[Jeff Smith]

I just got TT and have WinDVD. I watched Original Sin (beautiful cimamatography, hot bodies...totally unbelevable plot) and it looked right on WinDVD, but looked stretched wider on TT.


The letterbox bars above and below were thicker with TT and the faces looked somewhat fatter. I couldn't find any way to fix it with the aspect ratio and video adjustments.


thanks

 

[xcel]

Hi Jeff:


___Insert a DVD and begin the playback. Use the Hot-Key “Ctrl – E†to get to your overlay AR adjustments. A small blue outline will show up at the borders. You can now begin to adjust the overlay’s AR to match the screen as necessary and/or keep the original AR in tact.


___Good Luck


___Wayne R. Gerdes

___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.

___ [email protected]

 

[Jeff Smith]

OK I did what you said and it worked. I'm still not quite sure why its different in the first place. Both WinDVD and TT leave black bars top and bottom...but TT's makes peoples faces fatter as if its not correct.


I definetely need to call Imersive.

 

[Karnis]

If you are using a non 16x9 resolution, in the aspect ratio control box, you should uncheck "keep aspect ratio", select the format you want to adjust...16x9, 4x3, LBX or 16x9 P&S...and adjust accordingly.

May I suggest you read the TT manual from the CD, page 27, which describes how to use the Aspect Ratio controller.

Here's a snip:
Quote:

The Aspect Ratio Controller is a very powerful feature of TheaterTek DVD and incorporates technology that allows dynamic switching of aspect ratios as the DVD plays. Depending on your projector and screen configuration, you may need to set up a variety of aspect ratios using the editor. The good part is that this is typically a one-time setup, and then associating a particular Aspect Ratio (AR) with a DVD is a single button press. To activate the Aspect Ratio Editor, a DVD must be playing and be at a position where pausing playback is allowed. Press the appropri-ate button on your remote or keyboard to activate the editor. The Editor window is divided into three basic sections: · The Aspect Ratio list · The Controls · The definition buttons The Current Aspect Ratio When the editor is invoked, the current running aspect ratio on the DVD is highlighted in green in the list. DVD’s contain flags, which identify at any given time, the current aspect ratio and settings. The first four aspect ratios on the list correspond to these flags. The dynamic switching occurs as these flags are detected on the DVD, and TheaterTek DVD will automatically adjust the screen dimensions to match the defined settings for these aspect ratios. Initial Setup When you first run TheaterTek DVD, it will be necessary to define these four AR’s to match your screen and projector characteristics. To do this, you will need a handful of DVD’s that contain flags for the four master AR’s. Play each DVD, and at various points, particularly during intros and menus, activate the Editor and verify the AR in use by seeing which one is highlighted in the AR list. Click on the highlighted AR. IMPORTANT: If you do not click on the highlighted AR, any changes you make will apply to the DVD, and not to the global setting highlighted. Now, using the buttons in the editor, adjust the image to fit your screen. Note that a blue outline appears around the outside of the video area to aid in placement. When the image is correctly positioned and sized, press the Save button. Repeat the above instructions using a variety of DVD’s until all four master AR’s have been defined. If you are using an anamorphic lens, or have a display with non square pixels (or a non 16x9 resolution), you will need to toggle the Aspect Ratio Lock to allow the image to be stretched or compressed vertically. Testing your initial AR™s Now that the four master AR’s have been defined, they can be tested by playing various DVD’s. You should notice that as the play-back changes from a 4:3 intro, to a 16:9 menu or main feature, your defined AR’s will automatically adjust the video to match your screen.

 

[CCLAY]

Jeff, it's not as complicated as it seems.


You should definitely start with the manual, print the appropriate pages if necessary, then folllow step by step.


It's most improtant to have the four separate aspect ratios of four separate DVD's on nintial setup. This will get the player locked in(afer your adjustments) to the most common ratios used when it sees the flag on the DVD. You'll still get the occasional 'small' menu' syndrome, but this, I think, has something to do with the fact that all menus don't have a flag that TT can read to keep the size of the image enlarged to fullscreen.


Hope this helps.


Chris

 

[Karnis]

Chris:

Have you defined the 16x9 P&S AR? I never get a "small menu" like you describe...I just define it the same as standard 16x9.