How can i get the right aspect ratio? Tmpgenc

[frotsen]

I have a big problem! My dvd player streches my movie both horizontaly and vertically. So when i encode to vcd, i have to choose 4:3 display, on the advanced tab,only then i get black boarders on both sides. But how can i get black borders vertically without uisng the clip filter( cause then i clip away the part i want to se!) So is it possible to add top\button boarders?

Thanks
frotsen

[Truman]

I am not sure, what your problem is. Simply tell us the resolution of the source. If it is a MPEG, you have to know the displayed aspect ratio.

[frotsen]

My sources are 640*272 23.976 fps, i want to play it in widecreen. But when i encode it with 1:1 VGA and full screen (keep aspect ratio) Every thing looks perfect on my pc, but when i play it on my dvd player, the edges are cut of! Therefor i have to have a squeesed picture (horizantaly) in tmpgenc, which i onlly achive with 4:3 ont the source aspect ratio. Now the edges are not cut of, but top and bottom are cut of. So i'm wodering if it's possible squeesed the picture vertically?

frotsen

[Truman]

Source avi 640x272. TMPG> source aspect ratio 1:1 VGA> video arrange method "full screen [keep aspect ratio]".
Target aspect ratio 4:3. This is the easiest way, but you can not see the entire picture on TV due to the TV overscan area. That's why I suggest to use the video arrange method "center[custom size]" 320x124. Target resolution 352x240, aspect ratio 4:3. The resize calculation I did with FitCD.

[frotsen]

Thanks! I bow beneath the wise Truman! while singing I'm not worthy, i'm not worthy!!

[Truman]

[frotsen]

Yea I now, I'm weard. In my incanity of happynes i wrote that. Ok.... thanks for fixing my problems!

[tokyootaku]

I have an AVI file but they are different sizes Truman so how will I know which one I need to put what Settings to resize it....??? As some of them if I use a Source Aspect Ratio of 1:1 and full screen I will not be able to see the subtitles.. so I followed your tip by using a Center custom and putting it as 320 x 220. By using this settings will I still be able to play it on my DVD player and see it on the TV set ?? So far most DVDs I have created have played but this anime Divx I got could see subtitles on the PC only under media player but when converted to VCD I could not see them as they were like at the bottom.. had to set my TV set to do a 16 X something then the subtitles are visible.. I would like to redo it into an MPEG file but not sure if this setting of 320 x 220 is possible while still at 1:1 ??

[Truman]

I calculate any resizing with FitCD. Center (custom size) defines the source aspect ratio.
For example 320x218, target resolution 352x240 (DAR 4:3).
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