[nflug] wide-screen dvd to full-screen

[David Rosonowski]

One thing you should keep in mind is that most commercial "full
screen" features actually have less information than the widescreen,
by using a "pan and scan" technique. Just chopping off the sides won't
be much use.

On 1/28/07, Joe <josephj at main.nc.us> wrote:
> I don't have a wide-screen TV and  if I were to copy a wide-screen dvd,
> I'd like to be able to change it to full-screen before burning it.
>
> I've been reading Ubuntu Hacks and have installed a bunch of multimedia
> stuff including the following software:
> acidrip
> tovid
> dvdauthor
> makexml
>
> The book outlines the general rip/encode/burn process pretty clearly,
> but I'm not clear on how to change screen sizes without making a mess of
> the video.
>
> Any pointers or howto's would be appreciated.
>
> Joe
>
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