encoding 640x272 to 352x240 locks bad for me

[h-kan]

Hi.
Is there anybody who can help me with a prob.
If i download a film 640x272 mpeg layer 3 and try to encode it to
a vcd pal 352x240 mpeg 1 i can encode it with nero5 but the format
is not good to watch. Im locking for a program that can keep the same
format 16:9 with black parts over and under. I have tryed tmpgenc but
that program cant support mpg layer 3.
If there is anybody who have an solution so help me please?
H-kan

[Truman]

TMPG is definitely the best solution. Just decompress the audio to wav and load that.wav as audio source.
http://forum.vcdhelp.com/search.php

[h-kan]

Du you have any idea of any software that i could use to decompress the audio
H-kan

[Mordant]

Just follow the guides at left...at any rate you can extrace the audio using VirtualDub. Load the AVI, select full processing for audio and then choose Save/WAV. Use the WAV as audio source in TMPGEnc with the original AVI as video. This also has the bonus of cutting down the encode time by quite a bit.

[h-kan]

Thank for the tip. Now an another problem. When i have encord the audio it works BUT i only got a black/ grey screen with soundwhen i encode the avi in tmpgenc. I have tested almoust all sorts off settings but the black/grey is still there.
H-kan

[Mordant]

Do you have the DivX codec installed? Try the Nimo Codec in the tools section.

[h-kan]

I solved the prob by giving direktshow multimediafile reader a higher priority. Thanks anyway
H-kan