Peter Neski

1:66 on A Hard Days Night

Someone pionted out that a Hard Days Night is 1:66 on the
DVD,But this is only if you turn the 16x9 mode on your
DVD Player,The 16x9 version looks great,but also is
cropped off the top and Bottom,Couldn't they make the
16x9 version have black bars on the side?? Have they
Ever done this? Because I ratter turn the 16x9 Mode
off and watch a smaller ,but corect image
Peter

Patrick McCart

A Hard Day's Night (Miramax edition) is 1.66:1 within a 1.78:1 frame:

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Jack Theakston

The correct aspect ratio of A HARD DAYS NIGHT (as printed in the leader) 1.75:1.

-J. Theakston

Joe Karlosi

As I never grow tired of pointing out, the Miramax DVD is overmatted. A good example for a screen capture (if anyone could do it; I can't) is when Ringo goes into a used clothing shop with a sign on the door reading:

WE
BUY
ANYTHING

The "We" is sliced in half.

Patrick McCart

Well, how do we know "we" is supposed to be fully visible?

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Rob Gardiner

I'd like to point out that the aspect ratio is simply the mathematical relationship between the width and the height of the image. In other words, the correct aspect ratio is no guarantee that the film is matted correctly. The old BEN HUR and RAN discs were in the correct AR, yet they were overmatted on all 4 sides. I suspect the same is true of AHDN.

Patrick McCart

I'd imagine the 1.66:1 framing is correct...



Just from comparing the MPI and Miramax DVD's, it really looks like they used standard 1.66:1 framing.

Marty Hart's website has a list of framing charts: http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/wide...spectratio.htm

If one were to overlay 1.66:1 over a combination of the two, the Miramax DVD crops a tiny bit from the bottom (the Miramax is 1.67:1, to be more exact).

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Bob Furmanek

But you're forgetting that the original 35mm 1964 release prints - made directly from the camera negative - are very cleared marked to be shown 1.75.

Joe Karlosi

Because in the scene, the whole point of it is that Ringo is being chased by some girls and spots the sign on the door. He decides to rush in on a whim and change clothes. There's a difference between the store making the offer: "We Buy Anything!" and just telling you to "Buy Anything".

Besides, on the shot, the word WE is still sort of there -- but just sliced in half across the middle. It's obvious when you see the shot that it was intended to be read fully.

Patrick, since you're able to post these screen shots, would you mind using the one I mentioned?