Anamorphic / 16:9 on DVD players

[el-Dia]

Is there any way to encode SVCD's so the DVD player can do the Anamorph/letterbox conversion like with DVD's?

This is no problem if you play an anamorph SVCD on a widescreen TV, then the TV "streches" the picture sideways to correct aspect ratio.
The problem is when using an older TV/proj and it hasn't the possibility to do a horisontal strech or a vertical shrink of the picture.

Where is the information on a DVD, that it sends the player, so it can do the conversion? Is it in the way the DVD is encoded and/or any other information file on the DVD?

Thanks in advance!

Regards,
el-Dia

[HotSpot]

I'm interested in this information too. i think that the information is in the information file on the dvd. How can we do the same in (S)VCD? Is it possible?

[stanwebber]

svcd supports the 16:9 flag & you can set it in the stream, but it wont do you any good unless you own a set-top svcd player & that's still only speculation on my part. no hardware or software dvdplayer that i know of recognizes the 16:9 flag

[bill55]

How do I set the 16:9 flag? I am ripping scnes froma movie to burn to dvd-r and I want them to be anamorphic and no 16:9 letterbox.

Is this what i would need to do?

[el-Dia]

You'll have load up your normal svcd template in tmpgenc and if it's locked, unlock it. On the first page under Video Stream Setting you have Aspect ratio. I think this is the setting that sets the flag.
Tell me if you get it to work with a normal DVD player. My yamaha doesn't recognize the flag.

Regards,
el-Dia

[bill55]

It isn't svcd though. It is DVD. I am burning the scenes back to a DVD-R and want them to be anamorphic when they play on my widescreen tv. Right now they are playing in 4:3 letterbox.

Is this what I would need to do so they play correctly? If not...what do I need to do?