Supermartyoh said:
I don't know about the 1.78 versions of Deathly Hollows Part II (may be cropped or so I hear), but I recall the ITunes HD version being OAR. Ditto on the PSP because I've never had one, but I would assume it is OAR unless the studios decided to crop later UMD titles to fill the PSP's small-as-fuck screen.
I know for sure that the HBO and WB 1.78:1 versions are open matte for the VFX shots and panned for some live action shots. But it's mostly open matte as I have seen the whole movie on those cable channels. Which means the Open matte version must exist somewhere. This is why I thought that either the itunes version and/or the UMD PSP version also being open matte. I recently downloaded The Order of the Phoenix UMD PSP. And its 2.40:1. Are you sure the itunes is not in 1.78:1. If itunes is in 16:9 without letterboxing then its the open matte version as I'm sure they wouldn't be making two 1.78:1 versions. Please confirm me this. For I am desperate to get the open matte version of Deathly Hallows Part 2.
Is it possible for anyone to rip it from cable as a lot of DTH set tops allow recording and that's how the 3 HP movies ended up open matte on torrent websites. If anyone can rip it it'll be great as the open matte looks fantastic, like IMAX. The dragon's freedom moments and the final battle are all open-matte and look massive with the additional height. I have SD cable and no recording ability, otherwise I'd have done it myself. Trust me guys, it's worth having that version.
Please, if anyone has the recording ability and catches DH Part 2 on full 16:9 in cable, know for sure it's the open matte, as that's the only version distributed to cable tv companies.