Size different on VHS - DVD Capture

[hudster]

I'm capturing a VHS cassette of a home movie taken ages ago.
The quality is pretty good, after capture, except the size of it.

When I watch the Video I get a smaller picture than after I've captured to DVD, is there a way to get this picture size to capture a bit smaller so I can see all the details on the DVD that I get from the VHS tape without losing any quality.

It can't be a TV overscan problem as I'm watching both versions on the same TV.

Settings.
720x576, PAL I, captured via Virtual dub, processed in TMPGENC, 4800 bitrate audio at 192k, authored and written to DVD using TMPGenc DVD authoring package.

Many thanks for any help you can give me.

[pijetro]

Your capture settings should be fine.

Two tabs that you should look at carefully before encoding.

VIDEO>size,aspect ratio,frame rate
and
Advanced>Source Aspect ratio,Video arrange method.

Be carefull of these values.
Double click the Clip frame filter, and see what it looks like. Play around with the Arrange Method. I personally found that Full screen (keep aspect ratio) works best for me..

Good luck!!!!

[ronnylov]

Try capturing to 704x576 and encode to DVD with resolution 704x576, or add black borders on left and right side to fill up to 720x576 resolution and encode to 720x576 DVD.

On a DVD the actual picture size is 702x576 pixels with black on left and right to fill up the 720x576 frame. But your capture card may expand the picture to 720 width when capturing at 720x576, and a smaller area of the picture can be seen on the TV. That's why it may be better to capture to 704x576 instead, because it is closer to 702x576 pixels.

It can also be some differencies of how you connect your VCR versus how you connect your DVD. On my TV I can see much smaller picture area if I use RGB connection via scart compared to S-Video or composite from the same DVD player. I guess my TV is faulty (I have a Panasonic 28 inch 4:3 TV).