16:9 Authoring II

[petec]

A similar but different question.

I capture to DV (via Canopus) TV to computer. I use Tmpgenc to convert my video to MPEG2 for DVD authoring. Mostly what I capture is 4:3 formatted but occassionally will capture 16:9 formatted movies. If I use standard 4:3 Tmpgenc settings my version of my DVD is slightly off and not proportional (IE I get a "fat" letterbox). If I set Aspect ratio to 16:9 and source aspect ratio to 16:9 (see this might be my mistake) and video arrange method to Center (keeping aspect ratio) I end up with a very "skinny" letterbox version of my authored DVD. Am I suppose to set my aspect ratio to 16:9, leave my source aspect ratio to 4:3 and still set my video arrange method to Center(keeping aspect ratio)?

Quick summary:
Capture using Canopus ADVC-100 and DV Raptor (all NTSC) via SVIDEO out from TV. Convert DV video to DVD Video with Tmpgenc. Author DVD with InfoEdit and burn DVD with Nero.

[Cirrus]

If you're capturing from a 4:3 TV then your source is still 4:3 (some parts of the TV output are movie, some are the black lines. To get 16:9 you will need to crop it in TMPGEnc. When using 16:9 on 4:3 you will get the distortions you meniton.

[Baldrick]

You should NOT set the source aspect ratio to 16:9. Set it to 1:1 vga or 4:3 and full screen. But the video aspect ratio should be 16:9.

[petec]

Thank you guys...sincerely appreciately.