Seven.Samurai.1954.Restored.(Criterion)[email protected]

A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.

Director..........: Akira Kurosawa

Writers...........: Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto & Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay)

Starring..........: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima

iMDB URL..........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478 SOURCE TYPE.......: Retail Blu-Ray 45,5 GB Movie @ 25491 kbps / 46,0 GB Full ViDEO SPECS.......: x264 2PASS @ 14000+ Kbps ([email protected]) - 23,976 fps AUDiO SPECS 1.....: Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 640 kbps 16 bit (ac3) AUDiO SPECS 2.....: Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0 640 kbps 16 bit (Original Mono) AUDiO SPECS 3.....: Japanese LPCM 2.0 1152 kbps 16 bit AUDiO SPECS 4.....: Japanese LPCM 1.0 1536 kbps 24 bit (Original Mono) AUDiO SPECS 5.....: Commentary Scholars & Critics David Desser, Joan Mellen, Stephen Prince, Tony Rayns & Donal Richie AUDiO SPECS 6.....: Commentary Japanese Film Expert Michael Jack (Criterions SDVD) RUNTiME...........: 3h 27 min MOViE CROPPED.....: No FiLM ASPECT RATiO.: 1.37:1 RESOLUTiON........: 1920 X 1080p EXTRAS............: Sorry no Extras on Disc. No access to disc 2 - bonus Disc SUBTiTLES.........: English

Q & A:

1. How do I Bitstream TrueHD & DTS-HD Master audio From my PC to My surround Receiver?

   Part 1 - Setting up Sound / Bitstreaming in Windows (Only read and Use first Part about Windows):

   http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2010/02/02/guide-setting-up-bitstreaming-with-your-windows-7-htpc-part-i/

   Part 2 - Setting up Software & Software Player:

   http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2011/06/30/guide-setting-up-lav-filters-mpc-hc-for-all-your-splitter-and-audio-needs

2. How can I watch your so-called non cropped rip in your so-called 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen image, mate?

   You can watch the movie in original 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen / Scope (Anamorphic Lens), like you do in the theater, by setting the aspect ratio in your software player to 2.35:1. Aka Panavision, Cinemascope, Metrovision ect.

   Turn off any automatic or manual 16:9 cropping on your TV - if any and if used. Display setting on your flat screen you set to 1:1 pixel mapping or whatever the name is on your telly. On my own Pioneer Kuro LX5090H flat tv it's called 'Dot by Dot'

   If set correct then the image on your 16:9 flat screen should look something like the screen croppings on these links:

   http://someimage.com/Q2le

   You got image like in the link? Now please search 'Anamorphic Widescreen' in Youtube for more reference.

   Ok, now try do same playback procedure with a so-called "2.35:1" 1920x800 rip.

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   If you want to watch 1.85:1 aspect ratio movies in the correct aspect ratio you then set the aspect ratio to 2.35:1, as well, and the image will have the "small" black bars.

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   Aspect ratios on 16:9 flat tv (Display setting on tv set to 1:1 pixel mapping):

   1.33:1 - Black bars at sides of image (4:3) - Aka 1.37:1 Academy Standard

   1.78:1 - Full screen. Image fills whole of screen (16:9) - HDTV & Home Video

   1.85:1 - Black bars Top & Bottom of image (Small) - Movies, HDTV & Home Video

   2.35:1 - Black bars Top & Bottom of image (Big) - Aka 2.40:1 & Anamorphic Scope

3. Why don't You crop 2.35:1 Film Aspect Ratio Movies?

   Read Here:
   http://www.widescreen.org/index.shtml

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing_(filming)

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