I was happy to see that Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie came out on DVD Tuesday. I went to the store today to see if it had the original Japanese version as a feature. It didn't. And it was full screen. Shouldn't this be available in widescreen since it aired in the theatres? Or am I just crazy? And does anyone know if the Japanese version will be released later like the tv series is being?
As much as I want it, I'm going to hold off buying it. Probably waiting in vain for the widescreen version to show its face. I about dropped the DVD when I read modified to fit your tv screen. Gives me chills! I can't stand pan and scan.
Pan and scan is where the people making the DVD or VHS cut off some of the movie on the edges of the screen. Oh! I know I'm not explaining this right! Let's try this!
a movie = a rectangle
a tv = a square
In order to get a rectangle to fit in a square, you can do 1 of 2 things. Either you can compress the image causing everyone's faces to elongate (get longer) or you can scan the images to not include the edges. However, if the two main characters are standing side by side talking, they would pan the camera over to get the person talking completely on film.