help!!! special features on blu ray playing weird

[WriteSimply]

It is probably because it is in non-anamorphic 480p video.


fuad

[Guinness7]

Special features are normally different from the movie itself so some of them will look different.

[stow123]

the special features on normal dvds are fine though so its nothing to do with my tv ,why are they playing different on blu ray i just dont understand it

[jorg]

could you tell use if it is on al blu-rays or only some and what player you have?

and what do you mean by weird

[HDTV1080P]

Depending on the movie many special features are in standard definition 480I or 480P. Many of the special features were shot in a 4:3 ratio so having black bars on the side of the screen is normal. Watching other movies special features should fill the screen in 16:9 ratio. It depends on how the special features were filmed. In the future special features for some hit movies on BLU-RAY will be filmed in 16:9 1080P High Definition and will be placed on a second disc.

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by WriteSimply

It is probably because it is in non-anamorphic 480p video.


fuad

True, it could be 4:3 letterboxed and in that case one would have black bars on the top, bottom, and sides of the screen with a small picture. This is normal but will tick some people off. Once BLU-RAY catches on a little more we should start seeing anamorphic 480I special features and a lot more HDTV special features on a second disc.