AVI to DVD >>> damn overscan area !!!

[Episodio1]

hi, i've made two conversions from AVI to DVD with TMPGEnc.

When I watch the video (the DVD and the .m2v file) on my computer I see the it with the original dimensions.
But when I play the movie on the standalone DVD player I loose 8-10% in both sides. Is it normal?

Should I add any borders to the AVI and then convert it to mpeg-2?

Thanks.

[killingspree]

Originally posted by Episodio1

Is it normal?

yes

Should I add any borders to the AVI and then convert it to mpeg-2?


if you want to get the full picture on screen, yes :) but of course this way you loose quality as you reduce the actual image size...

kr
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[Episodio1]

Do original DVDs have black bars at both sides of the image to compensate the loss? Or do they also loose an 8-10% of image?

[KaiserS]

Originally posted by Episodio1
Do original DVDs have black bars at both sides of the image to compensate the loss? Or do they also loose an 8-10% of image?

Some DVDs do add extra bars to compensate for overscan and any pixel cropping the DVD player might do; others don't. It just depends.