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FACAR - As seen on TV!

Hi there,

I released a new improved version of Gerti's SemiAutoCropAndResize script for DVD2SVCD. Excerpts from the Readme:
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FACAR (Fully Automated Crop And Resize) crops and resizes a DVD source to any of 7 typical (X)SVCD resolutions, mantaining exactly the original visual size and eliminating overscan.

Features

<i>. Overscan based cropping
You specify the vertical and horizontal overscan as a percentage. The script then determines the number of blocks to crop in both dimensions. This results in automatic cropping for any resolution you choose.

<ii>. Supports any of the 7 popular output resolutions (As in FitCD).

<iii>. Additional filtering
You may use the PreResize.avs and PostResize.avs scripts to insert any filters you like. The defaults include the KISS recipe, a simple and powerful compression enhancer, and a CCE encoding visualizer.

<iv>. BlockOptimization auto mode
If you set BlockOptimization to 0, a default of 8 is applied to VCD and 4:3 sources, and 16 in all other cases.

<v>. Support for QMF with resizing functions (Batteries included)

<vi>. Overscan overlay with transparency in debug mode
This WYSIWYG feature will show you how much FACAR is actually cropping and may help you decide better the resolution or block optimization you want, should you decide to play with them.

<vii>. Resizer preview modes
This feature will help you decide which resizer to use by showing them on the same frame.

<viii>. "As seen on TV" mode as default (AsoTV)
Gerti's original script handled 704-based frame sizes with vertical shrinking to keep the aspect ratio. Now, 704-based frame sizes have exactly the same height as the original source, so all resolutions work now in "As seen on TV" mode by default.

<ix>. Corrected picture in preview mode (NTSC & PAL)
You'll see the output of the clip with the correct aspect ratio on the screen so you can choose the frame size which works best for you on each particular movie.
Available at:

http://www.geocities.com/r6d2_stuff/ (primary)
http://www.angelfire.com/droid/r6d2/ (secondary)NOT latest version.

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