Help! How to convert a non anamorphic widescreen DVD

[jdehn]

I am looking for a program that can convert a non anamorphic widescreen DVD to a 16X9 anamorphic DVD with out too much video quality lost (ex:True Lies) P.S I want to keep the AC3 Audio. Thanks for any help I can get.

[Shudder]

Just curious, but what would be the benefit of this? If the extra vertical information isn't there, you'd just be making it less sharp more than likely.

[sacajaweeda]

I haven't messed with this much but I would think either of these ways could work.....

Demux with something like DVD Dectypter or VOBEdit, then....

With AviSynth...


MPEGSource("True_Lies.m2v")
LanczosResize(720,360)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)

(this one distorts a little)

or


MPEGSource("True_Lies.m2v")
Crop(0,60,0,-60)
AddBorders(0,60,0,60)

(this one doesn't distort but you are removing lines at the top & bottom)

Then re-author your DVD with the new m2v stream and your original ac3 stream.

Or not.

[jdehn]

Just curious, but what would be the benefit of this? If the extra vertical information isn't there, you'd just be making it less sharp more than likely.

I don’t have use my 16X9 TV’s zoom to fill my screen. I am a big fan of Anamorphic. If I had it my way 4X3 (full screen) ex: made for standard TV would be Anamorphic 16X9 with black bars on the sides.

[jdehn]

I have attempted this by using VobEdit demuxing the vob to mpg and ac3. Using Vegas to crop the video to 16X9 then putting the mpg and mp3 in DVD Architect the video is as good as the original(maybe even better than filling the screen using the TV’s zoom with the original DVD) but I have a bit of audio/video sync problem. I used DVD Shrink to create 1 vob file with no compression. All of this was a lot of work. Just wondering if one program could make this happen.

[sacajaweeda]

I've got 4:3 on my mind as I've been screwing with that all day, so if I've misunderstood "non-anamorphic widescreen" as meaning you're working with 4:3 source as I believe I have, then disregard everything I posted above

Too many bong hits.

[Shudder]

So you're saying that if you get a dvd in widescreen but the black bars are just thrown in there because it's non-anamorphic, your tv will interpret that as actual video and treat it like a full 4:3 image? Sorry man, I didn't know that, and that's not a good thing Good luck