Question about CCE

[Kwulabear]

Using the way of inputing the the d2v file into tmpgenc making all the settings, saving the project and then using vfapicon-en.exe to convert the tpr to avi. Open up cce and add the avi all goes smothly.
But after the video is encoded, the aspect ration is off. It plays fine on the computer but on my stand alone player it playes as a 4:3 losing all apsect ratio. Strangely though it keeps the widescreen anamorphic format but the picture is in 4:3 format.
I thought if I go through tmpgenc that it saves the keep aspect ratio. Anyone know how to do this with cce?

[Kwulabear]

Using the method through tmpgenc that is. I basically want cce to encode for the speed.

[Truman]

CCE itself can not resize. Use VirtualDub, Avisynth or TMPG to resize.
Ogo released a modified version of dvd2avi (v1.82), that have a resize option, but it does not add borders.
Which tool would you like to use to resize?
TMPG and VirtualDub are slower because you have to use VFAPI, that converts to RGB colours.
Avisynth might be a bit more complicated, but it's faster.

[Kwulabear]

I wouldn't mind using the Avisynth method as I know it's faster. I tried before using it (with dvd2svcd) and it didn't properly resize it. Or should I say keep the aspect ratio. It took a anmorphic wide screen and made it long and narrow.

[Sully]

You might need to add the line addborders to your script. An even easier & more exact method is use FitCD (check the tools section here). At the bottom of the screen it actually generates a script for you, including all resizing & border information. All you need to do is copy the script & paste it into the actual script file you want to use. In fact if you use the buttons at the bottom right it'll even point to the correct path of your "fake" .avi. There's nothing to do by hand. Just copy & paste.

[Vejita-sama]

DVD2SVCD takes a 16:9 source and uses the script:

bibcubicresize(480,360)
addborders(0,60,0,60)

That makes a 480x480 MPEG with a 16:9 display on a 4:3 DAR source. That is, the MPEG has a DAR of 4:3, but will show the picture as if it's 16:9. that's because DVD2svcd assumes that you dvd player can't read the DAR info from the SVCD.

There's nothing wrong witht this method, unless you own a 16:9 or HD TV. Then it'll try to use the SVCDs DAR of 4:3 and really f*ckup the picture.

[Kwulabear]

Gonna give fitcd a try later tonight. One ?, it is basically to fit a movie on 1 cd right? So I just use a bitratecalc to determine the bitrate and put it in cce and use the fitcd script for the avs?