Cinematize 2

[Frobozz]

Sorry, posted in wrong forum.

[Baldrick]

nope.

[Frobozz]

Okay, let me try again.

Miraizon just released Cinematize 2 which allows extraction of video from a DVD based on individual frames rather than merely by chapters as was the limitation on Cinematize 1. I've purchased the $30 upgrade and like the improvements. The strength of this application continues to be the ability to quickly extract parts of a DVD title set for use in other applications such as iMovie

[havema-1]

Thanks for the notice. Just a few days ago I was disappointed to Cinematize 1.0.3 but v2.0.0 is a lot better.

But I still prefer MPEG Streamclip. Unlike Cinematize, it can open also loose .VOB and .mpg files (as well as VIDEO_TS folders), edit and concatenate .VOB and .mpg, optionally split DV stream in 2 GB segments and play audio. And it is a lot cheaper.

BTW, unlike many pro apps, MPEG Streamclip preserves the correct aspect ratio when converting PAL/NTSC 352x576/480 half D1 or 704x576/480 MPEG to 720x576/480 DV, or DV to square pixel PAL 768x576 and NTSC 640x480. I didn't test how Cinematize handles this -- but at least its default settings converted 720x576 DVD to 720x540 DV although there is a setting to do this right.

There is a nice page describing Digital Video Resolution and Aspect Ratio Conversions at. I wish more apps followed those rules.

http://www.iki.fi/znark/video/conversion/

[maetel99]

Cinematize 2 seems to now have an option to select how you want to handle the output frame size. From the FAQ page:

Cinematize 2 offers the following three options for you so that you can get the frame size you want. These options are available under the Video tab, using the "Aspect Ratio" pop-up menu.

Automatic Adjustment
This setting will attempt to scale the video frame to be the specified 4:3 or 16:9 by shrinking either the height or the width. The dimension that is modified will always be the one resulting in the least amount of scaling. This is the recommended setting.

Preserve Vertical Size
This setting will attempt to scale the video frame to be the specified 4:3 or 16:9 by adjusting only the width. The height will not be changed. This setting might result in better quality for certain interlaced video tracks, particularly for PAL video.

No Size Adjustment
With this setting, Cinematize will not scale the video frame to be the appropriate 16:9 or 4:3 size, and instead will keep the frame at the native DVD size. As a result, the image may look rather distorted from what you might expect.