Yes i've been getting different frame counts, but i'm uncertain if it's my playback choices. Originally wanted to work with the files so had ripped them, but those gave a different frame count then the original vobs. So took a step back and using avidemux on the mac and PC to confirm frame numbers. http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/ Looking for a second application to confirm the numbers. What is the date of the vob's in your version?

If you have d_j's Version 3, could you look at the cropping of the first frame there. My version of that looks similar to the US/Europe posted above. Can the black bars be displayed differently between programs?