How to Convert in Widescreen aspect?

[[Mudd]]

yes im a newbie at this i would like to know how to convert a avi to svcd in widescreen aspect i have read the guides i dont get it every time i convert i get the full screen tall and skinny look to it ? i have all the programs the guide says to use but i just cant get it right no matter what i get that tall skinny aspect?

[Vslayer3000]

you have to change the processing settings from 4:3 aspect to 16:9 aspect

[DJ Bobo]

SVCD don't accept widescreen. You *have to* encode letterboxed.

[TactX]

16:9 AR is supported by the SVCD standard.

But many SVCD-players have problems with 16:9 AR, and I doubt that you will get better quality at standard SVCD bitrates.

[DJ Bobo]

@ tactx
I know that, but as DVD players won't "see" the flag, the 16:9 AR is considered unsupported.

[killingspree]

i'm not real into encoding SVCD but i've seen a function in avisynth to add borders to an existing 16:9 movie perhaps you could create a 'fake' 16:9 movie this way...

but i don't really know if that's what you want?!

regards
steVe

[DJ Bobo]

@ killingspree
What you described is called letterboxing ;)

[[Mudd]]

thx for all the replys ill try what you say im sure ill be back with more questions :)

[killingspree]

@ Dj bobo
well as i said i'm, not really doing any SVCD/VCD stuff...
(:

[Zhnujm]

i would just encode it at 16:9 and hit the widescreen button on my tv :D , no need for any dvd-player support then.

[DJ Bobo]

@ zhnujm
If you have such a button ;)
But it's an option, that's for sure, remains the fact that anamorphic encoding on SVCD will make the picture only worse due to the very limited bitrate ;)