"Black Sunday" on HDNet Movies, doesn't reach left and right sides of screen?
 

I recorded the 1977 movie Black Sunday off the HDNet Movies channel.

Its original aspect ratio was 2.35:1. But, for some reason, when the
channel aired it, the picture didn't quite reach the left and right
sides of our 16:9 HDTV.

The picture filled maybe 90% of the width of our screen -- much wider
than 4:3.

The aspect ratio of the film looked correct. If anything, the people
looked (just *maybe*) slightly too thin.


I don't think I've seen this before. Does anyone know what happened
with that particular film / transfer?

Even if the ratio was exactly correct, why didn't they make the
picture a little taller and wider?

"Black Sunday" on HDNet Movies, doesn't reach left and right sides of screen?
 

"dgates" wrote in message
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I recorded the 1977 movie Black Sunday off the HDNet Movies channel.

Its original aspect ratio was 2.35:1. But, for some reason, when the
channel aired it, the picture didn't quite reach the left and right
sides of our 16:9 HDTV.

The picture filled maybe 90% of the width of our screen -- much wider
than 4:3.

The aspect ratio of the film looked correct. If anything, the people
looked (just *maybe*) slightly too thin.


I don't think I've seen this before. Does anyone know what happened
with that particular film / transfer?

Even if the ratio was exactly correct, why didn't they make the
picture a little taller and wider?





maybe it was 1.66:1 ?





--
Gareth.

that fly...... is your magic wand....

"Black Sunday" on HDNet Movies, doesn't reach left and rightsides of screen?
 

dgates wrote:
I recorded the 1977 movie Black Sunday off the HDNet Movies channel.

Its original aspect ratio was 2.35:1. But, for some reason, when the
channel aired it, the picture didn't quite reach the left and right
sides of our 16:9 HDTV.

The picture filled maybe 90% of the width of our screen -- much wider
than 4:3.

The aspect ratio of the film looked correct. If anything, the people
looked (just *maybe*) slightly too thin.


I don't think I've seen this before. Does anyone know what happened
with that particular film / transfer?

Even if the ratio was exactly correct, why didn't they make the
picture a little taller and wider?


imdb.com says this was a 35mm film with anamorphic lenses at 2.35:1
aspect ratio. But there was a laser disk flavor at 1.33:1 with mono
audio, presumably panned and scammed.

Answer is someone screwed up.

--
jer
email reply - I am not a 'ten'

"Black Sunday" on HDNet Movies, doesn't reach left and right sides of screen?
 

On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:23:36 -0600, Jer wrote:

dgates wrote:
I recorded the 1977 movie Black Sunday off the HDNet Movies channel.

Its original aspect ratio was 2.35:1. But, for some reason, when the
channel aired it, the picture didn't quite reach the left and right
sides of our 16:9 HDTV.

The picture filled maybe 90% of the width of our screen -- much wider
than 4:3.

The aspect ratio of the film looked correct. If anything, the people
looked (just *maybe*) slightly too thin.


I don't think I've seen this before. Does anyone know what happened
with that particular film / transfer?

Even if the ratio was exactly correct, why didn't they make the
picture a little taller and wider?


imdb.com says this was a 35mm film with anamorphic lenses at 2.35:1
aspect ratio. But there was a laser disk flavor at 1.33:1 with mono
audio, presumably panned and scammed.

Answer is someone screwed up.

The ratio on what I recorded was probably 2.35:1. However, that still
doesn't explain why it didn't reach the top, left, right, or bottom of
my screen.

"Black Sunday" on HDNet Movies, doesn't reach left and right sides of screen?
 

On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 21:09:20 -0000, "The dog from that film you saw"
wrote:


"dgates" wrote in message
.. .

I recorded the 1977 movie Black Sunday off the HDNet Movies channel.

Its original aspect ratio was 2.35:1. But, for some reason, when the
channel aired it, the picture didn't quite reach the left and right
sides of our 16:9 HDTV.

The picture filled maybe 90% of the width of our screen -- much wider
than 4:3.

The aspect ratio of the film looked correct. If anything, the people
looked (just *maybe*) slightly too thin.


I don't think I've seen this before. Does anyone know what happened
with that particular film / transfer?

Even if the ratio was exactly correct, why didn't they make the
picture a little taller and wider?





maybe it was 1.66:1 ?

I don't quite know what you mean by that. The original movie wasn't.
And the picture I saw wasn't cropped. It just didn't quite reach the
left and right sides.

Darn, I was hoping someone else here recorded it.

"Black Sunday" on HDNet Movies, doesn't reach left and rightsides of screen?
 

dgates wrote:
On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:23:36 -0600, Jer wrote:

dgates wrote:
I recorded the 1977 movie Black Sunday off the HDNet Movies channel.

Its original aspect ratio was 2.35:1. But, for some reason, when the
channel aired it, the picture didn't quite reach the left and right
sides of our 16:9 HDTV.

The picture filled maybe 90% of the width of our screen -- much wider
than 4:3.

The aspect ratio of the film looked correct. If anything, the people
looked (just *maybe*) slightly too thin.


I don't think I've seen this before. Does anyone know what happened
with that particular film / transfer?

Even if the ratio was exactly correct, why didn't they make the
picture a little taller and wider?

imdb.com says this was a 35mm film with anamorphic lenses at 2.35:1
aspect ratio. But there was a laser disk flavor at 1.33:1 with mono
audio, presumably panned and scammed.

Answer is someone screwed up.

The ratio on what I recorded was probably 2.35:1. However, that still
doesn't explain why it didn't reach the top, left, right, or bottom of
my screen.


That's why I said someone screwed up - like leaving the image formatter
set for something other than 2.35:1. Someone's HUA relay was jammed.
(HUA = Head Up Ass)

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jer
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