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actionman133
28th December 2006, 17:04
Just started burning DivX DVDs for my TV as my newest DVD player is the first one I've had that supports DivX playback. I've got a gripe...

I'm trying to play some interlaced content and I'm having a PAR issue. The player seems to adjust the PAR in playback, so a 720x576@25i (native PAL) plays back tall on the TV. In order to get it to play properly, it would appear that I would need to compress at 768x576@25i to preserve the interlacing (doesn't work... tried it already) or interlace at 720x540... only to have the DVD play with it when it adjusts the height for PAR, which can only lead to problems... no such thing as 'great results in realtime' with interlacing, as fars as I'm concerned...

So my question is... how does one play full-size SD PAL video - 720x576@25i in a DivX player? Surely, it must be possible and if not, Divx should be shot for it... sub-question: would XviD provide an easier solution, as I have gotten XviD working on the player?

pelmen
1st January 2007, 08:42
use MPEG4Modifier to set the aspect ratio in the avi file. no re-encoding required, no resizing, no gripes.

SeeMoreDigital
3rd January 2007, 12:49
Not all MPEG-4 DVD players are able to detect ARS (Aspect Ratio Signalling) embedded within an MPEG-4 video stream.... Which make and model of player do you have?


Cheers

actionman133
3rd January 2007, 15:21
It's a Sony DAV-DX150...

SeeMoreDigital
3rd January 2007, 15:31
From what I understand Sony's DAV-DX150 uses an "in-house" developed/sourced chip-set....

If it's anything like previous chip-sets fitted within Sony players.... it will not support ARS detection!


Cheers

actionman133
3rd January 2007, 16:32
Thanks SeeMoreDigital... so it would appear that I have no solution?