based on the cover in the profile and the cover of the fullscreen version it seems they might have reused the UPC of the first release that was widescreen

either that or its the wrong cover... UPC is kinda impossible to see in the cover in the profile

and 085392208227 is the widescreen version

If you want to change an existing profile mark the profile in DVDPro and go to menu "Online -> Contribute DVD Profile ..." in the next window you'll be asked if you want to upload scans too, leave this option unchecked if no changes were made here.
Next your browser opens, after logging in you'll be shown the contribution site. Here you can check and uncheck the changes you want to contribute, Don't forget to give the source for your changes in the contribution note.

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How does this sort of blooper happen?

This error occurs because many people mix up anamorphic and widescreen, or as you just did letterboxed and fullscreen.
According to the text on the backcover (which of course can be wrong) your version is a letterboxed widescreen version. Means the total output format is 4:3 but within this the feature is widescreen (letterbox)

EDIT: May I guide your attention to this excerpt of your backcover

No, the user is not confused.
The UPC in question refers to the pan and scan version, but the profile claims it's a widescreen release.
In fact, the cover on that profile raises a lot of questions as it supposedly claims to have Malay and Thai subtitles, but the cover contains only english text. It looks to me like the cover of a pirate release which has hijacked a less-popular profile in the database.

you can trust nothing these days:
Ricochet: 16:9 widescreen as it comes out the picture is 4:3.
Allways easy to verify with Powerdvd:
first check settings in Powerdvd:
Right click on Powerdvd window
select Configuration
Select Tab 'Player'
Select [Advanced]
Select Tab 'Snapshot'
set 'Default Capture Mode'
o Caputere to Clipboard
set 'Captured Aspect Ratio'
o Current Video Window Size
mark [v] Keep Aspect Ratio

now play the movie somewhere in the middle (i've seen rare things happening in title sections)
very important
while the movie is playing:
double click on the screen (screen jumps to maximized window)
double click on the screen (screen jumps to full screen window)
double click on the screen (screen jumps to minimum screen window)
capture a bright scene to image (sunlight, sky, no dark borders)
paste this screencapture in image program aka Irfanview
in the left bottom left corner it shows the picture dimensions:
768 x 576 this is 4:3 frame

1024 x 576 this is 16:9 frame or anamorphic

Good point,all told my own confidence level that this is a pirated film is VERY high and as such it should not be contributed per the Riules. I am afraid Lassiter that you are mpre than likely on your own.

I just looked up the official artwork for the title and am now completely convinced that this title is absolutely a bootleg and SHOULD be removed from the database.

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Quoting widescreenforever:

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There is also referance to AC3  5.1 sound... I thought AC3 represented laser disc, I have never seen that term used for DVD...  ???

No, AC3 5.1 equals Dolby Digital 5.1 (cf. Wikipedia). I've seen it used more often.

Quoting Forget_the_Rest:

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It may be that whoever submitted it, copied the details from an existing profile but didn't update the aspect ratio. Or it could be that both wide & fullscreen were released with the same code. That said, I did a quick Google search & it does seem that 085392389322 only refers to the full screen release.

Just change that one bit & submit the changes - Online --> Contribute DVD Profile.

I'd make more contributions / edits myself, but I'm still fairly new to DVDProfiler.  One thing I often encounter is a new UPC for something that appears to be otherwise identical to another version in the database.  I'd like to "clone" the existing listing and just add the extra UPC, or change the relevant tidbits for a new profile, but I don't know how to do this.

Anyone care to point me to the location in the help file / FAQ that shows this / makes this easy?

Deejay:

I know the history of AC-3 and DD and DVD, I don't need wiki. And AC-3 has never been used herein the sates for any LEGALLY released DVD. I don't need Wiki, nor do I trust Wiki. AC-3 was "invented" in the early 90s for Laserdisc and befre the demise of the format they changed it DD. DVD only used DD, AC-3 was used on the numerous pirate titles which were copied from laserdisc illegally.

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