Anamorphic widescreen DVDs?

[Deleted member 8001]

So these are usually 720x480, but what I want to know is if I should be setting the aspect ratio to these to 4:3, Native, or 16:9?

Which aspect ratio offers the way the image is meant to be represented via this technique?

 

[dallow_bg]

Native should work. Which will be 16:9 anyway.

 

[Deleted member 12790]

Set a crop to 4:3 if such a setting is available and aspect to 16:9. Some older tvs or players might not have an aspect or crop setting and instead have a zoon setting which would also (probably) work.

 

[Deleted member 12790]

Native should work. Which will be 16:9 anyway.

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They are anamorphic which means the native is a 4:3 frame that displays a squished screen (squished horizontally, so it appears stretched tall). The anamorphic nature of the content means you need to tell the tv to stretch the image. Usually using native for an anamorphic video will display in 4:3 with pillar boxing.

 

[dallow_bg]

They are anamorphic which means the native is a 4:3 frame that displays a squished screen (squished horizontally, so it appears stretched tall). The anamorphic nature of the content means you need to tell the tv to stretch the image. Usually using native for an anamorphic video will display in 4:3 with pillar boxing.

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Ah, you're right.

 

[Deleted member 12790]

Also, op anamorphic widescreen isnt 720x480, its 720x480 content squished into a 640x480 frame. If the frame is actually 720x480 then its not anamorphic but rather actual sd widescreen.

 

[Deleted member 8001]

Also, op anamorphic widescreen isnt 720x480, its 720x480 content squished into a 640x480 frame. If the frame is actually 720x480 then its not anamorphic but rather actual sd widescreen.

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Oh, okay. Thanks for the information!

 

[TAJ]

Also, op anamorphic widescreen isnt 720x480, its 720x480 content squished into a 640x480 frame. If the frame is actually 720x480 then its not anamorphic but rather actual sd widescreen.

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Not true. All NTSC DVDs are 720x480, anamorphic or not.
In both cases you're dealing with non-square pixels.

 

[Deleted member 12790]

Not true. All NTSC DVDs are 720x480, anamorphic or not.
In both cases you're dealing with non-square pixels.

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What i mean by "frame" is the visible portion displaying relevant pixels, i.e. not the pillar box. Anamorphic content is meant to be stretched.

 

[TAJ]

What i mean by "frame" is the visible portion displaying relevant pixels, i.e. not the pillar box. Anamorphic content is meant to be stretched.

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4:3 DVDs use the full 720x480.