Question about "Resize to Half D1"

[Susana]

Hi,

I author with Scenarist. Scenarist is a professional authoring program that meticulously respects the DVD-Video Standard. If you have used this program, you know when you import a 352x576 16:9 mpeg-2 stream, it doesn't treat it as a real 16:9, but a 4:3, and thus doesn't allow for example personalize the subtitles (as letterboxed, pan&scan and/or wide). Also, I've been reading in some webs, and it seems 352x576 16:9 isn't actually standard.

Well, DVD-Rebuilder in "Resize to Half D1" changes the resolución from 720x576 to 352x576 and mark the mpeg-2 stream as 16:9.

My question is:

- this new DVD is still standard ?
- has someone had any problem with this new DVD and its subtitles in a widescreen TV ? (I don't have one so I haven't check this)

Thanks, best regards.

[Rockas]

I can only speak for my self, of course.
All I can say is that I never got any problems with that... but my Set top players don't have any problems with DVDs made with SVCD resolutions too :D

[jdobbs]

352x576/480 in 16:9 is not within the standard, but many (most?) players will play it.

I don't recommend creating a half-d1 16:9, but I don't prevent it either.

[Djuby]

jdobbs,

Just thought that I may ask a resize question here. Is it possible for DVD-RB to use lanczos method for resize when resizing to Half D1?

Djuby