Out Of Curiousity...the Cloverfield / Sleepy Hollow Two-pack... - Blu-ray Forum

bottomboy · 01-02-2009, 05:19 AM

are they suppose to be in FULL SCREEN?

i bought mine tonight and when i got home i noticed that they were NOT letterboxed and wondered if anyone else has the same problem?

hanumang · 01-02-2009, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bottomboy

i bought mine tonight and when i got home i noticed that they were NOT letterboxed and wondered if anyone else has the same problem?

Both films are 1.85:1 ratio, so unless you are able to turn off overscan on your TVs (and many brands will not allow that), you won't see letterbox bars.

Canada · 01-02-2009, 05:25 AM

do you have a 16x9 TV?

AEmovieguy · 01-02-2009, 05:28 AM

Edit: hanumang's got you covered!

Both Cloverfield and Sleep Hollow were shot in an 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio which is very close to your 16:9 TV's 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio. As a result, with overscan, they may appear to take up the whole screen. If you have no overscan than the studio doing the encoding (Paramount) slightly opened the framing to 1.78:1.

This is most certainly normal. Some movies are Scope (2.35:1, 2.40:1, etc.) and some are flat (1.85:1); moreover, some movies were shot in 4:3 with black pillar bars on the left and right of your screen.

Welcome to the world of original and varying Aspect Ratio!

borninusa · 01-02-2009, 02:50 PM

Man...that initial post scared me for I just bought that set.

01-02-2009, 05:19 AM	#1
bottomboy Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:366 Blu-ray reviews:2	Out Of Curiousity...the Cloverfield / Sleepy Hollow Two-pack... are they suppose to be in FULL SCREEN? i bought mine tonight and when i got home i noticed that they were NOT letterboxed and wondered if anyone else has the same problem?

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01-02-2009, 05:25 AM	#3
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	do you have a 16x9 TV?

01-02-2009, 05:28 AM	#4
AEmovieguy Member Member since:Nov 2008	Edit: hanumang's got you covered! Both Cloverfield and Sleep Hollow were shot in an 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio which is very close to your 16:9 TV's 1.78:1 Aspect Ratio. As a result, with overscan, they may appear to take up the whole screen. If you have no overscan than the studio doing the encoding (Paramount) slightly opened the framing to 1.78:1. This is most certainly normal. Some movies are Scope (2.35:1, 2.40:1, etc.) and some are flat (1.85:1); moreover, some movies were shot in 4:3 with black pillar bars on the left and right of your screen. Welcome to the world of original and varying Aspect Ratio!

01-02-2009, 02:50 PM	#5
borninusa Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:1883 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:20	Man...that initial post scared me for I just bought that set.

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