WideScreen And FullScreen - Blu-ray Forum

Devilstompa · 09-22-2008, 06:32 PM

Does Blu Ray Have A Wide Screen And A Full Screen....

Or Are The Discs Just Set As Widescreen ?

alexakajeff · 09-22-2008, 06:34 PM

So far, from what I've seen, only widescreen.

Garret · 09-22-2008, 06:44 PM

I believe that so far all the Blu-Ray releases have been in their intended ratios.

CptGreedle · 09-22-2008, 06:46 PM

There are several stickies and other threads dedicated to this topic, but in short, Blu-ray stays true to the OAR (Original Aspect Ratio) of movies. You will still see black bars (called letterbox) on the top and bottom of the screen on movies that were filmed at a wider ratio than the ratio of an HDTV.
There are no options for removing them, as they are suppose to be there, and are a good thing. Without them, you are cutting off the sides of the image. You may also see some black bars on the sides of some movies (called pillar box) because they were made with a more narrow aspect ratio.

Do a search for aspect ratio and black bars and you will see tons of other threads on it.

Here is the sticky on it:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=5528

brett_day · 09-22-2008, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devilstompa

Does Blu Ray Have A Wide Screen And A Full Screen....

Or Are The Discs Just Set As Widescreen ?

al blu's will be played back in whatever aspect ratio they were shot in! just remember this...

black bars are your friend!

monkeyjb1988 · 09-22-2008, 07:59 PM

Hey, as long as the film/tv episode is in the ratios set by their directors, I welcome the black bars as much as I can without looking like an idiot.

Canada · 09-23-2008, 04:21 PM

Movies on Blu Ray will never be shown in anything but there original aspect ratios and than god for that, full screen is the bain of every cinephiles existence.

raven1138 · 09-23-2008, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canada

Movies on Blu Ray will never be shown in anything but there original aspect ratios and than god for that, full screen is the bain of every cinephiles existence.

+1

Blu Kreme · 09-23-2008, 05:46 PM

I could care less, but the studios really need to stop labeling the movies widescreen. Especially since they are on blu. It's annoying.

sfmarine · 09-23-2008, 11:05 PM

fullscreen...ah

NJ_RAMS_FAN · 09-23-2008, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devilstompa

Does Blu Ray Have A Wide Screen And A Full Screen....

Or Are The Discs Just Set As Widescreen ?

fullscreen? eww..lol...

GGX · 09-23-2008, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Devilstompa

Does Blu Ray Have A Wide Screen And A Full Screen....

Or Are The Discs Just Set As Widescreen ?

Original aspect ratio only - and thats a GOOD thing.

obiwopkenobi62 · 09-23-2008, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canada

Movies on Blu Ray will never be shown in anything but there original aspect ratios and than god for that, full screen is the bain of every cinephiles existence.

Here, here. I have converted so many friends over the years that would buy full screen DVD's. They thought they were seeing the whole movie. When I showed them the difference they were blown away at how much of the picture they were really missing with full screen. The dreaded words"this movie has been formatted to fit your screen" There's a great section at The digital bits about the differences between widescreen and fullscreen.

blu-rayfan101 · 09-23-2008, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

al blu's will be played back in whatever aspect ratio they were shot in! just remember this...

black bars are your friend!

Not when you start to get burn in.

brett_day · 09-23-2008, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu-rayfan101

Not when you start to get burn in.

burn in takes like 8+ hours on plasma's these days dude. i know of no movie that is 8 hours long! I have a plasma and watch movies all the time and have never even had a sniff of image retention and especially not burn in. So many people are mis-informed about burn in. yes it can happen but only if you are reckless

Beta-guy · 09-24-2008, 12:07 AM

time to demand all movies be made with an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 1.78:1 it was good enough for the Godfather and it's good enough for our HDTV's!

jceperley · 09-24-2008, 01:06 AM

Why are you even asking this... its an HD version and one of the properties of HD is widescreen. Now, if you're thinking about a fullscreen that's 16:9 (instead of the old 4:3), then no- although most films are made in a ratio very close to 16:9, so it'll fill up your entire screen. But scope movies are all done in their OAR.

I think for the time being, and hopefully forever, the closest thing to a pan and scan blu-ray is anything IMAX (which is cropped from a 1.44:1 to a 1.78:1 ratio), but that's it.

BaronVH · 09-24-2008, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu-rayfan101

Not when you start to get burn in.

