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  1. In the drop down for TMPGE there are multiple choices. Two are:

    "Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio)"

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    "Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio2)"

    What's the difference?
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    "Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio)"
    Maximizes the windows at the same time keeping aspect ratios

    "Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio2)"
    Maximizes the windows at the same time keeping aspect ratios
    and displayed movie size in full screen

    Source "Hover-der-mouse" "Over-der-arrow"
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  3. I recognize those tooltips from the english version of TMPGenc, but I still don't get exactly what the difference is. I encode NTSC VCD from a capture at 352x240 to MPEG-1 at 352x240, and when I play the VCD on my DVD player it seems to crop quite a bit off the top, bottom and sides. I have tried both these settings and don't see any difference.

    I also capture DV at 720x480 and encode to MPEG-2 at 720x480. I just want to get all my source data on screen without losing any picture.
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    There is a compromise when converting movies, you either have full screen and loose part of the picture, or you keep aspect ratio and and have black borders. You can remove the borders, by using the "Clip" function. You must also make sure you switch this clip off next time you use TMPGEnc as it sometimes retains the last thing you did.
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  5. Ok let me get this straight. I have been using 1:1 and then"Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio)". This seems to retain the letterbox of the original file. I don't mind the black bars, I just want to make sure I am getting the entire picture. Also, before I was setting the Full Screen setting I was getting a stretched picture. That is why I have been using that setting. I am still confused as to the difference between "Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio)" and "Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio2)."

    KingJohn could you explain what that means a little further?

    Thanks!
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    Hi

    Try this
    1, click settings
    2, double click clip frame
    3, put a value of 50 in left and right boxes, and check the resize image
    4, click arrange method

    Now select the keep aspect ratio and keep aspect ratio 2, this shows you the difference.

    You would normally select "Keep aspect ratio", but if you then to go to use this clip function, you can them modified what you see. If you use full screen, the movie will zoom in (Cutting parts of the movie) Not recommended !

    You get what you get, if the input is a 16:9 widescreen ripped from a DVD, you cannot change this without messing up what you have, so best to have black borders at top and bottom, then your wide screen TV can be adjusted and Zoomed in to remove the borders. If you don't have a wide screen TV, your stuck with the borders.
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  7. OK, I see the difference. So, using full screen (keep aspect ratio) would be MY preferred method for viewing letterboxed movies if I want to retain the exact image, right? I end up with black bars on a standard TV (which I don't mind) and I don't get any picture clipped or distorted, right?

    Thanks again!
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    Yep, that's right, better to see all the picture, full screen is OK but not worth loosing picture just to get it. Also it takes longer to convert and the quality is not so good.
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    I battled with the setting in TMPGEnc for ages, trying to get the best aspect ratio. I wanted to be able to see the whole movie width, without resorting to a very narrow picture on a 4:3 TV screen. It's no easy task, especially with a 2.35:1 movie aspect!

    Why don't you try using the centre/custom setting in TMPGEnc? Through practise you can discover the best custom picture sizes to suit each movie aspect - depending on how you're watching the movie 4:3, 16:9 or PC, and how much you're willing to stretch the movie height.
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    stretch = 0
    loss of picture = 0

    You get what you get, invest in a widescreen TV, its the only way
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    I agree that stretching isn't an ideal solution, although a small amount isn't really noticeable.

    A widescreen TV is the best answer although it won't get you entirely out of trouble - there's still a bit difference between a 16:9 TV and a cinemascope movie at 2.35:1 equivalent to 21.15:9
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