On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 21:35 -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Don Levey writes: > > > On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 20:18 -0400, Don Levey wrote: > > > >> Just for amusement, I tried this procedure. First, I set up and > >> mofidied the script slightly, made sure the appropriate packages were > >> installed, then ran it. I set up a basic dvd.xml file, created the DVD > >> files, and burned the DVD. It worked - mostly. What was interesting is > >> that while the DVD seems to have copied, the aspect ratio was off. > >> While the original disk was in 16:9, the copy plays in full-screen. > >> Clearly I've missed something here, since the dvdauthor output clearly > >> stated it was in 16:9 format. Any thoughts? I'd hate to screw up my > >> home movies, etc, when doing this. > >> > > To follow up: Argh! The copy plays using full-screen on my home DVD > > player. However, when playing via Xine, I get the full 16:9 aspect > > ratio. Clearly, there's something else I need to do. Anyone ever deal > > with this before? Perhaps my home DVD player is at fault, but I don't > > have a second one with which to test. > > Try poking around your DVD player's configuration screen. Many have options > for choosing what to do with widescreen video. > I took a look at that, but haven't found anything to explain the behaviour. Playing a commercial wide-screen DVD renders properly 1t 16:9. It's only my self-mastered CDs which play full-screen, even if only on this player. -Don
