Ratio?

[hotindew]

i have super dvd ripper what does 16:9 to 4:3 ratio adjust mean, i cnt find n e thing ne where to help me. i assume it has something to do with screen size, but which 1 is wide screen.

cheers gurus!!!!!

[Darth Sushi]

Originally posted by hotindew@6 May 2003 - 13:49
i have super dvd ripper what does 16:9 to 4:3 ratio adjust mean, i cnt find n e thing ne where to help me. i assume it has something to do with screen size, but which 1 is wide screen.

cheers gurus!!!!!

16:9 is letterbox or widescreen (black area at the top and bottom of movie) matches the ratio of a screen in a movie theater. 4:3 is standard or TV size. If a movie is 4:3, the sides have been chopped off thus you're getting less.