16:9 to 4:3 transcoding

BarnDotCom · 23rd September 2003, 00:28

I am trying to backup a DVD that is encoded in the 16:9 format. I want to be able to play it back from my harddrive, using a ReelTime MPEG 2 card, which only supports the 4:3 aspect ratio. The Reeltime card ignores the DAR flag entirely, so when I playback a ripped chapter from the DVD from my harddrive on the ReelTime it looks stretched.

In thinking about it and cruising the forum, I think I need to transcode from mpeg 2 to mpeg 2 and somehow scale the image down vertically so that the video displays correctly and the black letterbox bars become part of the picture information. Does this sound right?

I'm familiar with most of the freeware tools discussed on this forum. Any suggestions on how to crack this one would be appreciated.

BarnDotCom

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BarnDotCom Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5	16:9 to 4:3 transcoding I am trying to backup a DVD that is encoded in the 16:9 format. I want to be able to play it back from my harddrive, using a ReelTime MPEG 2 card, which only supports the 4:3 aspect ratio. The Reeltime card ignores the DAR flag entirely, so when I playback a ripped chapter from the DVD from my harddrive on the ReelTime it looks stretched. In thinking about it and cruising the forum, I think I need to transcode from mpeg 2 to mpeg 2 and somehow scale the image down vertically so that the video displays correctly and the black letterbox bars become part of the picture information. Does this sound right? I'm familiar with most of the freeware tools discussed on this forum. Any suggestions on how to crack this one would be appreciated. BarnDotCom