Screen too narrow vertically

[AshleyQuick]

Can someone recommend the best method to reduce the amount of space at the top and the bottom of the screen? If you're going to recommend TMPGEnc, can you tell me why the mpeg2 that I'm working with will not open? It's saying that it cannot open, or it's unsupported.

[ryanreko]

There are mpeg2 and .vob compatable mods for virtual dub, use that resize filter and frameserve it to where ever you want to go... (as far as i know i think that you'll have to re-encode for this one)

[AshleyQuick]

I found the mpeg2 version of virtualdub as well as a resize filter. I've reached an impasse though. I cannot figure out how to proceed. Can someone guide me through resizing?

[greengate69]

If the aspect ratio of your MPEG2 is correct, and you just want to blow it up fill the screen, try this (but bear in mind you will ose detail at the side of the picure:

Open the MPEG2 in DVD2AVI (f you can't "see" your MPEG2, just select "ALL FILES" in the File type dialogue box). Assuming DVD2AVI can open the MPEG2, select "Save Project" and choose a filename.

DVD2AVI wil save a .d2v and a .wav file. Open TMPGEnc and select these files as your video and audio sources respectively. Load the template you want (SVCD or MPEG2 assuming you want to keep it as an MPEG2). Select Settings/Advanced and then under "Video Arrange Method" select "No Margin (Keep Aspect Ratio)".

[If the black bars are actually part of the original MPEG2, select "Clip Frame" (also under Settings/Advanced), and crop off the black bars]

In my experience DVD2AVI will open a lot of files that TMPGEnc doesn't like, and in addition, options such as clip editing work much smoother on the .d2v file.

Hope this helps.