Avi to SVCD aspect ratio question(s)

[Willem_10]

Hi,

I'm new here and have been searching the forums to find what I was looking for, but don't found it yet.

I want to convert DivX avi's to Svcd.

I have Pal and Ntsc avi's in different aspect ratio's.

Most of the movies are 640x272 (1:2.35) or 576x432 (1:1.33).

I'm using Tmpgenc 12a for converting, CBR 2500. I want to watch them on a 16:9 television.

Now my question: Which Aspect Ratio do I fill in, in Video Aspect Ratio and which do I fill in, in Advanced (source) Aspect Ratio.

Would be very pleased to receive some good hints.

One last question. Is it possible to unlock the grey fields in Tmpgenc 12a (last freeware version)?

Thx a lot,

Willem

[Digifreak]

If the divx was made from a dvd rip (most likely 16:9 dvd), and you are watching on 16:9 TV, then set source aspect ratio and video aspect ratio both to 16:9. You should first load the appropriate template. Try encoding a short clip at cbr to test it. The areas in TMPG that are greyed(unselectable) may be unlocked with Load, browse to TMPGEnc/Template/Extras/Unlock.

[Willem_10]

Thanks for the fast answer. The unlocking worked

At source Aspect Ratio I have 3 16:9 options, 16:9 NTSC , 16:9 PAL and 16:9 Display.

Which one to take?

Thx again,

btw I wanna play the svcd's with a standalone dvd player

Willem

[Digifreak]

I only rip NTSC DVDs and I can tell no difference in selecting 16:9 NTSC and 16:9 display, even studying still frame captures pixel by pixel. Without knowing anything about your avi source, your best bet is to try a short segment and compare the output on your computer(make sure your mpeg player has aspect locked to keep original size)in window and fullscreen and compare to your source. Then image and burn and try it on your standalone player. Its also possible your source doesn't even have the display aspect ratio flag (DAR) set properly. Bottom line is you need to tinker, if you do short segments and use a cdrw you can learn a lot.

[Willem_10]

Thanks Digifreak, gonna make some samples first.

WIllem