SVCD become wide screen when play back on DVD player

[cpc25]

Hi,
I am looking for some advise here.
I have capture some video in vcd resolution ( limited by capture card ) with high bitrate ( 3000 kb/s) from analoge video cam, I then converted it to SVCD (PAL) with TMPGEnc, burn it on cd-r with Nero - burning rom ( version 5.5.4.1 ).
When I play it on TV (Philip) via DVD player (Pioneer), the image is distorted (look like 16:9 format, every one became fatty).
Is it the problem with The tv, DVD player or ........?

[Ejoc]

Lots of possibilites, but you only gave limited info.

Does it play properly on your computer?
What aspect ratio did you encode it as?
Is your DVD player set to widescreen ouput?

[cpc25]

"Does it play properly on your computer? "
- It is slim and tall.
"What aspect ratio did you encode it as? "
- Full screen in TMPGEnc.
"Is your DVD player set to widescreen ouput?"
- Nop

[Ejoc]

is TMPGEnc set to 4:3 or 16:9?

I would make lots of 10-15 second clips trying different settings on a CD-RW.

[cpc25]

This is the setting I used.
I think it says 4:3 Display.

[mujahid7ia]

What is the SOURCE aspect ratio???



If its not close to, or exactly, 480x576, its not gonna look rite!

than u should use in tmpgenc advanced settings "keep aspect ratio" or "keep aspect ratio 2"

[mujahid7ia]

oops! its vcd resolution, maybe u should encode w/ keep ar OR keep ar2

[tim6661234]

Reading between the lines you are doing the following

1. Capturing to avi from camcorder
2. Converting to (S)VCD
3. Burning

The problem seems to me is that avi's don't have aspect ratio's. They are 1:1 in terms of pixcels. Unless you pick a ration of 4:3 in respect to width and height it will apear incorrect on you PC.

MPEG does have aspect ratio (you are setting it correctly as shown) but you need to tell the program about your source and how to scale it. There is a preview option so you can check it looks OK before encoding.

I have not got TMPEnc to hand to list the exact options but they are on the second tab with the filter options (above them). It might be as simple as entering the Aspect ration here.

Hope this helps