Need To Convert VOB 16:9 to 4:3 AVI or MPG

[hjordan]

I am trying to create a movie using Pinnacle Studio 9.4 with three separate files. Two were recorded at 4:3 and one was recoded as a 16:9 VOB. I would like to be able to convert the 16:9 file down to 4:3 because when I add it in Studio with the other files, it is stretched. Studio does not leave it at 16:9. I am in the US, so the format is NTSC.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to easily do this or a program to use? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Harvey

[manono]

Hi-

To convert from NTSC 16:9 to NTSC 4:3, resize to 720x368 and add 56 rows of black pixels to both the top and bottom to bring it back to 720x480. In AviSynth speak (probably the easiest and best way to do this):

LanczosResize(720,368)
AddBorders(0,56,0,56)

Then encode for MPEG-2 and 4:3.