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05-25-2000, 11:49 PM

When I rented Sleepy Hollow the other day, I noticed a problem in the scene where the torches are extinguished in front of the lookout tower. There are four torches, but only three showed up on my screen, with the leftmost torch missing.

Admittedly, my TV is a traditionaly square JVC AV-27950, but the 1.85:1 didn't seem enough of a widescreen ratio for my set. Since the dvdfile review didn't mention any problem, I assume it's either my tv or my Samsung DVD-709.

Any insights folks? Thanks in advance...

AB

P7A77 · 05-26-2000, 12:00 AM

CRT televisions tend to cut a little bit on all sides, so it's either just that it was too close to the edge to show up on your screen, or it could be that the original movie was just edited that way.

As far as I know, movies on DVD aren't rendered real-time by the players, so I doubt it was a processing error.

05-26-2000, 08:04 AM

Well, I remember seeing all four torches in the theatre, so it's not the editing...Sigh. Guess I'll have to be frustrated 'til I can afford a widescreen set...in six or seven years. D'OH!

Thanks P7,

AB

Banjo · 05-27-2000, 01:03 PM

If u set your player to 16/9 and you have a 4/3 tv you can see the fourth torch, though the image is stretched.

Chest Rockwell · 06-01-2000, 05:36 AM

I've got the movie and all four torches are definitely there. It's just the overscan on your TV. Regular TV's crop out just a little bit on all sides. I guess that's so there's a margin so that you don't see the noise on the edge of the picture signal or something. I use a DVD kit in my PC, so I don't have to worry about overscan, and the torches are completely intact.

Wesly Moore · 06-01-2000, 04:53 PM

I noticed the same thing when I watched my copy of Sleepy Hollow the other night. This just confirms my suspicion that my 6-year-old ProScan is overscanning more than I would like. It happens.

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05-25-2000, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
ambushbug	Sleepy Hollow Problem When I rented Sleepy Hollow the other day, I noticed a problem in the scene where the torches are extinguished in front of the lookout tower. There are four torches, but only three showed up on my screen, with the leftmost torch missing. Admittedly, my TV is a traditionaly square JVC AV-27950, but the 1.85:1 didn't seem enough of a widescreen ratio for my set. Since the dvdfile review didn't mention any problem, I assume it's either my tv or my Samsung DVD-709. Any insights folks? Thanks in advance... AB

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05-26-2000, 12:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
P7A77 Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	CRT televisions tend to cut a little bit on all sides, so it's either just that it was too close to the edge to show up on your screen, or it could be that the original movie was just edited that way. As far as I know, movies on DVD aren't rendered real-time by the players, so I doubt it was a processing error.

05-26-2000, 08:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
ambushbug	Well, I remember seeing all four torches in the theatre, so it's not the editing...Sigh. Guess I'll have to be frustrated 'til I can afford a widescreen set...in six or seven years. D'OH! Thanks P7, AB

05-27-2000, 01:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Banjo Supporting Actor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	If u set your player to 16/9 and you have a 4/3 tv you can see the fourth torch, though the image is stretched.

06-01-2000, 05:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Chest Rockwell Actor Join Date: Jun 2000	I've got the movie and all four torches are definitely there. It's just the overscan on your TV. Regular TV's crop out just a little bit on all sides. I guess that's so there's a margin so that you don't see the noise on the edge of the picture signal or something. I use a DVD kit in my PC, so I don't have to worry about overscan, and the torches are completely intact.

06-01-2000, 04:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Wesly Moore Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles, CA	I noticed the same thing when I watched my copy of Sleepy Hollow the other night. This just confirms my suspicion that my 6-year-old ProScan is overscanning more than I would like. It happens. ------------------ Wesly Moore ------------------ weslymoore@aol.com [This message has been edited by Wesly Moore (edited 06-01-2000).]