DVD Format

[woodelf]

Where a DVD's format states *Anamorphic* what does that mean? Ta Muchly.

[another-view]

It's a weird type of widescreen

[redman41]

http://ezinearticles....n-on-a-DVD?&id=126017

[woodelf]

another-view, what do you mean a wierd type of wide screen? redman, some characters in the link you gave are missing here...i can't guess the site address...are you compressing it AB?

[redman41]

Click on the link woodelf and it will open up the page for explanation. AB has compressed it but it will work.

[heathfield]

Or try here...

http://en.wikipedia.o...Anamorphic_widescreen

[jno]

anamorphic cameras used to be ones that filmed a scene on wide screen but then compressed it so it would fit on a negative of regular width; a projector would then reverse the process when it played in cinemas. For a DVD, I think it basically means the film is a widescreen one, like Cinemascope or something. It'll probably appear on your screen with black bands top and bottom to give it the right shape, unless you actually have a screen that's already the right shape.

[woodelf]

Thanks for that, jno.