confused....should I resize to 704x480 or 720x480 for NTSC?

charvelzeppelin · Member Joined: 07 Mar 2004

I have a bunch of analog captures at 352x240. I am burning some to DVD and using some to just watch on my computer. I have seen a lot of talk about different resolutions and I'm not sure what to resize these files too.

If I'm burning to DVD, shouldn't I resize to 720x480. (isn't that the resolution of the tv?). So when should I resize to 704x480 (which would seem like what I should use since that is double my resolution I recorded at).

When watching on the computer, does it really matter if I resize the video or not? Since you can just expand the video to full screen in the media player.

duhmez · Member Joined: 12 Sep 2001

Do not resize at all. 352x240 is a supported res as is. Upping the size will only make the file bigger and no better. Probably will be worse even.

charvelzeppelin · Member Joined: 07 Mar 2004

So when would you use filters to resize to a larger size like 704x480 or 720x480?

duhmez · Member Joined: 12 Sep 2001

Youc ant get better quality than your source, and since 352x240 is a 1/4 DVD supported res, you wont need to increase the res at all. Increasing it will only make the file bigger, and worse, depending how much bitrate you give the D1 vid, it can be much worse.

GMaq · Linux Member Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Location: Canada

You should definitely just leave your current captures as they are, Normally of course you want to capture at the highest possible resolution and end up at 352x240 (unless you are going to burn directly to VCD or DVD) Sometimes if your capture device doesn't let you set certain resolutions you need to use a filter to resize the video on the fly as you are capturing it in real time. Think of your current captures as wallet sized photos, if you hold a magnifying glass over them until they are 5x7's they will lose detail and many flaws that you couldn't see before will be apparent, I realize that this photo to video comparison isn't exactly the same since the finished product will be viewed on the same size screen however the principle still applies.
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charvelzeppelin · Member Joined: 07 Mar 2004

I realize that most people here capture at 352x480, but I hate how it doesn't show up full screen on the tv. The image seems very disproportionate and the huge borders on the side bug me. Do you guys resize the image to 704x480 or 720x480 using filters like in virtualdub or another encoding program before you burn to dvd?

FulciLives · Posted: Apr 01, 2004 14:12

charvelzeppelin · Member Joined: 07 Mar 2004

charvelzeppelin · Member Joined: 07 Mar 2004

How come the default for NTSC DVD like for procoder is 720x480 when that doesn't even show up full screen. There are still small borders on the top and bottom of the movie. I would think it would be 704x480 where there are no borders. Does anyone here always burn 704x480 for NTSC DVD? I'm wondering if I should start.

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disturbed1 · Member Joined: 22 Apr 2001 Location: init 4

Could be letter boxed wide screen?

Is that what you mean by not full screen with black bars.

duhmez · Member Joined: 12 Sep 2001

If your xbox software is not stretching it to fit the screen during playback, then your playback software is bunk. the 4:3 flag int he bitstream is there to tell software/hardware players to resize the videoo during playback.

if it's not bunk, look for an ption to force it to obey the aspect ratio.

ZippyP. · Member Joined: 14 Nov 2002 Location: Lotus Land