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water · 06-02-2003, 01:50 PM

I have just read, via the DVDFile review, that the upcoming Giant disc is non-anamorphic. It seems very strange to me that Warner Bros would release a DVD, that they seemingly have put a fair amount of work into, with a non-anamorphic transfer.

This got me to wondering about the necessity of an anamorphic transfer on a 1.66:1 ratio. I have a 47" widescreen television. What would a 1.66:1 non-anamorphic transfer look like on my set? Black bars on all sides (right, left, top, and bottom)? Or, because it is 1.66:1, will it still fill the screen?

Nexus 6 · 06-02-2003, 03:04 PM

In normal 4:3 mode, it would have black on all four sides. Or you could zoom to fit the screen, and it would cut off a small portion of the top and bottom.

It really escapes me why Warner still insists on denying 1.66:1 films anamorphic enhancement. There is absolutely no reason not to make them anamorphic, especially if they're going to go to all the trouble of cleaning the films up. An anamorphic 1.66:1 image would fill a 16:9 display, except for two tiny slivers of black on either side, which would be invisible on most TVs due to overscan.

Sorry for the rant. I hope I answered your question.

MurDiddlyUrdler · 06-02-2003, 10:53 PM

WB's original Canadian release of Giant was anamorphic. Not sure why they would change that for this release.

06-02-2003, 01:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
water Actor Join Date: Aug 2002	1.66:1 Non-Anamorphic? I have just read, via the DVDFile review, that the upcoming Giant disc is non-anamorphic. It seems very strange to me that Warner Bros would release a DVD, that they seemingly have put a fair amount of work into, with a non-anamorphic transfer. This got me to wondering about the necessity of an anamorphic transfer on a 1.66:1 ratio. I have a 47" widescreen television. What would a 1.66:1 non-anamorphic transfer look like on my set? Black bars on all sides (right, left, top, and bottom)? Or, because it is 1.66:1, will it still fill the screen?

06-02-2003, 03:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nexus 6 Actor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Anaheim, CA	In normal 4:3 mode, it would have black on all four sides. Or you could zoom to fit the screen, and it would cut off a small portion of the top and bottom. It really escapes me why Warner still insists on denying 1.66:1 films anamorphic enhancement. There is absolutely no reason not to make them anamorphic, especially if they're going to go to all the trouble of cleaning the films up. An anamorphic 1.66:1 image would fill a 16:9 display, except for two tiny slivers of black on either side, which would be invisible on most TVs due to overscan. Sorry for the rant. I hope I answered your question. __________________ --"It's a condition of mental divergence. I find myself on the planet Ogo, part of an intellectual elite, preparing to subjugate the barbarian hordes on Pluto."

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06-02-2003, 10:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
MurDiddlyUrdler Banned Join Date: Aug 2002	WB's original Canadian release of Giant was anamorphic. Not sure why they would change that for this release.