16:9 DVD to 16:9 VCD?

[abel1]

I have ripped The patriot to my harddrive. The movie is 16:9. How do i make a 16:9 VCD? Is that possible? Or do vcd only support 4:3?

Regards Abel

[shochan]

after loading the vcd template load the unlock template in the extras folder and go to your settings. set it for 16x9 and go to the advanced tab. set the source aspect ratio to 16 by 9 and set your arrangment method to fullscreen it will have slight borders but will retain the 16x9 aspect ratio.

[poopyhead]

the output video will be 4:3...but set source aspect ratio as 16:9

[abel1]

Thanks for the help!

Regards Abel :P

[vitualis]

A VCD can only have a display aspect ratio (DAR) or 4:3 so for 16:9 movies to play properly on a rip, you have to use letterboxing (as described above).

That is, you can't make "anamorphic" VCDs (at least not expecting that they will work on your average player).

Regards.

[xzarkad]

Sorry Vitualis,

if you go in TMPGEnc to advanced and set source aspect ratio to 1:1 and the video arrange method to full screen (keep aspect ratio) then TMPGEnc will fit the entire picture in a 4:3 frame.

If your original movie was already anamorpic then the VCD will be the same. If your original movie was 16:9 (with black bars) then TMPGEnc will remove all, or a part of the black bars. In both cases the VCD will be anamorph. (vertically stretched)

If you want to view this on a 4:3 TV then the persons in the movie will have eggheads.
If you want to view this on a 16:9 TV, then the TV will stretch the picture horizontally, and the original aspect ratio is back.

So you need a widescreen TV to use this functionality.

Normally standalone DVD players will support this without a problem.

[vitualis]

Sorry, but what part of "That is, you can't make "anamorphic" VCDs (at least not expecting that they will work on your average player)." does your post contradict?

Your average DVD player will not be able to letterbox an "anamorphic" VCD back to the correct aspect ratio.

Regards.

[xzarkad]

I misunderstood the "you can't make anamorphic VCDs" part.

I just wanted to point out that you can make anamorphic VCDs, but you need a widescreen TV.

I seems that we both mean the same. :P

[vitualis]

I see how my post could have been read that way.

Regards.

[Sefy]

Out of personal experience since all my VCD's are Wide Screen (that is if the movie they came from was Wide Screen) that if you go to TMPGEnc - Settings / Advanced, select:
16:9 Display (i never selected specific NTSC or PAL)
and also
Full Screen (keep aspect ratio 2)

I found this to work the best and gives the closest to the Original DVD setting

[noldzy]

Any difference between
Full Screen (keep aspect ratio 2) or the normal Full Screen (keep aspect ratio)?
For me i just keep the advanced settings alone besides the source range (I just have enough HD space for the vobs the d2v files etc..) so i half my movies before i encode..

[Sefy]

The only diffrence i've noticed was when using Media Player, then the diffrence would be between playing in Full Screen mode or regular playback, one of them won't have the black bars.