Quick authoring using Ifoedit

[asprinwizard]

Hi There,

I've recent bought a Phillips DVD Recorder. It works great and I find the editing facilities very useful but I have a few problems. Firstly the player doesn't seem record in 16:9, or at least it appears to (plays back Ok) but on my computer the everything is stretched.

The other problem is that any edits to DVD+R discs cannot be read by DVD players. The edits to DVD+RW discs could but my DVD player doesn't read the discs at all.

So, I have had to re-think my approach: Basically I wish to record onto +R discs ultimately for increased compatibility, so the only way to do this is to write onto +RWs using the player, make edits then burn a copy using my computer. A bit more long winded than I would wish but I think the only way. If anyone has any alternative suggestions I'm happy to hear them.

However, rather than make a direct copy it would be useful to quickly correct the aspect ratio problem in the IFO files using IFOEdit before I make the final burn.

Therefore my questions are:

1) How do you change the aspect ratio of an IFO file? (I've had a look on the IFOEdit site but no guides cover this)

2) Can I use IFOEdit to re-author, or make a direct copy which incorporates this change? If not is there an easy way. My main concern is that the whole process is not too involved.

Many thanks in advance.

[Baldrick]

1. see step 3 here
http://www.ghorne.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/vidtest/169frame.htm

2. after you made this change you only need to reburn the video_ts on a dvd(first copy your dvd to hd and then make the ifoedit changes)
https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?howtoselect=3;25#3;25

[asprinwizard]

Many thanks for that. Will give it a try.