Best size for output to tv 16:9 widescreen?

[ianinmalaga]

Hi there,

Can anyone confirm what is the best size in gknot to resize to if I intend to out the the picture to a TV 16:9?? I didn't want to resize too much as when output to tv it would have to stretch it again.

Regards

Ian

[OvERaCiD23]

Don't resize at all. Leave the video as anamorphic, and let the TV do the resizing on playback. There was a discussion either in this forum or the DivX5 forum a little while back on the issue.

[BluDChyLD]

Personally I think that resizing to 16.9 in gordianknot is more suitable, as it allows you to view the film on a 4.3 television or monitor without any aspect ratio correction.

I have my pc connected to my widescreen television, and if I watch an anamorphic film I simply stretch the aspect ratio while it's playing using zoom player - IMO it's the best proggie for people who use tv out, give it a try :)

Because of the television's low resolution there is little to no noticeable quality loss using this method when watching on a tv, and you save a lot of bitrate than if you use no resizing at all.

[sarahjh69]

i cut 72 off each side for widescreen movies (2.35:1)
using gordian knot. The result pretty much
fills my widescreen tv.

[ianinmalaga]

Thanks for the input everybody, it was very helpful. I am off now to test it

Thanks once again

Ian