ADVC-300 - Possible to capture/convert 4:3 to 16:9?

[Wile_E]

There is a dip switch that allows you to set the aspect ratio of the input. All my sources are 4:3. Would it be possible to capture or convert these to 16:9? Or Anamorphic?

I tried setting the dip switch to 16:9, captured, then made a DVD with TMPGenc set at 16:9 output. It didn't work. The output looked a little squashed.

[edDV]

DV 16:9 will look horizontally squashed when viewed as 4:3

Alternative is letterbox.

I hate the misuse of the term Anamorphic. It actually means using a special optical compression lens during the shoot and a reciprocal lens or cylindrical distortion algorithm during display. DV 16:9 is horiz linear not cylindrical optical.

Usually the cylindrical anamorphic distortion is removed during telecine transfer so it is rare any computer user needs to deal with it.

http://www.cinematography.net/Pages%20DW/AnamorphicLensForProjection.htm
http://www.centuryoptics.com/owning/faq/
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/home/wsfaq.html

[dvd3500]

Which dipswitch is it?

[Wile_E]

The dipswitch is located on the second set of dipswitches.
#4 is aspect ratio enable.
#5 is aspect ratio selection (4:3, or 16:9)

[dvd3500]

Thanks!