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TLK914 · 16-06-2005

Itz has it correct...you cant create what aint there, or even modify it? You cant even affect its display resolution or its audio output based on what PROGRAM or PROCESS you used to copy it or duplicate it? you can only copy or compress WHAT IT GIVES (quality notwithstanding). The only way they were ending up with fullscreen copies, is if they had fullscreen ORIGINALS. Period, end of story, it DID NOT HAPPEN any other way.

UNLESS...
No, just kidding. Thats the only answer.
NOW...lets take a movie I used to use for DVD reviews and have watched OH, 75 or more tymes checking video and frame rate and all that stuff...and I know has BOTH widescreen AND fullscreen on the same side of the disc: MONSTERS INC.

OK, not a GREAT movie, but cute enough to view, the movie has a submenu after you select PLAY that allows viewer (you) to CHOOSE between widescreen or fullscreen playback. When you go to copy with CloneDVD (I just checked this when I saw your question), you get both movie versions presented as seperate playable movie tracks. Essentially, its 2 DIFFERENT movies on the same DVD. When you highlight EITHER ONE, you will see what APPEARS to be the identical movie in the tiny preview window.

LOOK CLOSER! You *CAN* in fact see that one is widescreen and 1 is fullscreen in the preview window. the one with black bars on top and bottomn of the preview window is the WIDESCREEN VERSION (Just like on your TV). The one without the black bars, is the FULLSCREEN. CHoose the one you want...on a movie that gives both, choose both if its your personal desire to have em? (Remember, if you are burning to a single layer DVD you may wanna choose fewer things to include in order to keep your quality in the green zone).

Bang. You will be done. NOTE: if you choose only 1 of the 2 (say you choose WIDESCREEN) and you keep all the menus for the disc(Its an option at the top)...
Then the sub-screen where the movie asks you which you want...will still probably BE THERE, but it will only be useable on the chosen selection. If you only copied widescreen, and you SELECT fullscreen when you play the movie...1 of 2 things will happen...

A - it may just play the widescreen since thats the only option really available...
B - It may return to the selection menu since your selection didnt work(The fullscreen wasnt there) and wait till you CHOOSE widescreen and then allow the play.

SO...you should look CAREFULLY at that preview menu window when selecting the things you wanna keep on the copy....

BTW, MOST movies DO NOT include both WIDESCREEN and FULLSCREEN on the same side of a single DVD. The MOST common thing is one version on EACH SIDE of a 2 sided DVD. (The only label/title will be a tiny text stripe in the middle of the disc, NO LABELS, COLORS, or TEXT/PICTURES in the meaty area!). So USUALLY you will have JUST 1 version per disc, or OCCAISIONALLY 1 on each side. RARELY, a SHORTER title (Like MONSTERS INC) will squeeze em both on 1 side...but thats not real common.

Hope it helps

16-06-2005	#3 (permalink)
TLK914 New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 26	Re: Option for Full Screen or Wide Screen burn? Itz has it correct...you cant create what aint there, or even modify it? You cant even affect its display resolution or its audio output based on what PROGRAM or PROCESS you used to copy it or duplicate it? you can only copy or compress WHAT IT GIVES (quality notwithstanding). The only way they were ending up with fullscreen copies, is if they had fullscreen ORIGINALS. Period, end of story, it DID NOT HAPPEN any other way. UNLESS... No, just kidding. Thats the only answer. NOW...lets take a movie I used to use for DVD reviews and have watched OH, 75 or more tymes checking video and frame rate and all that stuff...and I know has BOTH widescreen AND fullscreen on the same side of the disc: MONSTERS INC. OK, not a GREAT movie, but cute enough to view, the movie has a submenu after you select PLAY that allows viewer (you) to CHOOSE between widescreen or fullscreen playback. When you go to copy with CloneDVD (I just checked this when I saw your question), you get both movie versions presented as seperate playable movie tracks. Essentially, its 2 DIFFERENT movies on the same DVD. When you highlight EITHER ONE, you will see what APPEARS to be the identical movie in the tiny preview window. LOOK CLOSER! You CAN in fact see that one is widescreen and 1 is fullscreen in the preview window. the one with black bars on top and bottomn of the preview window is the WIDESCREEN VERSION (Just like on your TV). The one without the black bars, is the FULLSCREEN. CHoose the one you want...on a movie that gives both, choose both if its your personal desire to have em? (Remember, if you are burning to a single layer DVD you may wanna choose fewer things to include in order to keep your quality in the green zone). Bang. You will be done. NOTE: if you choose only 1 of the 2 (say you choose WIDESCREEN) and you keep all the menus for the disc(Its an option at the top)... Then the sub-screen where the movie asks you which you want...will still probably BE THERE, but it will only be useable on the chosen selection. If you only copied widescreen, and you SELECT fullscreen when you play the movie...1 of 2 things will happen... A - it may just play the widescreen since thats the only option really available... B - It may return to the selection menu since your selection didnt work(The fullscreen wasnt there) and wait till you CHOOSE widescreen and then allow the play. SO...you should look CAREFULLY at that preview menu window when selecting the things you wanna keep on the copy.... BTW, MOST movies DO NOT include both WIDESCREEN and FULLSCREEN on the same side of a single DVD. The MOST common thing is one version on EACH SIDE of a 2 sided DVD. (The only label/title will be a tiny text stripe in the middle of the disc, NO LABELS, COLORS, or TEXT/PICTURES in the meaty area!). So USUALLY you will have JUST 1 version per disc, or OCCAISIONALLY 1 on each side. RARELY, a SHORTER title (Like MONSTERS INC) will squeeze em both on 1 side...but thats not real common. Hope it helps