Hey all, just found this place and so far everything has been very informative, but there is something i cant figure out. I'm still pretty new at all this though so bear with me. Here's the situation... I have .mkv rips of an anime that VLC and Handbrake says are 704x480, but upon further inspection are actually 704x528 (4:3)... When re-encoding them in Handbrake, no matter the settings, it flattens it to an actual 704x480 (22:15 or something) resolution, resulting in a squashed image.
Original:
After Handbrake:
But the interesting thing is, if i force 4:3 aspect ratio in VLC it looks correct... any idea whats going on? also
and strangely enough, when i burn to DVD it ends up doing this for whatever reason (720x540 4 : 3) which is the squashed version with black bars, then upscaled...
I thought that NTSC DVD's resolution was 720x480? is there something im missing? if someone could explain this it would be nice......:
I am authoring NTSC DVD's if that makes a difference. So i was wondering... is there a way to add black pillars in handbrake so that when re-encoded, it fills the screen vertically w/o messing up the aspect ratio? or re-encode upscale to 720 x 540?
sorry for so many questions, i just cant seem to find any accurate info as many people and places seem to contradict one another...
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Are you sure about that? 704x528 is probably how they're resized for display. What does MediaInfo have to say about the resolution?
I thought that NTSC DVD's resolution was 720x480? -
Media Info says 704x480... then how come it gets flattened when processed by handbrake if its resolution stays the same?
704x480 is also perfectly acceptable. Why are you using Handbrake if the end result is to be a DVD? You want your 704x480 (or 720x480 with slender pillarbars added to the sides) videos to be reencoded for DVD with the DAR set as 4:3. Nothing more, nothing less.
also what is "the DAR set"? care to elaborate? -
Try AVSToDVD. Don't waste your time with either Handbrake or DVDFlick.
also what is "the DAR set"? care to elaborate?
Media Info says 704x480... then how come it gets flattened when processed by handbrake if its resolution stays the same?
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