Changing video shape of vcd

[btkuehn]

Okay, I'll burn a movie on Vcd, and when I play it on a Tv, it shows in fullscreen, so it stretches the the video down, so the video is all stretched. Does anyone know how to fix this? Maybe make it widescreen?

Thanks

[theDruid]

btkuehn,

if you're using the Wizard/Templates then go to 'Arrange Setting' under 'Clip Frame' - this has the settings you're looking for i.e. 'fullscreen' / 'fullscreen keep aspect ratio' etc..

cheers,
mcdruid

[btkuehn]

What is wizard/templates? I use nero, but I guess I could download Wizard.

Thanks very much

[Heavensent]

whatever you do - DONT USE NERO TO CONVERT !

it doesnt do a good job about it anyway.
use tmpeg (download the trial version)

nero is grate for burning the mpeg but dont use it to convert it.

[theDruid]

Sorry btkuehn,

I assumed that were using TMPGEnc already - I was talking about the Wizard and Templates in (the trial version) of TMPGEnc.

Heavensent is right - don't use Nero to convert!

I'd recommend TMPGEnc to encode, VCDEasy to author & Nero to burn.

cheers,
mcdruid.

[btkuehn]

What pixels would I use to get a good shape (not stretched)?

[macleod]

download dvd2svcd and purchase TMPGENC. This app will automate the dvd to vcd conversion process. Or you could try easyvcd(sp)

[Craig Tucker]

What pixels would I use to get a good shape (not stretched)?

If you are creating VCD then the resolution is fixed and cannot be changed. When you load the VCD template in TMPGEnc the resolution and bitrate will already be set for you.

[btkuehn]

Okay, here's where I"m at now: I got Tmpgenc, I have this full movie on my hard drive, and I used Virtualdub to cut it into 5 parts, and I tried using Tmpgenc to change the size. I made the thing under Clip, arrange settings(like McDruid said) 640x272, and the aspect ratio 16:9 (or 9:16). And encoded it. Is what I did right? I want to learn how to make the shape of the video not stretched, like widescreen, so I can burn my other movies.

Thanks alot guys,
Bryan

[Nitemare]

Load the VCD template and use "full screen, keep aspect ratio" under the arrange setting. Encode the movie and burn it with VCDEasy. That should be all you need to do. Your source aspect ratio should probably be 1:1 VGA if it's an AVI file you're converting.

The VCD resolution will be 352x240 (NTSC- the USA) or 352x288 (PAL-just about everywhere else). This is normal and standard. If you change the output resolution it will not be VCD any more.

[Ejoc]

btkuehn:

Please sit back and relax on Sunday, and read the Guides, its on the left in green under HOW TO, and readup on making VCDs. Every piece of information you are looking for is in there, and if you still cant find it, use the search feature on the top of the screen, thats what most of us did.