Widescreen XVCD?

[HelGhast]

I was plalning to make a widescreen xvcd and wonder what x what are the dimensions. Also will a widescreen XVCD be recognized by the player. (keeping in mind my player always takes XVCD/KVCD and i have tested it.

Thanks

-Helghast

[jimmalenko]

widescreen has nothing to do with the frame size - it's all about Aspect Ratio

https://www.videohelp.com/xvcd.htm#tech

XVCD PAL

Video:
any kbit/sec MPEG-1 both variable and constant bitrate.
352 x 288 pixels
25 frames/second
Audio:
32-384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
Extra:
Menus and chapters
Still pictures in 704x576,352x288



XVCD NTSC

Video:
any kbit/sec MPEG-1 both variable and constant bitrate
352 x 240 pixels
29,97 frames/second
(23,976 frames/second NTSC Film)
Audio:
32-384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
Extra:
Menus and chapters
Still pictures in 704x480,352x240

So you see that you have to stick to standard VCD frame sizes (352 * 240/288) for it to be a ..... wait for it ..... compliant XVCD (bit of a contradiction of terms IMO, but anyways ...)

So just set your Aspect Ratio to 16:9 and everything else the same as VCD, maybe play with the bitrate or encoding method and you should be good to go.

[wulf109]

My understanding is that VCD/SVCD(X)-(K) do not support widescreen. You can encode it as widescreen but many DVD players will not play it widescreen,they will display full screen with improper A.R.

[guns1inger]

That's why I have a 4:3 TV with true 16:9 switching. I can watch anything, and control the AR manually if necessary.

[HelGhast]

Is that ratio on my encoder software or dvd because the last xvcd i burnt even at widescreen mode the heads were a bit bit ie: tops chopped off.

Would be nice to see it properly though

-Helghast

[HelGhast]

anyone?

[guns1inger]

What do you use ?

tmpgenc can do this very easily. Others may require you to resize correctly in something like virtualdub first.

[Nelson37]

--- sits huddled in a corner, rolling steel balls around in one hand and mumbling to himself "compliant XVCD, compliant XVCD".

Sorry, took me a second to get my mind right.

As Wulf stated, VCD does not support widescreen. That doesn't mean your particular player won't play it, though.

[jimmalenko]

--- sits huddled in a corner, rolling steel balls around in one hand and mumbling to himself "compliant XVCD, compliant XVCD".

Sorry, took me a second to get my mind right.

Bit of a conundrum there, Nelson37 ?

I find it quite amusing and ironic too

[HelGhast]

so i just tell tmpgenc to make it 16:9 resolution, then will be bars back? I miss my bars :'(

Also how the hell can there be a compliant XVCD.... Its non compliant VCD's and anything that breaks the bounds of VCD is XVCD so how can there be a compliant XVCD when there are 100s of different combos + its not supposed to be compliant