Scaled Video in DVD playback

[lucho115]

I want to play a dvd (magic english) in my pc in windows mode or fullscreen and the video watch Scaled (very tiny, only use the center of the display, i get 2 big black regions up and down) , but only in this PC, if i use other 4 pcs i have no problems, and only happen with some DVDs, if i play other DVD in the same pc of the problem maybe is watchen OK my meybe not depens of the DVD. Iam using VLC 2.0.3, but if i use WMP the same DVD that fail is watchen OK. SO i dont know whats the problem, can anybody help me?
thks and sorry about my english

[Arite]

If I understand correctly the video is letterboxed(?) - i.e. the source video comes with black bars above and below the video.

VLC can crop videos. Go to "Video >> Crop" and select the desired aspect ratio. Try something like "16:9".

For more information on letterboxing see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing_%28filming%29

If the source video has black bars on all sides then it's "windowboxed". If that's the case use VLC hot keys to crop each side accordingly (see here and look for "crop" for the default hotkeys).

Arite.

[lucho115]

If I understand correctly the video is letterboxed(?) - i.e. the source video comes with black bars above and below the video.

VLC can crop videos. Go to "Video >> Crop" and select the desired aspect ratio. Try something like "16:9".

For more information on letterboxing see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing_%28filming%29

If the source video has black bars on all sides then it's "windowboxed". If that's the case use VLC hot keys to crop each side accordingly (see here and look for "crop" for the default hotkeys).

Arite.

Thanks for the response, but the source video comes in 4:3 because its and old dvd, and in other PCs using VLC also version 2.0.3 i only put watch with vlc and works fine but in this PC only the menu is watchen at fullscreen (4:3), when i select a chapter the movie start "letterboxed" its not a problem of the dvd because like i said before in other Pcs works ok. So its a problem of this vlc instalacion (i reinstall it severa times) or the dvd drive, i discart the dvd drive but maybe can someone tell me thats posible, i dont know.
tnks and sorry about my english.

[Arite]

OK, so the video itself is 4:3.

Just to make sure it's not a settings issue delete VLC's preferences and cache files. To do this press "Windows Key + R" (to bring up "Run"), type %appdata% and press Enter. Then delete the "vlc" folder in there.

Then open VLC and try it again.

If that doesn't help, then I'm still not entirely sure what you mean. Is the video wrong when you view it windowed (not fullscreen)? Does cropping not help?

Can you take a snapshot (View >> Take Snapshot) to illustate the issue (or "Print Screen" etc.)?

Arite.