1:85.1 movie has borders on the sides - Blu-ray Forum

Stu123 · 09-16-2010, 12:59 PM

I've just put scooby doo live action blu-ray in and it says 1:85.1 ratio and im using the pixel by pixel setting on my tv so i should have thin black borders at the top and bottom like i do with all my movies of that ratio.With this movie im getting no borders at the top and bottom and the borders are at the left and right sides of the image instead.Can someone explain why

KubrickFan · 09-16-2010, 06:50 PM

It's a Warner disc, and they open up their 1.85:1 releases, so, it should be filling your screen. I'm checking the screenshots in the review on this site, and they have the same thing. Warner probably opened the image up a little bit more, and didn't notice/care that people who turned the 'overscan' option off would still see the small bars. Nothing you can do about it, apart from turning the option on if those bars really bother you.

CZAR · 09-16-2010, 06:51 PM

Is it true that the Blair Witch bluray is gonna have the black on the sides as well? If so that sucks. Got Em!!

Stu123 · 09-16-2010, 08:07 PM

I dont understand how opening it from top to bottom would squeeze it in from the sides.What with alot of Warner titles having compressed sound too,the only good thing is they're 100% region free.They even gave us Brits HD sound on terminator 3 then shafted the States with compressed.

KubrickFan · 09-17-2010, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CZAR

Is it true that the Blair Witch bluray is gonna have the black on the sides as well? If so that sucks. Got Em!!

I hope you're joking. Yes, every movie shot in 1.33:1 will have black bars on the sides.

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Originally Posted by stubiedoo

I dont understand how opening it from top to bottom would squeeze it in from the sides.What with alot of Warner titles having compressed sound too,the only good thing is they're 100% region free.They even gave us Brits HD sound on terminator 3 then shafted the States with compressed.

It may not be squeezed. If they open it up from 1.85:1 to fill the screen, and open it up even more (maybe it's 1.75:1 now) then you get black bars on the sides.

Stu123 · 09-17-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by KubrickFan

I hope you're joking. Yes, every movie shot in 1.33:1 will have black bars on the sides.

It may not be squeezed. If they open it up from 1.85:1 to fill the screen, and open it up even more (maybe it's 1.75:1 now) then you get black bars on the sides.

Why would they do that though,it's just not necessary.

KubrickFan · 09-17-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stubiedoo

Why would they do that though,it's just not necessary.

How would I know? I'm not the one who made the disc.
One explanation could be that it uses the same master as the one for dvd, and some dvds were zoomboxed, to make the owner of a regular television not miss too much image. However, when you're shooting something open matted, you can just open the image a little bit more. That way, you don't get black bars all around the image, just on the sides.

CZAR · 09-17-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by KubrickFan

I hope you're joking. Yes, every movie shot in 1.33:1 will have black bars on the sides.

I didnt know that Blair Witch was shot like that. Thats terrible. I wont be watching that bluray then. Guess Ill never see the film. I cant watch movies with the black lines on the sides. Got Em!!

threefiftyrocket · 09-17-2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAR

I didnt know that Blair Witch was shot like that. Thats terrible. I wont be watching that bluray then. Guess Ill never see the film. I cant watch movies with the black lines on the sides. Got Em!!

Yeah, its supposed to give it that handheld home video look... Unless I'm mistaken, handheld cameras were not recording in widescreen back then. Its actually a very good disc, if you like the movie that is. At least they did away with that crappy window boxed look that the DVD had, that thing was AWEFUL when watching it on widescreen.

Mr.Poindexter · 09-17-2010, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by stubiedoo

I dont understand how opening it from top to bottom would squeeze it in from the sides.

An anamorphic DVD and a BluRay would each be 1.78:1 aspect ratio, so anything wider than that should use bars on the top and bottom to set the aspect ratio correctly.

Some discs, however, do not fill out the entire frame laterally and are actually underscanning it a tiny bit - something they likely do not notice if they don't have a fully visible frame. I have seen this a lot with 1.33:1 titles that are displayed on a widescreen set as you can see the full width of the frame on the display and a good portion of them are not filling 100% of the width.

CZAR · 09-17-2010, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by threefiftyrocket

Yeah, its supposed to give it that handheld home video look... Unless I'm mistaken, handheld cameras were not recording in widescreen back then. Its actually a very good disc, if you like the movie that is. At least they did away with that crappy window boxed look that the DVD had, that thing was AWEFUL when watching it on widescreen.

Well I never seen the film period and I was thinkin about finally watching it on blu but then I seen screenshots of the side black bars and I got uninterested. Got Em!!

threefiftyrocket · 09-17-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAR

Well I never seen the film period and I was thinkin about finally watching it on blu but then I seen screenshots of the side black bars and I got uninterested. Got Em!!

Awwww... come on CZAR! its not that bad... if one is an advocate for OAR for widescreen presentations, you gotta respect the directors intent with full screen movies as well...

Post Prod · 09-17-2010, 05:37 PM

so Czar you must hate all films made prior to 1953 and classic films in general.

