[Idea] UAR: Ultimate Aspect Ratio - any interest?

[spoRv]

Raw test (made in paint) - Resident Evil: Afterlife (BD+DTV)

better than nothing...

[spoRv]

To whom it may concern: I did an AAP-AR test few months ago, aligned manually (before the great auto-align plugin by random.next was released); I also included YAO hack, so it's possible to cover the added parts with black bars.

Event Horizon AAP-AR + YAO test clip: http://www46.zippyshare.com/v/jW9EXeiU/file.html

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse - pictures of AAP-AR using two sources
same pics in a comparison - open matte Vs AAP-AR: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/129953

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - pictures of AAP-AR using three sources (BD, DVD, WEB)
same pics in a comparison - blu-ray Vs AAP-AR: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/129931

[Lavon Media]

Uhhhh.... SpoRv? The zippyshare link for the Event Horizon clip test for the fullest AAP-AR or fullest open matted cut is down.

[spoRv]

Uhhhh.... SpoRv? The zippyshare link for the Event Horizon clip test for the fullest AAP-AR or fullest open matted cut is down.

Tested right now, it works... dunno

[Lavon Media]

Uhhhh.... SpoRv? The zippyshare link for the Event Horizon clip test for the fullest AAP-AR or fullest open matted cut is down.

Tested right now, it works... dunno

Oh nevermind. Now it works.

[spoRv]

ATTENTION!

Now, I know there are someone who would be happy to see a whole film using the AAP-AR - usually, the same who can stand VAR - but I wonder, would it be the same if the AAP-AR (or open matte) will occur in a middle of a scene?


download test clip to get YAO subtitles: http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/MezR6qNm/file.html

Opinions are really appreciated!

[spoRv]

I'm continuing to work, trying to produce a complete AAP-AR film; at the moment, Resident Evil: Afterlife is almost finished, but, as most part is just OAR, it can't be considered a "true" AAP-AR movie... I quit working on the VAR using frames from trailer, as it is a very time consuming task, and result, even if good technically, is pretty distracting - said by one who loves VAR and AAP-AR...

The Matrix was put apart for the moment, but I count to rework on it pretty soon.

Meanwhile, I'm finishing to work on Resident Evil (the first film); result is quite interesting.

Some random considerations on the whole AAP-AR:

• in few occasions, is it possible to find out that a p&s or open matte (that is necessarily cropped on both sides) version of an anamorphic film has a bit more image on top and/or bottom; we are talking about few pixels, and the "slice" (or slices) takes only a part of the whole image; an example, Event Horizon:
  
  not a great gain, but, as I always say, "better than nothing"
  
• super 35 films whole image on film is around 1.37:1; when the OAR (or, better, IAR - intended aspect ratio) is 2.35:1, sometimes exist both 1.78 open matte and 1.33:1 full screen versions; while open matte usually have more image on top and bottom, and less on one or both sides, sometimes the existing full screen adds just few lines on top and/or bottom, or it's just a cropped version of the open matte, or of the IAR version; is it possible to obtain an AAP-AR version, using three sources - you can see an example of The Matrix in the first post
  
• super 35 films with an IAR of 1.85:1 (or 1.66:1) that has also a 1.33:1 (real) full screen version are the ideal candidate for the AAP-AR; using the open matte version, which adds a bit more lines on top and bottom (40 lines, which are almost 4%), and combining it with the full screen, is it possible, in some instances, to get up to 98% of the full film frame! Bottom, Resident Evil:
  
  

[deleted user]

spoRv, you could try Terminator 3. there are Blu Rays, Open Matte HDTVs and one 4:3 fullscreen DVD and they all seem to have identical masters. Had been playing with the idea myself, but I'm too lazy to do it lol.

[spoRv]

It is into my endless "to do list"!

[spoRv]

Just finished to watch a preliminary AAP-AR version of Resident Evil - using "only" two sources, but the OAR is 1.85:1, so...

Some (expected) tweaks and adjustments to do here and there, due to the fact main fullscreen source have logo, pop-ups, missing frames etc. to be fixed with a second (and eventually third source), and I lost some of them... but, apart this, it is A-MA-ZING! In few minutes I got used to the unusual aspect ratio, and not noticed for the rest of the film; it is very nice to watch a film quite well known, and discover new "pieces" due to more image on top and bottom (on average, I'd say at least 25/30% more!) - headroom was not useless, as in some other films; I guess here director filmed it taking in account the fullscreen aspect.

If only I could watch it in a huge 4:3 display... I missed a 40' Pioneer plasma display for just 70€, why, oh why? Still, it looks great on a "mere" 55' 16:9 display, so I should live with it!