OK, complete newbie here..I've tried digging through the past postings, help files, etc, but unfortunately since I have no idea what I'm doing, I have no basis for what I need to be looking for. :P
I've got several video clips that I want to put onto DVD. That's not the issue...using MyDVDStudio to do that. The problem is that the video clips are not formatted properly to a TV screen. I'm losing about an inch on each side off the screen, and I just want to add a border to the file so it's not getting clipped.
The videos are all fairly small, mostly xvid and divx format. I've tried using a few different programs, but I have absolutely NO clue what I'm doing. I've tried using a few programs, but mostly I just get error messages. I don't even know what program to use (preferably something freeware, free software, etc. I want to do this, but I don't need to that badly.)
Even if someone could just post a link or two to point me in the right direction, what program to use, steps to take. Thanks!
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Alright..downloaded VirtualDub, and under filters hit the null transform. When I try to load one of the files that I'm trying to play with, though, I get "VirtualDub has detected an improper VBR encoding in the source AVI file (audio stream 1)..blah blah". When I hit Yes when it asks me if I want to rewrite the header, I get an error message that it couldn't locate the decompressor for XVID, and that it can only do a direct stream copy. So I get audio, but no video.
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For vdub , add the video resize filter , you can then box it ... when you return to the previous filter "add" area , it will be listed ... over and down to the right , clipping has been enabled for further adjustment .
Frame serve to bbmpeg (check guide's , I have done one of that)
When resizing ... if you do use clipping , you should adjust the resize to take into account of the same amount of clipping you wish to apply ...
In the case of full d1 resolution for pal , being 720x576 , then if clipping equal's :
4 bottom
10 top
8 left
12 right
Then resize would need to be 720 + 8 + 12 = 740 new width , 576 + 4 + 10 = 590 new hieght .
This when clipping is used , using the above formula , will output 720x576 ... allowing for as near perfect removal of unwanted garbage , and the repositioning , and centering of wanted material .
Which bbmpeg wont have any problem's with .
Thing's people may not be aware of when encoding ... or don't quite understand how it's done .
Edited :
Make sure xvid codec installed .
If so , you may be the victim of screwed up directshow filter's , because of the xvid vdub error .
Use nic's fourcc to change that file .. open avi , set both box's to xvid , and apply ... stange behaviour , but this dose work for vdub .
As for vbr audio , tell vdub to leave it alone .
Go to audio , set to full processing , save as wav .
Now go back to audio , sellect wav (locate this new wav that was extracted) , should be fine now .
Note : to frameserve to bbmpeg ...
Go to audio , set to full processing , go to audio , conversion , set to 48khz , stereo , 16bit ... bbmpeg wont complain now .
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