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?

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[uluviel.livejournal.com]

TMPEGEnc can change a widescreen to a fullscreen:

Click on "Settings", go to the "Advanced" tab. In the "Source aspect ratio" box, select 16:9 NTSC or 16:9 PAL. Then, in the "Video arrange Method" box:
- Select "Full Screen (keep aspect ratio)" if you want to add black bar at the top and bottom of your screen.
- Select "No margin (keep aspect ratio)" to cut the sides of your movie.
- Select "Fullscreen" if you want to stretch the image into a 4:3

Of course make sure your output format (in the "video" tab of the settings) is actually 4:3.

[uluviel.livejournal.com]

I just read your previous post and you mention you have TMPEGEnc DVD Author. The software I use is TMPEGEnc Plus (http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/tp.html). I'M not sure if DVD Author can do this as well.

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

no author only takes the encoded material and creates a DVD menu.

Edit ---> Encode ----> Author ---->Burn

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

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