Best way to eliminate overscan?

[brvid]

I do my non-linear editing on a PC W2000 with Canopus DV REX professional system, and burn with DVDMF2.

What is the best way to eliminate overscan problems that originate
by virtue of capturing analog video?

I don't "see" the overscan problem when playing back on a TV,
but you do see it when playing the finished DVD-R on a computer.

I'm interested in the best way to eliminate the problem, and at what
stage it should take place. I don't want to blow up the original video
in the non-linear editing process just so it will look OK when played
on a DVD-R via PC...because then I'll be compromising the quality of
the video when playing on stand-alone DVD player connected to a TV.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Vejita-sama]

TV video will always be overscanned. There is no way to stop this from happening. If you plan to play your DVDR discs on a TV you just have to accept this as a fact of life. You're right when played on the PC you can see the overscan area (that is the area that would normally be off the screen on the TV) but again there really isn't that much you can do about this, sorry.

Now if you only plan to watch your DVDRs on TV OR PC (ie. not both)...

[brvid]

How about you are using the DVD-R to send somebody a "resume"
or portfolio of your video work and you don' know whether they will
be viewing it on a computer or a TV.

What's the best procedure then?

[Tommyknocker]

You could just crop it off as well.

[Vejita-sama]

Another forum member said something to the effect of 'it's better to learn to live/deal with overscan than try to fight/remove it.' And that's really true. TVs overscan, period. That's just the way it is.

Cropping is the best way to go if you really want to be safe. You just need to make sure that you don't crop out anything important and that the remaining area (which the TV will overscan) will not be off the screen.

[brvid]

"Living with it" is starting to sound like an attractive option!

Thanks.