FlimsyFeet
7th October 2003, 14:29
On the main site, under >> DVD Basics >Aspect Ratios Explained (http://www.doom9.org/aspectratios.htm), I noticed this statement:
Formats like VCD and SVCD... have a DAR flag (4:3 or 16:9, where the latter won't work properly on all known players).
Firstly, I was under the impression that VCD (MPEG-1) couldn't have a 16:9 DAR flag, but I'm no expert. But that's another issue.
Anyway, my question is about SVCD only. What does "won't work properly" in the above quote mean? DVD2SVCD backups encoded at 16:9, instead of the usual "4:3 with borders added" play fine on my standalone player and look better than an equivalent letterboxed version. I'm interested to hear other peoples experience.
Formats like VCD and SVCD... have a DAR flag (4:3 or 16:9, where the latter won't work properly on all known players).
Firstly, I was under the impression that VCD (MPEG-1) couldn't have a 16:9 DAR flag, but I'm no expert. But that's another issue.
Anyway, my question is about SVCD only. What does "won't work properly" in the above quote mean? DVD2SVCD backups encoded at 16:9, instead of the usual "4:3 with borders added" play fine on my standalone player and look better than an equivalent letterboxed version. I'm interested to hear other peoples experience.