS copies and the new DVDs have been cropped to get the anamorphic 1.85:1 presentation.
For the most part it does seem to work ok, though....
For the most part it does seem to work ok, though....
04-23-03, 08:25 AM
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"V" was shot in 1.85:1 (http://us.imdb.com/Technical?0085106). Your VHS copies, like 99.9% of all films on VHS, were P&S.
04-23-03, 03:26 PM
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04-23-03, 03:59 PM
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04-23-03, 04:09 PM
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Originally posted by elise
"V" was shot in 1.85:1 (http://us.imdb.com/Technical?0085106). Your VHS copies, like 99.9% of all films on VHS, were P&S.
"V" was shot in 1.85:1 (http://us.imdb.com/Technical?0085106). Your VHS copies, like 99.9% of all films on VHS, were P&S.
The director of the second miniseries has not commented on the matter, but its framing also looks valid at 1.85:1.
Battlestar Galactica was also made for television, however its pilot episode had a brief theatrical run (with Sensurround audio). The DVD is presented in the 1.85:1 theatrical matting, but one look at it is enough to tell you that its creators were clearly not framing for that ratio.
04-23-03, 10:48 PM
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Originally posted by elise
"V" was shot in 1.85:1 (http://us.imdb.com/Technical?0085106). Your VHS copies, like 99.9% of all films on VHS, were P&S.
"V" was shot in 1.85:1 (http://us.imdb.com/Technical?0085106). Your VHS copies, like 99.9% of all films on VHS, were P&S.
The scenes I looked at in full screen didn't lose anything off the sides, they just had more picture at the top and bottom.
It's been a while since I listened to Kenneth Johnson's commentary on the disc, but if he intended 1.85:1, that's cool & the gang......
