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aspect ratios...humor me.

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One thing I don't know much about... just curious... most movies I rip look like Superbad (below) but some are super wide like Step Brothers (below). What are the ratios of these movies and is this just a factor of how they were mastered, or something I can change in Handbrake?:confused:

Also, why does Handbrake rip to m4v instead of mp4 now? I just don't get it.
 

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r.j.s

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It's up to the studio, Superbad is 16:9 (looks to be anyway) and Step Brothers appears to be 2.35:1.
 
LethalWolfe

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According to IMDB Superbad is 1.85:1 (slightly wider than 1.78:1 aka 16x9) and Step Brothers is 2.35:1. Yes it something that was finalized when the movie was finished and no it's not something you can change (at least not change w/o cropping or distorting the image).


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decksnap

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Thanks... I was worried something changed in Handbrake or something. I hate the super wide ones.

I also start second-guessing whether or not the peoples' heads are stretched... maybe it's just me.
 
Will_reed

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I think m4v allows them to rip h.264 compatible files because in the past the h.264 videos wouldn't run on my ipod.
 
ppc_michael

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Those Quicktime screenshots you posted, are those directly from Handbrake?

If so, I don't understand why Step Brothers isn't 16:9 and letterboxed to 2.35:1? Does handbrake remove any letterboxing it detects? Or is there some secret where you can use other aspect ratios without manual letterboxing?

(I've only ever been able to master a DVD to 4:3 or anamorphic 16:9, and if I want anything wider, I have to manually letterbox it.)
 
r.j.s

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ppc_michael said:
If so, I don't understand why Step Brothers isn't 16:9 and letterboxed to 2.35:1? Does handbrake remove any letterboxing it detects? Or is there some secret where you can use other aspect ratios without manual letterboxing?
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Whenever I use HB, it automatically removes the letterboxing.
 
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