DVD Authoring Question: 16:9 Source

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

Some DVD authoring programs (IDVD, Ulead) cannot handle both 4:3 and 16:9 (widescreen source).

On some m2v files, the 16:9 screen images are squished vertically to fit the 4:3 format. In the past I was able to manually import the m2v file into my editing software, adjust the widescreen (make the image smaller) so it fit back down into a 4:3 frame and render, then re-export. This takes too much time to do for each vid.

is there a setting we can shoot for (Final Cut or Adobe Premiere or TMPEGEnc) that will export 16:9 images so the widescreen source is pre-adjusted to fit into the 4:3 TV screen?

Comments

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

to offer a technical set of instructions: how to edit an m2v file on a Mac.

1. Use QT Pro and import the m2v file.
2. Export it as a DV file (lots of little fiddly settings I won't mutter about here)
3. Import in into Final Cut Pro/FCE
4. Import wav (or if lucky aiff file)into FCE and put into timeline
5. Use Killa's (patent pending) Motion method to streeeetch and squish the aspect ratio so all Buffy heads look normal.
5. Render (this takes days - at least with my processor).
6. Export, encode and burn.
7. Repeat for next video

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

I need a Mac - but all that ease of use might confuse me and all...

but... color wheel...

::drools::

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

the itunes visuals blow msoft's away...Gayle F and I spent 15 minutes staring like we were stoned....