Video Conversion: Variable Resolutions anyone?

[thyepoch]

Okay,

I have a video source that has something called Variable Resolution Syndrome…actually Its just Variable Resolution Video, but it seems like an ailment really. It’s basically a bunch of clips/advertisements with slightly different resolutions put together to make one file



I'm working on a project for a company that runs TV's at malls, shops etc with a constant advertisement loop. They currently use DVD players, and a I am proposing they use much more economical and smaller USB input media players.



So the issue is:

When I play it the file (720x576) on my computer, at different times according to the scene the different resolutions, are displayed with black edges BUT on my DVD player regardless if I am using the original DVD or if i am using the file through the USB input it somehow manages to constantly adjust the resolution so that the picture remains corner-corner.


How is it doing this? and more importantly do you know of any way to fix this (source file), or too make the (much smarter) computer act like the dumb DVD player? Eventually I need my Media Player to also maximize the video to the whole screen and not waste any precous real estate on the tv.



Any Ideas?

[Khaver]

I would separate each video clip at the resolution changes (VirtualDub using Direct Stream copy), resize all the clips to one resolution, and then reassemble them.