Problem with DVDMaestro

[Vandas]

Hallo everyone,

I have little problem with final output in DVD Maestro.
I made copy of StarWars DVD, with ReMPEG (because I wanted to write it to DVD-R) but final output is flashing.
And therefore I used this way:

1) I ripped apart video and audio from DVD to HDD.
2) After I riped subtitles which I wanted by SubRip.
3) I made *avi of MPEG rip with DVD2AVI.
4) This *avi I encoded (only video) in TMPGEnc.
5) I used DVDMaestro to compilate DVD.

But there is my problem, my final DVD-R had wrong aspect ratio (no 16/9),but when I play my final TMPGEnc video only on PowerDVD pictures is OK, there is aspect ratio OK.

I dont know where is my problem, can anyone help me?? :confused:
Thanks Vanda

[Commander XJL]

you need to make sure you set the aspect ratio in Maestro to 4:3 now that you encoded in TMPG, you can't set it to 16:9. This is true if you had the aspect ratio set right in TMPG of course, and if it looks ok in Power DVD it sounds like you set it right

[Vandas]

Ok, thanks
I will test it and let you knou.

Vanda

[majagua]

Hey there.

Can you tell me where I can buy DVD Maestro?

In which store, or in which web page can I search for prices?

I have not been able to find any info to buy this sotware!

[Vandas]

I have it. :)

I dont know how, but I dont see this set (aspect ratio)when I worked with DVDMaestro befor 2 month. Maybe I was tired. :p

Now is OK.

Thanks Vanda

P.S. Sorry that I wasting your time but I have realy last question.
This question is about subtitle. My problem is it, that when I made *BMPs for DVDMaestro with MaestroSBT, I have dialog in one line.

For example: When I rip subtitle with SubRip and I will get *srt file where is dialog OK.

for example:

- My lord
- Yes

After I convert it to *SSA in SubAdjust (for use in MaestroSBT), but in this final *ssa file I have dialog in one line

for example:

- My lord - Yes

Have you some idea?

Many thanks Vanda

[oddyseus]

maestro is discontinued, but if u could afford a $40000 piece of software hardware combination I am sure that an authoring house wanting to upgrade to something else could sell their equipment.

[erwan]

to vandas :
you dont need to go thru the tedious process : subrip -> subadjust -< maestrosbt. (ocr in a pain in the ass!)

i myself use subrip to generate .son (dvdmaestro subs) straight away.
that way, you use orginal subtitles bitmaps .
the palette can be tough to set the 1st time.

maybe the dvdmaestro guide needs to be updated about this part.


erwan