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Old 13th December 2019, 08:34   #29047  |  Link
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Originally Posted by MrVideo View Post
Well, that explains it. Many of the groups have it in their little heads that removing the letterbox bars from widescreen videos will reduce the file size. While it is true that it will, it obviously causes issues like this.

If I play a MKV file thru my Samsung and if it is 1920x800, the player will add the letterbox bars. But, if I author the file onto a BD, the player will vertically expand the video to fill the screen. Those cropped videos are a PITA.
Fully agree... Same here with my OPPO. I've Always thought it was nonsense removing the black bars, it doesn't save that much space and automatically makes it noncompliant. Stupid...
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