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Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / July 2009Recorded DVDs being 'squashed' left to right on my iBook
I have just changed my DVD recorder and it works fine except for some small problem. When I play the recorded DVD on my iBook, the widescreen picture is 'squashed' to fit on my laptop screen. With prerecorded widescreen DVDs I just get the standard black top and bottom with the long, wide pic in the middle, but apparently not with this recorder. I first noticed it when I setting up and testing the new recorder. The display was set to 4:3 but when I played the test DVD back, it was similarly 'squashed'. I sold that problem by resetting the display to widescreen and on playing back on my TV, the picture showed up as normal. However, the solution hasn't worked for my iBook. I have scouted around my laptop settings but can't see anything which might solve the problem. Can anyone suggest what i might do (apart from simply watching the film on TV instead of here in bed as I had planned to and enjoy)? > Can anyone suggest what i > might do (apart from simply watching the film on TV instead of here in > bed as I had planned to and enjoy)? Use VLC (free download) and select the aspect ratio to suit your film. That usually works- and the display is beautiful. However, VLC isn't always perfect at playing back all odd recordings. In which case, try Apple's bundled DVD Player and go Window->Video Zoom. There, you can fiddle with the eight and width separately. But the picture quality from VLC looked better to me, last time I tried widescreen.  SignaturePeter > There, you can fiddle with the eight and width separately. Eight? What the hell is that about? I meant 'height'. SignaturePeter > > There, you can fiddle with the eight and width separately. > > Eight? What the hell is that about? I meant 'height'. > -- > Peter Thanks for that. I have just investigated DVD player video zoom and that does the trick (except that you lose a little either side, but overall it's better) and I shall now download VLC. Thanks again, Patrick |
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