Newbie ignoramus! Changing screen shape?

[quasimodo1]

Hello, Can anyone help a complete novice please? Firstly, let me say I have looked through the forum but it is like looking for a needle in a haystack! So much information! I am not even sure how to phrase the question! here goes....

Kids coming to visit me next month (I live in Spain) I have downloaded a couple of films, "Tomb Raider" & "Harry Potter" To be precise. I have a Samsung TS-H552B DVD re-writer (works fine) I am using the "Cyberlink PowerProducer 2 Gold" To turn them from avi into mpeg/ (is that correct?)
Again, no problem. I take my DVD out of the Computer, scuttle downstairs and put it into my Phillips DVD player/recorder. Still no problem.

It starts playing on my Sony TV. At last we get to it! The picture and sound are fine except for the fact that the picture looks squashed up. It is still watchable (just) but it looks as if it should be on a wide screen! It is as if I have taken the picture and put a hand on each side and pushed my hands together so everybody looks a bit thinner and taller.

That is the problem.. I apologise for being so long winded but I was not sure how to explain myself. Anyway, any help would be greaty appreciated by me and the kids, and thank you very much for taking the time to read this. Mike (AKA Quasimodo1) (My daughter thinks I am ugly!)

[Nilfennasion]

You might want to edit the words "downloaded" and any film titles out of your message before this thread gets locked. The policy here that is shown every time you post specifically states this is against forum rules.

Your player is set to output to the wrong TV shape, assuming your source is not something improperly formatted.

[BJ_M]

please read forum rules -- no warez ...

downloading copyrighted movies is considered warez ..

thanks