maintain aspect ratio on conversion from avi to dvd

[ricardouk]

Hi everyone!
I´m trying to convert a divx file with an aspect ratio of 2:35 to dvd, so far i used quenc and a trial version of CCE.

when checking the dvd aspect ratio it tells me its 1.77 and the picture looks a bit stretched, i tried "feeding an avisynth script (2:35) but stiil no luck.

is there any way to maintain thre aspect ratio the same n the final output (dvd)?

Thanks

[Baldrick]

yes. try fitcd to make an avisynth script with correct resize.

or use some all-in-in tool like diko,thefilmmachine,avi2dvd.

[ricardouk]

ive tried resizing with avisynth and avi2dvd aswell but still outputs as 1.77 instead of 2.35.

[Baldrick]

you must add black borders to get it to the 2.35:1 ratio. doesn't avi2dvd add that???

or just use convertxtodvd.

[manono]

Open FitCD. Either open your 640x272 AVI or fill in 640x272 by "Source" on the left side. Just beside it make sure you have it set for 1:1 monitor since your Source is a 1:1 AVI. Just to the right, by "Destination", set it for DVD 720, and below, check PAL, if PAL, and Anamorphic if you're encoding for 16:9 and leave Anamorphic unchecked if you're encoding for 4:3.

With PAL and Anamorphic checked, FitCD gives me:

LanczosResize(720,446,0,0,640,272)
AddBorders(0,65,0,65)

And since no cropping is required, then:

LanczosResize(720,446)
AddBorders(0,65,0,65)

And since the AddBorders numbers should probably be even numbers, then:

LanczosResize(720,446)
AddBorders(0,64,0,66)

Is there anything especially difficult about that? All you have to do now is to make sure that the encoder is set to encode for 16:9 if using that script.