Aspect ratio problem with iPod

bhart005 · 07-07-2007

I'm new to the iPod and am trying to convert some TV shows on dvd to mp4. Most have worked great, but a few (like Lost Season 2 disk one and Sopranos Season One disk one) have been coming out strangely. Instead of a black bar across the top and bottom as you'd expect with 16:9, the image is squeezed into a square, resulting in a lot of really tall, thin people on screen. They show exactly them same whether I view them on my iPod or on the computer screen. Any ideas?

*signals* · 08-07-2007

What screen size are you choosing (on the Configure screen)?

bhart005 · 08-07-2007

Yes, that was the problem. I'm not sure why some things turned out ok anyway, but when I matched the aspect ratio on the configure screen to what was quoted on the dvd box, it turned out ok. Thanks.

*signals* · 08-07-2007

The other shows were probably letterboxed widescreen (4:3, 1.3333 in DVDFab). The ones you had trouble with were probably (I think Lost was) true widescreen (16:9, or between 1.78 and 2.25). Glad it worked out for you. There may be settings on the iPod (zoom, etc.) that would have compensated for this effect (not sure, don't have one).

07-07-2007	#1
bhart005 New on Forum Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2	Aspect ratio problem with iPod I'm new to the iPod and am trying to convert some TV shows on dvd to mp4. Most have worked great, but a few (like Lost Season 2 disk one and Sopranos Season One disk one) have been coming out strangely. Instead of a black bar across the top and bottom as you'd expect with 16:9, the image is squeezed into a square, resulting in a lot of really tall, thin people on screen. They show exactly them same whether I view them on my iPod or on the computer screen. Any ideas?

08-07-2007	#2
signals MyCE Resident Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 5,699	Re: Aspect ratio problem with iPod What screen size are you choosing (on the Configure screen)? __________________ The Official Guide for DVDFab \|\| VSO Burning Engine Support \|\|NewOptions\|\|ARCHOS 7 VLC download

08-07-2007	#3
bhart005 New on Forum Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2	Re: Aspect ratio problem with iPod Yes, that was the problem. I'm not sure why some things turned out ok anyway, but when I matched the aspect ratio on the configure screen to what was quoted on the dvd box, it turned out ok. Thanks.

08-07-2007	#4
signals MyCE Resident Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 5,699	Re: Aspect ratio problem with iPod The other shows were probably letterboxed widescreen (4:3, 1.3333 in DVDFab). The ones you had trouble with were probably (I think Lost was) true widescreen (16:9, or between 1.78 and 2.25). Glad it worked out for you. There may be settings on the iPod (zoom, etc.) that would have compensated for this effect (not sure, don't have one). __________________ The Official Guide for DVDFab \|\| VSO Burning Engine Support \|\|NewOptions\|\|ARCHOS 7 VLC download

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