mpg2 Playback is too wide on TV? Any ideas?

[strep]

Hi....I realized this might be a real easy ?, but I havent figured it out yet. I capture VHS through my ATI Radeon at 720x480 mjpeg. I then used CCE to encode it to mpeg2. But when I playback the mpeg 2 on my hollywood card, the left and right ends get chopped off on the TV. How can I fix this...I tried changing the playback settings in the DVDstation controller, but didn't have any luck...Is there something I'm missing?

Also, whenever I use CCE to encode at something other than the full resolution (i.e. something like Standard VCD settings or 1/2 DVD) my mpeg looks horrible...It flickers and is full of blue squares...Any ideas why this is happening also?

Thanks for any help

-Strep

[Truman]

How much is chopped off on the TV? What happens if you play the MPEG with a software player?

[strep]

Truman,

Looks like theres ~5-10% of the total picture clipped off from the right side and about the same amount clipped off from the left side. When I play on a software player, it's all there. In fact, when using the Hollywood DVDstation player, when I click on the Monitor-to-TV playback button, everything appears fine on my monitor....It's only when I try to output to my TV that I'm missing the sides.

Hope this info helps. Thanx again

-Strep

[Truman]

Search the forum for "overscan".