Hello everyone.

What's the preferred way for us to submit contributions for DVDs in which the aspect ratio changes?

I’m in the process of auditing a music DVD.  It has 15 chapters (songs), which all play consecutively and automatically if I run the DVD in the normal way; each song can also be selected individually via the menus.  At least four aspect ratios are used, two of them a lot, as it’s basically a compilation of videos and live footage recorded at different times.  It’s not presently in the database.  The sleeve doesn’t give the aspect ratio.  The mix includes full frame and widescreen (anamorphic).

Thanks.  Paul

Thank you.

I thought I might do it that way, but doing so still leaves the issue of which of the widescreen aspect ratios to use, as the database will only accept one; I guess the one that's used the most might be the most appropriate? 

Also, doing it like that makes it look like there're two different versions of the recording available, a widescreen one and a full-frame one, as this is how the information would be shown in that case, which is not especially uncommon with DVDs.  (Maybe the problem here is my own assumption and expectation of what information presented like this means?)

Paul

This is a relatively new problem,which is why its not dealt with effectively yet. Your ar should be the one listed on the cover if there is one. That would be the hard data from the distributor. It seems to stem from the advent if IMAX presentations which usually mixed, anything shot in max is 1.66 while other parts would be in whatever standard ar was used. This will no doubt be addressed down the road, but right now we have quandry since Hollywood has started something new again and we have to catch up. There are not a large number of these out there...yet.

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