encoded and muxed mpeg slighty squeezed (everybody looks a tad too thin)

[LordClick]

I am not sure what I did wrong. the 7gb avi file I encode from is 720x480 29.97fps and looks squeezed on the PC as you would expect from an NTSC movie, but when the encode is muxed and the DVD burnt, it looks a bit squeezed horizontally, making everybody look a little bit thinner than normal. it isn't extreme, bot bothersome... any ideas how I could fix that or what the problem might be?

Thanks. :)

[LordClick]

should I squeeze the original AVI somewhat in height? is that the only solution?

[digitalman]

Is this an NTSC DVD movie you are talking about, or is this a TV movie capture?
Is your DVD player set to pan and scan, or letterbox? Changing this setting sometimes fixes the issue.

[slk001]

You encoded an anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio video at 4:3 aspect ratio. You need to set the 16:9 "flag" so that the player knows how to display it correctly (right now, it is set to 4:3).

[LordClick]

Actually, it is an original AVI file (a short film I made). And it is a 4:3 aspect ratio (0.9 pixel aspect ratio), letterboxed.

[dannyv]

Originally posted by LordClick
Actually, it is an original AVI file (a short film I made). And it is a 4:3 aspect ratio (0.9 pixel aspect ratio), letterboxed.


Try setting the flag to 16:9 and encode a few minutes then cancel it. Change the .m2v extension (Or what ever extension you save in) to .mpg and play in powerdvd. See if the 16:9 flag makes any difference.

[LordClick]

thanks dannyv, i'll try it and let you know :)