Visual commentary - what is this?

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Legenista
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Visual commentary - what is this?

Post by Legenista »

I have this DVD:

http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=422

And as you can tell from these images:

https://imgur.com/a/ec9i4VA

It has an extra feature called VISUAL COMMENTARY. I used a program to create an ISO, with the option "Rip to Image".

Then I used MAKEMKV to convert everything into Matroska.

Also used PowerDVD to access the DVD from this decrypted ISO, mounted.

The problem is that no matter where I go (Matroska or PowerDVD) I can only see the following:

- The "visual commentary" is an audio commentary featuring these two people. Besides that it is a subtitle (which I checked using SUBTITLE EDIT) with over 2 hours saying the same thing:

>>>>>>>>
In order to properly view the video commentary you must set your DVD player to 4x3 display mode. Consult your DVD player manual for specific instructions.
>>>>>>>>

So what is this extra feature? Because I can only see this audio commentary and this subtitle saying the above.

I am now assuming this extra feature can't be viewed using any known player (like PowerDVD) or converted into Matroska by any software. So the only way of seeing is using a regular DVD player?

Image

Meaning there's no way to access this using a PC?

This is the first time I am seeing this problem. I thought everything, no matter what, was accessible using a PC and specific software, so we could (if we wanted) ditch a regular TV and DVD/BD/4K player.

This visual commentary suggests otherwise.
dcoke22
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Re: Visual commentary - what is this?

Post by dcoke22 »

I have this movie on blu-ray. When I use the .mkv with MPV (https://mpv.io) I can see the 'visual commentary.' It seems like their attempt on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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