The one i downloaded has black bars on all sides . I thought it rather strange to be honest. Not sure if i screwed something up. It won’t display in 16:9 i have to watch it full frame to get the image to fit my laptop.
It was really strange like a letterboxed edition. I haven’t seen anything like that since the Gout DVDs.
The picture quality is much better than the Reivex or however it was spelled.
Maybe VLC Is the problem as to why it won’t display like an anamorphic film.
I like that it has 3 audio selections. The Laserdisc audio, DTS theatrical or optical audio from the print.
Edit: looks like it was just VLC its doing the same thing for 16mm Empire Strikes back.
I’m really going to have to get another software but MPC is no longer updated.
The scan features the whole image from the print, so it includes things that weren’t meant to be projected. The footage from 1977 is wider (an aspect ratio of 2.50:1) and the special edition changes feature black matting on the right of the frame. These would’ve been cropped to the proper aspect ratio when shown in theaters.