The Gang of Five

The Land Before Time => 1988 Theatrical Release => Topic started by: Justin1993 on August 09, 2011, 04:08:21 PM

Title: DVD question
Post by: Justin1993 on August 09, 2011, 04:08:21 PM

I have a question about the DVD of the film. Ok so I was watching The Land Before Time on Encore and I realized that at the beginning of the film, it didn't have a black border on the underwater sequence. For some reason my DVD has this border. But only for that part. As shown below
(http://oi54.tinypic.com/2rm2jja.jpg)

The showing on Encore didn't have this. And neither does the VHS. Can anyone shed some light on this cause I am at a loss.

Title: DVD question
Post by: Dilopho on August 10, 2011, 01:29:57 AM

I think it has something to do with the opening credits, because it fades out when the LBT-logo disappears and the real movie begins. Maybe someone had the idea when they remastered it for DVD.

Title: DVD question
Post by: Zenoah on August 10, 2011, 01:38:54 AM

I would have no idea really.
This is why I love VHS copies of old movies...

My vote is just a mess up or something. As long as it's just there and not hidering the rest of the movie, I would'nt worry too much about it.  :D

Title: DVD question
Post by: Pikkutassu on August 10, 2011, 07:32:20 AM

The DVD copy is pretty effed up... colors and brightness totally messed up in some scenes. You can see twice as much in the opening underwater scenes on the VHS copies, on the DVD its just dark.

Title: DVD question
Post by: Justin1993 on August 10, 2011, 07:44:22 AM

Yeah. My copy seems to be contrastless compared to the VHS version. Although, everything else is otherwise ok.
Edit: Not contrastless. The colors look a bit desaturated. That's the word I was looking for.

Title: DVD question
Post by: Dilopho on August 10, 2011, 09:51:41 AM

Hm, strange. I checked my old VHS tape and there is also this black border. There seem to be different versions.

Here:
(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7821/randgm.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/randgm.jpg/)

Title: DVD question
Post by: Justin1993 on August 10, 2011, 01:31:20 PM

I checked mine also, and the top and bottom have it but not the sides. I wonder why.

Title: DVD question
Post by: DarkHououmon on August 10, 2011, 02:14:00 PM

I think it has to do with aspect ratio. For instance, if the movie is wide screen, there'll be thick black bars on top and on bottom.

My guess is the black borders are present on the DVD copy because your DVD copy has a different aspect ratio than the VHS copy (provided it has no black borders either).

I just checked my DVD rip of Land Before Time and it does not contain any black borders.

Title: DVD question
Post by: Justin1993 on August 10, 2011, 07:53:03 PM

Yeah, my VHS has the borders, but only on the top and bottom.