Movie coding to DVD (HHEEEEEEEEEEEELP)

[I_Can]

Hi,

I have made a movie in 852x480 format to a specific plasma display, but in the last moment I was notified, that they'll use a DVD player to play that....

i have a 852x480 movie, but the PAL DVD use 720x576.... I'll need to keep the aspect ratio, it has to be 16:9, and the best quality possible...

If I downcode to keep the aspect ratio and be able to use tmpgenc to encode, it should be 720x416.... so the aspect ratio is correct....

what should I do:
- to keep aspect ratio
- keep the best quality
- an be 16:9

thanks

[Cobra]

This is simple enough. You've confused (and this is easily done) resolution with aspect. It does not matter what the resolution is, as long as the video is encoded in a certain aspect. So, set TMPGEnc for PAL DVD and set the aspect to 16:9, encode the DVD and away you go.

If you feel like experimentation, encode a one minute sample and author to a DVD-RW.

As for quality - you can set the motion search precision higher, but this adds a lot to the encoding time for not much gain. I usually set it to High (Highest is a real waste of time). If your source is noisy, use the noise reduction filter. Noise takes a lot of data to try and encode - the more you remove the more data you have to "spend" on the rest of the image. This filter will also substantially increase your encoding time.

Have a shot and see how you get on. Good luck!

Cobra

[I_Can]

Thanks for the fast reply....

I've set the aspect to 16:9... that's ok

So I need to select 720x576... reencode and it should be ok, with no loss of any parts of the image?