Tom Martin

Do you think we''ll start seeing more "fullscreen for widescreen" DVDs?

take Brother Bear. it is a double DVD, both versions are anamorphic, but one version has the original aspect ration with the bars at the top and bottom while the other fills up the screen. i hapen to think it is a great idea, as long as both versions are available.

Darren Haycock

Bleh... OAR is the only way to go, plain and simple.

\"Make ready, for this is our first and final battle...\"

Malcolm R

I agree that OAR is the only answer, period.

However, if you think the anti-black bars crowd is obnoxious now, just wait until they buy a 16:9 HDTV and they still have black bars on some films. I think that outcry, after spending thousands of dollars on a widescreen TV which they assume will rid them of black bars forever, will be even worse.

That thing's uglier than a chipmunk's behind.
Emerson Cod, Pushing Daisies

My Home Away From Home

Will K

Personally, I'm annoyed when a fullscreen version just takes up space on a dual-layered disc. Besides, more and more 16:9 TV's are being sold every day. I'm not sure why studios bother with 4x3 transfers anymore. Seems like a waste of money to me.

Dave_P.

Exactly, they should dedicate the P&S space to for better usage, like less compression or more extras.

Matt Rexer

That's not what we're talking about. Brother Bear's OAR is 2.35:1. The DVD offers a version in 2.35:1, and a version in the 16x9 ratio. Both are "widescreen," but one is still incorrect.

The fight for OAR will never go away. Both 4x3 TV shows and 2.35:1 films will suffer the wrath of P&S when everyone owns HDTVs.

~sometimes my arms bend back~

Tom Martin

first, what is OAR?

and i have an HDTV. i prefer to see the original aspect ratio, but if they happen to include an anamorphic widescreen version that fully fills the screen on a seperate disc, well...why not?

Robert Floto

Tom, you've been a member since November and you haven't run across that phrase...???




It stands for Original Aspect Ratio.

Movies I would purchase instantly if they were available in their correct aspect ratio:
Death Trap, Innocent Blood, The Shadow, and Remo Williams

Stephen Hopkins

Didn't Brother Bear in theaters change aspect ratios at one point in the film? I think it's when the guy turns into a bear it changes from 1.85 to 2.35, essentially showing how his view of the world expands?

How is this accounted for on the DVD? Because it seems like this would have the opposite effect on a 16:9 TV since you would be going from the screen being full to having black bars.

Perhaps this is the reason for having both 1.85 and 2.35 on the disc, because there was no good way to incorporate the effect of changing aspect ratios in a DVD presentation.

Tom Martin

nope. firdt time i see OAR

and in Brother Bear, i believe there were bars at the top and bottom as well as on the left and right. when it went changed aspect ratio, the left and right sides filled in. btw, i didn't think this effect was that great.

KyleC

The funny thing is he answered his own question within his post.