Subtitle's Get Cut Off In 1:1.78 Aspect Ratio.

[scottoinkingsburg]

Hello, Right now I am working to make some cool DVD's for my website. I have been authoring DVD's for a while now, and I just got into making my own subtitles. Here is the problem that I am facing. I am authoring all of my videos in widescreen format (1:1.78 aspect). The subtitles are coming out great! I have been working with VOB Edit and IFO Edit. As any of you hardcore video guys know as I do now, these are small, but great and powerful video tools! After completeing the subtitles I played my video on my computer using Ulead's DVD player the video opens then goes to its 1:1.78 aspect, and all of the subtitles look just fine. Then I put the video in my Apex DVD Player (Model AD-3201) to watch it on my TV. Of course my TV is a standard 27" 4:3 aspect television so the video was letterboxed. When I turned on the subtitles, I noticed that the position of the subtitles were going into the letterboxed area of the video. Because of this out of curiosity I took the DVD to my neighbors house who has a 56" widscreen television. I put the disc into his DVD player (Apex model 1100w). When the video started to play I set the TV's aspect ratio to cinema. The video fits perfect, however the subtitles are cut off at the bottom, showing only the top halves of the subtitle letters. Is there a way to get the subtitles to appear differently in different aspect settings? I was curious to know if there is a way to fix this problem? Right now I am thinking that if there is a way to do this, it must be within the settings of the IFO file. If you could help me out, your help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Scotto.

[mats.hogberg]

You could create 2 different subtitle streams with the subs at different "x-position". I don't think you can just change some IFO value. Check your tool for creating the .sup for changing the x position of the subs.

/Mats

[Skynet107]

Natrually if the widescreen set is filling the entire frame with video, then the subs below the video will not be seen or be partially cut off. Depending on how the widescreen set is configured, the image may actually be stretched. I see many people with widescreen sets unable to understand how to set it up properly and end up watching everything in the wrong aspect ratio. Like mats.hogberg says, author 2 sub streams, the first below the video image and other framed within the video picture.