If the black bars did it, then most likely it is image retention. One of the best ways to fix it is to put the set in "torch-mode" and insert the DVD Ice Age. Program the DVD player (or Blu-ray) to run it on a continuous loop for 12 hours. That will fix the problem over time. If it is bad, you can access a diagnosic white wash that might help too.

hardcorefrokid · 09-24-2008, 01:33 AM

Full screen...

Jason One · 09-24-2008, 01:35 AM

It's an oversimplification to say that every Blu-ray title is released in the original aspect ratio. I can think of a couple of exceptions:

Justice League: Season One - The 4:3 version was designed to be matted to 16:9 for HD presentations such as BD, but unfortunately the BD is presented as pillarboxed 4:3.

Lonesome Dove - The general consensus seems to be that the OAR is 4:3, but the BD is reformatted to 16:9.

Also, like jceperley mentioned, most IMAX BDs have a modified AR.

09-22-2008, 06:32 PM	#1
Devilstompa Junior Member Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:29 Blu-ray reviews:2	WideScreen And FullScreen Does Blu Ray Have A Wide Screen And A Full Screen.... Or Are The Discs Just Set As Widescreen ?

09-22-2008, 06:46 PM	#4
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	There are several stickies and other threads dedicated to this topic, but in short, Blu-ray stays true to the OAR (Original Aspect Ratio) of movies. You will still see black bars (called letterbox) on the top and bottom of the screen on movies that were filmed at a wider ratio than the ratio of an HDTV. There are no options for removing them, as they are suppose to be there, and are a good thing. Without them, you are cutting off the sides of the image. You may also see some black bars on the sides of some movies (called pillar box) because they were made with a more narrow aspect ratio. Do a search for aspect ratio and black bars and you will see tons of other threads on it. Here is the sticky on it: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=5528 Last edited by CptGreedle; 09-22-2008 at 06:49 PM.

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09-22-2008, 06:34 PM	#2
alexakajeff Banned Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray reviews:2	So far, from what I've seen, only widescreen.

09-22-2008, 06:44 PM	#3
Garret Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray collection:93 DVD collection:24	I believe that so far all the Blu-Ray releases have been in their intended ratios.

09-22-2008, 07:59 PM	#6
monkeyjb1988 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2008 Blu-ray collection:188 Digital collection:11 Blu-ray reviews: 16	Hey, as long as the film/tv episode is in the ratios set by their directors, I welcome the black bars as much as I can without looking like an idiot.

09-23-2008, 04:21 PM	#7
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	Movies on Blu Ray will never be shown in anything but there original aspect ratios and than god for that, full screen is the bain of every cinephiles existence.

09-23-2008, 05:46 PM	#9
Blu Kreme Banned Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	I could care less, but the studios really need to stop labeling the movies widescreen. Especially since they are on blu. It's annoying.

09-23-2008, 11:05 PM	#10
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:931 Blu-ray collection:2312 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	fullscreen...ah

09-24-2008, 12:07 AM	#16
Beta-guy Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:23 Blu-ray reviews:1	time to demand all movies be made with an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 1.78:1 it was good enough for the Godfather and it's good enough for our HDTV's!

09-24-2008, 01:06 AM	#17
jceperley Expert Member Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:vancouver, bc 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- iTunes collection:-	Why are you even asking this... its an HD version and one of the properties of HD is widescreen. Now, if you're thinking about a fullscreen that's 16:9 (instead of the old 4:3), then no- although most films are made in a ratio very close to 16:9, so it'll fill up your entire screen. But scope movies are all done in their OAR. I think for the time being, and hopefully forever, the closest thing to a pan and scan blu-ray is anything IMAX (which is cropped from a 1.44:1 to a 1.78:1 ratio), but that's it.

09-24-2008, 01:33 AM	#19
hardcorefrokid Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Southern California Blu-ray collection:97 Blu-ray reviews: 16	Full screen...

09-24-2008, 01:35 AM	#20
Jason One Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:497 Blu-ray collection:2025 DVD collection:318	It's an oversimplification to say that every Blu-ray title is released in the original aspect ratio. I can think of a couple of exceptions: Justice League: Season One - The 4:3 version was designed to be matted to 16:9 for HD presentations such as BD, but unfortunately the BD is presented as pillarboxed 4:3. Lonesome Dove - The general consensus seems to be that the OAR is 4:3, but the BD is reformatted to 16:9. Also, like jceperley mentioned, most IMAX BDs have a modified AR.

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