Re-Encoding 16:9 M2V to fit DVD-R ?

[Cheesemeister2000]

How can i re-encode a 16:9 M2V file ( Ripped from a 16:9 DVD ) and keep the 16:9 ratio ?

I have tried all the settings in TMPG, but it always seems to encode the video in 4:3. Although the video itself looks the right aspect, the file is actually 720x576 with big black bars at the top and bottom. If I play the original DVD in WinDVD, the player adjusts the window size so it only displays the movie itself with no black bars. With the re-encode file, WinDVD shows it in a 4:3 window with the black bars. How can i re-encode this file properly at a lower bitrate in true 16:9 aspect ratio ?

Cheesemeister2000

[Cheesemeister2000]

bump.... 8)

[flaninacupboard]

you -haven't- tried all the settings in tmpgenc. set the input as 16:9, and the output as 16:9 display. done. it's not hard.

[Cheesemeister2000]

I have tried that setting and the encoded file comes out stretched.

I used DVD Decrypter to strip the Video stream to a seperate M2V file. The file has "16~9 - Letterboxed" at the end of the filename. When i play this M2V file in Windows Media Player, it looks stretched. How can i re-encode it at a lower bitrate in the original 16:9 aspect ratio ?

Cheesemeister2000

[Cheesemeister2000]

If i set the source as "16:9 Display" and the Video Stream Settings to 4:3 Display, the encoded file looks perfect ( looks like the correct aspect ratio ). But when this file is authored using DVD Maestro and played using WinDVD, it is displayed like the file is in 4:3 aspect ratio, with black bars at the top and bottom of the WinDVD window. I have even tried clipping the file to 716x420 so that only the actual video is encoded. This still plays as if it is a 4:3 movie in WinDVD.

Surely someone else has had this problem ?

Cheesemeister

[noobee]

if you still have the authored IFO files with the movie encoded in the original resolution, you could use IFOEDIT to open both video_ts.ifo and the movie ifo files and modify the aspect ratio (from 4:3 to 16:9). the dvd decoder will then know to display it with the right aspect ratio.

hope this helps.

[Timoleon]

CheeseMeister ---

Exactly the same behavior here: for the movie not to look stretched I have to do a source 16:9 and an output 4:3 in TMPEnc. Seems to do the trick, if you don't mind the black bars...

[Cheesemeister2000]

Ok, cracked it 8)

Once you have the original 16:9 M2V file extracted from the DVD you need to re-encode it ( as flaninacupboard says ) with :
The Source set as "16:9 Display"
The Video Arrange Method set to "Full Screen (keep aspect ratio)"
The Video Stream Settings to "16:9 Display" ( You need to load the unlock.mcf file to be able to change this )

The re-encoded video still looks stretched like the original M2V that was extracted from the DVD, don`t worry, this will be fixed by editing using IFOEDIT in a moment.

Author the DVD in DVD Maestro and compile.

Then - as noobee says - run IFOEDIT, open the VIDEO_TS.IFO and change the Video aspect ratio to 16:9. Then do the same for the VTS_01_0.IFO file.

Burn to DVD !!!

I`d recomend burning a test to a DVD-RW as i`ve only tried the above once before and dont want anyone having a go at me for perhaps wasting one of their DVD-R`s !!!!.

Hope this if of help to others

Cheesemeister

[noobee]

from what i've read, you could set the aspect ratio while you are authoring in maestro. i think it is at the bottom corner of some editing window. it is by default 4:3, you could change it to 16:9.

i think if you did this step, then you do not have to run ifoedit to retro-patch the attribute flags as maestro would author the files properly this time.

[Timoleon]

noobee is right!

In DVD Maestro when you go to compile, just right click on the little box that says 4:3 and you will get this choice:

4:3
16:9
16:9 Letterbox
16:9 PanScan
16:9 LB & PS

For X-Men widescreen edition, if I choose 16:9 Letterbox the movie comes out just like the original. It looks perfect. The combo of letterbox and panscan fills up more of your screen without the images seeming stretched, but you do lose some information off to the sides. Use a re-writeable disk and experiment and see which version you like best.

BTW, the "Dummies Guide to DVD to DVD-R" is fantastic --- even a dumb ass like meeself can use it a remember and understand the steps. Doctor recommended! :P :P

[techsketch]

THANK YOU NOOBEE!

Not being able to make anamorphic SVCDs was one of my biggest pet peeves, and I was pissed when I got my A05 last week and I couldn't figure out how to make anamorphic DVDs. Thank you for solving my biggest problem!