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  1. I load the avi in GSpot and under "video x:y" I can read
    640x272 (2.35:1) [=40:17]

    And the people here says "ok your file is a Anamorphic one u should treat it like that when converting"

    How can u see that my file is anamorphic ?

    I mean I have several different avi's, I just want to be sure that I resize them right when i encode to MPEG2...
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    True 16:9 is anamorphic from a DVD. It is a 854x480 video encoded at 720x480. So, if you do a screen capture of a scene, it will look squashed in the horizontal axis (which it is). What you have is a letterboxed encoded movie, which is not anamorphic.

    To make your movie anamorphic, crop off 78 pixels from each side, then resize your movie to 720x480. Author as a 16:9 movie, and it will display properly.
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  3. Thanks.
    But what I really need to know is what settings i should use in DVD2SVCD when I encod to mpeg2 ?

    I have these to choose from

    1. 4:3(No borders,encode as 4:3)
    2. 16:9(borders added,encode as 4:3)
    3. Anamorphic(no borders,encode as 16:9)

    I want it to look as good as possible on a 16:9 TV ??
    Do I need to make it anamorphic ?
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    Originally Posted by Draven
    Thanks.
    But what I really need to know is what settings i should use in DVD2SVCD when I encod to mpeg2 ?

    I have these to choose from

    1. 4:3(No borders,encode as 4:3)
    2. 16:9(borders added,encode as 4:3)
    3. Anamorphic(no borders,encode as 16:9)

    I want it to look as good as possible on a 16:9 TV ??
    Do I need to make it anamorphic ?
    2. borders added.

    If you use anamorphic will the video be enlarged and that makes the video quality worse...not much but.
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  5. Thanks man..
    Tackar..
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  6. Baldrick.
    Can I use same settings for this also ?
    608x256 (2.38:1) [=19:8] ?
    And is there a site/link that explains more about this ?
    How to understand this (2.38:1) [=19:8] I mean..
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  7. 608x256 (2.38:1) [=19:8] means that :

    Your video width is 2.38 times larger than height (608/256 = 2.375 rounded to 2.38)
    Another way to write this ratio with (the smallest) integer numbers is 19/8 (= 2.375)

    so 608/256 = 2.38/1 = 19/8
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  8. Yes ok I understand thanks.
    But still I need more info about how to encode youre video so it look right in widescreen 16:9? That the width is 2,38 times larger than the height don't help me much I think....
    And if u have a projector and a big silverscreen, can I still go on and convert like 16:9 (add borders encode as 4:3), I think so atleast .
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  9. Shit.
    Baldrick suggested nr 2. borders added, and i think that would be good.
    But i forgott that some clips clips are in NTSC and i live in a PAL country so i have those black borders on my tv now ...

    If I encode as 4:3 (no borders encode as 4:3) then the borders are gone ?
    Should I do like this instead when it comes to NTSC avi's ?

    Cause I havent suceeded to framrate from NTSC to PAL without sync problems...
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