Die Another Day - resolution change

[Ash]

I don't understand whats going on here.
I rip the corrrect (angle 2) of the movie with Smart-Ripper.
Then I try to re-encode with CCE 6.62 and the resolution changes.

Before CCE - 720x480
After CCE - 720x576

This has never happened before and I don't know what Im missing.
What is going on here?

[ultimatebilly]

Before CCE - 720x480
After CCE - 720x576
I absolutely can't imagine this to be a failure of CCE, since it is not able to resize video, as far as I know...
720x576 is the resolution of PAL-DVDs...
Which method did you use to get CCE to read your vob-files?
I bet you use avisynth in that process, don't you? Do you use any rippack like GordianKnot which creates the avisynth-script for you?
Take a look at the file you open in CCE, and see what is written in there...
Please tell us the complete way from the DVD-files on your HD to the encoding step.
And check if there is PAL specified as standard in any of the applications you use...

[Ash]

I basically use Trilight's method and what's weird is I've backed up at least 50 movies and this has never happened. Here are my basic steps:

Rip with Smartripper as backup
Use DVD2AVI/Force Film/Demux all Audio
Use VFAPIConv to convert from index to virtual AVI
Input AVI to CCE 6.62/DVD complient/No audio/Multipass VBR
*this is where resolution changes to 720x576*
Use Pulldown to prepare file for Maestro
Use ChapterXTracter to get chapters
Import to Maestro M2V and ac3, add chapters
and so on

I have tried using the index that DVD2AVI makes OR the one from Smartripper amd then CCE. BOTH times, after CCE the resolution is changed to 720x576!! I checked with Bitrate viewer the VOB or demuxed m2v and they are ok - 720x480, but AFTER CCE it changes to 720x576. I don't get this. I tried editing the m2v with DVDPatcher to force it to 720x480 but that just messes it up to not playback right on a settop player. Ideas please? This is very weird.

Ash

[Nic]

Not sure if this fits in this forum but....

What does virtualdub say the resolution is of the virtual avi you create?

-Nic