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by mage0
Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:41 am
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: BBC DVDs won't finish opening sequence
Replies: 1
Views: 3402

Re: BBC DVDs won't finish opening sequence

Do you have the same problem when using the disc with a normal playback program?
by mage0
Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:19 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Windows 10 HDR & color format settings
Replies: 0
Views: 3726

Windows 10 HDR & color format settings

So now that I have these great HDR UHD rips on disk, I'm pondering all the Windows 10 settings that might affect playback. The ones I am particularly worried about: Refresh rate Color format Bit depth For example, I noticed that my OLED won't stay in HDR mode if the refresh rate is 120 Hz. Also, I d...
by mage0
Sat Apr 03, 2021 7:49 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Letterboxing flipping on and off from scene to scene
Replies: 10
Views: 9738

Re: Letterboxing flipping on and off from scene to scene

The Dark Knight (2008) is a movie that changes aspect ratios. Several action sequences were shot with IMAX cameras on a 65mm negative and the rest on the more common 35mm . The aspect ratio of those two negative sizes are different and the director chose not crop the movie so it was a consistent as...
by mage0
Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:13 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Letterboxing flipping on and off from scene to scene
Replies: 10
Views: 9738

Re: Letterboxing flipping on and off from scene to scene

Thank you for the suggestion. Should we report the original problem to the development team?
by mage0
Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:41 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Letterboxing flipping on and off from scene to scene
Replies: 10
Views: 9738

Re: Letterboxing flipping on and off from scene to scene

I had the same thought when watching my rip of Interstellar . By the time I got to Tenet last night & realized the aspect was switching 60-70 times across 2.5 hours, it didn't seem like an artistic choice any more. Believe it or not, I haven't found a way to play these discs in the "normal&...
by mage0
Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:59 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Letterboxing flipping on and off from scene to scene
Replies: 10
Views: 9738

Letterboxing flipping on and off from scene to scene

Ripped a couple UHD discs recently but seeing a strange symptom during playback on Windows 10. The frame is letterboxed in one scene & then not letterboxed in the next. I can live with either of these output modes but flipping between them every 3 minutes is not great. The symptom is the same in...