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A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

Directors.........: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Writers...........: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

Starring..........: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman

iMDB URL..........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2042568 SOURCE TYPE.......: Retail Blu-Ray 17,9 GB Movie @ 19996 kbps / 21,8 GB Full ViDEO SPECS.......: x264 2PASS @ 14000+ Kbps ([email protected]) - 23.976 fps AUDiO SPECS.......: English DTS-HD Master 5.1 3121 kbps 16 bit (Core: 1509 kbps) RUNTiME...........: 1h 45 min MOViE CROPPED.....: No FiLM ASPECT RATiO.: 1.85:1 Widescreen RESOLUTiON........: 1920 X 1080 EXTRAS............: Yes - 1,05 GB SUBTiTLES.........: English, Spanish SUBTiTLES EXTRAS..: 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. So how can I watch your not cropped x264 rip in the so-called 2.35:1 Anamorphic / Letterbox image, mate?

   First, I'm not any special expert on this aspect ratio thing regarding technicalities about anamorphic lenses, on how a pro DP obtains the 2.35:1 aspect ratio or how a DP works with anamorphic or letterbox or the difference between anamorphic and letterbox images. If you want real expertise on the matter then use your powerfull friend Google. What really matters here is that the movie is shown in the correct aspect ratio on the telly!

   Second, we have Film Aspect Ratio = Letterbox, CinemaScope, Panavision etc. = 2.35:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1, 1.66:1 ect. Film Aspect Ratio is the ratio of the width of the visible area of the video/film frame to the height of the visible area.

   Then there's the "black bars". In reality, these "black bars" are actually unused areas of the image. These areas are black to allow for better contrast. The wrongly called "black bars" or the black unused areas is in fact part of the image! So if any part of the black unused areas is cropped / cut of the image then the original Aspect / Scope ratio is lost!

   And then we have Encoding Aspect Ratio. For example full-resolution 2.35:1 anamorphic aspect ratio encoding is 2538x1080. Blu-Ray discs is 16:9 (1920x1080) aspect ratio encoded. But the original Film Aspect Ratio is still 2.35:1 anamorphic / letterbox scope or 1.85:1 widescreen
   or whatever Film Aspect Ratio. All depending on which Film Aspect Ratio the Director of the film has chosen to use.

   So you have to differentiate between the two. What really matters here is that the movie is shown in the correct aspect ratio.

   Third, Yes I know that a Blu-Ray player cannot playback anamorphic / letterbox material (Film Aspect Ratio and Encoding Aspect Ratio) but the anamorphic / letterbox scope, as mentioned above, is still in the transfer/encode, so for this to work you have to rip the blu-Ray disc to PC, and play it back anamorphic /Letterbox from there (Film Aspect Ratio). Or just grab one of Grym's uncropped rips and use that for anamorphic / Letterbox playback from PC! Let's move on with the how's and do's of showing a correct 2.35:1 anamorphic /Letterbox aspect ratio shot image on your 16:9 tv screen (Film Aspect Ratio).

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

   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 pictures:

   http://someimage.com/Q2le and this

   You got image / screen cropping like on the pictures? Now then please search 'Anamorphic Widescreen' in Youtube for more video reference.

   Ok, now try doing same playback procedure with a cropped 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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