Friday The 13th DVD aspect ratios help

Author: Lace Whiskey Fan
Date: 28-May-2007, 9:55 PM

Author: Lace Whiskey Fan
Time: 28-May-2007 9:55 PM
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I'm doing an edit with all the Friday The 13th movies, and they are all 1.85:1 except for Part 3 and Freddy VS. Jason. For all the other films, how can I convert them from 1.85:1 to 1.35:1 like all the Star Wars movies, etc....

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Author: Moth3r
Time: 30-May-2007 10:11 AM
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So you want to convert from 1.85:1 to 2.35:1?

You have to either crop some pixels from the top and bottom of the image, or squash the active image area vertically (which will result in an incorrect aspect ratio).

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Author: Lord_Of_The_Sith
Time: 2-Jun-2007 5:16 PM
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Or you can download SUPER video converter which will convert any file!

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

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Author: Lace Whiskey Fan
Time: 7-Jun-2007 9:59 PM
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So how exctly can I squash the picture, I am going to try this before cropping, just to see.

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Author: Moth3r
Time: 8-Jun-2007 5:23 AM
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What software are you using for video editing?

First you need to crop any existing black bars. Then scale the rest of the image vertically to about 79% of its original size. Finally add in new larger black bars to make the image back up to DVD resolution.

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Author: Lace Whiskey Fan
Time: 8-Jun-2007 2:42 PM
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I'm using Womble MPEG video editor DVD. Sounds dificult, but I'm up to it. How does the picture resoloution turn out?

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Author: Tombstone Hero
Time: 19-Oct-2023 4:21 AM
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Lace Whiskey Fan said:

I’m doing an edit with all the Friday The 13th movies, and they are all 1.85:1 except for Part 3 and Freddy VS. Jason. For all the other films, how can I convert them from 1.85:1 to 1.35:1 like all the Star Wars movies, etc…

I made an account just to say this. I have the same issue and discovered this thread during a Google search for answers.

The year is now 2023. It’s been 16 years.

I just started a video essay that also requires use of the Friday the 13th film franchise’s many movies for clips. Not wanting to roll the dice with digital sources, I opted to go straight to my movie wall. I used the Blu-Ray discs from the The Complete Collection box set only to find that Freddy vs. Jason is the only film in a wildly different aspect ratio than the rest of the movies.

…until you reach 2009’s Friday the 13th reboot. Which also has a similar aspect ratio.

So, take comfort in knowing that the issue has persisted for over a decade and a half, and continues to haunt video editors to this very day.