DVD Encoding Resolution

[paramount]

I have a video in xvid format, with 848x480 pixels (AR:1.77:1)

And I want to convert it to 16:9 and fit on a DVD.

I have created a AVS script to resize the video:
AVISource("stargate_sg1__s01e01.avi")
LanczosResize(720,480,0,0.5)
But, how do I specify in CCE SP2 the aspect ratio in the playtime? 1.77:1 ?

[Darksoul71]

@paramount: I don´t understand your question. First you say that you want to convert your movie to 16:9 and then you ask how to specify the 1.77:1 AR in CCE ?

My suggestion: Use FitCD to resize your xvid (which has a PAR of 1:1) to a valid 16:9 NTSC movie and feed it to CCE SP2. I´m not shure but your AVS script doesn´t look correct.

In a quick try FitCD provided me with the following resize script:
BicubicResize(720,480,0,0.6,0,2,848,476)

This was 848x480 (PAR 1:1) -> 720x480 (Anamorphic)

[paramount]

My last message was a bit confusing.. sorry for that.

But my question is: When I rezise the video from 848x480 to 720x480, I'll lost a lot of pixels... or not?

And I'll put it in DVD using 16:9 ratio.

Do I have to specify in CCE the original aspect ratio 1.77:1?
How do the player will know the aspect ratio to display the video?

If I put the video in CCE, with the final ratio (16:9), the CCE will not know about the original ratio. How it will specify the 1.77:1 DAR in the final MPEG movie?

Or the player will guess about the display ratio?

[45tripp]

the script will work fine,
of course as far as I know there is no strength setting to lanczosresize and the 0,0.75 part is useless.
if you are looking for sharper,
use:
AVISource("whatever.avi")
lanczos4resize(720,480)

As for cce.
just select 16:9 under aspect ratio.
that's it!
you'll have non square pixels that'll stretch out to 852x480 on playback.
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic174200.html?sid=71b5006306c03bf3d0139a9be120281a

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