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by Netmask
Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:31 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: New 27" monitor - tiny text and icons
Replies: 0
Views: 5109

New 27" monitor - tiny text and icons

I have a new 27" 4k monitor for my Windows 11 PC, is there anyway to scale the software so I can read and use it! Sort of doing it by memory notwithstanding my 20 - 20 vision it's really difficult for this 85 year old :D
by Netmask
Fri Jun 23, 2023 9:10 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Problem with Ultraviolet (1998) MKV's are letterboxed
Replies: 7
Views: 5220

Re: Problem with Ultraviolet (1998) MKV's are letterboxed

Yes I ended up using Vidcoder, nicer interface compared to Handbrake. Pity about VRD, I was always going to get it but I’ve used TSDoctor for my ex PVR files. The DVD was authored as 4:3 and for the international market the frame was hard matted to 1.66:1 - poor decision! Anyway a satisfactory outco...
by Netmask
Thu Jun 22, 2023 2:26 am
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Problem with Ultraviolet (1998) MKV's are letterboxed
Replies: 7
Views: 5220

Re: Problem with Ultraviolet (1998) MKV's are letterboxed

Can't see your pic but I've run across this before (the original series of Mrs. Brown's Boys is one example I recall) where the picture itself is 16:9 but some numpty had set the video dimensions to 4:3 when authoring the disc. The result is, as you say, a very small picture in the middle of the sc...
by Netmask
Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:53 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Problem with Ultraviolet (1998) MKV's are letterboxed
Replies: 7
Views: 5220

Problem with Ultraviolet (1998) MKV's are letterboxed

I recently was given the 2 disc box set of the British TV series Ultraviolet (1998). I made MKV's from the disc using MakeMKV. The resulting files all had black bars top and bottom as well as the sides. I suspect the aspect ratio was 1.66:1 Viewed on my 16:9 TV the black bars on the sides are wider ...
by Netmask
Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:06 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Rebuilding my PC - UHD advice needed
Replies: 1
Views: 5693

Rebuilding my PC - UHD advice needed

I'm building virtually from scratch and I would like advice on which brand and model number for a ROM drive capable of playing back UHD discs. I transfer all my discs onto my NAS so I need a drive that "just works", cost is not an issue. I'm based in Sydney Australia. It would be good if t...