Jan B
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 Posted:
Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:43 am Post subject:
Re: DVD Picture format |
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On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:36:08 +0100, Derek McBryde
<mcbrydc@mcbrydc.demon.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi. I have just dubbed my first DVD(-R) on Panasonic DMREH60D
HDD/DVD recorder. The dubbing was done at "normal" speed because
the original programme was recorded to HDD with the High Speed copy
setting at OFF - ie it doesn't record in 4:3.
My TV is widescreen 16:9 and I have the picture set to AUTO. At
this setting, the original and HDD recording both display OK (normal
people subtitles in view etc).
When I start to play back the DVD version the picture changes to a
different setting (thin people and I lose part of the subtitles). I
don't really know what format this is , whether it is 4:3 or what. I
have to manually change the TV setting from auto to widescreen to get
it to display correctly.
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From the description, the signal you recorded is in 16:9 format.
| Quote: | I am assuming that the DVD doesn't have a flag to tell the TV it's
widescreen.
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There is such a flag in the DVD-Video format but it can not change
within a Title. This is the reason all (?) DVD-Recorders sets this
flag to 4:3.
My Philips Recorder (+R/RW) use an add-on feature so that when the
disc is played by the recorder itself, it replicates the flag
dynamically (in the SCART connection) to control a TV. This is not
possible within the DVD-Video standard, so when played in a DVD-Player
it only flags 4:3.
| Quote: | Is anyone familiar with DMREH60D who can advise if there is any
setting I am missing to get the DVD dubbed picture to display
widescreen automatically?
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I'm not familiar with it. From what I heard, Panasonic DVD-Recorders
require you to use the manual setting in the TV.
If you copy the disc in a PC, you can use a free PC program (IFOEdit)
to change the flag (per Title) to make the disc signal the format.
/Jan |
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