[nflug] wide-screen dvd to full-screen

[Joe]

David Rosonowski wrote:
> 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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Thanks.  I'm beginning to understand what I'm dealing with.

Joe
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