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by dhstraayer
Sat Jun 27, 2026 3:48 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen
Replies: 7
Views: 3791

Re: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen

That embedded link seems to be working fine. I don't know what is going with the normal attachments mechanism. Once again, when I play that same DVD on an HDMI DVD player, it projects fine --- full screen. And I used MakeMKV in the past and didn't see this issue.
by dhstraayer
Sat Jun 27, 2026 3:45 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen
Replies: 7
Views: 3791

Re: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen

Something seems to be wonky with image attachments. I used the "add files" on the "Attachments" tab, and it seemed to show on the "Preview" view, as an attachment. But when I access in the forum, I don't see reference to the attachment. https://drive.google.com/file/d/11kcmSUATnNWa ...
by dhstraayer
Sat Jun 27, 2026 3:40 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen
Replies: 7
Views: 3791

Re: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen

I've attached it again. This is what the mkv looks like. But when I use the $34 HDMI DVD player, the image is full screen.
by dhstraayer
Tue Jun 23, 2026 3:08 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen
Replies: 7
Views: 3791

Re: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen

This is just one example. Every DVD I've ripped with MakeMKV lately shows this problem. Notice the image I put in my post was from VLC, where I can set the aspect ratio of the "screen" anywhere I want. I can't avoid the downsizing of the image. In the past, I haven't seen this problem. But it's been ...
by dhstraayer
Mon Jun 22, 2026 3:48 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen
Replies: 7
Views: 3791

Aspect ratio ok, but not full screen

I haven't had this problem in the past. I switched from Fire Stick to Roku Ultra in order to use my collection of old dvds. But when I ripped "Lagaan", I got this result - black bars top, bottom, left and right! But notice that the captions are outside the picture. The problem shows both on the Roku ...
by dhstraayer
Sun Jun 14, 2026 12:19 am
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Black bars left, right, top, bottom, but correct AR
Replies: 2
Views: 3555

Black bars left, right, top, bottom, but correct AR

Shows same on Roku Ultra and VLC. Aspect ratio is fine, but wasting a lot of screen.
by dhstraayer
Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:21 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Output file name and
Replies: 4
Views: 21485

Re: Output file name and

changing NAME1 to NAME2 did not help. Still resolutely ripping to title.mkv

Is there something wrong with my file naming template?
by dhstraayer
Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:09 am
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Output file name and
Replies: 4
Views: 21485

Re: Output file name and

This is the Output file name template I've been using: {NAME1}{-:CMNT1}{-:DT}{title:+DFLT}

I'll try changing NAME1 to NAME2, maybe that will help. Or perhaps I have something else wrong with my name template.

DHS
by dhstraayer
Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:08 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: Output file name and
Replies: 4
Views: 21485

Output file name and

I'm using a purchased and registered 1.15.1 (x64 make, x86 GUI). MakeMKV correctly extracts the DVD title and shows it, but 90% of the time fails to use it in the Output File, which then appears as /title.mkv or /titleN.mkv. Rarely, it uses the DVD title. What's up? Am I missing a setting? Should I ...
by dhstraayer
Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:37 pm
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: Exactly what does "Preferred Language" do?
Replies: 4
Views: 18148

Re: Exactly what does "Preferred Language" do?

I started a thread and posted this link: http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic ... 061#p19061


The documentation, source code, and exe are at: http://dhstraayer.com/published/WD_MKV/

Go ahead an try it.
by dhstraayer
Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:33 pm
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: MKVs vs. Wester Digital Live +
Replies: 0
Views: 10558

MKVs vs. Wester Digital Live +

WD_MKV is a program to help users who have Western Digital ® WDTV Live and WDTV Live + players to rip DVDs and Blu-Ray discs to MKV files, especially to deal with bugs in the WDTV Live.
The first bug is related to the four “colors” in the subtitles. The WDTV always makes “color 4” transparent ...
by dhstraayer
Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:43 am
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: Exactly what does "Preferred Language" do?
Replies: 4
Views: 18148

Exactly what does "Preferred Language" do?

I'm looking for a little clarification here. I am mostly using MakeMKVCON from code I've written (both in Java and VB) to automate the ripping process, and to use some tools (MKVExtract, bdsup2sub special version for WDTV, and MKVMerge) to get around a couple of annoying bugs (a color mapping bug ...
by dhstraayer
Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:48 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Fatal error in 1.6.6/1.6.7 when opening blu-ray drive
Replies: 12
Views: 33397

Re: Fatal error in 1.6.6/1.6.7 when opening blu-ray drive

As reported by v1.6.7
Manufacturer: ATAPI
Product: iHOS104
Revision: WL0D
S/N: 3775504065 306021501642
Type: internal SATA
Brand: ?Can't remember. Maybe one of the big Korean companies
Works now, fixed the bug.
by dhstraayer
Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:15 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Dr Zhivago
Replies: 3
Views: 11462

Re: Dr Zhivago

The dump wasn't very big, I've attached a zip of the dump.
by dhstraayer
Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:26 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Dr Zhivago
Replies: 3
Views: 11462

Dr Zhivago

I have a fancy edition. It doesn't say much about what version it is, but it is in a sort of booklet. It has the number 2000020535 on the edge. Lots of nice color pages in the middle, and a bonus disk at the back.

Here is the deal: I ran MakeMKV (some previous release) on it just fine. Then I ...