16:9 and 4:3 on same DVD ?

[DeadEyeXX]

Does anyone know of an authoring program that allows 4:3 and 16:9 formats in the same project ?

I have been trying to make an archive copy of Brittany Spears "CrossRoads" DVD which contains both formats.

The movie is 16:9 source (720x480 NO bars), the music videos are 4:3 source (720x480 no bars).

On my 4:3 TV, the Crossroads movie appears nicely with bars top & bottom. When I flag the Music Video's 16:9, they are "streched".

Using DVDiT! PE I have tried re-scaling the 4:3 souce to different sizes with no luck.

[MoovyGuy]

Does anyone know of an authoring program that allows 4:3 and 16:9 formats in the same project ?

I have been trying to make an archive copy of Brittany Spears "CrossRoads" DVD which contains both formats.

The movie is 16:9 source (720x480 NO bars), the music videos are 4:3 source (720x480 no bars).

On my 4:3 TV, the Crossroads movie appears nicely with bars top & bottom. When I flag the Music Video's 16:9, they are "streched".

Using DVDiT! PE I have tried re-scaling the 4:3 souce to different sizes with no luck.

Ulead DVD Workshop can do this, but only version 1.2. The demo of 1.0 cannot.

[SLK001]

Or, you can trick your authoring program to accept the 16:9 format. Use DVDPatcher to change the AR of the 16:9 clip to 4:3, then author as usual, then create a TITLE SET of your final DVD (don't use the program to burn to DVD-R). Then use IFOEdit to change the AR in the .IFO files and DVDPatcher to change the AR in the .VOBs.

[DeadEyeXX]

Ulead DVD MovieFactory doesn't seem to support 16:9 at all (except by "squishing" the aspect ratio).

DVDiT! PE excepts both formats, but the project must one or the other format, not both.

[VidGuy]

DVDMaestro does, and I'm sure Scenarist does as well.