CZAR · 09-17-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by threefiftyrocket

Awwww... come on CZAR! its not that bad... if one is an advocate for OAR for widescreen presentations, you gotta respect the directors intent with full screen movies as well...

I guess I am sort of a snob as I just cant get past the side bars. Got Em!!

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Originally Posted by Post Prod

so Czar you must hate all films made prior to 1953 and classic films in general.

Well I havnt seen many films from 1953 and before. I am 38 yeras old and there may have been a selct few old films like Wizard of Oz etc...but not to many. Got Em!!

chad_1138 · 09-17-2010, 05:44 PM

I have noticed slight black barring on the edges on Shaun of the Dead.

blu_sharpy · 09-17-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by stubiedoo

I dont understand how opening it from top to bottom would squeeze it in from the sides.What with alot of Warner titles having compressed sound too,the only good thing is they're 100% region free.They even gave us Brits HD sound on terminator 3 then shafted the States with compressed.

No they never. In the UK Sony Pictures Home Entertainment handled the Blu-ray Release of Terminator 3. Warner werent involved with the disc.

Deviation · 09-17-2010, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAR

I didnt know that Blair Witch was shot like that. Thats terrible. I wont be watching that bluray then. Guess Ill never see the film. I cant watch movies with the black lines on the sides. Got Em!!

You won't watch a movie if it doesn't have a specific original aspect ratio? What a silly thing to say.

nf0603 · 09-17-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAR

I didnt know that Blair Witch was shot like that. Thats terrible. I wont be watching that bluray then. Guess Ill never see the film. I cant watch movies with the black lines on the sides. Got Em!!

no offense, but that sounds just as bad as the days when DVD was taking off and I'd hear consumers complaining about how horrible "the black bars" were when it came to widescreen. If you champion OAR, the same should apply with titles shot in 1:33

sfmarine · 09-17-2010, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CZAR

I didnt know that Blair Witch was shot like that. Thats terrible. I wont be watching that bluray then. Guess Ill never see the film. I cant watch movies with the black lines on the sides. Got Em!!

CZAR--I thought you were better than that. There is literally nothing to see. The film was never shot in widescreen. You are not missing anything. An easy way not to notice them is watch it with the lights out.

CZAR · 09-17-2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Deviation

You won't watch a movie if it doesn't have a specific original aspect ratio? What a silly thing to say.

However u want to look at it. Got Em!!

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Originally Posted by nf0603

no offense, but that sounds just as bad as the days when DVD was taking off and I'd hear consumers complaining about how horrible "the black bars" were when it came to widescreen. If you champion OAR, the same should apply with titles shot in 1:33

Yep I was one of them and even after I understood that, there are people today that still complain about that. Got Em!!

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

CZAR--I thought you were better than that. There is literally nothing to see. The film was never shot in widescreen. You are not missing anything. An easy way not to notice them is watch it with the lights out.

Who knows I may give it a try. Got Em!!

09-16-2010, 12:59 PM	#1
Stu123 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Hadley's Hope on LV-426 4K collection:260 Blu-ray collection:558 DVD collection:392 Trading Score:9	1:85.1 movie has borders on the sides I've just put scooby doo live action blu-ray in and it says 1:85.1 ratio and im using the pixel by pixel setting on my tv so i should have thin black borders at the top and bottom like i do with all my movies of that ratio.With this movie im getting no borders at the top and bottom and the borders are at the left and right sides of the image instead.Can someone explain why

09-16-2010, 08:07 PM	#4
Stu123 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Hadley's Hope on LV-426 4K collection:260 Blu-ray collection:558 DVD collection:392 Trading Score:9	I dont understand how opening it from top to bottom would squeeze it in from the sides.What with alot of Warner titles having compressed sound too,the only good thing is they're 100% region free.They even gave us Brits HD sound on terminator 3 then shafted the States with compressed. Last edited by Stu123; 09-16-2010 at 08:19 PM.

09-16-2010, 06:50 PM	#2
KubrickFan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:319	It's a Warner disc, and they open up their 1.85:1 releases, so, it should be filling your screen. I'm checking the screenshots in the review on this site, and they have the same thing. Warner probably opened the image up a little bit more, and didn't notice/care that people who turned the 'overscan' option off would still see the small bars. Nothing you can do about it, apart from turning the option on if those bars really bother you.

09-16-2010, 06:51 PM	#3
CZAR Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Camp Crystal lake 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:312 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:75	Is it true that the Blair Witch bluray is gonna have the black on the sides as well? If so that sucks. Got Em!!

09-17-2010, 05:37 PM	#13
Post Prod Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:NY Blu-ray collection:279	so Czar you must hate all films made prior to 1953 and classic films in general.

09-17-2010, 05:44 PM	#15
chad_1138 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:USA 4K collection:750 Blu-ray collection:1567 DVD collection:59 MA collection:701 Digital collection:184 iTunes collection:70 Trading Score:239	I have noticed slight black barring on the edges on Shaun of the Dead.

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